Central American melon production has recovered from hurricanes

The delay of Spanish asparagus and Mexico's logistical problems give a boost to the demand

“Volumes are ramping up now and prices remain strong”

Central American melon production has recovered from hurricanes

Migiva Group differentiates premium table grape offer

US imports of Peruvian asparagus went up in 2020

Consumers can now visit Avocado Nation

Low prices complicate Argentine garlic sales

"There is still a lot of garlic left to market, almost 50% of the harvest up to January"

Argentine blueberry export balance

This year, sales in Argentinian domestic market grew considerably

Alec van den Heuvel, VDH Concept, Belgium

"SQ Paper and Bio Net are nice, sustainable alternatives to traditional onion packaging"

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Current avg week banana prices at £0.61 for fruit from Colombia

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update

Mexican asparagus movements expected to remain about the same, at lower prices

Special Australia / New Zealand

Global Focus Bananas

Harvest to start March 20th

Update on Florida’s rejuvenated blueberry industry

There is a gap in the Chinese blueberry market

Chinese blueberry plantation in Yunnan is still expanding, and the price is better than last year

Munich-based gastronomy wholesaler points out threatening situation

"The situation is extremely precarious"

Gerard Hoekman, Mulder Onions, the Netherlands:

"Supermarkets split between those who import most of their onions themselves and those who let importers do the initial work"

Snowstorm affects peaches and spring potatoes

Greek strawberry production increased by 15%

Ortogel Spa

Finally a national citrus fruit register is under consideration

Egyptian garlic season underway

Food-safe sorting and packaging with GeoSort Ultimate Clean

Erik Waterman, Waterman Onions, the Netherlands:

"The party's begun, but not everyone's joined in yet"

"The alternative of not harvesting our income source would have been untenable"

How New Zealand's stone fruit industry has tried to mitigate labour shortage effects during harvest season

Nigel Holliday - The Jersey Royal Company

Good demand for first Jersey Royals

German fresh fruit and vegetable imports keep growing

Jupiter’s Indian grapes filling supply gap

MSC

MSC reports another successful year for its reefer cargo services

Wim Apeldoorn (Fonkels) about packaging with a long-term vision

Composting vs recycling

New transparent labels on imported produce

Reflex launch Pack Plus: A more sustainable packaging solution

Open letter to Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London - From Mike Parr, Managing Director, PML

Extension of Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) emissions standards from 1st March 2021

Category of "super” avocado shoppers is growing fast

Ausveg

AUSVEG and Heat and Control commence new strategic partnership

Citrustech begins testing mechanized citrus harvesting with an olive grove harvester prototype

Foreign YouTubers air their views on Taiwan pineapple situation

Ag Pro Robotics

Ag Pro Robotics, California

StrawBot follows harvesters during strawberry picking

Lasko

New, fruit-shaped device to keep our fridges fresh

Russian Association of Food Sector Organizations - ASORPS

Logistical challenges for Uzbekistan to increase fruit and vegetable exports to Russia

Important development for grapefruit and sweet potato importers

US and EU agree tariff freeze in Boeing-Airbus dispute

Retail

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