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Market demand for organic ginger juice and quick-frozen vegetables is growing

Chinese organic ginger market is feeble

The period between May and July is the off-season for Chinese ginger. Add to this the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and it is not surprising to see that overseas market…

Could Indian mangoes still make it to the U.S. market this season?

Indian mango growers and shippers have hope that they may still be able to ship mangoes to the U.S. market this season. Last year, Indian mangoes were absent from the U.S.…

Chinese garlic export is more stable than last year

Fresh garlic entered the Chinese market, but has not yet affected the export market

Fresh garlic from production areas in Henan entered the Chinese market relatively early this year in April. The early-season garlic shoots from Jinxiang also entered the…

Price of imported cherries four times the price of domestic cherries

US cherries arrived on the Chinese market

The first US cherries of the season arrived in China by air freight in early May. US cherries arrive on the Chinese market around the same time as domestic cherries. Manager…

Bangladesh: Drought dashes hopes of Kushtia lychee growers

This lychee season could well turn out to be disappointing, at least for the growers in Kushtia's Khoksha county, because of the high temperatures and the…

Cambodia aims for yearly export to China of 100,000 tons of mangoes

Cambodia has set an ambitious target of exporting up to 100,000 tons of fresh mangoes a year to China after the first shipment of the fresh fruit went out to…

Two new melon varieties released in China

During the opening ceremony of the 2021 Yanliang Melon Industry Cultural Festival, two new varieties developed by Yanliang Melon Trial and Demonstration Station of Northwest…

New fruit chartered flight service between Lanzhou, China and Thailand launched

Recently, a chartered plane loaded with 17 tons of mangosteens, durians, rambutans and other tropical fruits from Thailand took off from Suvarnabhumi…

India: Fruit and vegetable prices skyrocketing in north Kashmir

Prices of vegetables and fruits are skyrocketing in the Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora districts of north Kashmir. Locals accuse traders of fleecing their…

Seeka welcomed to Ōpōtiki following amalgamation with OPAC

Seeka Limited was officially welcomed to Ōpōtiki to celebrate the amalgamation with Ōpōtiki Packing and Cool Storage (OPAC). Over 150 people attended the event at Seeka OPAC…

Special Melons / Kiwifruit

CuteSolar

The first Spanish solar-greenhouse watermelons hit the European market

The European markets started to receive the first continental watermelons of the season at the end of April. This was possible because the fruit was grown in solar greenhouses…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging

Bioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foods

The amount of plastic waste increases every year. Some of this waste is due to plastic packaging used to protect food. As part of the “BioActiveMaterials” project, researchers…

Mango harvest gets underway in Sindh

Maharashtra: 50% price drop makes second wave worse for mango farmers

Maharashtra Alphonso mango growers are counting their losses as the second Covid wave exacerbates the impact of a series of knocks suffered since last year.…

Pakistan: Middle Eastern varieties bear fruit in largest date producing region

Pakistan is one of the top date producers and exporters in the world, with annual date production of more than 535,000 tons, according to data from the Trade…

South Korea imports GI mangoes from Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh growers will export its Banganapalli and Suvarnarekha mango varieties - both with Geographical Indication tags - to South Korea. An APEDA…

Pakistan exports record 460,000 tons of oranges in 2020-21

In Pakistan 2020-21, has exported record 460,000 tons of oranges, marking this as the highest ever volume during any season. The export season that ended in…

Miky Suarez comments on upcoming Mexican season

“Weirdest grape growing season I’ve seen in 33 years”

Mexico’s Sonora region is getting ready for the start of the grape season. “I’ve been involved with grapes for 33 years and this is the weirdest growing season I’ve seen,”…

FOL race 1 is a critical issue for lettuce production in Norway

Lettuce is produced in Norway both in field and greenhouses. In Norway, greenhouse lettuce is one of the most important vegetables grown year-round. In winter 2018, wilting…

Perfection Fresh Australia acquires banana business Pacific Coast Produce Marketing

Perfection Fresh Australia has purchased banana business Pacific Coast Produce Marketing (PCPM) as part of a move to excite Australian consumers with new banana offers. Chief…

Evergreen Marine Corporation back in the black in Q1 2021

The Evergreen Marine Corporation achieved a US$ 567.13 million net profit for Q1 2021, reversing the US$ 24.24 million net loss in Q1 2020. According to…

AU: Organic distributor warns national standard for sector is crucial

One of the nation’s largest organic distributors, which exports high-quality Australian products to global markets in more than 14 countries, has reiterated…

Egypt:

Hapag-Lloyd expects grape exports to increase by 10 to 15%

The grape season in Egypt is starting and looks extremely promising. Hapag-Lloyd expects grape exports to increase by 10-15% this year. In contrast to last…

A sustainable approach to integrated pest management

There is more scrutiny today than ever before regarding conventional herbicides, fungicides and insecticides, and regulations are tightening. “Complete…

Chile leads the southern hemisphere's organic blueberry exports

According to iQonsulting's 2020-2021 Blueberry Yearbook, Chile exported more than 20,000 tons of organic blueberries in the previous campaign, a record volume…

‘Lowest strawberry prices noted in countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia’

The season of strawberries is entering an active phase in Eastern Europe after a late start due to bad spring weather. Both in Poland and in Ukraine, the…

DP World to start development of Banana Port in Democratic Republic of Congo

Dubai-based global provider of end-to-end logistics solutions DP World is set to start the development of the deep sea port at Banana in the Democratic…

Uganda: Minister asks Busoga farmers to switch from sugarcane to avocadoes

The Ugandan Ministry of Agriculture has started initiatives to shift the focus of farmers in the Busoga region away from sugarcane growing. The aim is for them…

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REWE Group is testing a new 'Pick & Go' technology in Cologne

Edeka has increased its stake in Picnic

UK: Asda is trialling ‘secure boxes’ so your food can be delivered when you are outAsda is testing out secure “delivery boxes” outside customer homes so drivers can leave your…

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