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FYK grape preservation packs keep Chinese grapes fresh

The global grape industry rapidly expanded in 2020. The total production volume is estimated at 26 million tons. The overall surface area devoted to grape plantation in major…

First pineapple shipment from Kaohsiung, Taiwan to Canada loaded

On March 15, a batch of Dashu Golden Diamond pineapples from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, were loaded into containers at the Fruit and Vegetable Transportation and Marketing…

US grower-shipper starts onion export program to the Middle East

The Middle East is a significant consumer of fresh produce, but with little local production the region heavily relies on imports. “We are expanding our export network to…

Musang King durians from Thailand aim to conquer the Chinese market in the next few years

The Musang King is one of the most popular durians in the Chinese market. Among the wide variety of import durians, the retail volume of Musang King durian is…

Bogra district, Bangladesh

11,200 tons of Bogra potatoes to be exported

Bogra District agriculture officials have stated that agents of the country’s exporters will buy high-quality potatoes from the Bogra various markets. A total…

Chinese imports of Peruvian tangerines increased by 40% last year

The Peruvian website "Peru Retail" reported on March 16 that data from the Peruvian Foreign Trade Research and Development Bureau (Idexcam) shows an increased…

China is the largest import market of Russian agricultural products

Russian agricultural export sets new record

The 2020 agricultural export report of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture shows that Russia exported a record volume of agricultural products despite the…

Steve Reinholt of Starr Ranch Growers:

“Impact from India’s new non-GMO requirement has been minimal”

A new requirement imposed by the Indian government on imported produce items has been causing challenges for apple exporters in Washington. “A sizeable list of produce items…

Nashik villagers join hands to export 600 tons of grapes

Decreased rainfall and escalating water usage in made agriculture around Vadner Bhairav -located some 45 km from Nashik- problematic over the last decades. The…

Philippines banana exports dropped 51% in January

In January, banana exports from the Philippines plummeted by 51 percent to 186,419.019 tons, from last year’s 384,151.173 tons, according to the latest…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Pyper’s Produce Carrot Crop Report, March 2021

From sowing to harvest the main-crop carrots have been growing in near perfect conditions

Pyper’s Produce is one of New Zealand’s largest fresh export carrot growers and the South Island’s largest domestic supplier of carrots. Owners Brendan Hamilton and Brent…

Global Focus Bananas

Indian bananas top pick by overseas importers

There was a substantial growth in Indian banana exports, both in volume and in value terms in the past three financial years. Importing countries have been…

Telangana government wants to encourage fruit and vegetable exports

Medchal District Horticulture Department officials have said they are in the process to cultivate vegetables and fruits on 720 ha of land so that the surplus…

Three Kishan trains bring potato shipments from North Bengal to Tripura Agartala

Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has announced to run three Kisan Rail trains up to Agartala in the next two days. The goal is to show its support for…

Qatar marketed 3,700 tonnes of local veggies through two programmes in February

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment has stated that, in February 2021, locally produced vegetables marketed through the Premium Qatari Vegetables and…

Potato prices across India drop 50% in both producing and consuming areas

Potato prices in both producing and consuming areas all over India have crashed 50 per cent to ₹5-6 per kg this year on account of a good winter crop. While…

In Maharashtra's five coastal districts

Alphonso mango growers opt for direct sales instead of APMC markets

Mango farmers and traders from five Maharashtra coastal districts have begun to sell their Alphonso mangoes directly to buyers within the state and in other…

Uzbekistan tightens control over supply of tomatoes to Russia

Uzbekistan’s State Plant Quarantine Inspection under the Cabinet of Ministers has held a videoconference with the Rosselkhoznadzor. The parties discussed the…

Russian Primorsky Krai increased import volume of Chinese fruit and vegetables

Quarantine and inspection authorities in Primorsky Krai announced that the region imported a total of 2,730.3 tons of Chinese fruit and vegetables last week. That is an…

Berg River grape growers narrowing the gap

The restricted availability of containers is the leitmotif of the current table grape season. Right: Crimson While the recent unprecedented grape intake restrictions by cold stores…

Strong demand anticipated for pineapples this Easter

Costa Rican pineapples are seeing good volumes and quality right now, say Adriana Garcia of Chestnut Hill Farms. The volumes are actually above the numbers for the same period…

Alterra lodges a $693,945 Research and Development claim

Alterra Ltd is pleased to announce that it has lodged a $693,945 Research and Development (R&D) claim with AusIndustry and the Australian Taxation Office. The R&D Tax…

Operation “Vitamins for Students” at Saint-Charles International

Under the urge of several companies of the platform, the idea of gathering “fruit and vegetable donations” by the Union for students has been validated by the National Union…

AHDB

January trade round-up: Potatoes

Potato exports dropped in January after busy December

The latest HMRC trade data covers up to January 2021, the first month following the UK’s exit from the EU trade bloc. Across all categories recorded, imports and exports have…

US retail report

2021’s strong start for produce continues in February

“In December, we saw consumers moving around much more than any other month during the pandemic,” said Jonna Parker, Team Lead Fresh for IRI. “But come February, trips and…

Greenyard secures €50m investment

Before the end of the financial year (March 2021), as previously announced, Greenyard has received the support and commitment from its consortium of banks and…

Getting it right first time

End of line automation

Focused on serving the fresh produce sector, David Jahn, co-owner of Brillopak with business partner Peter Newman, is passionate about assisting packhouses to address labour…

France: heat from candles for the Lavaur orchards (Tarn)

In the French department of the Tarn, some fruit producers are planning to keep their orchards warm using stearin candles, in order to fight against the cold…

Information Office for Fruit and Vegetables: annual statistics for the fruit and vegetable market in Norway

Developments in the Norwegian fruit and vegetable market 2020

From 2019 to 2020, the market for fresh vegetables has increased by 1% in volume, while for fresh fruit there was a decrease of 1%. Fresh berries had the…

Study concludes that it's possible to grow produce in greenhouses with semi-transparent solar panels

A new study published in the Cell Reports Physical Science journal has proved that it's possible to use semi-transparent solar panels, which are specifically…

Using Apple Pay for purchases

Woman charged £1,599 for bunch of bananas

A woman from London was erroneously charged more than £1,599 for a bunch of bananas in UK supermarket chain Marks & Spencer. As she was using Apple Pay to pay…

Retail

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Central Retail Vietnam has launched Tops Market

Supermarket chain Lenta intends to double in size in the next 5 years

Russia: X5 Retail Group reports revenue growth of 14.1% in FY 2020Russian retailer X5 Retail Group has reported a 14.1% year-on-year growth in revenue, to RUB1,978bln…

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