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Finnish cucumber growers reach 200 kg harvest

It was with surprise that Jyrki Jalkanen with the Finnish Glasshouse Growers' Association learned about the statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…

Trade at Rungis slowed down by bad weather

“80% of our clients did not come because of the snow”

Snow has fallen this week in several French departments, especially in the west, north and east of the country. 33 departments have been placed on alert for cold, snow and ice…

A&P Service assists apple sector with new process

"Residue-free cleaning and polishing of apples"

A&P Service, based in Jork, is firmly established as a machine builder and supplier in the pome fruit industry. For many years now, the service provider has been providing…

A public notice for firms interested in acquiring an exclusive breeding license contract

Three new strawberry selections for mild climate zones and how to get them

Three new strawberry selections named LAM 09.68.4, LAM 11.23.22 and LAM 11.85.17 represent the first and most advanced results obtained within a Genetic Improvement Program…

Perry Verstraeten, De Blaeij wholesalers:

"Jonagold slowly losing ground to the club apples"

“We have had a busy start to the week because of the winter weather and the cold temperatures. At the weekend people started hoarding a bit for the cold weather that was…

20% less export due to off year

Kenyan avocado harvest gets underway

The avocado campaign at Kenya Fresh starts in February for the Fuerte variety and March for Hass. “Our company expect to export both conventional and organic Hass and Fuerte via…

WIlliam Verhage Valstar:

"Many struggles in export to United Kingdom, British customers are looking for the right paths"

Fruit and vegetables exports to the United Kingdom are facing hurdles as a result of Brexit. William Verhage, responsible for exports to England and Ireland as account manager…

Juan M. Rodríguez, of Flor de Doñana: "Organic fruit consumers demand proximity and convenience"

The supply of Spanish berries is still limited

The impact of the storm and frosts recorded early in the year are still palpable in the berry market. The volumes of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries are still…

North American markets are promising for Egyptian garlic

The Egyptian garlic season has started, with the first shipments of green garlic already shipped out via sea. Volumes are higher this year, and quality has improved since last…

"The season won't be as early as last year"

In Spain, the stone fruit trees are blooming

Parts of Europe are currently bitterly cold. But, in Spain, farmers are already preparing for the summer fruit season. Paul van Groningen of Greenfood Iberica shares these…

Special Asia

Production volume of Chilean plums suffers from continuous rainfall

Chinese import of Chilean plums remains stable

Chile is the largest exporter of plums in the world and exports plums to more than 70 countries in the world, including countries in Europe and Asia. Chile has a strong…

Global Focus Organics

Sander De Proost, BelOrta:

"Differentiation of the organic assortment high on the agenda for 2021

The organic segment of BelOrta closed positively last year with an increase compared to 2019. “A good result,” says Sander De Proost of BelOrta. “Organic is already a growing…

Jacques Beukes - Modderdrift

“If the rain stays away, I foresee very good arrivals on the premium varieties”

At Modderdrift in the Hex River Valley they’re briskly packing table grapes for mostly the UK and Canada at the moment, while demand from the US is much higher than usual.…

SanLucar published New Dreams magazine

The global premium fruit and vegetable brand SanLucar publishes its annual "Dreams Magazine". Through personal stories, images, infographics and with an emotional design, it…

Daco Sol of GroentenFruit Huis on Brexit

"The goal is to allow export to proceed as smoothly as possible"

The organisations active in the fruit and vegetable sector are preparing intensively for the new phytosanitary requirements that the UK will introduce on 1…

Belgium's BelOrta expands its cucumber acreage and range

BelOrta has kicked off the start of the new Belgian fruit-vegetable season. At the beginning of February, they sold the first of their Crunchy King mini…

European potato market (week 6)

Markets remain firm and prices are still up

European physical markets Price summary €/t (source: NEPG): Belgium Fiwap/PCA market message: Potatoes for processing: several factories are still buying to cover the limited needs,…

Dutch seed company hosts meeting with North American cucumber partners

Although the COVID-19 restrictions meant that it was not possible to meet in person, Rijk Zwaan was able to discuss valuable insights with its partners ‘virtually’ by hosting…

El Pinar

Victory, Primavera and Inspire: rustic strawberry varieties adapted to the Mediterranean arc

The strawberry season has started with some delay due to the low temperatures recorded in January and the many cloudy days. Despite this, varieties such as the Victory,…

Founded Banken Champignons in the Netherlands

Henk Banken passes away

On Sunday, 7 February 2021, Henk Banken passed away after a short illness. The 86-year-old was the Banken Champignons Group's founder, former director, and ambassador. He had also…

Hinojosa's eco-friendly heat-sealable cardboard tray wins award at the WorldStar Awards 2021

Many countries in the European Union are restricting the use of single-use plastics in food packaging. It's a regulatory change that goes hand in hand with the…

The lion's share comes from Peru, Chile or Spain

Swiss avocado imports more than doubled within 7 years

According to calculations by the Federal Customs Administration FCA, a total of around 18.9 million kilograms of avocados were imported into Switzerland in 2020. Most of the…

Sennder licenses SaaS platform to Zeitfracht, as part of a new strategic partnership

Sennder, a digital road freight forwarder, and Zeitfracht, the Berlin based logistics company, will advance the digitalization of European road freight through…

UPA Huelva

"Once again, Carrefour sells Huelva strawberry with a volume discount"

"UPA Huelva has been denouncing for several campaigns that Carrefour has been applying volume discounts to strawberries, which has a negative effect on the…

Red alert at several retail stores:

"Current weather conditions are presenting us with challenges in some regions"

The chaos caused by the snow that has covered parts of Germany has also left its mark on the food trade. However, the effects were kept within narrow limits,…

Polish lemon prices remained at low levels since January

Polish lemon prices have remained at a very low level since January. Traders offer these citrus fruits in large wholesale at 3.00-5.50 zlotys/kg…

Almeria-based cooperative Cabasc will invest € 32.4 million in improvement of sustainable production facilities and techniques

The Councilor of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Sustainable Development of Andalusia, Carmen Crespo, has visited the facilities of the Almeria-based…

AC Goatham & Son

Solar power installation completed on Kent farm

AC Goatham & Son, which grows over 350 million apples and 55 million pears each year, has finished installing one of the UK's largest roof mounted solar panel…

Mondi

EcoSolutions at Mondi

Food packaging: Balancing functionality and sustainability

Food loss and food waste remain a big challenge. How are packaging companies working to help address this problem while striking a balance between the sustainability of the…

Downing Street will not publish Brexit deal impact assessment

Downing Street has refused to publish an impact assessment on its Brexit deal with the EU. The prime minister's spokesperson dismissed calls to publish the…

Riverford organic vegetable box company

Devon veg box firm does away with plastic in a switch to home-compostable packaging

After a two-year journey, organic veg box company Riverford has switched to all of its packaging on fruit and veg to home compostable. This action will save 21…

UK: Six arrested for modern slavery offences

Last Tuesday, six people aged between 30 and 55 were arrested for modern slavery offences. According to the Metropolitan Police, the arrest followed an…

Cheapest places to buy fruit and vegetables in the UK

In the Channel 5 programme Secrets of Your Supermarket Food, the presenters explained that there are cheaper places to pick up fruit and veg than UK…

Food traders say impacts of Brexit 'could get worse'

Voices from within Scotland's food and drink industry are warning of price rises and potential shortages when new Brexit rules on imports come into force in…

Chinese imported fruit sales decline, as domestic fruit sales go up

Data from the Shanghai Fruit Industry Association and the Shanghai Agricultural Wholesale Market shows the impact of the pandemic on the Chinese fruit market…

Strategic partnership between SATI and Western Cape Department of Agriculture to increase exports to China

Over the past two weeks, Western Cape table grapes producers have been harvesting table grapes. These are to be marketed under the South African Table Grape Industry’s…

Chilean fruit and vegetable import and export values figures to the Netherlands

Last year's drought caused lag in Chilean avocado exports

The Chilean public research institute, ODEPA, recently released figures. These show that agricultural products trade between the Netherlands and Chile follow global trends.…

Craig Stauffer, CEO of Vanguard International

While consumer fears abate, cherry prices remain depressed in China

During the last week of January, inspectors in China detected Covid-19 on a shipment of imported cherries. The market saw immediate effects from the breaking of this news:…

Ricardo Angel of La Corsaria:

“We use Weber Vacuum Cooling to extend shelf-life of our herbs”

While perishability is in the nature of fresh produce, some products are more perishable than others and therefore require extra attention and innovation to ensure that its…

"Consumers will now find the fruit available online, direct from growers or wholesalers"

NZ passionfruit growers invest in domestic marketing campaign to help distribution across the country

The New Zealand Passionfruit Growers Association says consumers will now be able to access more of the fruit online this season, following changes implemented during the…

Interested in marketing Dominican avocados?

The green skin avocado received a makeover with a new brand, Tropical Avocados, last year. Now, the International Executive Service Corps, or IESC, is looking for a company to…

California weather brings tight strawberry supplies this Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and that means that consumers are looking for strawberries. “Valentine’s Day presents a great opportunity to create recipe displays…

PMA Virtual Town Hall

Applying root cause strategies to the produce industry

This week’s PMA virtual town hall discussed putting root-cause strategies into the hands of the produce industry when it comes to investigating, but ultimately preventing,…

Fruit and vegetable production, 2020

Canadian fruit and vegetable farmers weather the COVID-19 storm

Along with facing the usual weather challenges, Canadian fruit and vegetable farmers had to contend with labour shortages in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

New NZ apple brand signals early start to season

T&G Global has launched a new early ripening apple brand which will be one of the first New Zealand apples of the 2021 season to arrive in key Asian markets. T&G Global’s…

Alan Pollard - NZ Apples & Pears

Earlier start to NZ apple harvest, strong demand in export markets

The New Zealand apple harvest is already under way, around a week earlier than last season, volumes will increase towards the end of the month into March. Recent…

New Zealand supermarkets full of passion(fruit) this Valentine’s Day

Kiwis are being urged to make the most of an influx of passionfruit that will hit supermarket shelves just in time for Valentine’s Day as the soaring cost of…

Rockit begins 2021 'with a bang'

Rockit Global Limited has commenced what it believes will be its most exciting year yet with new CEO Mark O’Donnell announcing two key appointments. The fruit company, which…

Exports of Georgian mandarins up by 25 per cent

The current export volume of Georgian mandarins has reached 39,000 tons as of February 9, 2021. According to the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture of Georgia,…

European Covid issues challenge Indian grape exporters

Maharashtra grape exports have begun for this season, but exporters are facing various problems due to the pandemic situation in Europe. Small exporters are…

"70% of our production will go to the Asian market"

Verdeflor will export its own Hass avocado production this year

The general manager of Verdeflor SAC, Eric D'Angles, announced that the company, which mainly provides maquila services to avocado agro-exporters, plans to…

What makes Romanesco broccoli so mathematically perfect?

In terms of taste, broccoli is a divisive vegetable. But visually, you would be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't find Romanesco broccoli aesthetically…

Mushroom bricks might replace concrete?

Mushroom bricks are much more than just an alternative building material which has a “greener” carbon footprint. Mushroom bricks are similar to bricks made…

Using AI and Machine Learning will increase in horti industry

The expectation is that in 2021, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies will continue to become more mainstream. Businesses that haven’t…

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Carrefour partners with Altarea

UK: Tesco urged by investors to sell more healthy foodA group of investors is trying to pressure Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket, into selling healthier food and drink…

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