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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…

Cameroon banana exports dropped 22.11% Y-o-Y in Apr 2021

Cameroon producers exported 13,186 tons of bananas in April 2021, according to the Banana Association of Cameroon (Assobacam). This amount is down by 2,916…

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…

Cairo tightens restrictions on water use for irrigation

The Egyptian government is unveiling a new strategy to deal with water stress; a law imposing charges on water for irrigation is also being considered, as the…

Tunisian citrus production: 20% increase in 2021

Citrus production in 2021 saw a 20% increase, to reach 440,000 tons, against 367,000 tons during the previous season. Development in exports of citrus fruit…

Tanzania: Extending fruit shelf life without refrigeration

In Tanzania, local innovator Araika Mkulo has designed a solution for cooling fruits; it is sourced from Acacia tree and can be used to extend the shelf life…

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…

Moroccan tomato exports to France, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands increase, while exports to Russia fall

Morocco exported a total of 596.72 million kilos of tomatoes in 2020, i.e. 13.68% more than five years earlier, according to data prepared by Hortoinfo. In…

Analyzing consumer preferences for gene edits in the fruit industry

University of Delaware researches gene editing solutions to combat citrus greening

Citrus greening is still a disease that is fiercely attacking the U.S. citrus industry’s bottom line. Spread by the invasive Asian citrus psyllid insect, the…

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…

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…

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,”…

France: Solarenn cooperative ever more committed to sustainable development

For its 73rd anniversary, Solarenn, the fifth largest French operator on the tomato market, reveals its innovations for 2021. The cooperative based in Saint-Armel…

Dortmund wholesale market in times of Corona:

"Food retailers are sourcing noticeably fewer goods from the wholesale market"

At the Dortmund wholesale market, daily business continues despite Corona. "Because of the cold snap, asparagus and strawberries from the region are in relatively short…

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…

Port of Rotterdam

Successful processing of Suez Armada

‘The Suez Armada is as good as processed. We are proud of how well Rotterdam addressed this, but things remain very busy and challenging at the terminals.’…

Tom Meissner (Meissner Fruchthandel) on the current market situation

"Dutch strawberry offers vary extremely quickly"

The German asparagus and strawberry season is now slowly picking up speed, despite the weather-related delays. "At the moment, the supply situation for strawberries is very…

Producers' organization O.P. Terre della Luce

Small berries available all year long

We produce blackberries, raspberries and blueberries grown at different altitudes to lengthen the production calendar and guarantee exclusively Italian products to the…

Dutch Wiscomex's been exporting onions, potatoes, garlic for more than a year

"With a super-efficient IT set-up, you can do a lot of solo trading"

There aren't many new businesses in the Dutch onion trade. But, Rinus Wisse has been running Wiscomex as an export office for more than a year now. Its slogan is 'Connecting…

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…

Switzerland: Seamless season change for melons, sluggish start to stone fruit season

"Consumers are clamoring for new fresh produce"

The traditional change of season on the fruit shelf is now imminent in the Swiss retail trade as well. The first Spanish melons and stone fruits are already available on the…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

The Civil Guard has immobilized 20,000 plants as a precautionary measur

Five people are being investigated in Huelva for growing blueberry protected varieties without a license

The Civil Guard is investigating five people for committing an alleged crime against industrial property. The five people are being investigated for growing…

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…

AHDB

Potato Weekly - 07 May 2021

Cold and wet weather means Bank Holiday weekend did not see much demand

Mixed responses for demand this week, with some reporting good free-buy movement. However, others reported that demand has run out of steam a little since the opening of…

Retail

Dreamstime

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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