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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…

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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…

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…

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…

Namibia: Massive production increase at ZZ2’s date orchards

The Medjool date harvest of ZZ2 at their Haakiesdoorn farm in the Karas region -Southern Namibia- has increased with 87%. According to Francois Schwalb of ZZ2,…

Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes could be gamechanger for Zimbabwe’s farmers

Recently, Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement added the orange-fleshed sweet potato to the nation’s food basket.…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Rajshahi division, Bangladesh

Growers hope to export 300 tons of mangoes this year

Mango growers of the Rajshahi division have set the target to export 300 tons of mango to different countries -apart from meeting local demand- during the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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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