"Turkey's kiwi production is up 300% compared to 10 years ago"

OVERVIEW GLOBAL GARLIC MARKET

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Ian Crispin - Pacific Produce

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

Kiwis one of the lesser known products from Turkish origin

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

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

Will Box - BoxedFresh

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

Sicily, area of production of Canicattì

The Italia variety grape season is coming to an end

René Noordam of BanaSplash:

“European demand for organic Fairtrade bananas has been increasing”

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"

Exported volumes to Greek market increased by 9%

New sales record for 2020 Ecuadorian bananas

Strange send-off in an empty office

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

Special Wholesale markets

Global focus citrus

Pascale Begoulle, SIKIG:

"The volumes of French kiwifruit are limited"

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

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

Alexander Verduyn, Verduyn

"Dry weather has significantly affected Belgian root crop yields"

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

Launch of the Fruitobox digital marketplace

Geofur

Radicchio season in full swing in Veneto

Spain

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

Serfunghi

Porcini mushroom sales on the up

Moldova 2020 apple harvest notably lower than forecasts

Discounter provokes united protests of banana exporters

Latin American banana pickers reject the price war declared by ALDI

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

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

The Community will hold a decisive meeting on Friday

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

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

Manbulloo - Mango Exports

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

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

Leonard Droomer - Dreemfruit

Dreemfruit picks the first flat peaches in a delayed season

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

Straight to the Source launches online directory

Citrus Australia reacts to health star rating on Australian juice

"Health Star Rating credibility broken beyond repair"

Chilean cherries arrive in Vietnam for the first time

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

"CTU welcomes living wage for fruit pickers"

Sending more than 3500 tons of stone fruit around the globe

Air New Zealand awarded more international cargo flights

NatureSweet launches new pepper Dulce Italiano Sweet Peppers

New peppers: All the sweet and none of the heat

Weekly Argentinian blueberry arrival report

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

Azerbaijan: Citrus yield up

Export of Muthalamada mangoes starting early

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

January - July 2020

Mexican grape imports decrease by 23.9%

Arequipa concentrates 68% of Peru's garlic production

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

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

Retail

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