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Stabilization of the demand for citrus after the frosts

"This year there is again speculation with second season citrus varieties"

The Spanish citrus campaign is now right in the middle of the switch between its first and second seasons. While the last batches of Clemenules are arriving this week, there…

Belgian supermarkets chains talk about Spanish supply issues

"It's challenging to get enough vegetables on the shelves"

Extreme winter weather, with unprecedentedly low temperatures, hit Spain recently. Some areas of the country got a lot of snow too. This disrupted various types of vegetables'…

Gustibus arrives on Alibaba

Sicilian companies are opening to investors and internationalization

The quality of Sicilian crops is improving through a more intensive relationship with the territory and by expanding globally. Gustibus is a case in point, a company that can…

Jim van der Voort and Rémon Koopman, new Jongejans Luchttechniek representatives for the Dutch market

"Companies realize that with a structural solution for agricultural dust and skins they are better off for the future"

For more than thirty years, Jongejans Luchttechniek has been fully devoted to providing solutions for agricultural dust and loose skins. Despite the coronavirus crisis, the…

Mazeed Produce expects to export 2,000 tons of Valencia oranges this season

Valencia oranges slightly higher in price due to increased freight rates

Demand for Valencia oranges is higher than expected. Although weather issues in various countries is one explanation, the fact that the coronavirus still has a large presence…

Kuno Jacobs, Nova Exhibitions on his experiences as exhibition organizer:

"I expect even more enthusiasm for physical trade shows than before the pandemic"

The events sector is one of the sectors that has been hit hardest by the corona crisis. "Where many sectors see their turnover decrease it is not easy for the events sector…

Good demand and prices and shortage of small calibers

Spanish kiwifruit facing less competition this year

The Spanish kiwifruit production has been reduced by between 6 and 8% this season compared to the previous one. The marketing of the kiwifruit from Galicia and…

UK has deregulated citrus imports, including those from South Africa

As the UK departed from the EU single market and customs union at the start of 2021, Whitehall has deregulated commodities like citrus fruit and leaf imports.…

Record-sales in December for the PGI Potatoes from Sila

The PGI potato from Sila registered a record monthly turnover in December 2020, compared to the sales of the traditional product. The festive period has increased, as usual,…

South African litchi season defies the doomsayers

The blood bath in the litchi season, predicted by some back in December, was never realised. The crop was predicted to be 30% up on last year (approximately 3,600 export…

Special Latin America

First shipments of Colombian organic avocados arrive

One grower shipper has just brought in its first organic Colombian avocados into the U.S. this week. Brian Gomez, president and founder of Greenfruit Avocados, at the first…

Global Focus Grapes

Tajikistan: Fresh grapes available almost year-round

Over the last twenty years, plant breeders of the Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture, and Vegetable Growing of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of…

Italian kiwi fruit suppliers find European market more attractive than Asian market

The outbreak of Covid-19 early last year and the subsequent pandemic have caused significant disruptions in global trade. The fruit import and export markets in particular…

Without unnecessary red tape resulting from the new Indian Order on non-GM certification

Freshfel Europe urges Trade Commissioner for swift solutions to secure EU fresh produce exports to India

Freshfel Europe is urging EU Executive and Trade Commissioner Vladis Dombrosk for a prompt solution on the requirement of a new Indian Order requesting upon…

Hinojosa enters the French cardboard packaging market with the purchase of Allard Emballages

Hinojosa, a leader in global packaging solutions in the Iberian Peninsula, has completed the purchase of the French company Allard Emballages. With its entry into the French…

Jeroen van Vliet, Flexotels, the Netherlands

“Migrant laborers' accommodation fully booked far in advance

January is usually quiet for Jeroen van Vliet of Flexotels in the Netherlands. However, this year, there are many upcoming projects. Flexotels provides sleeping accommodation…

Washing and drying line for leafy vegetables VeggieLine deployed for mise en place

The Rungis mise en place is one of the most modern cutting kitchens in Europe. To meet the rapidly growing market demand, Rungis decided to use a washing and drying line from…

Spain

Bonnysa's fresh grated tomato received the Flavor of the Year award for the second consecutive year

Consumers awarded Bonnysa's fresh grated tomato with the 2021 Flavor of the Year award; an award it also achieved last year. Bonnysa's fresh grated tomato was selected as the…

Luxembourg: Increasing supply of domestic products

Small acreage, steady growth

According to the Luxembourg Ministry, 177 hectares were used for vegetable production in that country last year, and this by just 88 farms. Of these, only 15 percent of the…

Cherry Tomato Gazpacho and Vegetable Cream

Cooperativa La Palma launches its V Premium Range line: Cherrymole®

Cooperativa La Palma always works with the aim of producing the best quality products. La Palma is a reference in cherry tomatoes, mini-vegetables, and specialty tomatoes in…

Agroponiente Group plans to increase its organic production volume to 20 million kilos this year

After having consolidated the certified biodynamic agriculture line under the Demeter brand, the Agroponiente group plans to increase its organic production…

University of Coimbra research

Blueberry consumption positive for liver health

Portuguese Scientists from the University of Coimbra (UC) have found that “the continued consumption of blueberries has a strong hepatic impact”, providing…

Spanish citrus prices increased by 19% in 2020 compared to the last 5 seasons

According to the latest Citrus Fruits Dashboard published by the European Commission's Price Observatory, the prices of Spanish citrus fruits (taking as a reference those…

Increased consumption of oranges and lemons

Citrus growers in Valencia see a positive effect of Covid

Despite the overwhelming negative aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic, here and there, some positive effects have ensued. One of these is the break in the…

Antalya province, Turkey

Five-gram ‘baby watermelons’ now available

A company in the southern Turkish province of Antalya growing micro-sized special fruits and vegetables has now begun selling “baby watermelons” weighing just…

Oliver Barnes, -Alterra

"It will be one of the largest avocado growing sites in the region once developed"

Last week agricultural asset developer and manager Alterra Ltd announced it had completed the feasibility study for its planned 300-hectare avocado project located in…

South African pome fruit growers expecting a good 2021 crop

The pome fruit harvest is under way with positive expectations for 2021. Last year saw a much better winter with enough rain in the majority of the production…

Potato prices in Brazil fall due to an increase in supply and quality problems

The price of the 50 kg bag of Agata special potato between January 11 and 15 stood at R$ 147.31 (-10.39%) in São Paulo, R$ 132.83 (-7.67%) in Rio de Janeiro,…

APAL Post-Harvest Seminar - MAF Roda

"The fundamental question asked to me every day is how can I reduce the packing cost to the grower"

Leading global packing equipment company, MAF RODA says the industry is now able to analyse every piece of fruit more thoroughly than ever before, thanks to huge advancements…

20 percent increase in volume expected

Egyptian citrus season started off strong

The Egyptian citrus season has started and is fueled by strong demand for vitamin C rich fresh fruit. "Egyptian citrus has been growing at a rapid pace over the past few years…

California celery market easing off somewhat

The market on celery is easing down as supplies become more available. “We’re coming out of a little lull on the supply side over the last three or four weeks. We’re getting…

Low supply and high pricing on watermelons

Watermelons are light in supply right now. “They’re coming from offshore such as Guatemala and Costa Rica as well as Central Mexico. Coastal Mexico is starting here next…

New refrigeration systems help meet greater demand for cargo shipping

Helping to support increased demand for refrigerated cargo shipping, South Korea’s Sinokor Merchant Marine Company Ltd. is acquiring 1,700 new containers refrigerated by…

PotatoEurope 2021 Innovation Award professional jury members announced

In January 2021, the year in which another Dutch edition of PotatoEurope will take place on September 1 and 2, the organiser DLG Benelux has announced the members of the…

California growers reminded to stay alert for Asian citrus psyllid

Jim Gorden, chair of the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee (CPDPC), is greatly concerned about the increase in sporadic Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)…

AU: Hort production to fall, prices to rise, labour to bite

Prices of summer vegetables, stone fruit, pome fruit and table grapes are forecast to rise by between 15% and 25% in 2020–21 according to Australian Bureau of…

Kelowna RCMP investigation

Canada: 21 bricks of cocaine found hidden in banana boxes

During a Kelowna RCMP international drug investigation, over 20 kg of cocaine was found inside two banana shipments. The discovery took place in early 2019,…

Cuba: Agricultural sector needs multimillion investments until 2030

Cuban agriculture requires investments at a rate of 900 million pesos a year until 2030, just to ensure the economic and social recovery that is currently…

Edible-peel bananas

The Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, which before the 2011 earthquake was known for its prosperous agriculture, resumed its agricultural activities ten years after the nuclear…

Peru's mandarin achieves a new export record in 2020

Mandarin consolidated its leading role in Peru's agro-export basket in 2020. It broke previous records and allowed Peru to become the sixth biggest exporter of…

Peruvian sweet potato exports had significant growth in 2020

According to data published by the Agrodata Perú website, in 2020 the country exported 14,778,703 kilos of sweet potato for a FOB value of $5,427,791. This is…

Bill Gates becomes largest farmland owner in the US

Billionaire Bill Gates is a well-known personality world-wide, but now he is also America’s farmland king. The Microsoft co-founder has become the largest…

Report by Dynamar states

Worldwide volumes of refrigerated trade reached a new high of 169.2 million tons in 2019

Following the release of its eleventh annual reefer analysis, Dynamar Shipping Information and Consultancy indicates that worldwide volumes of refrigerated…

Container cargo rollovers at top 20 ports up 75% in December 2020

Container cargo rollovers at the world’s top 20 ports increased by around 75 percent in December last year compared to the previous month. This is mainly due…

Retail

Dreamstime

Carrefour’s acquisition of supermarket chain Supersol costs 338 jobs

Sainsbury's will open its first branch in Qatar

UK: Aldi gives all store colleagues a New Year pay riseAldi has recognised the contribution of its store colleagues by giving them a New Year’s pay rise and increasing its…

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