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OVERVIEW GLOBAL ORANGE MARKET

After a year of high demand for oranges, fueled by the coronavirus, 2021 has started with slightly less positive market conditions. Prices are under pressure due to the high…

Chinese garlic market stabilizes as shipping cost comes down

The Chinese garlic market has been stable since December. Price fluctuations are small. Although the price of shipping is coming down, that development is quite slow and the…

Afghan man starts small-scale mushroom farm in Kabul

Afghan-born Rasool Rezaie first moved to Russia in 2012 due to insecurity and unemployment in his native country. In Russia, he learned how to grow mushrooms,…

Cambodia: Progress update on fresh mango exports to China

Yesterday, a virtual meeting took place between a working group of relevant Cambodian and Chinese officials. The goal was to discuss and assess Cambodian…

Cambodia: Phytosanitary evaluation of mango farms & treatment plants complete

An evaluation process, aimed at determining whether fresh mango exports can meet China’s rigorous health standards, has been completed, says Agriculture…

Canada okays bilateral boost for Thai fruit exports

Thailand and Canada have agreed to strengthen the trade and investment bonds between the two countries. Thailand has called on Canada to support Thai…

Price of Cambodian mangoes continues to plummet

Affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic, the price of Cambodian mangoes continues to fall. Due to a lack of market, growers have suffered heavy losses. Mong Reththy, an…

Lucien de Wit, LuBaFresh:

"Indian grape prices fall, despite lower supply"

The first Indian grapes arrived at LuBaFresh three and a half weeks ago. After a great start with high prices, prices have shown a downward trend in the last week. "This is…

Period - January and February 2021

Chinese Customs intercept 172 types of quarantine pests

According to recent data, Chinese Customs officers intercepted 172 species of quarantine pests in the first two months this year. The number of interceptions…

Market demand for import bananas has room to grow

There is a shortage of top-quality bananas in the Chinese market

Last year the Chinese banana market was chaotic. The bananas were reasonably priced, but there were no buyers. After a year of chaos, the Chinese banana market…

Special Australia / New Zealand

“We believe Australia will be a sizeable market for Indian pomegranates”

Indian pomegranates have been making their way to New Zealand for over five years. Although volumes were lower during the lockdown period, export levels are getting closer to…

Global Focus Bananas

Christophe Vandenbroeck, Vandamme, Belgium:

“It was an eventful year”

"When the first lockdown began, we struggled to get the volumes we needed," says Vandamme's Christophe Vandenbroeck. This Belgian company sells roughly 80,000 boxes of bananas…

Government to create record, 200,000-ton buffer stock

India: Bumper yield of onions expected in 2021

This year, there is a bumper yield of onions in India and the demand for these is gaining pace as well. At the same time, the federal government is going to…

Mangaluru, Karnataka

Mangoes enter the markets – prices high, demand could be better

In Mangaluru,, mangoes have entered the market in a grand way. Local varieties of mangoes like the Badam and Kadri are now being sold in the market. Alphonso…

Omani mango growers prepare for Ramadan

The variety of mango grown in the village of Hail Al Ghaf in Quriyat is famous for its succulence and sweetness and this year mango farmers are hopeful of a…

Pakistan International Airline cuts tariff to facilitate fruit & vegetable exports to Middle East

Yesterday, Pakistan International Airline (PIA) cut its freight charges for the export of fruits and vegetables to the Middle East, aiming to facilitate…

Pakistan’s Minister for National Food Security & Research talks about mango exports to South Africa

Pakistan’s Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research, Syed Fakhar Imam, has suggested the export of processed mango products -such as mango pulp…

Philippines exports Davao durians to Australia

The Philippines has exported its first frozen durian products from Davao City to Australia. In a statement, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the…

"This project reframes the role of technology into climate adaptation"

The technology pilot projects helping farmers adapt to climate change and gain economic benefits

A digital agriculture pilot being run by the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries is already giving horticulture farmers the confidence to change their operations…

HerbERT drying container see first time use at Schwammerlprinzen LLC

"Our process contributes significantly to reducing food waste"

The innovative HerbERT drying process has already proven itself at many producers and processors of fruit, vegetables and herbs at home and abroad. The drying system of…

Uwe Sakowski, Josef Stapf Großmarkt LLC:

"After a brief lull, demand for citrus has recovered"

After a week of spring-like temperatures, winter has caught up with Germany again - and correspondingly, demand for citrus remains high. "Because of the higher temperatures,…

The agreement was signed by Nicofrutta and Asopropimopla

Italy and Dominican Republic in partnership for high-quality and sustainable pineapples

The Verona-based company Nicofrutta, which markets pineapples across Europe under the Nicogold brand, has recently signed an agreement with the Asopropimopla producers'…

Limore' brand growing both in Italy and abroad

The current Limorè lemon campaign, brand of the Produttori di Limoni associati di Rocca Imperiale PO, is doing well and demand has grown over the weeks. PGI lemons from Rocca…

GNA solution

Complete weighing, filling and packaging line

This is a complete solution to create perfectly packed products, whose qualities are fully preserved: we are talking about the weighing, filling and packaging line of the…

Cold chambers have opened with higher prices for the apples

Polish apple season coming to an end, demand slowing down

For one Polish exporter of apples, the final week of the season is just around the corner. Demand from Egypt has already slowed down a lot, and despite the cold chambers…

Container shortage causes bottlenecks, as cold stores run full and grape intakes are limited

“We’re loading 40% of the fruit we usually do this time of year”

For the first time ever grape growers were limited in their deliveries to cold stores as the facilities ran full of not only grapes, but also stonefruit, apples, pears, the…

Cele Buendía, CEO of Melones El Abuelo: "This year we planted 30% less watermelon in Senegal"

"Despite the fact that the melon market has been stagnant for several years, our sales record double digit growth"

The watermelon and melon season in Brazil, which is now about to end, is being followed by the Senegalese campaign. This one is starting just one year after the coronavirus…

Launch of the new MiniGu brand of mini-cucumbers

MiniGu®, a mini cucumber brand from the Almeria-based company Ecoinver, has just been launched with the support of Enza Zaden and its EasyQs® line. "The launch of MiniGu has happened…

United Fresh BrandStorm

Developing and marketing sustainable packaging

Yesterday marked the final day of the United Fresh Produce Association BrandStorm event. One of the final webinar discussions of the day looked at sustainable packaging. Led…

Picking platforms prove their worth in the race to get fruit off trees

T&G Global is pulling out all the stops to harvest apples this season, welcoming eight new state-of-the-art automated picking platforms as part of its commitment to provide a…

Scientists make the first anatomical atlas of 'Diaphorina citri', the insect responsible for HLB

Scientists from the University of Granada have made the first anatomical atlas of a tiny 3-millimeter insect called Diaphorina citri, the Asian citrus psyllid…

All EU citrus rejected in January and February came from Tunisia and China

LA UNIÓ de Llauradors stated that the EU had rejected a total of 30 shipments of citrus fruits from third countries in January and February because they…

Laser Food, the Valencian company's laser marking, has been recognized for contributing to the protection of the environment and providing economic profitability to the agents…

Inlcuding reactions by FPC and Freshfel

Government confirms six-month postponement on EU import checks

On 31 December last year, the UK left the EU’s Single Market and Customs Union. This was the biggest change in the UK’s trading relationships for decades. The…

The first laboratory for in vitro cultivation of dates was installed in Tarapaca

The first laboratory for the in vitro cultivation of plants was installed in the Tarapacs region, within the framework of a project that seeks to contribute to…

The first sea shipment of Ecuadorian pitahaya to Europe departed from the port of Posorja

The first container of Ecuadorian pitahayas exported by sea to the European market was shipped from DP World Posorja. The shipment of the yellow pitahaya…

Idromeccanica Lucchini

Video Greenhouse for organic crops

Organic cultivation is based on the natural fertility of the soil, without using synthetic substances or GMOs, and it only employs natural elements (such as manure and…

Kenya's fresh produce exporters to get coverage in Dubai for defaulted pay

Kenyan fresh produce exporters will collaborate with Dubai’s export insurance provider with the intention to get coverage for losses where buyers default on…

The Plant Health Service confirms the presence of the pest in an orange farm in Mula

South African "cotonet" detected in Spanish Region of Murcia

On March 9, the Plant Health Service of the Region of Murcia announced the detection for the first time of South African "cotonet" (Delottococcus aberiae) in…

Ukrainian phytosanitary inspectors find pests in batch of Turkish tomatoes

During a phytosanitary inspection of some 8.39 tons of imported tomatoes from Turkey, officials found the regulated quarantine organism that is known as the…

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Unions call strike at Amazon's logistic operations in Italy on March 22Unions in Italy said they had called on workers at Amazon’s logistics operations in the country to go on…

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