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“It is no exaggeration when I say this has been the most challenging time in all my years in the industry"
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Smooth sailing for Polish apple exporter
“Signed agreements with supermarket chains give us financial stability”
Patemisco
Clementine producers are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel
Machine trader Franz Führer on the Austrian freshcut market
"Compared to Germany and Holland, we are light years behind"
Mikaël Vandewiele, Gamma-Wopla:
"It is impossible to produce the best food without ensuring optimal transport conditions"
UK trade deregulation welcomed ahead of steep South African soft citrus growth
Op Granfrutta Zani
Positive kiwifruit market
Chris Marshall - Linwood Crops
"We are taking out all the variability so that when it is cooked in a certain way it will always have the same result”
Arjan Verhagen -Halls
"We have quality-conscious German wholesale clients for our airfreight mangoes”
Leon de Kock – Grape Alliance
Retail grape sales turn over as normal, but which market could close next?
Special Latin America
Brazilian fruit distributor celebrates 30-years in business with continued expansion
Global Focus Grapes
Geoff Green, Capespan:
"Delays lead to unplanned shortages on the grape market"
Manuel Kölbl (Früchte Kölbl) on challenges in the fresh produce trade
"Inflationary price rallies in day-to-day operations and immense commodity shortages"
NL: Gerard van den Bos and Aris van Daalen about the merger of their companies
“BosDaalen will retain a family character”
Michael Kowalski (Rust Gebr. LLC) on the situation in the Hanover wholesale trade
"Sales in commercial kitchens could be maintained somewhat"
Roberto Bortolotti, "We cannot expect courgettes to be sold at the same price as in summer"
Fair prices for seasonal vegetables
Ellen van Kester, Horticola Guadalfeo, Spain
"Two of our tomato varieties got Flavor of the Year awards"
Wolf Pro by Checchi&Magli
A transplanter that makes the difference
Farmable app finds favor with orchard consultants
"Data collection is one thing, but it also needs to be communicated in a meaningful way"
Interview with Giovanni Lutri, producer from Scicli (RG)
Smart Hydroponic Grow System increases production by 40%
So far ‘worst case scenario’ avoided but Brexit impact on fresh produce sector mounting with extra costs totalling €55 million
Call to eat local during Israeli festivity
Fresh fruit industry increased to €1.7bln
New partnership to improve India’s fresh produce exports
European potato market (week 3)
France: the demand remains high for the red varieties
Moldova: December apple export rate lowest in three years
Spain
Agricultural entrepreneur who paid workers just 10 Euro a day arrested in Murcia
Germany increased tomato imports from Morocco by 246.1%
Russia: Fresh berries available at much lower prices
January-October 2020
The EU accounts for 92.6% of the value of fresh Spanish fruit and vegetable sales abroad
Moldova: Overstocks of potatoes and carrots hold up prices
Platano de Canarias unaffected by storm Filomena
White cabbage prices up in parts of Ukraine
Candonga Top Quality strawberry season starts with excellent prospects
German apple harvest:
39% of apples came from Baden-Württemberg in 2020
Sustainable citrus project
Spain's citrus sector saved 676 million liters of water
T&G announces new Chief Financial Officer
Delays and red tape causes food shortages at British supermarkets in Spain
Spanish water reservoirs at 50% of their capacity after the latest rains and ahead of the thaw
Sweden publishes foodborne illness data for 2008-2018
Pazazz apple sales kick off in high gear with start of the new year
Harvest video of 2020 Arctic® apple harvest
Transformation goals set by South African stone and pome fruit producers
Citrus and other items shipping for Chinese New Year
Banana grower/distributor introduces new Fair Trade label
US organic produce sales up 14 percent in 2020
Colombia
Banana freezer to store up to 40,000 COVID-19 vaccines
Dynamar Shipping Information and Consultancy
Report states that 2019 saw new record concerning refrigerated trade
Retail
Dreamstime
eBay might be selling its South Korea marketplace
Migros: Sales rise 4%
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