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OVERVIEW GLOBAL PEAR MARKET

The European pear market currently appears to be at a minor impasse. There is talk of a difficult Conference season in the Netherlands. Other classic pear-producing countries,…

Gonzalo Guerra of BlueDrop México

"Precision agriculture lets us have a better control of our crops"

The harvest season of berries in Jalisco begins in January, and runs through June. Gonzalo Guerra of BlueDrop shares: “We have just started the harvest but so far we have been…

Argentine fresh fruit exports to the United States and Mexico with certification of origin

The presidents of the National Agricultural Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa), Carlos Paz, and of the Committee of Producers and Exporters of fresh…

Belize

Potato growers, importers and agricultural officials meet to discuss local potato prices and supply

On Fеbruаrу 13, Belize’s Міnіѕtеr оf Аgrісulturе, Јоѕе Аbеlаrdо Маі mеt wіth роtаtо growеrs, іmроrtеrѕ аnd dіѕtrіbutоrѕ іn Соrоzаl. According to thе Міnіѕtrу,…

Draft ruling would allow U.S. spuds in all of Mexico

The Mexican Supreme Court released a draft ruling Feb. 17 that would overturn a 2017 lower court decision preventing the Mexican federal government from…

Asia positioned itself as the main destination

Chilean fresh fruit exports increase by 7.14%

Chile has exported 979,180 tons of fresh fruits in the current export season (from September 1, 2020, to February 15, 2021), i.e. 7.14 % more than in the same…

Ecuadorian banana producers are being paid a spot price of nearly 11 dollars per box

Spot prices for bananas in Ecuador are registering values that, for the moment, far exceed the official 6.25 dollars average contract price decreed by the…

The investments are mainly aimed at growing avocados

Five Peruvian agroindustrial companies are purchasing land in Colombia

According to the commercial attaché of the Colombian Embassy in Peru, Pilar Lozano, up to five Peruvian agroindustrial companies, of varying sizes, are working…

South African topfruit season looking very positive

Ideafruit is a grower and exporter of topfruit with operations situated in the Western Cape, South Africa and international offices in the UK and Singapore. The UK office…

Spring Brussels sprout crop from Mexico underway now

Food trends come and go, but Brussels sprouts are here to stay. Not only do these cruciferous vegetables play nice with other tasty foods, but they are low in calories and…

Special Asia

Market price goes up by 20%

Malaysian durian production volume declined

This season the production volume of Malaysian durian showed a significant decline. On top of that the cost price of transport is extraordinarily high because of the pandemic.…

Global Focus Organics

Expanding organic produce options in Mexico

"The fact that they promote highly-processed products ahead of fresh produce is something that we cannot understand"

Peak fruit industry bodies encourage their growers not to use Health Star Ratings after "baffling" changes to juice calculator

Australia's peak apple and pear industry body is calling on growers and juice producers to strongly consider removing the Health Star Rating from their labels, following a…

PCR technique helps determine the varietal genuineness of Chile's fruit trees

More than 180 million fruit plants are sold each year in Chile and producers in that market need to be certain that the plants they are sold are of the variety…

Béatrice Chauffaille, Jessica Roussel

The Perlim Meylim Alliance fights against food waste

As part of its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) approach, the Perlim Meylim Alliance is trying to reduce its losses in the orchard, as well as at the station. The…

Ogulcan Sariboga (RWG Leverkusen) on solidarity during the pandemic

"Our market is a reliable distribution channel and increases sales security for producers"

Solidarity and loyalty between producers, suppliers and bulk buyers has been very strong during the pandemic, so far. People are trying to support each other wherever…

Chinese banana import price soars, but supply speed slows down

Many banana production areas in China experienced a cold wave in the last month and their bananas suffered frost damage. That is why the domestic production…

Falk Schlusnus new TFC Holland CEO

New generation takes over at tropical fruit specialist

BayWa affiliate Tropical Fruit Company B.V. in Maasdijk, the Netherlands, specialist for tropical fruit and vegetables, has a new CEO. Within the scope of a…

“Sales for Greek kiwis are rather fast this season”

It’s been busy time for Greek kiwi exporters. Sales have been faster than they usually are, meaning the exporters have to start slowing down to prevent an early end to the…

Unseasonal rains in India cause huge losses to grape farmers

India dealt with unseasonal rains last Thursday, causing some significant losses for the grape farmers in this region. According to one exporter these unseasonal rains are the…

Zardetto Trading

The banana logistics sector has improved

The banana market has emerged from a terrible year. Despite continuous trading, the market has become more prudent. Last year's prices were disappointing, partly because of…

TR Turoni produces and sells gauges for fruit and vegetables

The right gauge determines the accuracy of the measurement

"I think that the gauge is a simple but fundamental tool for achieving success in the marketing of fruit and vegetables. Our measuring instruments are made of aluminium,…

72% increase in production expected

ZZ2 Karas date farm passes virtual GlobalG.A.P audit ahead of exceptional harvest

The Medjool date harvest at ZZ2’s Haakiesdoorn farm in the Karas Region of southern Namibia has just started after an unusually rainy season and the company expects it to be…

René Bouman, FMI, the Netherlands

"Quiet lime market; increasing pressure on sales"

It had been a few weeks of limited supply and good prices. Now the lime market is quiet," says René Bouman of FMI in the Netherlands. "Enough is being loaded again, mainly by…

Lyndsay Roux - FabFresh

Summer fruit eclipsed by the shine of citrus

“I definitely expect that demand for citrus is going to be as great as last year and the reason behind that, is Covid,” says Lyndsay Roux of South African fruit exporter…

“Weather has been perfect for Turkish cherries in recent months”

Turkey is getting ready for the cherry season. Although the season is still too far off to predict volumes, the weather has been good and the cherries are getting the cold air…

Five to seven days ahead of historical bloom dates

California cherry trees have reached full bloom

The first sign of bloom for cherry trees in the Gustine area in California was on February 7 and full bloom was seen on February 15. Gustine, located in the Central Valley, is…

Heavy squash supplies cause pricing to dip

Squash supplies are abundant right now which in part is triggering a depressed market. “We had some bad weather in Florida. It got very cold for awhile and that slowed the…

Mango farming is if great economic importance in Burkina Faso

The Netherlands is a vital export market for mangoes from Burkina Faso

Over the last decade, mangoes have become Burkina Faso's most important fruit tree crop. In this West African country, this sector brings in about €23 million/year. It's the…

9th International Highbush Blueberry Conference will focus on fertilization

Blueberry fertilization is quite specific, as are the requirements of this plant

Blueberry fertilization is quite specific, as are the requirements of this plant. It is worth to know that not only is it important to properly prepare the site for blueberry…

Innovative harvesting system developed for the blueberry industry

In Oregon – one of the best blueberry growing regions in the world – it’s expensive for pickers to hand-harvest the delicate fruit for fresh market. New harvesting technology…

Davis Instruments Corporation

EnviroMonitor is now compatible with Pessl Instruments Field Climate Software

Davis Instruments and Pessl Instruments, two leading global manufacturers of weather stations, data collection hardware, and software for agriculture have partnered to…

Designed to be used in walnut plantations, it can be adapted to other orchards. Video below.

Video The Speedy Cut pruner features fast and environmentally friendly technology

A pruning machine for small fruit trees like walnuts, but that also applies to all other situations where plants can be harvested and chopped mechanically. The machine is…

Hazel Tech® brings on new VP marketing

Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-supported technology company delivering solutions for fresh produce to extend shelf-life and combat food waste, announced that…

Spain hopes to negotiate with the United States to eliminate its tariffs before August

The Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, recently said that he hopes to negotiate the elimination of US tariffs before next August…

Focus on Logistics – Storms taking their toll

Logistics pro, Cain Adams with Trinity Logistics/Longboard Logistics in Idaho, provided us with a special mid-month update that looks at the storms causing…

Forbes

Ten ways AI has the potential to improve agriculture In 2021

AI, machine learning (ML) and the IoT sensors that provide real-time data for algorithms increase agricultural efficiencies, improve crop yields and reduce food production…

Retail

Dreamstime

South Korean retailer Shinsegae Group has invested in Singapore’s Grab

AMCU has allowed Silpo to buy Furshet retail chain

Britain's Asda ends Walmart era on the upBritish supermarket group Asda ended its 22 years under Walmart ownership with accelerating underlying sales in the Christmas quarter,…

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