Shorter supplies of Mexican organic bananas continues

It’s been a strange year in organic bananas from Mexico. “We usually have a lot of production during the summer months and that has not been the case.…

Keitt Kong

New label for Mexico’s late season extra-large mangoes

For just six weeks out of the year, the end-of-season Keitt mango variety is available. Grown in Mexico’s latest mango region North Sinaloa, the 2023…

California sees delayed harvests and more following Tropical Storm Hilary

Following the weekend’s Tropical Storm Hilary, growers and shippers were out early this week assessing the situation on crops and plantings. At…

Garlic from Spain available in Canada year-round

Spain is the world’s second largest producer and exporter of garlic. “For that reason, we selected Spain as a sourcing country when we expanded our…

Washington apple production up 29 percent

Washington State proudly reports a remarkable 29 percent increase in its apple crop for the upcoming season. This surge in production can be attributed…

Peru's blueberry shipments have decreased by 25% so far in the 2023-2024 campaign

According to Proarándanos, until the last week of July, Peru's blueberry exports decreased by 25% over the same date of the previous season, to 10,000 tons.…

Sun World strengthens and expands Global Licensing Team

In support of a growing portfolio of premium fruit varieties and licensed producers, Sun World International LLC announces the appointment of two global…

Forecast points towards a Very Strong El Niño event later in the year

August ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) forecast updates are pointing towards a Very Strong El Niño event later in the year. This might trigger extreme and…

Port infrastructure: A still pending issue in Argentina

Argentina’s ongoing failure to adopt a comprehensive growth strategy as a state policy continues to have detrimental effects on its future prospects, while…

Eddy Kreukniet, Exsa Europe:

"Unbalanced large/small supply ratio on orange market"

A calm citrus demand is typical in August, says Eddy Kreukniet of Exsa Europe. "Many people are on vacation, and then consumption drops, despite…

Maine's apple season will be hit-or-miss, peach crop a total loss

A stint of extreme cold back in February and late-season frosts in May have not been kind to Maine's peaches and apples. According to Renae Moran, fruit tree…

USDA amends the Federal Marketing Order for California walnuts

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that producers of walnuts grown in California voted for six amendments to the federal marketing…

Report from Xinfadi wholesale market in Gaobeidian

"The fruit production season in the southern hemisphere has just begun"

Recently, there has been fewer imported fruit categories in the Xinfadi wholesale market in Gaobeidian. The best sellers are South African citrus, Thai…

Green pepper prices move in on red

Pepper prices peak in South Africa

After a long and cold winter, peppers are pricey. Green peppers are significantly more expensive than usual, trading at R23(1.1 euro) per kilogram,…

Ayman El Sayed, sales & export manager of Fresh Zone

"Climate and production costs reduced volumes by 20%"

The Egyptian sweet potato campaign has just begun and will last until February 2024, in a context of lower volumes than in the same period of the…

Difficult start to the season of Egyptian pomegranates

Like many other crops in other parts of the world, the pomegranate sector in Egypt is suffering this year from the effects of constantly rising…

Willy Dillen, Corina pear manager

"An empty market means Corina pears could sell for good prices"

The new Conference pear season is about to start in Belgium, which means the Corina season is almost over. These early Corina pears are on the market…

Ben Goodchild - Nationwide Produce

"Kiwiberries are experiencing an increase in popularity among UK consumers"

Nationwide Produce have received the first new season Kiwiberries imported from Portugal. These Kiwiberries with their unique characteristics and are…

Yinon Osem, CEO of Edom Fruits:

"Empty European markets pay good prices for early Israel pomegranates"

Israel’s 2023 pomegranate season started earlier this month (August) with an empty European market paying higher prices for this fruit. Yinon Osem, CEO…

Almond production could be up to 50% lower than what was forecast

"The Coordinator of Farmers' and Livestock Organizations (COAG) is concerned about the poor almond harvest being recorded so far at the start of the campaign…

Extreme weather dampens Spanish fruit and vegetable exports

Spain's extreme weather conditions have affected that country's fruit and vegetable exports. In this year's first half, exports fell by eight percent. The…

USDA

Turkey: Stone Fruit Annual

Turkey continues to be among the top ten global exporters for peaches and nectarines

The total cherry production forecast in Turkey in Marketing Year (MY) 2023/24 is 900,000 metric tons (MT), which is 8 percent higher than MY 2022/23,…

Food export bans by 19 countries affects the global market

Nineteen countries have extended the ban on exports of 25 food products until December 2023. For Bangladesh, and many other countries all over the world, this…

Scottish seed potato industry calls for a united front

Scotland’s seed potato industry is at a crucial point, facing challenges that demand a united and collaborative approach, according to a recent report by Kelly…

EastFruit

Moroccan avocado exports to Germany reach record high

Along with other destinations, Morocco has been actively increasing its avocado exports to Germany, reports EastFruit. The exports to the German market…

USDA

Japan: Stone Fruit Annual

Domestic cherry production recovered in MY 2022/23

Japan’s MY 2022/23 cherry production recovered. FAS/Japan forecasts cherry production will further increase in MY 2023/24 due to favorable weather…

Scales Corporation announces appointment of Tony Batterton

The Board of Scales Corporation Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Batterton as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the company.…

Pear prices in Uzbekistan are significantly higher than in 2022 thanks to high exports

Wholesale prices for fresh pears in Uzbekistan have decreased by 13% during the past week. However, despite the decline, current wholesale prices are 25%…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Colombia at £0.96 last week, same as week before

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…