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Start of the open field harvest in the Lower Rhine region

"Despite the cold, we expect normal vegetable and lettuce yields"

This year's vegetable harvest is now getting started in the vegetable fields of the Lower Rhine region. "Tomorrow, Saturday, we will cut the first lettuce of this year's…

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Commercial Specialist

Moroccan grape season will soon be in full swing

"We have an ambition to be the reference of grapes from Morocco”

Morocco produces grapes for both the fresh produce sector as well as for wines. According to Fatiha Charrat, commercial and marketing director for Delassus, plantations for…

WAPA releases overview of the Northern Hemisphere apple and pear stocks

Poland has significantly more apples in stocks than it did in 2020

WAPA has released the latest update on the apple and pear stocks in the Northern Hemisphere. Looking at the volumes of stocks, Poland has a significantly larger amount in…

OP Fonteverde between the end of the vegetable season and the start of the melon season

"While the bell pepper season is almost over, the zucchini season ended prematurely due to the low prices," reported Carmelo Calabrese from OP Fonteverde. Carmelo Calabrese…

New apricot, nectarine, flat nectarine and Paraguayo varieties

"Climate change affecting Europe requires the breeding of new adapted varieties"

The Region of Murcia's stone fruit campaign has already started with small volumes, quality fruit and higher Brix levels than those of the first batches of last year, when…

Producing healthy and flavorful tomatoes

"We have always grown tomatoes however, over the years, we realized we needed to specialize more to keep up with the times and improve the quality of our produce. The facts…

Rowan Vickery - FruitOne

"Citrus markets now starting to feel a bit of pressure"

The first new season lemons from FruitOne arrived on the Canadian market in the first week of April. The company has been shipping lemons to this market for more than fifteen…

Piet van Vugt runs herb business with his four kids and son-in-law

"Diversified client base proved vital last year"

Van Vugt Kruiden has many clients in the hospitality industry. This Dutch company was, therefore, greatly affected by the corona crisis last year. "But fortunately we have a…

Feedback from an Italian operator based in Spain

Drop in prices for Spanish stone fruit, the weather is not encouraging consumption

At the moment, summer fruits arriving from the southern areas of Spain and Murcia are entering the markets with regularity, despite the consistent rainfall that is expected to…

"There will again be an overabundance of cucumbers this year"

The ongoing Corona crisis is making itself felt at both the large and smaller fresh produce centers in Germany. This is also the case at Oldenburg's wholesale market: "There…

Special Melons / Kiwifruit

FreshPlaza May Special - Melons and Kiwifruit

This month FreshPlaza will be will be highlighting Melons and Kiwifruit in our special. Are you an importer of either kiwis or melons or do you export any of these products?…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

Packaging company offers tailored solutions for greenhouse grown leafy greens

In recent years, supplies of greenhouse grown leafy greens have gone up in rapid pace. Although this is a global trend, the growth rate is highest in the United States.…

USPA Fruit

Ukraine: USPA Fruit increases exports to Africa

USPA Fruit initiated its first exports of Ukrainian fruits on the African markets in 2020. Now, the company plans to target more countries and to expand the range of products.…

Op Ortocal on the Calabrian stone fruit campaign in the Sibari Plain

Good stone fruit production expected in southern Italy if the weather trend stabilizes

"Despite the continuous climatic changes and the last adverse weather events, with frost and heavy rains, fortunately the damages recorded on stone fruits are minimal.…

The Italian growers' association APOC virtuous path

The membership base for the organic sector is expected to double in 2021

The Italian growers' association APOC has had organic certification for several years. "In 2020 we had a turnover of about €5 mln in the organic sector. This mainly covers…

Igea totem

Innovative automatic dispenser for bags and gloves

A unique innovative fully-automatic dispenser for bags and gloves in self-service vegetable and bread sections has been developed by Igea. Gianluca Goldoni, partner of a Conad…

France: RibéPrim commits to plastic-free packaging

Promoting more virtuous food has been part of RibéPrim’s identity from the beginning. For many years, the company has been reflecting deeply on the impact of its activities,…

Organic products generate an annual turnover of 2 billion Euro in Belgium and the Netherlands

Andalusia promotes its organic fruit and vegetables in Benelux in a trade mission organized by Extenda

Aiming to boost the leadership of Andalusian organic fruit and vegetable firms in the international markets, Extenda has carried out a direct trade mission in the Benelux…

La Unio estimates production will triple the volume achieved in 2020

Valencian Community's cherry campaign production output back to normal

La Unio de Llauradors said that they expected the Valencian Community would produce nearly 6,700 tons of cherries this season, i.e. three times what they produced in 2020, but…

Seasonal Worker Pilot operators appointed

The NFU has been pushing for the urgent announcement of the two new Seasonal Worker Pilot operators for 2021, so the news that AG Recruitment has joined with another agency…

Small Robot Company launches first commercial robot

Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, today announced its first commercial robot, ‘Tom’. The Tom monitoring robot is now delivered to…

Continued development crucial for Wyma in Europe and UK

The fresh vegetable industry in Europe and the United Kingdom is undergoing rapid and exciting change at present says Jason Gerrie, General Manager of Wyma…

Domingo Martin Ortega is re-elected as president of Asprocan

Domingo Martin Ortega has been re-elected as president of the Association of Organizations of Producers of Bananas of the Canary Islands (Asprocan) by the…

P&O Ferries to launch fifth ship on Dover-Calais

P&O Ferries announced the return of a fifth Ro-Ro ship on its Dover-Calais route in order to take back market leadership on the English Channel. Pride of…

Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Authorities in Granada deactivated an explosive device from WW I found in a shipment of French vegetables

TEDAX-NRBQ agents of the Eastern Andalusian Police in Granada have neutralized an explosive device from World War I that an employee of a food company found in…

AHDB

GB grower held potato stocks as at the end of March sit at 1.2Mt, 22.4% of 2020 total production.

End of March grower held potato stocks at 1.2Mt

1.2Mt of potatoes in grower ownership at the end of March, almost matches the same time last year; just 2.6Kt more. However, it is 90.7Kt higher than the 5-year average. The…

AHDB

Potato Weekly - 30 April 2021

UK planting is progressing well, with some growers finishing this week

Trade has continued at a steady pace this week, although reports have been somewhat mixed depending on the area. Top quality chipping supplies seem to be tightening,…

Northern Ireland

Agriculture Minister Poots signals support for local potato sector

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced the introduction of a financial support package for potato growers impacted by a reduction in demand from the…

Asparagus season is in full swing for Sopley farmer

As the asparagus season is in full swing, Sopley farmer Dan Tanner and his team are busy harvesting these popular spring vegetables, ready to sell in his shop.…

Place UK’s new boss plans exciting new growth phase

Place UK, based at Tunstead near North Walsham, has appointed Pieter van Egmond as its new managing director. His predecessor, Tim Place, decided to step back…

IBO Summit 2021 takes place from August 23rd to 25th

The International Blueberry Organization (IBO) and the Association of Blueberry Producers & Exporters from Peru (PROARÁNDANOS) are responsible for organizing…

First Apple Summit touches on apple quality and consumer trends

Summer promotional opportunities. Sustainability and consumers. Increasing consistent quality. These were a few topics discussed at the first Apple Quality Summit 2021, hosted…

Frank Costa has passed

"Costa Group is saddened to learn of the passing of Frank Costa AO. Frank was a great Australian who through his leadership and vision helped build the Costa Group into the…

San Miguel Corporation

'We started a new avocado campaign'

From Peru, it is expected to export more than 9,000 tons of Hass avocados, the most demanded in the market. In addition, this year other varieties have been added to…

Japanese shipowner hopes Ever Given cargo owners will share Suez damage cost

The Japanese owner of the Ever Given, the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March, halting billions of dollars in maritime…

Avocado farming on the rise in Africa

East African and Nigerian avocado farmers are eager to enter the growing avocado export market. However, environmental concerns cast a shadow over the crop in…

From February to March 2021

Demand for Taiwanese pineapples in Hong Kong grows 135 times

Following the ban on Taiwanese pineapples in mainland China, exports of the fruit to Hong Kong in March surged 135 times compared to February. Just 13 tons of…

Australian avocados marketing update 2021

Key Highlights May marks the launch of the new brand positioning and messaging for Australian Avocados This strategy has been developed from the overarching Avocado…

The CMA CGM Group announces the order of 22 new vessels

The CMA CGM Group signed with CSSC Group an order for 6 LNG-powered containerships with a capacity of 13,000 TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent unit), 6 LNG-powered containerships…

Egypt: January to April agricultural exports at 2.72 million tons

Late last week, the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation that the volume of agricultural exports has increased to more than 2.7 million tons…

Major expansion planned for Mindanao avocado & jackfruit production

The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is planning a large-scale expansion in the production of avocado and jackfruit. For this, it is eyeing 200,000…

Bok choy at the International Space Station

NASA Astronaut Michael Hopkins has had a successful harvest of Amara mustard and “extra dwarf” bok choy in space. The plants were grown for 64 days. Michael Hopkins “I was not…

Retail

Dreamstime

Nationwide store rollout continues for Spar Ukraine

Strong growth for Edeka in pandemic year

China: JD opens first Seven Fresh in ShenzhenJD opened the first Shenzhen branch of its omni-channel fresh produce supermarket SEVEN FRESH. The supermarket is located in…

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