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South African grapefruit growers flatten the curve through an early start

There will be enough grapefruit for all markets during the six-month period that South Africa is the lone grapefruit supplier, and the internal quality conforms to market…

Ron Jongejan, Fresh-Flow:

"Excellent Kenyan Hass avocado season, green avocado sales tougher"

The Kenyan avocado season is in full swing. Ron Jongejan is from FreshFlow, Vegpro Kenya's Dutch sales office. He reflects on a good start to the season. "We marketed far more…

South Africa

Limpopo Province potato farmer's story of resilience

When Covid-19 struck South Africa, Limpopo Province potato farmer Johan Holtzhausen did his utmost stops to protect his workforce against the pandemic. Pooled…

Tanzanian avocado revenues at US$8.5 million

Avocado exports have contributed about US$8.5 million (Tzs 19.5 bn) to national revenues via the markets in France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.…

Kenya: Q1 avocado export revenues at Sh4.26 bn

In the first quarter of 2021, the value of Kenya’s avocado exports jumped 93 per cent YoY, to Sh4.26 billion (€32.8 mln). Data from the Horticulture…

Malawi: Tobacco losing ground to potatoes

For decades, tobacco has been Malawi’s main foreign exchange earner. However, when he opened this year’s tobacco marketing season on Tuesday, president Lazarus…

Prices usually increase this time of year

Polish apple prices have dropped slightly over past three weeks

The nights of frost have not had any impact for the new Polish apple season. Fruit trees have not yet bloomed, which means they can’t be damaged by cold weather just yet.…

Ports brace for ‘tsunami of freight’

US importers face even more extreme delays ahead as container capacity maxes out

At this point in time, the number of container ships stuck at anchor off Los Angeles and Long Beach is down to around 20 per day. That number was about 30 a few months ago.…

"Chinese fruit imports in Jiaxing Market increased by 15% despite pandemic"

The Jiaxing Fruit Market was established in 1992. After more than 20 years of development, it is already the largest domestic fruit distribution center in east China. More…

Alain Alarcón, Banagrumes:

“Strong increase in tonnage on the French banana market in recent years”

The banana market, and more precisely the Rungis market, is not doing as well as it should be at this time of year. “The market is still correct,” according to Alain Alarcón,…

Special South Africa

2020/21 – what a year for the UK and international fresh produce sector

What next for South Africa?

2020/21 will be a period we won’t forget in a hurry in the international fresh produce sector or for that matter for any other part of our lives. In the UK, we have had to…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

Four fresh produce applications where retail-ready packaging is gaining ground

A new Freedonia Group analysis projects retail-ready boxes to be one of the fastest growing packaging types used in the fresh produce industry through 2024,…

Dutch wholesaler and Belgian cooperative introduce new TOV packaging

Dutch wholesaler De Groot Fruit & Vegetables will begin selling Cuisinesse TOVs today. Tomeco grows these flavor tomatoes in Belgium for Coöperatie Hoogstraten. De Groot and…

Wild mushroom crop behind in the Northwest

Specialty mushroom supplies are good but that's not the case with wild mushrooms. Joe Salvo of Ponderosa Mushrooms in Maple Ridge, BC says specialty mushrooms such as King…

Demand for mangoes a lot better than it was in 2020

“We are facing some problems with shipping out mangoes to the United States”

Indian mangoes are currently not able to be exported to the United States. Travel restrictions make it impossible for the required inspections by an USDA/APHIS officer to take…

Pomegranate processing system improved

Pomegranates are healthy but messy and labor-intensive to process. It is therefore often overlooked in the fresh fruit and vegetable processing world. This product needs a…

Tommaso Concari (Op Bristol) on melon and watermelon cultivations in central-northern Italy

"We will lose earliness of the crop compared to 2020, but frost damage is limited"

"With regard to the cold weather recorded from 6 to 8 April and from 12 to 14 April 2021, with temperatures well below zero, as a producer's organization with members divided…

Market and Crop Update for April 29, 2021

Vidalia onion grower: “We will harvest by the end of the week and should start shipping next week"

MARKETVidalia:Danny Ray with Ray Farms Inc. reported from the field on April 28. “We are plowing reds today,” he said. “We will harvest by the end of the week…

Interview with Federico Baraldi, CEO at Isolagrande

Should brand and value be guaranteed by big retail chains?

Brand and value are concepts the international fresh produce sector cannot ignore, however different markets may have different approaches when it comes to…

Arrival of California cherries in Vietnam creates a frenzy

Cherry harvest is starting to ramp up in the early growing regions in California. “Yesterday was the first big day for picking for us,” says Tad Brusseau with Sutherland, S.A.…

Increased competition from Eastern Europe

Apple exports humming along despite unique commodity challenges

Apple exports from Washington are moving well on the state’s smaller crop. “We’re in good shape on exports right now. As far as movement, there are a lot of places where…

Grower-shipper partnership allows for first foray into California avocados

Marking a year of striving toward and strengthening synergies since Oppy acquired a 65 percent stake in Eco Farms last spring, the duo is now bringing California avocados —…

Pepper processing line

From raw pepper to fresh convenience product

In the autumn of 2020, Sormac installed a complete pepper processing line at Heemskerk fresh & easy in Rijnsburg, the Netherlands. The line processes no less than 1,500 kg…

La Unió to request citrus import ban from Argentina if 5 or more interceptions are detected in a month

La Unió de Llauradors stated that the European Commission had decided to allow imports of oranges and lemons from Argentina to the European Union since May 1,…

Al Dahra BayWa once again harvests tomatoes in the desert

New beginning following natural disaster

Al Dahra BayWa in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has harvested its first tomatoes at its climate-controlled greenhouse, just over a year after it was destroyed in a natural…

European Picota cherry farmers predict excellent season

As the start of the European Picota Cherry season approaches in mid-June, the farmers who are growing this exclusive European variety are following rigorous…

Greenyard Fresh UK signs agreement with Produce Logistics

Greenyard Fresh UK and logistics and fresh produce packing specialists, Produce Logistics, have signed an agreement which launches a closer collaboration between the two…

Pro Carton and ECMA demystify SUPD, PPWD and EGD legislation in a new joint webinar

Join a special webinar that will take the confusion out of key European legislation and explain what it means in practice for the paper-based packaging…

Fruit importer/exporter launches multi-use app

Salix Fruits, fresh fruit import and export company, celebrates its 10th anniversary by launching an app that has been developed with Lyncros, a software factory for mobile…

Mangoes from East Godavari district will flow to US and Europe

According to officials from the East Godavari district, the state government is keen to make the region a horticultural hub. The Agriculture Process and Export…

Venezuela: Unconfirmed Fusarium alert worries banana sector

The Fusarium Race 4 has once again put the region on alert, this time due to an unconfirmed alarm of the presence of the fungus in Venezuela. On April 7, there…

Retail

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Magnit: Like-for-like sales up in Q1

Harris Farm Markets: First store for the Gold Coast

Australia: Woolworths fails to impress with April showing over ColesAustralia’s biggest supermarket chain Woolworths Group offered a less upbeat reading of sales so far in…

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