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OVERVIEW GLOBAL GRAPEFRUIT MARKET

The grapefruit market is currently in a transition between the northern and southern hemispheres. The Spanish season is coming to an end, as are the Turkish and Israeli…

PMA Southern Africa Beanstalk monthly webinar

"Challenging and rough" table grape season, but rain impact seems minimal

The monthly webinar hosted by the Produce Marketing Association’s Southern Africa chapter in conjunction with Beanstalk host Max McGillivray heard that of the intensive…

Ugandan team develops eco-friendly packaging

A new, eco-friendly packaging developed by a Ugandan team, in collaboration with a university from the UK, could boost the incomes of Ugandan farmers and create much-needed…

Pierre Roux: "100% raw nuts of single origin"

South African organic pecan nuts enter the rest of Europe via the Netherlands

On the banks of the Orange River in South Africa, Roux Pecans grows organic pecans. To respond to Brexit and its consequences for exports to Europe, Roux Pecans has set up a…

Emmanuel Mwamba: Remove Zambian taxes on agriculture products

Chifwani Concepts is a Zambian social enterprise that promotes the farming of cassava. Chifwani Concepts promoter Emmanuel Mwamba has called on the government…

NZ apple volumes revised

14% down on 2020, $95-$100 million year on year reduction of export earnings

New Zealand Apples and Pears Inc (NZAPI), the industry association representing all apple, pear and nashi growers in New Zealand, has released an updated crop…

Castellon has lost 10,000 hectares of mandarin and orange trees in the last two decades

According to data from the Conselleria on the agricultural area in Castellon, the province has lost an estimated 10,000 hectares of citrus fruits since 1999.…

Wholesale prices of fruit and vegetables on Casablanca market

This is an overview of the weekly wholesale prices for the most sold fruit and vegetables on the wholesale market in Casablanca (Morocco). These are minimum and maximum sales…

Packaging company expands sustainable packaging line and celebrates centennial anniversary

Packaging needs and trends are constantly evolving, especially in the produce industry, where packaging is integral to ensuring the protection and shelf-life of a product.…

Turkish cherry season to begin next month

“We expect the cherry season to start as early as April 20th”

The Turkish cherry season is about to start and the season should be better than last year. Volumes will be healthier, as last year there was simply too much supply. Exports…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Fairtrade takes big steps towards living wages for banana workers

Fairtrade has announced a new base wage for all Fairtrade certified banana plantations. The revised standard marks a unique move towards a living wage, benefitting thousands…

Global Focus Bananas

Taiwan Technical Mission develops new tool for St. Lucia banana sector

The Banana Productivity Improvement Project (BPIP) in St. Lucia is intended to assist banana growers to increase their productivity, output and overall…

Diederick Knijnenburg (Oakfield Champignons, NL): "White mushroom sales running smoothly, not so for chestnut ones"

"An early Easter benefits mushroom sales"

The current mushroom market situation varies per product. That's according to Diederick Knijnenburg of Oakfield Champignons in the Netherlands. "There are too many chestnut…

Mehmet Bozkurt (MAB Quality LLC & Co) markets Greek asparagus for the first time

"Greek asparagus season somewhat delayed due to weather"

Despite a slight delay, the season of Greek white asparagus has started well. "The quality of the early quantities is excellent, and larger quantities are expected to hit the…

Late start but great satisfaction for artichokes

"The harvesting of artichokes started on February 15th in Acerra (Neaples), around one month late due to the excessive low temperatures, frost and abundant rain. As a…

New Zurich marketer foodextra gmbh sells organic fruits and vegetables

"The organic customer knows the complete seasonal calendar by heart"

Zurich's Engrosmarkt has had a new organic company for just under six months. Under the name foodextra gmbh, market trader Lukas Jehle offers exclusively organically produced…

"It safeguards our market access and reputation as a supplier of world-class produce"

Experts reinforce the importance of strengthening Australia's "strong" biosecurity system to reach key ag targets

Australia's Government agency responsible for scientific research says while the country has a "fantastic" biosecurity system that protects farmers, the current system is…

Alan Hunt - Freshgro

We will not be short of carrots this season

The English carrot harvest is proceeding as planned at Freshgro. The company expects to keep it going until the end of May. Alan Hunt from Freshgro said the company's carrot…

Chris Chinn - Cobrey Farms

Reopening of hospitality will be too late for asparagus season

The asparagus harvest has started in the Wye Valley, although it is around a week behind last year, the timing is compatible with a normal year. “The volumes are limited at…

California fig growers hope for another season of strong demand

Following a season of strong demand, California fig growers think they might just see that same level of demand for their 2021 season. “Everything looks good. The crop’s…

Regaining no. 1 position in the northeast fruit export market

Brazil: APM Terminals Pecém registers a growth of 10% in 2020

APM Terminals Pecém (Brazil) marked several achievements in the past year. The Terminal grew volumes by double digits in 2020, reaching 387 717 TEUs handled. The figures…

Assessment of the Saint-Charles Quality Initiative 2019/2020

A meeting was held to assess the actions taken in 2019/2020 as part of the Quality Initiative of Saint-Charles (DQSC). It was an essential rendezvous for the National Union of…

La Unió denounces orange promotions in Spain selling at below production costs

La Unió de Llauradors denounced several commercial distribution chains who have orange promotions with prices below production costs, a practice that distorts…

Dutch students developing broccoli harvesting robot

In February 2021, two students from the Dutch Inholland University of Applied Sciences started their graduate internships for the so-called Smart Farming…

COAG

Spain increased its watermelon imports by almost ninefold in just five years

According to a study on Spanish watermelon imports prepared by the Coordinator of Organizations of Farmers and Ranchers (Coag) of Almeria, the country has…

Innovative technology preserves the properties of fresh products after defrosting

La Unión Nice ships its first frozen vegetables from Almeria

Last week, La Union Corp and Nice Tech shipped their new project's first truck of fresh-cut frozen fruit and vegetable products from the Cuatro Higueras…

Due import ban adjustments

Renewed market opportunities for US almonds in Algeria

Following the instruction of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune during his 2020 June’s Ministers Council Meeting regarding the total restriction of the importation of agricultural…

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Spar partners with Gander

Spar Belgium: New convenience store concept

UK: Asda leadership updateAsda has announced that CEO and President Roger Burnley has decided to leave the business next year, after the supermarket has transitioned fully to…

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