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European market demand for quick-frozen garlic and ginger from China remains strong

Quick-frozen vegetable mixes are a common frozen product, and they often contain peppers, tomatoes, beans, and cucumber. The fresh ingredients are processed and then quickly…

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National University of Singapore

Making ordinary food extraordinary

Enjoying a glass of juice, tucking into a hearty piece of meat or having a plate of cut fruit may be part of the diet that many do not give much thought to. However, could…

Rising transport costs led to 15% lower profits for Filipino banana growers

It is reported that banana exporters in the Philippines are struggling due to rising logistics costs and delays in transportation, leading to a fall of the overall profit of…

Egyptian grape season started, three weeks earlier than expected

A little earlier than expected, the Egyptian grape season has kicked off. Due to warm weather, the start of the season arrived three weeks before it was expected to begin. For…

Cambodia's durian growers concerned about lockdown sales

Cambodian durian farmers and traders are voicing out concerns on how to bring their products to the market, as Phnom Penh and Takmao are imposing restrictions.…

Strawberry prices plummeting in China

During the Spring Festival period, strawberry prices were still high, but they have plummeted in April. Now, they only cost 5 to 10 yuan per half a kilo, and…

Import price of Taiwanese mangoes is expected to rise by 20%-30%

This year Taiwan experienced the worst drought in the last 100 years. The fruit reserves in many production areas declined and available irrigation water was…

Mango market competition grows more intense

China expects to import half a million tons of mangoes from Cambodia

Around this time of year there is usually a limited supply of seasonal fruits, apart from apples and pears from cold storage there are only a few fruits that…

US and EU are major buyers as Indian products meet compliance norms

Exports of Indian organic products record $1.04 bln last fiscal

Export of organic products from India grew 51 per cent to a record $1.04 billion in dollar terms during the 2020-21 fiscal compared with the previous fiscal.…

Due to dropping prices and labor shortages

Kerala pineapple farmers begin deserting their crops

As prices are plummeting, Kerala’s pineapple farmers are not having a good time. The second wave of Covid has battered many upcountry markets. Although prices…

Special Melons / Kiwifruit

Javier Carmona, marketing director at La Unión Corp:

"There's a growing focus on brands in the melon and watermelon category"

The watermelon season is just starting in Almeria. The first batches of the fruit have reached the market at a time when the weather in Europe is not ideal to motivate…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

WEBER Verpackungen presents natural packaging for lettuces

"Bloom guard is the ideal packaging to protect and market lettuce"

WEBER Verpackungen is a traditional German manufacturer of innovative packaging solutions for the horticultural industry. At its site in Wickede, in the middle of NRW, WEBER…

Kei Higuchi - courtesy of Fukuoka Prefecture

Japan frustrated by Chinese and Korean strawberry and whisky copycats

Both the Japanese government and Japanese companies are battling Chinese and South Korean copycats, taking steps to protect the image and integrity of "made in Japan"…

The ‘946’; one of Japan’s most expensive bananas

The vast majority of bananas in Japan are imported; they sell for about US$0.50 each. However, there is a small percentage of bananas that are just a tad more…

Iran: Annual exports of potatoes up 83%

Iran’s year-on-year potato exports increased by 83 percent in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20). Director Hossein Asghari of the Iranian Agriculture…

Malaysia: Ministry wants local fruit exported via airasia farm

Malaysia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry hopes to see local fruit such as tarap and bambangan exported not only to West Malaysia but to the world.…

South Korea charters 88 flights to Singapore for strawberry exports

South Korea’s agricultural ministry has stated it has operated 88 chartered flights to Singapore since December last year. This is intended to aid local…

Celebration caps successful season for South African table grapes in China

South Africa’s range of high-quality table grapes was in the spotlight in the China market this spring thanks to the active promotion work of the South African Table Grape…

Chile

Organic apple importer differentiates by importing as well as growing in-country

The southern hemisphere apple season has started and last week, Viva Tierra received its first shipment of organic apples from Chile and Argentina in the port of Philadelphia.…

France, Spain, Italy and Greece

medFEL publishes European apricot harvest estimates

On Tuesday 4 May, the first webinar * of the medFEL took place, concerning European apricot harvest estimates, based on the production of the 4 main growing countries and…

When the American dream comes true - thanks to a citrus peeler

Citrus fruits are not only freshly consumed in southern Italy, as in many other parts of the world, but are also used in other industries. For example, for beverages and…

Social programs elevated in preparing for busy Mexican grape season

As the Sonora, Mexico grape season is just a few weeks away, grower/shipper Divine Flavor will quickly turn their attention to the upcoming grape deal, relying on their work…

From 1 to 5 May 2021 - Here are some highlights

Nova Siri Genetics gold sponsor at the International Strawberry Symposium 2021

The International Symposium on Strawberry will last until 5 May 2021. Several companies are attending, including the breeding company Nova Siri Genetics, which will attend the…

Delayed start for domestic blueberry volumes

Domestic supplies of blueberries are coming on heavily to meet a high demand market for the fruit. The supplies coming on now follow a delayed start for the Southeast…

Q1 2021

Continued growth, high profit and additional share buy backs from A.P. Moller - Maersk

A.P. Moller - Maersk had an exceptionally strong start to the year, with strong earnings and growth momentum across all our businesses in ocean, port services and logistics.…

Stuart Thomson - Dyson Farming

"By extending the UK season we avoid the unnecessary food miles from imported strawberries at this time of year.”

Dyson Farming has picked the first strawberries from its new 15-acre glasshouse in Carrington, Lincolnshire. The 424m long glasshouse is powered with renewable electricity and…

IPS created subsidiary in South Africa

"As part of its international development strategy, IPS created a subsidiary in South Africa in October 2020 with the permanent presence of a new collaborator, Michael…

European grocery store successfully implements AI-based fresh produce recognition technology

The COVID-19 pandemic and its disrupting effect on the retail sector have accelerated some in-store technology trends like biometric checkout and scan-and-go systems. The new…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Current avg week prices of bananas from Colombia up 10% compared to last week

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 30-04-2020)

Week 17 avocado supply to the EU dominated by shipments from Peru

In week 17, Israel shipped just 1,000 cartons of Greenskin avocados to Europe, but 395,000 units of Hass avocados, totalling 396,000 units. The Hass supply to the EU in the last week of…

UK food retailers threaten to boycott Brazilian suppliers over deforestation

In an open letter sent to the Deputies and Senators of the National Congress of Brazil dated May 5, a string of big-name supermarkets, food-to-go chains, suppliers and…

AC Goatham & Son welcomes UK-India trade announcement

The UK’s largest apple and pear grower AC Goatham & Son has welcomed the Government’s announcement this week of a new UK-India trade deal which will see…

Higher volumes, better quality, diversification, and sector unity

Key challenges of the Chilean cherry industry

Different experts from the cherry sector that participated in the "Cherries 2021: challenges and opportunities after a complex season" webinar, which was…

Zespri switches to mostly charter refrigerated container ships

Rather than relying on normal scheduled ships, this year, Zespri has switched to using mostly charter refrigerated container ships in order to get its…

Mpumalanga province, South Africa

Intensive management and care pays off for litchi grower

The subtropical hills and valleys of Hazyview in Mpumalanga were once home to numerous litchi producers. But the difficulties of having to harvest in December,…

Spanish government urges European Commission to unblock Mercosur agreement

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has urged the European Commission to move forward and unfreeze progress on the Mercosur pact to send a ‘political signal’…

Penn State College of Medicine & Pennsylvania State University research

Could consuming mushrooms reduce risk of cancer?

Preventable risk factors such as smoking, excess body weight, poor nutrition and excess sun exposure are associated with many forms of cancer. Free radicals,…

Retail

Dreamstime

Metro has reported a 11.9% drop in sales in Q2

Carrefour and Uber Eats continue to bolster their partnership

Germany: REWE introduces cargo bike deliveryGerman retailer REWE Group has added cargo bikes to its delivery fleet for grocery delivery in Cologne, Berlin, and Hamburg. The…

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