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OVERVIEW GLOBAL BLUEBERRY MARKET

European harvests of blueberries face issues in supply caused by cold spells of weather, whilst an excellent US harvest arrives to a market lacking in other berries, much to…

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Pieter de Ruiter (4Fruit Company):

"Dutch iceberg lettuce season begins, last Spanish products go for unprecedented prices"

The Spanish fruit season is currently well underway. "Temperatures are rising again. Then there's automatically more demand for stone fruit and melons. Wednesday was a bit…

Good year for Fortuna strawberries

Six months after the harvesting and commercialization of early Fortuna strawberries, the time has come to make an assessment of the current campaign. Harvesting is still…

Jean-Noël Carles, Juliet

“Thanks to a network of producers spread over three basins, we will be able to supply the market”

With three production basins - the Loire Valley, the southwest and the southeast/Rhône Valley -, the Juliet® apple campaign, produced exclusively in France and organically,…

Wim Meyers, Meyers Softfruit, Belgium

“Sweet Royalla blackberries could boost tense blackberry market”

At Meyers Softfruit in Belgium, the first strawberry crop's done and dusted. "We've since cleared and replanted this crop," says Wim Meyers. "They were Sonata strawberries. We…

Auragricola

Italian bunching onions still available on the European markets

"The bunching onion winter campaign has been positive - we are pleased with the quantities handled and the considerable presence on the European markets. In previous years,…

Martine Lisseveld, Reijnpack, the Netherlands

"Hoping chicory demand will pick up when COVID-19 rules eased in Italy next week, "

The European chicory market was remarkably quiet last week. "At first, we thought it was because of Workers Day. That's on May 1 in Italy. Italy's by far our most important…

The Italian consumer is not familiar with the yellow mango variety

Yellow mango is known exclusively in ethnic markets

"The yellow mango, a 200-250-gram fruit, is an expression of ethnicity," said Giorgio Donnarumma, sales manager of the Milan-based Nuovafrutta, speaking of this product's…

CropAid

"We applied it to apricots and sweet cherries, and at -2 C they did not suffer any damage.”

In the last few weeks Europe has been hit hard by low temperatures and night frosts, which can cause large crop losses and many sleepless nights for growers. This is also a…

Leon Kranenburg:

"Tough potato exports, new Dutch season hinges on COVID-19"

Potato exports are currently struggling. That's according to Leon Kranenburg of the Dutch potato trading and sorting company of the same name. "We were busy…

Special Melons / Kiwifruit

Late start on West Coast melons

West Coast supplies of honeydew and cantaloupe melons will see a slightly delayed start this month. “The domestic season will not begin until mid-May this year. It’s about a…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

Julia Kay

Australian couple markets world first compostable potato-based cling wrap, pallet wrap

After being disheartened by the sheer amount of waste products in their respective industries, Julia and Jordy Kay have decided to produce the world’s first compostable cling…

Francois Hugo – Pomona Fruit

SA lemon growers “dodged a bullet” in early Russian market

Pomona Fruit is a specialist in the Russian retail sector, loading stonefruit, topfruit, persimmons, butternuts and, of course, all categories of citrus. Photos supplied by…

EU refuses 'flexible' approach on new rules

Brussels rejects UK Brexit compromise

Brussels has rejected the UK proposal to ease issues surrounding the Northern Ireland protocol. The main issue lies in the fact that the EU has refused to take a more flexible…

Agronomist Daniel Caldiz new Restrain consultant in Latin America

Restrain, the well-known manufacturer of anti-sprouting systems for potatoes, is expanding its business in Latin America. Since April 1, the company has been…

Substantial increase in the first quarter

BayWa continues excellent business performance

With a substantial increase in the first quarter of 2021, BayWa AG seamlessly continued the successful business performance seen in the previous year and…

Manuel Cerpa, of Berry Dealer: "There will continue to be good Spanish blueberry programs in May and June"

"There has been a shortage of blueberries in Huelva for practically 80% of the season"

The blueberry campaign is underway in Huelva with good prospects as it progresses, with good results that are expected to continue during this month and even the next. "This…

Videointerview to Giuseppe Graci

What factors play a role in growing a good cantaloupe, is it agronomic management or variety?

The added value of a Cantaloupe melon is measured by its organoleptic characteristics, taste, color and consistency. They might seem to be rather obvious elements of…

Bioplanet

Hazelnut defense comes from the sky

To defend hazelnut trees against eriophyes mites, Bioplanet opted for the introduction of useful mites also using drones. This first experience of "mechanized" launches…

"Phytorich Powerful Tomatoes" to bring additional value to grower, supermarket and consumer"

As of this week, the first 'Phytorich Powerful Tomatoes' are available at Dutch supermarket chain DEEN. After a period of successful experimentation, grower Duijvestijn is…

Ensure a complete and transparent traceability process for your consignments

Product tour for the Fresh Produce sector

With complex and often fragmented supply chains, accurate tracking and tracing is more important than ever for fresh produce businesses. Those at the start of…

Ilip presents its CSR policies and a new corporate sustainability plan for 2020–2022

Ilip continues to renew its commitment to sustainability. Since 2002, the Ilpa group company has intensified its environmental policies based on reducing their…

China crushed the competition

The 2024 International Strawberry Symposium will be held in China

The International Strawberry Symposium 2024 will be held in China, as decreed by the ISHS delegates who met on 4 May by video conference during the Symposium 2021. The Chinese…

Mondi packages potatoes in award-winning paper bag with Sustainex® bio-based coating

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has partnered with SILBO, a Polish leading producer of compostable packaging, to create a paper-based high-strength packaging…

Portugal: Unfavorable opinion for Lagos avocado production plans

The Algarve Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR) has issued an unfavorable Environmental Impact Declaration (EIS) for an agricultural…

3 of the 7 countries that make up the G7 are the main markets for Spanish fruit and vegetable exports

This week, the G7 foreign ministers met in person for the first time after the pandemic. Three of the seven countries that make up this group: Germany, France,…

Channel trouble: Jersey blockade threatens potato shortage

Farmers on Jersey island warn that a protest by French fisherman could delay shipments to the UK. The blockade at Jersey’s port St Helier might disrupt exports…

Ulster Farmers’ Union welcomes support package for potato growers

The Ulster Farmers’ Union will finally receive some much needed support for its members who were impacted following the collapse of the Northern Ireland (NI)…

Raspberry flavored red bananas are coming to Iberian peninsula

The exotic red banana, grown in the Canary Islands, is now appearing on the Iberian peninsula as well. The Spanish consumer is seeing more and more exotic fruits in their…

Ireland: €700 incentive for Cork broccoli soup study participants

A €700 incentive is being offered to people willing to drink a special ‘super broccoli’ soup once a week for six months. This is part of a major study to see…

"We have always met the sustainability goals that we have set for ourselves"

Smurfit Kappa announces its goal of reaching zero net emissions by 2050

Smurfit Kappa, an industry leader in sustainable corrugated paper and cardboard packaging, is the first company in this sector to work towards achieving zero…

Ruan van der Westhuizen – Macview

Macview builds capacity throughout avocado chain

The Kiepersol area in Mpumalanga is home to extensive development in avocados. For growers in this area their seasonal overlap with Peru has resulted in some strategizing to…

Photo Report: South Australian Produce Markets thriving despite challenging environment in past 12 months

It has been a busy time at the South Australian Produce Markets, with a range of projects taking place not only to improve conditions but also to deal with industry…

Ukraine: Cabbage three times more expensive than last year

Prices for last year’s cabbage in Ukraine continue to go up, say analysts of the APK-Inform: Vegetables and Fruits project. The main reason for the rise in…

Fresh Del Monte teams up with Disney to give healthy produce a fresh new look

Through a recently announced collaboration with The Walt Disney Company, Fresh Del Monte will be giving some of its produce a fresh look. From fruit to fresh…

Terrific Mother’s Day business for California strawberries

With Mother’s Day, a key holiday associated with strawberries, around the corner, the market is strong on the popular berry. “Supplies of strawberries are very good in…

Cooler temperatures tightened Mexican mango supplies

Supplies of mangoes have been tight over the past month. “The smaller sizes have been a bit more available and larger sizes have been tight just due to sizing issues in…

Casablanca market's fruit and vegetable wholesale prices

Here's an overview of Morocco's Casablanca market's weekly prices. These are for the most traded fruit and vegetables. It shows the lowest and highest sales price in Moroccan…

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Casino: Weak quarterly sales

Carrefour International Partnership and Nordic Coops: New commercial Partnership

Saudi grocer Othaim sales dip a year on from panic buying supermarket sweepSaudi supermarket chain Abdullah Al Othaim Markets reported a 42% drop in first quarter profit, a…

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