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Fruit Logistica Special Edition 2021 canceled

It's been confirmed that Fruit Logistica Special Edition 2021 has been canceled. The event was to take place on 18-20 May of 2021. The organization states the event had to be…

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Crop Inspector - San Jose (CA) USA

Southern African citrus to reach new heights as 2021 export estimate is released

The Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA) is excited to announce that the South African citrus industry will likely break all previous export…

Kenya: Coconut and cashews to be cash crops if bill passes

Coconut and cashew nut farming will qualify for state funding and marketing if President Uhuru Kenyatta signs a new bill that seeks to make them cash crops.…

Egyptian garlic season started with an early harvest

“I expect garlic exports this season to increase by 30%”

There was an early harvest for the Egyptian garlic this season, which has led to smaller sizes this year. Demand is relatively high though, and one exporter feels the early…

Larger sizes still available

Grapefruit season in Israel coming to an end

The grapefruit season in Israel is coming to an end soon. As availability slows down, demand shoots up. At the moment, most of the grapefruits still being shipped are the…

Chinese pear exports recovering, but domestic market remains slow

Chinese pear exports gradually increased after the Chinese Spring Festival [12 February, 2021]. As the global pandemic is slowly brought under control, the…

Moroccan scientist discovers mushroom with anticancer properties

Moroccan scientist, Ahmed Chadli, has just discovered a mushroom with anticancer properties. A biochemist at the Department of Medicine of the Georgia Cancer…

Pink Lady® drives penetration and growth with brand-led retailer activity

Pink Lady® is celebrating a fruitful northern hemisphere season so far, following a series of retailer-based activations to help drive growth and brand penetration, which…

Peter Parms, Rotom Tomatoes, Belgium:

"Huge demand for cherry vine, cocktail, and snack tomatoes"

“The tomato market has been completely upended. At the end of February, a kg of TOVs was selling for under a euro. That price almost doubled to between €1.80 and €2," says…

High demand for strawberries from Germany, Great Britain and France

The strawberry campaign in the Metapontino region (Basilicata - Italy) is going on unabated. What makes it even more interesting are the prices and the increase in requests…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Rockit

Mark O’Donnell - Rockit

“Volume is up 65% on 2020 and the quality is excellent"

It is all go at New Zealand miniature apple grower Rockit, the apple harvest is underway with a brand new packhouse. Mark O’Donnell who joined the company as CEO in early…

Global Focus Bananas

Global Alliance for Cooperation in the Fight against Fusarium R4T

The banana sector is threatened by the Tropical Fusarium Race 4, which is also known as the Panama disease. The fungus is lethal for plantations and renders…

Mita is a new PO boasting 60 years of experience

To convey its love for agriculture and care for the health of consumers, the environment, food safety and operators, a recently-created PO has decided to opt for a claim that…

PMA town hall

The potential of AI technology in solving problems in agriculture

This week’s PMA town hall looked at the developments in AI and how the technology can be applied to solve problems in agriculture. Vonnie Estes, PMA’s Vice-President of…

March Madness and foodservice add to increasing avocado demand

Supplies of avocados are strong right now and demand continues to build. Gary Caloroso of Los Angeles, CA-based Giumarra Companies says there are currently promotable supplies…

Jorge Argüello, the Ambassador of Argentina to the US:

“Port of Philadelphia is Argentina’s main port-of-entry for fruit exports”

On March 16th the Port of Philadelphia and the Embassy of Argentina hosted a webinar to highlight the relationship between the port and Argentina’s produce industry. A panel…

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd publishes annual report and confirms significant earnings growth for 2020

Hapag-Lloyd published its annual report with audited business results for the 2020 financial year today. In the reporting year, Hapag-Lloyd’s earnings before interest, taxes,…

Formosa, Argentina

"More and more producers are abandoning the plots dedicated to banana cultivation because of their lack of profitability"

Panfilo Ayala, director of the Argentine Agrarian Federation and a reference for the Laguna Naineck subsidiary, stated that many banana producers in the…

Almeria bets on Short Distance Maritime Transport to reach European markets

Jesus Caicedo, the president of Almeria's Port Authority (APA), attended a conference in Cartagena on Short Distance Maritime Transport (TMCD), a logistics…

Retail

Dreamstime

Sonae said its fourth-quarter net profit fell 3.4%

Netto has completed its acquisition of Tesco Poland

Inside Amazon Australia’s mammoth warehouse that will be operated by high-tech robots and humansE-commerce giant Amazon is set to complete its mammoth Sydney warehouse - the…

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