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OVERVIEW GLOBAL GARLIC MARKET

On the global garlic market, prices are currently rising, mainly in Europe. The Spanish harvest has suffered a lot from the weather this year, resulting in a significant…

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Executive Officer - Brisbane, Australia

Ian Crispin - Pacific Produce

No storm damage to Honduran sweet potatoes, first arrivals Jan/Feb

Honduras has had to cope with two major storms in recent weeks, Eta at the beginning of November and Lota a couple of weeks later, which caused rising river levels, flooding,…

Kiwis one of the lesser known products from Turkish origin

“Turkey’s kiwi production is up 300% compared to10 years ago”

One of Turkey’s lesser known export products is the kiwi, as about 90% of the production is destined to the local market. The volumes for export are growing every year though,…

Italian Darkstone F1 onion has already proven its qualities in Italy, and Central, Southern and Eastern Europe

The Italian onion that satisfies the entire supply chain

An onion with a very dark bronze color, high yield, uniformity in ripening, shape and size. These are some of the results achieved in the last two years with the Darkstone F1…

Will Box - BoxedFresh

"Quality, convenience and variety has meant we have retained a substantial loyal customer base"

Back in January, Will Box and his business partner, Jonny Honeyman, had the idea to start a home & office delivery service delivering fruit and veg boxes - BoxedFresh - which…

Sicily, area of production of Canicattì

The Italia variety grape season is coming to an end

The Italian grape season is coming to an end and in many areas the harvesting and marketing operations have already been completed. In the remaining days of the season, most…

René Noordam of BanaSplash:

“European demand for organic Fairtrade bananas has been increasing”

The market for Fairtrade and organic bananas has been growing in recent years. Dominican banana producer association BanaSplash works almost exclusively with Fairtrade and…

Leonardo Juárez, manager of The Fresh Co.:

"We saw a very interesting market niche for Spanish exotic fruits such as citrus caviar, kumquat and pitaya"

The innovation in the supply and the development of new product lines, as well as the objective of offering a unique service, have led The Fresh Co. to launch a new line of…

Exported volumes to Greek market increased by 9%

New sales record for 2020 Ecuadorian bananas

Ecuador has been doing relatively well when it comes to banana exports. Although the second half of 2020 quantities have dropped compared to last year, the first half of the…

Strange send-off in an empty office

Holland Fresh Group's Ger van Burik to retire on 1 December

Ger van Burik began his career in the fruit and vegetable sector in 1983. That was at the Dutch Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale and Brokers Industrial Board. In 2006, he entered…

Special Wholesale markets

West Bengal wholesalers not allowed to store more than 25 tons of potatoes and onions

To control the rising onion and potato prices, the West Bengal government has issued a directive that no wholesale trader will be allowed to store more than 25…

Global focus citrus

Vicente Tejedo, of IVIA:

"The new Murina late mandarin will be perfectly able to compete with the club varieties"

Varietal innovation in the mandarin segment has become very important in recent years, in which club varieties have gained a lot of ground in the Spanish citrus sector, not…

Pascale Begoulle, SIKIG:

"The volumes of French kiwifruit are limited"

The French kiwifruit harvest is in full swing. At SIKIG, sales will start in a week. “We are very happy with the quality. We are harvesting fruits with a high Brix. However,…

ZhPolo, of Zhadobina Garlic: "Increase in the import of Chinese and Argentinian garlic"

"The shortage of Spanish garlic has been accentuated by abundant speculation"

The abundant and persistent rains a few days before the start of the garlic harvest in the main producing areas of Spain caused significant losses in the production volumes…

Alexander Verduyn, Verduyn

"Dry weather has significantly affected Belgian root crop yields"

“We're currently hard at work storing carrots, celeriac, and white and red cabbage," says Alexander Verduyn of Verduyn, in Belgium. "The carrots didn't grow well. Their yield…

"A new platform that connects producers, marketers, auxiliary industry and transport and logistics"

Launch of the Fruitobox digital marketplace

The numerous players and operators in the fruit and vegetable sector and the dynamism of this industry make having a reliable platform the concentrates the supply and provides…

Geofur

Radicchio season in full swing in Veneto

The latest introductions by Geofur, i.e. flowpacked products and recipes for consumers, have received excellent feedback despite the slower sales due to Covid-19. Geofur…

Spain

The orange harvest in the Vega del Guadalquivir is 15-20% complete

The agrarian organization Asaja Córdoba has reported that the orange harvest is currently between 15 and 20% complete. The production is expected to be similar to the previous…

Serfunghi

Porcini mushroom sales on the up

Statistically, a family-run company that promotes and encourages the fundamental contribution of female workers, has ample margin for growth. This is the case of Serfunghi,…

Moldova 2020 apple harvest notably lower than forecasts

Recent calculations from several organisations of agricultural producers -working with the Ministry of Agriculture of Moldova and local authorities- showed…

Discounter provokes united protests of banana exporters

Latin American banana pickers reject the price war declared by ALDI

In the price negotiations for the coming year, ALDI (Europe) has announced it will reduce the contract price per banana crate from 12.41 Euro to 11.33 Euro.…

Russia bans greenhouse tomatoes & peppers from Uzbekistan’s Fergana region

Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Rosselkhoznadzor, has issued a statement that is amounting to a ban on the import of…

Between January and September, imports grew by 16% in value and 20% in volume

Morocco positions itself as Spain's leading supplier of fruit and vegetables

Morocco has established itself as the Spanish market's leading supplier of fruits and vegetables. Between January and September 2020, Spanish imports of fresh…

The Community will hold a decisive meeting on Friday

The Canarian banana sector asks the Government to negotiate to maintain the Posei aid

The Canary Islands' banana-producing sector has asked the Government of Spain to negotiate so that the European Council decides, in the discussion they'll have…

Troy Foods: Ready-to-eat vegetable processing facility completed in the UK

Through the completion of a fourth site in Yorkshire, vegetable, salad and mayonnaise producer Troy Foods has now expanded its operations. Supported by a…

Manbulloo - Mango Exports

"Interestingly our customers have been prepared to pay more to get our product"

One of Australia's leading mango producers is operating on lower margins on export sales in this COVID-19 affected year, to ensure its international customers can continue to…

"Pear varieties vary in sensitivity towards fresh-keeping products"

Pear is a climacteric fruit with a post-harvest ripening period, and is very sensitive to temperature and ethylene. If not dealt with in time after harvest, the ethylene in…

Leonard Droomer - Dreemfruit

Dreemfruit picks the first flat peaches in a delayed season

The stonefruit season started around ten days late at Dreemfruit – a frustrating wait, notes Breede River Valley stonefruit farmer Leonard Droomer, but the results have been…

USHBC to focus on expanding overseas demand for US blueberries in 2021

The US domestic blueberry season will start back up in a few months, in March of 2021 with Florida’s production. With the Vietnamese market being opened to fresh blueberries…

Straight to the Source launches online directory

Looking for locally sourced green garlic powder, pastured pork, small-batch craft spirits or Aussie-grown cocoa? Industry leaders are making the fine food…

Citrus Australia reacts to health star rating on Australian juice

"Health Star Rating credibility broken beyond repair"

Citrus Australia is shocked and disappointed with today’s decision by State Ministers to endorse a Health Star Rating system that gives diet coke a higher…

Chilean cherries arrive in Vietnam for the first time

The Chilean Cherry Committee, ProChile, and the Chilean Embassy in Vietnam launched their first marketing campaign in Vietnam. The activity focused on supporting and…

Simply Fresh receives ‘Telangana Best Brand Award’ from CMO Asia

Indian greenhouse growers Simply Fresh, has been awarded the ‘Telangana Best Brand’ award by CMO Asia ‘2020. The award was presented at a virtual ceremony. The awards…

"CTU welcomes living wage for fruit pickers"

The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming today's announcement by Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi and Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor that the 2000 people…

Sending more than 3500 tons of stone fruit around the globe

Air New Zealand awarded more international cargo flights

Air New Zealand has been awarded more international cargo flights under the International Air Freight Capacity (IAFC) Scheme. This comes after the Government…

NatureSweet launches new pepper Dulce Italiano Sweet Peppers

New peppers: All the sweet and none of the heat

All the sweet and none of the heat! With 8,000 full-time, hardworking Associates, NatureSweet® has launched Dulce Italiano Sweet Peppers. "Like all peppers, NatureSweet’s…

Weekly Argentinian blueberry arrival report

1,186 tons of blueberries exported from Argentina in week 47

Argentina has started its blueberry export season 2020. This year Argentina will continue being focused on preserving quality and ensuring the sweetness that makes its fruit…

Azerbaijan: Citrus yield up

According to Head of the Fruit Growing Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Surkhay Novruzov, the yield of citrus fruits has gone up in Azerbaijan. Novruzov states that the…

Nevinates

Export of Muthalamada mangoes starting early

The export of mangoes from ‘Mango City’ Muthalamada, a month earlier than usual, has given high hopes to thousands of growers who have had it quite hard over…

Nevinates

Georgia exported more than 7,800 tons of persimmons since start of season

According to the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture of Georgia, the nation exported 7,824 tons of persimmons (including the kinglet variety) from 1 August…

January - July 2020

Mexican grape imports decrease by 23.9%

According to data from the Mexican Ministry of Economy, Mexican grape imports between January and July 2020 registered a year-on-year fall of 23.9%, totaling…

Arequipa concentrates 68% of Peru's garlic production

Arequipa, which produces more than 56,000 tons of garlic per year, is Peru's largest garlic producing region, concentrating 68% of the national production.…

Ruletkka

End of UK–EU transition period and consequences for South African trade

On January 1 this year, the UK left the European Union. That day also inaugurated the start of a transition period, during which the UK remained part of the EU…

Kenya Airways Cargo starts direct flights to key locations across the globe

Kenya Airways (KQ) has started direct cargo flights from Mombasa to various destinations across the world. KQ Cargo will initially run one weekly flight from…

Retail

Sainsbury’s opened first new supermarket this year

Monoprix has ambitious plans for expansion throughout Europe

Russian retailer X5 considers IPO for online businessRussia’s largest food retailer X5 is discussing plans for an initial public offering (IPO) for its online business, a…

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