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Mathias Hundhausen (Euromeridian BV) on the start of the Moroccan berry campaign

"Good yield and quality expected"

The Moroccan berry campaign is currently ready to go. The first strawberries from the northern production facilities have already been on the market for two weeks; raspberries…

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UAE/Israel peace agreement promotes trade opportunities

In September, the UAE and Israel signed a historic peace agreement. “But the agriculture agreement was only made very recently,” says Eitan Zvi, Marketing VP at Galillee…

Efe Yedibaslar on Amiral Fresh’s pomegranate season

“We anticipate pomegranate shipments will continue until second week of February”

According to Efe Yedibaslar, Procurement and Sales Manager, for Turkish fruit exporter Amiral Fresh, they’re off to a good start, after having spent a long time preparing for…

The European horticultural market is undergoing a period of uncertainty

The Sicilian horticulture sector is currently in a difficult moment, the problems are piling up and the light at the end of the tunnel seems a long way away. Massimo Pavan, a…

Granada-based nursery fined for the illegal multiplication of Lamb Hass avocado plants

The illegal multiplication and marketing of avocado seedlings of the protected variety Lamb Hass has resulted in the first criminal conviction of a nursery on the Costa…

Mark Farrell – Groot Gariep Koelkamers

Orange River grapes start trickling in

Groot Gariep Koelkamers in Kakamas, Northern Cape, takes in over a thousand pallets of table grapes per day during the peak of the Orange River table grape season, but at the…

Julio Antelo, Frutos Tropicales Europe, the Netherlands

"We're the largest Peruvian blue fig importer"

The Peruvian fig season is in full swing at Frutos Tropicales Europe (FTE) in the Netherlands. This overseas importer focuses mainly on importing mangos, avocados, limes, and…

Nuovafrutta imports Song River papayas

"We are a company with thirty years of experience in the wholesale sector and, especially over the past 15-20 years, we've specialized  in ethnic-exotic products of foreign origin,"…

First strawberries from Huelva already on the market. Raspberries record better demand and prices this year

"We are committed to entering the market as early as possible"

The first early strawberries from Huelva have already reached the Spanish market, although in still very limited quantities. “We already have some San Andreas strawberries in…

Dutch Flower Sprouts at Staay-Van Rijn until the end of February

"Our German-speaking clients, in particular, like Flower Sprouts"

In the Netherlands, Staay-Van Rijn has had Flower Sprouts available since week 46. "We receive these daily fresh products from our Dutch grower in our RijnStar packaging,"…

Special Wholesale markets

Wholesale markets also seeing pandemic-related changes

While much has been said about how retailers and restaurants are making their way through the pandemic, with the onset of the second COVID-19 wave, how are things faring with…

Global focus citrus

Apulian Clementine prices are generally lower than last season

"A few weeks ago we ended the sales of the early Apulian clementine harvest carried out on about 10 hectares of land. The prices were not particularly satisfying. The…

A new plastic wrapping and unwinding machine for asparagus

Investing in research despite difficult times

The best entrepreneurs are those who know how to allocate investments according to their availability and market conditions. The principle of not biting off more than you can…

Cutting edge agricultural robots offer a low-cost lifeline to UK farmers

Senior Robotics Technician Jake Shaw-Sutton, and his startup company Robotriks, have developed the Robotriks Traction Unit.The Robotriks RTU platform can be fitted with a…

One of the problems of the 2020 season is the coloring of black grapes

"The grape campaign is coming to an end. We expect to finish by the end of November, although many operators will try to extend the sale of the cold-preserved product until…

J2 Innovations

FIN Framework: Smart automation creates new era for mushroom growing

This year mushroom cultivation output is expected to be around US$ 16 billion, reaching $20 billion in 2025. It is still a labour-intensive business with staffing accounting…

Artichokes at bargain prices at the beginning of the campaign

"The Sicilian artichoke campaign got off to a slow start this season, and due to the lack of rain, especially in the area of Gela, the plants are struggling to grow," said…

Jeffrey Banke

Ports see container rates rocket by 300%

European ports are suffering a “perfect storm” from Covid and Brexit as the cost of shipping goods is increasing by up to 300%. According to Mike Bowden, group…

Topae73

Reefer rates out of Europe are going up

European reefer rates are seeing upward pressure. Some major lines are announcing significant increases, for reefer cargo in particular, but for standard…

AgricolliBio

New plastic-free packaging for all types of kiwifruits

"Everyone feels deeply about environmental matters, including final consumers. In line with this trend and with our company vision, we are shipping our kiwifruits in…

The Government cuts the quota of new Moroccan temporary women for the Huelva campaign by 30%

The central government has cut by 30% the quota of new Moroccan female workers with a contract at origin who were expected to travel from Morocco to Huelva in…

Russia extends its ban on western fruit and vegetables until the end of 2021

Through a presidential decree, Russia has extended until December 31 of next year the ban it imposed on Western food in response to the sanctions that the…

Producers from Granada destroy thousands of kilos of cucumber to regulate its price

Farmers from Granada have destroyed thousands of kilos of cucumbers in Motril because cucumber prices have fallen so much that they are being sold below…

Pioneering Ventures: Swiss-Indian agri-food group enters Turkish market

Pioneering Ventures is a Swiss-Indian food and technology platform. At is currently entering the Turkish market with its subsidiary DistriCo Anatolia. The…

Peru positioned itself as Spain's third supplier of avocados in the first half of the year

According to a report by Fresh Fruit, in the first half of 2020, Spanish avocado imports totaled 2.031 billion dollars, i.e. 13.9% more than in the same period…

US: Remedy for EU grapefruit tariffs sought

The European Union (EU) recently imposed approximately $4 billion in tariffs on U.S. grapefruit and other agricultural products. The tariffs, authorized by the…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Belize up 21% as compared to last week

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

Victorian budget includes a new agriculture strategy to improve supply chain infrastructure

The Victorian Government is spending $65million to support a new agriculture strategy to try and help farmers improve infrastructure and boost efficiency on farms, to remain…

Ian Grigg and Helena Beckett of Giddings US

Peruvian blueberry season winds down as Chile’s volumes start ramping up

Giddings Fruit, after having expanded their presence in the produce market for the past 20 years, has recently opened up their first US office, located in Monterey,…

No Waste Technology

Flexibility in paper packaging designs while preserving 100% of its recyclability

Demand for sustainability in packaging has been rising both among the consumer as well as throughout the produce industry. Among the various materials that can be used in…

Strong demand for domestic and import persimmons

Supplies of persimmons are solid domestically and via imports. Domestically, California is in the peak of its season with plentiful supplies of both Hachiya and Fuyu…

Panic buying: “Now we know what to expect in a lockdown”

With signs of panic buying—think aisles emptying of toilet paper—showing up in cities such as New York and Los Angeles as new lockdown orders hit regions across the country,…

Maintenance will make landline unavailable for 30 minutes

FruitMasters telephone network scheduled to go down on 25th of November

"The telephone network within FruitMasters will be renewed on Wednesday 25 November 2020. With this network, FruitMasters hopes to improve the reliability and…

AU: Sterile insects to combat Qfly

A unique control technique is being trialled in Perth's western suburbs in a bid to eradicate any remaining Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) from the area. The…

Quality assurance critical for protecting fruit brand IP

Delytics Ltd is assisting Sun World International, LLC, an Australian licensing business to ensure its table grapes meet the quality standards required to bear its premium…

Pandemic drives drives purchases of pre-packed produce

COVID-19 has changed the way Australians eat and shop for the long term. Continued restrictions mean fewer shopping trips, bigger basket sizes, more local shopping, and a…

app calculates precise amount of nutrients

Fertilizer Calculator helps growers calculate fertilizer

To get the right amount of fertilizer for your plants requirements and then to change them as your plant grows, and to prepare stock solutions, needs a lot of calculations.…

Camposol reports third quarter 2020 financial results

Camposol has released their financial results for the third quarter of 2020. CSOL Holding's EBITDA for the first nine months of 2020 amounted to USD 55.5…

Nov. 28 - Dec. 6

Second annual Washington Apple Week to span nineteen countries

The Washington Apple Commission announced that Nov. 28 through Dec. 6th will be the second annual celebration of Washington Apple Week. The global event will…

Miraswonderland

ONE introduces congestion surcharge in Tianjin’s Xingang port

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has applied a congestion surcharge  of US$1300/container at Tianjin’s Xingang port in northern China. This port faces a serious shortage…

Study reveals potato’s potential for reducing anemia

The potato is known to be a good source of energy, potassium and vitamins C and B6, but according to research recently published in the Journal of Nutrition,…

Sander Meertins

Scientists create first global map on bee distribution

In a first, scientists have created a global distribution map for bees, analysing nearly 6 million public records of where individual species have appeared…

Eat a banana after a workout!

Eating a banana after your workout may help speed recovery, post-workout. Bananas are nutritious and particularly rich in water and carbs, both of which have consistently been shown…

Retail

South Africa-based Woolworths: 20-week trading update

Yandex: Further expansion in Israel

UK: Ocado Retail CEO to be City Food lecturer 2021Organisers of the City Food Lecture have announced that the 2021 lecture will be given by Mel Smith, CEO of Ocado Retail, the…

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