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Jan Schockaert, fruit and vegetable purchasing manager at Colruyt

"Using the Apeel technology on avocados is a great step in our sustainability plan"

At the start of February, supermarket chain Colruyt announced that it would be putting avocados on the shelves with Apeel technology. This is an invisible, vegetable…

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Les Vergers Des Tours:

“We follow all the seasons, which allows us to work every month of the year”

Les Vergers Des Tours offers a wide range of fruit and vegetables, allowing the company to work all year round. “We follow the seasons one by one so we are able to work every…

A full year of Corona: mirontell fein & frisch AG

"Initial contacts turned into new sales markets, enabling us to expand our product range"

Many companies have had to make significant changes over the past twelve months to adapt to a world during and after the pandemic. More or less successfully, new business…

Students pivot their business and build a vertical farm in their parents’ cellar

In 2017, Lucas and Brieuc, two Belgian students started a business called Good Move. This company has now gone in a new direction. Until early 2020, Good Move produced…

Demand is increasing in northern Italy. In the south the preference is for the netted variety

Year 2021 could mark the success of smooth melons

Based on some feedback from operators in the melon and watermelon sector, the positive growth trend for plain melons is confirmed for 2021. "Italy is split in two because in…

Carl van de Wiel, Agro Centre Holland:

"Two years of skyhigh red onions exports to Asia in a row isn't a future guarantee"

India imposed an onion export stop in the first half of the season. That led to massive amounts of Dutch red onions being exported to Asia. The cards on the market have been…

Mersel Foods on the Indian grape season

“Market will stabilize for Indian grapes in a couple of weeks”

The Indian grape season is in full swing and the season has been pretty decent so far. According to one exporter from India, weather has been favorable, volumes have been…

Webinar on TBRFV

Science and institutions standing together for the future of horticulture

Science and the authorities addressed the intercontinental phytosanitary problem of the 'Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus'. The webinar was attended by many operators in the…

Elena Malkova interviews Shawn Harris and Yvonne Geurten

International Women’s Day in the fresh produce sector

March 8 is International Women's Day and, born and raised in Russia, I cannot, even after 26 years and now fully integrated in the Netherlands (where this holiday does not…

Westland Mushrooms in the Netherlands gets new house style and cooling facilities

"Our trade's resilience was a pleasant surprise"

Most of Westland Mushrooms' end clients are in the hospitality channel. That's been a significant challenge for this Dutch company in recent years. Yet Harold Schuurmans isn't…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Jonny Cook - Port Nelson

Having a good relationship with shipping companies helps to keep things running smoothly at the port

As the New Zealand apple export season hots up Port Nelson (PNL) is running at full capacity reshuffling the port and carefully managing space. The full capacity of the port…

Global Focus Bananas

Safer and easier ethylene applications aid in destination ripening

Almost 50 years ago Catalytic Generators was founded by a banana ripener. He didn’t like the risky ways that were used to add ethylene to a room. With ethylene being…

Ministers are considering 'a lighter touch’ to avoid disruptions

UK: Food scarcity fears prompt government plan to ease post-Brexit checks on imports from EU

UK ministers are preparing to relax post-Brexit plans for border checks on food and other imports from the EU, out of the fear that these will further damage…

Andriy Yarmak - economist of the FAO investment department:

'Ukrainian logistic's chain of berries and apples to Asia and Africa should be improved'

Ukrainian apple and blueberry producers do not really have palpable technical problems with the logistics of supplying products to Asian and African markets.…

South African table grape industry 4th crop estimate

Grape estimate increased due to favourable harvest conditions

The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) released the 4th Crop Estimate for the 2020/2021 season with intake volumes increased to between 67,2 million and 70,9 million…

Ginger, high prices in the large-scale retail trade

The volumes of ginger available on the market are not enough to meet the demand, but prices are still competitive. In this period of the year, most of the product comes from…

Rien Veraart, Veraart Agri, the Netherlands

"Central Europe's local industry vegetable cultivation is on the rise"

After a long overnight trip, a truck laden with Spanish onions arrives at Berlin's wholesale market. During unloading, disaster strikes - three pallets are dropped, seriously…

Christophe Blanc, Managing Director of Maf Roda Ibérica: "We want our lines to be self-sufficient"

"Our investment is focused on automation, internal analysis and total traceability control. They are the future"

The lack of labor in the fruit and vegetable sector, as well as the restrictions on mobility since the health crisis broke out, are giving a boost to the demand for solutions…

Post-harvest treatments can be avoided

Dynamic storage increases firmness and shelf life

Apples and pears stored in a standard ULO (Ultra Low Oxygen) cell already benefit greatly. These facilities have fixed oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. However,…

Vorarlberg potato processor 11-er celebrates 80th anniversary

"Constantly tinkering, improving and creating new things for many decades"

Vorarlberg family business 11er celebrates its 80th anniversary on March 7, 2021. The foundation for this was laid by Wilhelm Grabher in 1941. With the idea of supplying the…

Good prospects for Dutch asparagus

Last week, The Greenery auctioned the first Dutch asparagus of the season. These came from Ron and Peter Martens of Tienray. The prospects for the coming season are good. On Tuesday,…

APA PictureDesk/AGRANA/Schedl

AGRANA successfully concludes its longest ever starch potato processing campaign

At the end of February, AGRANA successfully ended its processing of the 2020/2021 potato harvest at its potato starch mill in Gmünd (Lower Austria). With a processing period…

Casablanca market's fruit and vegetable wholesale prices

Here's an overview of weekly wholesale prices. These are for the most-sold fruit and vegetables at the Casablanca wholesale market. This market is in Morocco. These concern…

More effective packaging with extraction

Swiss onion packer specializes in small packs

The Swiss company, Gugger-Guillod SA, supplies its clients year-round. That's with yellow, red, and white onions and shallots. "Business is very good this season," says owner…

Inchcape Shipping Services

New Port Cost Estimator from Inchcape is missing link in cost puzzle

Inchcape Shipping Services is adding a new Port Cost Estimator (PCE) to its World of Ports 2.0 platform that will make both voyage cost calculations and TCE estimates much…

Persimmon growers' income falls by 16% despite a 5% increase in prices

According to a study of LA UNIÓ de Llauradors' technical services, even though persimmon prices increased by 5%, the gross income of producers decreased by 16%. This decrease…

More freshness and less food waste – guaranteed by the smart "Fresh-cut" fridge

SanLucar wins reta award 2021 in the category Best AI & Robotics

For the past 14 years, the EHI Retail Institute has annually recognized the best implementations of innovative IT solutions with the reta award. This year, SanLucar won the…

AHDB

Potato Weekly - 05 March 2021

'Demand is still lacklustre, but there is optimism that trade will start to pick up again'

According to numbers from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), demand is still lacklustre at this point, but with the easing of lockdown restrictions in…

Good year for Durillo cherry tomato

This is a good year for the Durillo cherry tomato, bred by Top Seeds International, the global vegetable seed company which specialises in the development,…

Spring is in the air: This year's first Danish potatoes

Since March 4th it's been possible to taste the first Danish potatoes of the year. They were bred by Karl Larsen in a greenhouse on Funen, and Coop bought…

Bulltec

Video New vegetable processing system

The innovative electronic weight grading system featuring the new patented cup grader by Bulltec was chosen by the Bio Sikelia PO in Syracuse, which specializes in the…

New biofertilizer suitable for organic raspberry crops

EnerPlus® increases production by up to 12%Daymsa has developed EnerPlus®, a new biofertilizer that promotes plant nutrition through the biological activation…

Results of the 'Analysis of the characterization and projection of Spanish organic production in 2019' report

Organic product consumption per capita in Spain grows by 7.7%

The general director of the Food Industry, Jose Miguel Herrero, participated in the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Ecovalia, the Spanish professional…

British ports claim they are not ready for Brexit customs checks

A group of British ports are urging the government to delay the next wave of Brexit bureaucracy, claiming that border check-posts will not be ready for the…

Further trade rules relaxed between GB and Northern Ireland

The UK government has announced unilateral moves to ease the plant trade to Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland has remained a part of the EU's single market…

Agricultural land prices in Murcia skyrocket because of the boom of photovoltaic macro plants

The proliferation of photovoltaic macro plants in the province of Murcia has come into conflict with the regional producer sector, which calls for proper…

16% do not recognise a leek

60% of Britons can’t identify a kale

A recent survey shows that the average Briton has just 1.6 portions of green veg a day. Also, they are not very familiar with various vegetables; one in ten is…

Feijoa season looking bright

The New Zealand feijoa season is looking bright as fine weather brings an earlier harvest than usual for the fruit, which are expected to hit supermarket shelves this week.…

Mexican organic mango season is off to a good start

The Mexican season for organic mangos started a little early this year, and the overall prospects for the season look good. Fernando Valle of Terra Fresh Organics shares:…

CarrieAnn Arias of Naturipe:

“We have several new initiatives and products in the pipeline for 2021”

It is no secret that consumer shopping behaviors have changed tremendously in the past year due to the effects of the pandemic on everyone’s day-to-day lives. CarrieAnn Arias…

Online sales see huge rise

Fruit and vegetables front of mind for Dutch consumer, less so for Polish

Covid-19 has strongly influenced the purchasing behaviour of consumers. In search of health and safety, the sale of fruit and vegetables in the Netherlands received a…

CMA CGM

Southern California port congestions affect Port of Oakland

Southern California ports have been seeing congestion in the past months, and this is now also affecting other ports. Specifically, the Port of Oakland, located in the San…

IQonsulting

Crop and Export Report 2021, Week 9

Chilean blueberry season is coming to an end

With 2,618 tons exported during week 08, the Chilean season is coming to an end. The harvest labors are practically completed in the south-central and southern zones, in this…

Dominican Republic: Agreement signed for the export of pineapples to Europe

The Association of Pineapple Producers of Monte Plata (Asopropimopla) has signed a technical and economic cooperation agreement with the companies Nicofrutta…

Chile boosts its exports of fresh cherries to India

Chile has boosted shipments of fresh cherries to India this season, a destination that offers great growth possibilities for this fruit. The country has…

Georgia: GlenBerries presents greenhouse and flash-freezing facility project

Georgian company GlenBerries LLC is a producer of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables. Recently, it has launched a new development project for 117 hectares of…

For this season’s first box of konkan Alphonso mango

Live mango auction sees all-time high bid of Rs.108,000

Mango farmers from the Konkan region were elated at their first ever and historic public auction for the king of fruits, the “Alphonso Mango or Hapus Mango”,…

Kenya-UK trade deal uncertain as Kenyan parliament blocks ratification

The Kenya-UK trade deal, signed between Kenya’s Secretary for Trade Betty Maina and her UK counterpart Ranil Jayawardena on December 8, was welcomed with…

Retail

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Dija has launched its 10-minute services in areas of London

Carrefour has partnered with Deliveroo to deliver groceries to residents of Brussels

French retailer Auchan raises cost-saving goal as profitability risesFrance’s Auchan raised its cost savings goal under its so-called Renaissance revival plan, which boosted…

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