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OVERVIEW GLOBAL PAPAYA MARKET

The situation in the global papaya market is quite stable at the moment. In many European countries, the demand for the fruit is lagging somewhat, but its popularity is…

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Demand for apples high all over Europe

“All apple varieties are popular this year”

The Polish apple season is still ongoing and exporters are having a good time at it, too. Demand is high all over Europe, as well as on the domestic market. Prices of apples…

Likely record potato output in Rangpur, Bangladesh

Officials and experts of the Department of Agricultural Extension are expecting an all-time record  production of potatoes in the Rangpur agriculture region during…

Georgian exports: Fruits up 41% while vegetables down 11% in 2020

The National Statistics Office of Georgia has issued a statement saying the volume of exports of fruits and nuts equalled $171.76 million in 2020. Compared to…

Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Market Committee

Wholesale prices of onion up due to lower arrivals

The onion wholesale prices at the Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC ) have gone up between 15% and 20% in the last 10 days on account of…

Distributors face significant challenges

Rising shipping price and container shortage likely to last for another four months

The shipping cost has shown an upward trend since last summer as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic. The distribution of disinfectants and household…

Central Potato Research Institute, Tamil Nadu

Two new potato varieties could improve yields by 25%

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) -Central Potato Research Institute, (CPRI)- has developed two disease resistant potatoes; Kufri Sahyadri and…

Iran faces apple surplus of 1 mln tons

Iranian apple growers are calling on their government to facilitate the export of at least one million tons of their surplus harvest. A senior board member at…

The first container of Apofruit apples leaves for Taiwan

The first container of Apofruit Italia apples is on its way to the Taiwanese wholesale markets. A success for Apofruit, which has members and factories all over Italy, this…

"What's changed is our ability to respond to the needs of our customers faster and better"

The digital trade platform Marketbuy has undergone a transformation under the hood. Although the platform will feel the same to its users, a new addition to the team has…

Special Asia

Taiwanese markets busy for Lunar New Year

As the Lunar New Year approaches the wet markets in Taiwan are bustling with activity as people shop for supplies for the celebrations. Taiwan didn’t really have strict…

Global Focus Organics

Mexican organic asparagus volume will apply price pressure

With Mexican production of organic asparagus coming on significantly, there’s likely to be pricing pressure in the marketplace. Currently, supplies are coming from San Luis…

The 'Futura Central Asia' facility in Uzbekistan is practically ready

"The new Futura Central Asia facility will be inaugurated by the end of May in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It will follow commercial operations for all central Asian countries…

British Columbia growers worry—again—about labor for upcoming season

With British Columbia’s cherry season not too far around the corner, B.C. growers and shippers are concerned about this season’s supply of both foreign and…

Iran makes headway in fresh fruit and vegetable exports to Russia

Iran seemed to be making real headway in supplying fresh fruits and vegetables to the Russian market at the end of 2020. Estimates show that the exports of…

Logistics drove up demand for Lunar New Year fruits

Today is the celebration of Chinese New Year. Both volume and demand look to be up this year for two popular fruits associated with Lunar New Year - pomelos and red dragon…

New Dortmund company focuses on wholesale and food retailing

"Many mistakenly believe 80-90 per cent of Egypt is desert"

Since the summer of 2020, Dortmund has a new fruit agency called Grünes Tal für Obst und Gemüse LLC. Company founder and managing director Sherif Elshafei has set himself the…

Mango supplier extends season by expanding production beyond its national border

As the popularity of mango grows, European consumers expect this fruit to be on supermarket shelves all year round. How can suppliers of a seasonal fruit, whose availability…

Interview with virologist Walter Davino on the ToBRFV situation

The first announcement of the presence of ToBRFV in Italy dates back to January 2019, thanks to an interview we carried out in Vittoria (RG), Sicily, where Walter Davino,…

Rolf Weber, Global Producers the Netherlands: "Cultivation, exports going well; shipping delays causing most issues"

Complete Costa Rican melon range available

In the Netherlands, Global Producers has been receiving melons from Costa Rica several times a week since week 5. "This week, we have all the melon varieties (yellow melons,…

Heath Wilkins -Golden Bay Fruit : Steve Wright -MSC New Zealand

"Ensuring the quality of our products on arrival, particularly for the longer transits into the UK & Europe, is our primary focus"

Container shipping availability is a hot topic in the fruit and vegetable trade at the moment, as New Zealand enters the apple export season, exporter Golden Bay Fruit and…

Expectations that the return of the school year won't boost banana sales like before

After months of shut schools, in a number of South African provinces like Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal school are finally re-opening for the new school year coming Monday.…

P&C Automation

Horticulture labour shortage leads to a surge in demand for automation solutions

The worker shortage in the Australian horticulture industry following the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge in interest for automated systems in the past few months for one…

WET-2 Sensor

Major Turkish berry grower benefits from multi-parameter soil measurements

The Turkish company SBR Agricultural Products (SBR) was founded in 1990 and operates in the Mersin Silifke region of Turkey. It specialises in the cultivation of fruit,…

Industry reactions

ITC determines blueberry imports don't cause injury to domestic industry

The ITC decision on the 201 investigation regarding blueberry imports was made yesterday, February 11th. The ITC determined that fresh, chilled, or frozen blueberries are not…

Will import volumes in summer increase?

US fresh apple holdings down compared to 2020

U.S. fresh-market apple holdings are down 11.1 percent compared to this time last year. According to the U.S. Apple Association (USApple), which just released the February…

This is the first phase of a project that will be completed with 11 devices to increase simultaneous weighing

APM Terminals Valencia expands VGM service with three new container weighbridges

APM Terminals Valencia has expanded the VGM (Verified Gross Mass) service with three new weighbridges equipped with cameras and sensors that allow the semi-automated control…

Large, sweet and will ripen in winter

UC Davis releases two new strawberry varieties

Red, ripe strawberries are the hallmark of spring in California. Two new varieties from the Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, will…

Washington grower-shipper optimistic about solid start of 2021 for apples and pears

January apple and pear data provide a glimpse of the year ahead. Trends to heed: organic apple and pear sales continue to grow, Cosmic Crisp® apple rises in rank in its…

says Plenty's Co-founder Nate Storey.

“COVID is helping us re-examine our values”

With all the health concerns and supply chain disruptions resulting from the pandemic, many consumers are looking for locally and responsibly produced fruits…

Australian corn processors import produce from Thailand due to local shortages

Australia has run out of locally-grown corn due to a combination of droughts and COVID panic-buying. This has forced local processors to import Thai produce.…

University of Tartu research

Boosting people’s health with the Jerusalem artichoke

Viia Kõiv, Tanel Tenson and Elin Org are researchers at the University of Tartu. The trio has found a new way to improve the health of the immune and nervous…

Israeli market looks promising for Moroccan fruit and vegetable exporters

Morocco-Israel: First steps towards promising joint projects

After the resumption of Israel-Moroccan ties, both parties began look at potential common projects. As stipulated in the Joint Declaration that on December 22…

Due to growth in domestic prices and problems in potato warehouses

Russia may increase potato imports from Egypt

Analysts predict that Russia may greatly increase the volume of imports of potatoes from Egypt in the 2020/21 season. Reports came in this week about the…

He assaulted a moving truck transporting mandarins

Man risks his life to make a video

Is it worth risking your life to steal some mandarins from a moving truck? The young man who stars in the video of this reckless assault probably never thought…

Sainsbury Lab and Wageningen University & Research

New research finds best gene for durable resistance to late blight in potato

An international team of researchers has made an important discovery in the ongoing fight against the notorious potato disease late blight (Phytophthora…

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Edeka is to complete the takeover of 44 Real stores

Germany: Wholesaler Metro optimistic despite first-quarter sales slumpWholesale group Metro said that its performance in key markets such as Germany, France and Italy was…

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