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Friday, May 30, 2025
Marieke HemmesEmail
Astrid van den BroekEmail
Sander Bruins SlotEmail
Senior Sales Manager
Agronomist, China
Sales Manager
Product Manager Grapes
Grower
CEO
Operational Director
Senior Export Trade Manager Avocado & Mango
Quality Assurance Manager – Fresh Produce
Managing Director
Avocado markets worldwide are experiencing shifting dynamics as supply surges from Peru and other Latin American producers pressure prices in key regions. While demand remains…
Late Wednesday, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled to strike down U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on most countries worldwide. A day…
termination of Tomato Suspension Agreement
In less than two months, the Tomato Suspension Agreement is set to terminate. With the termination scheduled for July 14, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border…
California Hayward kiwis continue to ship and are expected to until the first week of August. "We've had exceptional quality for the end of the…
Daniel Falla Hernández, Agrícola Don Nicolás:
"It's been a challenging season for us. The European market has presented a particularly challenging scenario, as the supply of fruit from Israel,…
In agriculture, crop outcomes hinge on factors like water availability. Insights from Nick Folio of Folio Commodities highlight the state of the almond and…
In response to rising global trade tensions, changing tariff policies, and increasing cost pressures, logistics company C.H. Robinson has introduced a new U.S.…
Profitability starts with knowing your numbers
"If you're making a 10% margin, it's way too low," says Jonah Krochmalnek, founder of Microgreens Consulting. "Too many growers don't analyze their…
Today, on International Day of Potato, Peak of the Market Ltd. and the Keystone Potato Producers Association recognize the dedication and hard work of…
The 2025-26 California table grape season is officially underway, with harvest beginning in mid-May in the Coachella Valley in Southern California.…
The Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Plant Industry, is collaborating with Altertrade Philippines Inc. to elevate the global market reach of…
Two of Madrid's main markets have welcomed Europe's first watermelons and melons. From May 12 to June 6, consumers can enjoy the first watermelons and…
Seasonal perishable products weekly update:
Seasonal shifts are reshaping North America's perishable commodity trade. Asparagus has overtaken strawberries in shipping interest, while overall demand for…
In 2024, Taiwan ranked as the eighth-largest market for U.S. agricultural exports, with total trade reaching $3.8 billion, an increase of 16 per cent compared…
June 9-11, 2025
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) is set to host The Washington Conference on June 9-11, bringing together industry leaders,…
In 2024, the United States reported a 10% escalation in vegetable import value, amounting to $8.03 billion, reported by AgNet. This figure represents the…
The 2025 International Seminar of Blueberries Consulting in Guadalajara gathered key stakeholders of Mexico's berry sector amid growing pressures and…
YMCA and Fork Farms use hydroponics to cultivate community health
In Waukesha, Wisconsin, the West Suburban YMCA is addressing climate and access barriers with a new indoor hydroponic garden powered by Fork Farms'…
Starting in October 2025, MSC will introduce an enhanced standalone service connecting South Africa to the U.S. East Coast, with a strong focus on supporting…
With the onset of mango exports to the United States on July 1, Brazil's Bahia Agricultural Defense Agency (Adab) is urging the production and commercial…
Taylor Farms has launched two new Chopped Mini Salad Kits, further enhancing its Minis product line. These additions cater to consumers seeking…
Giannina Denegri, Marand Company:
The Peruvian avocado market is going through a period of significant adjustments in 2025, marked by an increase in volumes, falling prices, and…
Sven Jordens, Gemex
Gemex, a fresh produce exporter to Germany, switched entirely to products from Belgian cooperatives and growers in mid-April. In recent years,…
Dignus Boone, BoWa:
The onion supply in the Netherlands is rapidly declining. "We expect to manage another week, and then the season will be over," says Dignus Boone of…
An El Pinar protocol
An event was held in Scanzano Jonico (Matera) on 27 May 2025, organised by the El Pinar nursery together with local technicians, to showcase the…
After starting off with above average prices, especially for cherries and apricots, a "phase of severe correction at source" has been observed since…
Intrac Geosystems S.L.
Some technological advances can truly make a difference in the way agricultural producers work. "One of the most recent developments that can help make…
Quentin Jumet, Intermarché Belgium
This year's strawberry harvest in Belgium is abundant, thanks to the summer temperatures experienced in recent weeks. "I think we had one of the…
Olivier Thomas, Ferme du Pont d'Achelles
The asparagus campaign got off to a relatively early start in April, thanks to some nice spring weather in northern France. But over the last two…
Ben Goodchild - Nationwide Produce
The great weather in the UK so far this year has meant that the strawberry season in the UK has come forward by roughly two weeks. Retailers are…
Limes are mostly grown in the Mekong Delta region of in Vietnam. This area offers fertile alluvial soil and a tropical climate, both of which are ideal…
There is high demand, but a shortage of production
The new fig campaign has had a rocky start, especially with the early figs, called fioroni in Italy, which have always been a key part of the Apulian…
Harvesting is set to start around mid-June for Acquaviva red onions, a well-known bulb of large size (up to 1.2 kg) and flattened shape. Despite the…
Seedless Brunetti Grapes
The harvesting of Sicilian seedless table grapes is now in full swing, with a good quality product and interesting volumes. No plant diseases are…
The 27th AECOC Fruit and Vegetable Congress was held on May 27 and 28 in Valencia, with record attendance figures. Well over 700 people gathered at the…
Expected to be completed by the end of 2026
Bloom Fresh™, a company devoted to technological innovation with blueberries, cherries, and table grapes, has laid the first stone of its new research…
Connor McCann - Simplyfruit
The fresh-cut sector has really taken off in recent years, with more and more ready-to-eat products on the shelves. Simplyfruit, based in Northern…
Chris Catto-Smith - CoolPort Asia
There is always pressure on growers and shippers to be more environmentally friendly, lower emissions and carbon footprints, but as in any industry,…
Alex Whyte – Green Farm Nut Company
"South Africa is now, by quite some margin, the largest producer globally of macadamia nuts, and this season we are forecasting a 95,500 tonnes crop,"…
The Moroccan orange season is progressing with the late variety Maroc Late, whose season runs from April to August. According to Soufiane Bendennoune…
Lawrence Ratshabedi – Lawmagrow Organics
Next to an Engen gas station in Diepkloof, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, Lawrence Ratshabedi grows vegetables for sale to local residents. "Customers like morogo," he…
The early Egyptian grape season started at the beginning of May and is progressing very well, as reports Mohamed Mzayen, export manager of Al-Omar,…
Last month, a group of trade enthusiasts visited Germany's prettiest supermarket in Nauen, a suburb of Berlin. This must-see is an entirely new…
Agreste
"At the end of April 2025, French apple stocks were up compared with last year and with the 2020-2024 average. For French pears, the season is drawing…
World Container Index - 29 May:
Drewry's WCI has increased 21% in the last 3 weeks, as President Donald Trump's "pause" on import tariffs led to a resumption of US-bound traffic after…
In Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, the Thanh Long Valley Cooperative transformed an 8,800m² dragon fruit plantation into a luminous Vietnamese flag. Using 5,000…
Yuksel Seeds launches:
Yuksel Seeds continues its growth in the Chinese market with new projects in close collaboration with distributors and retailers. Marking a milestone…
SpartanNash: First quarter results
US: Market Basket CEO and others suspended during investigationThe long saga of feuding among the owners of the Market Basket chain entered a new phase…
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