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Some Chinese suppliers stand out in the market

"Chinese fruit market already past the darkest hour"

The import fruit market in China suffered from an incident with imported cherries that tested positive for Covid-19. Many exporters wonder how the Chinese market will develop…

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Export of pineapples from the Philippines and Latin America expected to increase and

Demand for Hainan pineapples grows as mainland China temporarily bans Taiwanese pineapples

The General Administration Customs China (GACC) announced on the 26th of February that pineapple imports from Taiwan had been temporarily halted. This prohibition went into…

Rosselkhoznadzor allows imports of apples, tomatoes from some Azerbaijani enterprises

The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance has allowed apple imports from eight Azerbaijani enterprises and tomatoes produced by…

Bhutan: Samdrup Jongkhar orange exports up 30 percent

Samdrup Jongkhar is the seat of the Samdrup Jongkhar District in Bhutan. The town is located at the south-eastern part of Bhutan, bordering the Indian state of…

Cambodian agri-exports up 55% in Jan-Feb

Cambodia exported a total of 1,599,922.37 tonnes of major non-milled-rice agricultural products in the first two months of this year. According to Minister of…

Hema Fresh and Chinese city Sanya join hands to develop mango market

On February 26, a ceremony took place in Fufan Mango Center in Tianya District, Sanya City, to celebrate the strategic cooperation with Hema Fresh. This is the…

First truckload of Dalian cherries this season arrives in Beijing

By late February, large volumes of cherries from Wafangdian, Dalian became available. Products from various orchards and greenhouses gathered at the Delisi Market, the largest…

Zespri launchess red kiwi in China with Pagoda

Recently, Zespri revealed the launch of their red kiwifruit variety in the Chinese mainland market. Pagoda has been chosen as their exclusive partner in this…

Andhra Pradesh growers expect bumper mango harvest this year

Andhra Pradesh fruit growers are expecting a bumper mango harvest this year. Growers hope to export at least 4,000 tonnes of quality mangoes to the Middle East…

Air-cargo service in Nagaland, India

The launch of the air-cargo service at Dimapur airport is a landmark event for Nagaland. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio saw off the first consignment of 1.3 tonnes…

Special Australia / New Zealand

MAF RODA

Chris Bray - MAF RODA NZ

"Ease of integration and design means customers only need to deal with one company"

More and more companies are investing in robotics and automated packhouse machinery, this may be to tackle labour shortages or cope with growing production volumes. MAF RODA…

Global Focus Bananas

Robert Adams, President of One Banana Co.:

“From March 2020 to date, we have donated 1,248,900 bananas”

Banana company One Bananas has their own sustainable farms in Guatemala, Ecuador and Peru. Robert Adams, President of One Banana Co. says: “Late last year, eastern Guatemala…

Deputy Director General of FAO will be present

First Southern Hemisphere Fresh Fruit Trade Congress- "Keeping the world supplied"

With the aim of bringing the fruit industries of the Southern and Northern Hemisphere closer together and to allow better planning for the coming year, SHAFFE…

Royal Thai Army Radio and Television & Chinese e-commerce giant

TV5 and JD.com partner up to increase Thai fruit sales

Royal Thai Army Radio and Television (TV5) is working with Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com to promote Thai agricultural products on the platform. This is part…

Interview with Muslim Khalilov, chief specialist of the Export Promotion Department

'Uzbekistan expands fruit and vegetable exports to China'

In the past, Uzbekistan already introduced 14 types of fruit and vegetable products to the Chinese market. In the coming years, it hopes to obtain permits for…

Kazakhstan is looking for $9.5 billion in agricultural investments by 2025

Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin has stated that the Kazakh government plans to attract 4 trillion tenge (US$9.57 billion) of investments in its agriculture…

Under pressure to find new markets after Chinese pineapple ban

Taiwan will export large shipment of pineapples to Australia in May

Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) has announced that it has reached an agreement to export 6,000 kilograms of pineapples to Australia in May. The…

ARRA program answers passion demand in grape market

Innovation and dedication are the core forces behind the creation of a great table grape, according to the team behind the ARRA breeding program. “We work tirelessly towards…

Limpopo hot pepper grower looks to export

In their first year of planting chillies, Waltela Maree of Zandrivier Boerdery in Vaalwater, Limpopo, says the bumper crop of hot peppers has almost taken them by surprise.…

Wouter Snippe, WeGrowOrganic:

“We want to be able to supply Dutch organic onions year-round”

There's a lot of construction underway at WeGrowOrganic in the Netherlands. This company supplies products like organic onions and potatoes. It's building a new processing and…

Fruit Cleaning Service offers alternative for soft fruit with a quality problem

Soft berries and strawberries that are too soft or have a mould problem, a container of blueberries with a cooling problem or raspberries whose shelf life is not optimal -…

'Soon 40,000 substrate bales in the mountains,' announced a producer

Drop in demand for Cardoncelli mushrooms, but plans are in place for the coming months

Not only is the request for Cardoncelli mushrooms decreasing these days, but also the demand for base cultivation substratum. "Usually, as spring approaches, the demand for…

US: 2021 organic apple and pear import program kicks off

This year Bridges Produce celebrates 15 years of importing organic apples and pears from South America. “We have grown our Southern Hemisphere apple and pear program steadily…

A new name on the fruit stage: Vrugteboom

“All of the reactions we’ve had from our clients across the world have been positive, and sometimes they ask us what the name means,” says Stijn Koesen, managing director of…

Virtual town hall

How PMA helps increase diversity and inclusion in the produce industry

The discussion at this week’s PMA virtual town hall centered around diversity and inclusion, and the steps that PMA has taken to support members in increasing the diversity…

Growing regions and varieties of mangoes shifting

Volumes and varieties of mango supplies are beginning a transition from Peru to Mexico. “Peru is shipping Kent mangoes and arrivals from Peru are expected until the second…

Banana growers call for urgent Government assistance

Australian banana growers who have lost up to 100 per cent of their crop to cyclonic winds are calling for urgent assistance from the Queensland and Federal Governments.In a devastating…

A couple of Brazilian lawyers quit their jobs in Belo Horizonte to grow shiitake in Nova Lima

They are both lawyers. She had a company in Belo Horizonte, where she worked with her mother. He also worked in the state capital of Minas Gerais; in a large law firm. Gisele…

Across global product offering

Tropical grower embraces shelf-life extending technology

Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-funded company providing new technologies to extend the shelf life of produce and fight food waste, and AMR Agro, a tropical grower in the…

Yanni Yacial / IMPROVATE

IMPROVATE Israel-UAE agriculture and water conference:

"Desert agriculture can be the answer to food security"

As climate change continues to impact agriculture worldwide, a conference aimed at advancing technological cooperation in agriculture and water was held in Tel Aviv this week…

Westfalia’s Mozambican litchi programme brings the sweet taste of success

In a victory for more than 200 smallholder growers, Westfalia Fruit is celebrating a bountiful 2020 litchi season in Mozambique.The returns from the 2020 bumper crop are…

NZ: Moving tomatoes into next-gen tech

Waybeyond has launched a purpose-built mobile Crop Registration app for tomato growers, digitizing a time-consuming manual data process. “Those in the tomato business will be…

New Zealand expects largest ever kiwifruit harvest

New Zealand’s 2021 kiwifruit harvest has kicked off with the first commercial crop being picked this morning in Gisborne and more kiwifruit to be picked across New Zealand…

Vanguard South Africa

Update on South Africa’s apple and pear crops

"South Africa’s main apple and pear production areas in the Western region had an excellent winter season with ample rain, snow and cold units," says Neil…

Driscoll’s Miles and Brie Reiter discuss past, present and future of their business

In a recent interview with Food Tank, father-daughter J. Miles Reiter and Brie Reiter Smith of Driscoll’s, the world’s largest berry company, spoke about…

Egypt in talks to export grapes & pomegranates to Japan

Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Al-Sayed el-Quseir has been discussing the prospects for agricultural cooperation between his country and…

Shipping route launched to export Egyptian crops to Russia

Egyptian shipping company Kadmar Shipping Co. has announced the launch of the Russian Leader Line for transporting Egyptian agricultural crops between…

Researchers develop an AI system that allows greenhouses to operate without human intervention

This technology is a step forward for future space missionsOne of the challenges to colonize other planets and establish human settlements, starting with the…

Restrictions in the hospitality industry hinder the campaign in Aragon

"Black truffle producers were unable to cover production costs this year"

The president of the Association Truffle Producers and Collectors from Aragon, David Royo, said this year has been very complicated for the black truffle due…

Switzerland: Grob Gemüsebau fights for geothermal energy project

Pilot project with thermal water to be approved for the long term

Water is necessary for vegetables to thrive. Grob Gemüse AG in Schlattingen has yet yet another function for water: thermal water from deep underground is used to heat their…

PlayStation

Sony files patent for ‘banana’ as PS5 controller

A new PlayStation patent appears to have a literal banana as a PS5 controller. GamesIndustry.biz has noted that Sony has recently filed a patent for this new controller…

Retail

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Sainsbury’s plans to cut an additional 500 jobs

Mercadona has shared profits with its entire workforce

Online shopping, private brands boost Israel's Shufersal profitShufersal, Israel’s largest supermarket chain, reported a 2.6% rise in quarterly profit, boosted by a jump in…

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