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“Fig growing regions in India have received good rains this year”

The season for fresh figs has started in India, and it’s looking to be a promising season. Weather has been favorable and the figs have had plenty of rain to work with.…

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Chinese import of Brazilian muskmelons halts due to excessive transport cost

Brazil first obtained permission to export muskmelons to China in 2020. The first Brazilian muskmelons arrived in China via air freight in September last year. The muskmelons…

Price of large cherries remains strong

Chinese Spring Festival stimulates import of cherries

The Chinese Spring Festival [12 February, 2021] is barely three weeks away, and many Chinese consumers are planning their holiday purchases right now. Cherries are without a…

Taiwan imports Italian apples for the first time

Recently, the Italian Trade Agency's Taipei Office (ITA) announced good news for the export of Italian apples to Taiwan. This is not only the first time that Italian apples…

Bangladesh: Bumper garlic crop expected in Barind region

In Bangladesh, experts forecast a production of some 263,000 tons of garlic from 31,260 hectares of land in four districts of the Rajshahi Agricultural Zone.…

Supply of Chinese chilli peppers may remain tight before holiday

The Spring Festival is 20 days away. Historically, the pre-holiday purchasing season would be in full swing around this time. This year, although there are…

Iranian apples imported via Afghanistan affect Kashmir market

Apple growers from Kashmir have expressed concern over what they call an illegal imports of Iranian apples via Afghanistan to India. They say Iranian produce…

Government survey also points to 20% being overweight

India: 98.4% of adults eat insufficient amount of fruits & vegetables

According to the National Non-Communicable Disease Monitoring Survey (NNMS), 2017-2018, a majority of Indian adults (98.4 per cent) consume an inadequate…

Hong Kong wholesaler frustrated over conceivable market lockdown

A representative of the Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market has opposed the idea of putting the market under lockdown. This lockdown might be put in place because the number of…

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Saudi officials intercept amphetamine shipment hidden among grapes

The Saudi authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle 20 million amphetamine tablets into the country. The drugs were hidden inside a shipment of grapes, entering via Jeddah…

Special Latin America

"We hope to import a larger volume of Peruvian avocados into the Chinese market this season"

The peak of the fruit production season in the southern hemisphere falls between November and February. During this period China imports large volumes of…

Global Focus Grapes

Some strength in California grape demand

As California winds down its grape deal, demand is increasing slightly. “Demand for grapes is good—they’ve had some issues out of Peru as far as the supply chain. Some strikes…

Sindh farmers protest against Pakistan government over tomato imports

Last weekend, Sindh province growers staged a demonstration against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government for continuing the import of tomatoes. The…

Tien Giang province, Vietnam

Fruit and vegetable purchasing & distribution centre opened in My Tho city

On January 22, a new fruit and vegetable purchasing and distribution centre was opened at the My Tho Industrial Park in My Tho city -Tien Giang province. The centre…

Annual Insight Frozen Potato Trade newsletter

Global frozen potato trade still down 10% year-on-year

According to the latest Annual Insight Frozen Potato Trade newsletter, October 2020 proved to be another slow month for the global frozen potato trade. October…

Pakistan sees drop in kinnow exports

Pakistan has witnessed a downward trend in kinnow exports, which seems to be directly related to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. While the onset of…

Allows for constant temperature monitoring

Automated refrigerated container monitoring results in fewer claims

In most ports, terminal automation primarily focuses on container handling while the monitoring of individual containers is done manually. Monitoring is key in keeping the…

AgroFresh Solutions

"Our platform continues to grow, gather new data and become even more useful to the industry"

A leading global science-based solutions and innovation company is hoping to expand the presence of its "ground-breaking" digital technology services in the fresh produce…

Frutal & Co. sees great market opportunities for fresh pomegranate seeds

"Produced today, at the customer's tomorrow"

Hamburg-based Frutal has added pomegranate seeds to its extensive range since January 2021. Frutal Managing Director Hüseyin Can Olgun sees great market opportunities in the…

A website built to meet user needs: Lucchini Web 3.0

Over the course of 2020, Idromeccanica Lucchini - always up to speed when it comes to research and innovation - has renewed its communication strategies. In a world blocked by…

Ryk Pretorius – Hi-veld Fruit Packers

Mpumalanga Royal Gala feed into an apple market keen for the fresh crop

At Hi-veld Fruit Packers in Ermelo, on a typically icy day (in mid-summer) on the Highveld, the Royal Gala crop from orchards in the Ermelo-Morgenzon-Amersfoort area are being…

"We welcome growers and suppliers from both hemispheres"

BANZZAI™ is back on the shelves and launches its own club

After the successful launch of BANZZAI™ in British and German retailers that took place last year across Marks & Spencer and Edeka stores, this exciting citrus fruit of…

James Meers - G's Fresh

Year on year mushroom sales up 45%

The UK mushroom market is showing strong sales at the moment. Sales up to the Christmas week were up and down but overall figures were as expected according to James Meers,…

Chilean stone fruit market is strong as West Coast ports experience some delays

The Chilean stone fruit season is off to a good start, though the US West Coast has seen some delays so far. Cristian Ramila of Bengard Marketing shares: “The growing…

Lekkerland looks to Relex to optimize its supply chain

Convenience specialist Lekkerland has chosen Relex Solutions to provide demand forecasting (including weather-based forecasting), automatic replenishment, and…

EU tomatoes similarly priced

In recent days and weeks, the bad weather in Spain was the topic of conversation in the trade. Spanish crops suffered from frost and heavy rainfall. That created shortages. That was…

Acquisition of exotics supplier solidifies Westfalia’s European presence

Westfalia Fruit acquires Hausladen Fruchthandel in Germany

Leading multinational avocado specialist Westfalia Fruit has signed a deal, subject to merger control approval, to acquire a controlling interest in Hausladen…

Turkey reverts to 2018 customs tariff for walnuts

The Turkish government published a presidential order. That was on 31 December 2020 in the Turkish Official Gazette. It says that unshelled walnuts import…

The endless fight against illegal growing of proprietary varieties

Grapa’s vast experience enforcing the rights of their protected varieties has led to several seizures of suspicious grape shipments from oversees. In July 2020, a shipment of…

The first edition of Digital Agrifood Summit Portugal closes with significant international participation

Hundreds of international buyers from 61 countries held business meetings with the 74 Portuguese companies that ‘exhibited’ at Digital Agrifood Summit Portugal between 20 and…

Citrus importer offers pink clementine packaging for Valentine’s Day

LGS Specialty Sales, an importer of citrus, avocados, grapes and persimmons, is offering limited-time pink packaging for the Darling Clementine® line ahead of Valentine’s Day.…

Organics, online shopping and more key trends in apple industry

CMI Orchards, its growers and partners have tapped into current consumer trends to build its business. “Our shared expertise and emphasis on data analysis helped us identify…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 22-01-2020)

Week 3 Hass supply to the EU - Chile supplies 823,000 4-kg cartons

The January 2021, Week 3 Hass supply to the EU saw Chile only supplying Hass avocados to an amount of 823,000 4-kg cartons. Week 3 avocado shipments from Colombia to Europe:205,000…

Argentina

Mendoza exports 24% more processed vegetables

The province of Mendoza's exports of manufactured goods of agricultural origin (MOA) had a positive result in 2020. Between January and November of last year,…

Top-selling fruits and vegetables in Israel

The most frequently sold vegetables in Israel are tomatoes and cucumbers, followed by onions and potatoes. Best-selling fruits were bananas and apples. The…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Current average week price at £0.61 for bananas from Belize

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…

Retail

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Lidl opens Baltic logistics center in Riga

Aldi has reached the milestone of 100 stores in Italy

Russia: Lenta reports retail sales growth of 7.3% in FY2020Russian retailer Lenta has posted retail sales growth of 7.3% to RUB438bln (€4.8bln) in full-year 2020. Despite…

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