Visiting Moroccan citrus growers to strengthen partnerships

Morocco is a key supplier of citrus in the northern hemisphere with a supply window from December through June. Salix Fruits, a global importer and…

Looking ahead at foodservice in 2024

As 2024 gets underway, what trends and developments can be expected of foodservice this year? Mark Vaughan of Fresh Avenue weighs in on what he sees in…

California table grape season finished on a high note

California table grape growers lost a lot of fruit this past season due to a hurricane that hit the state in the midst of harvest. Fruit that was…

Growth in branded organic apple category signals healthy start to the New Year

CMI Orchards reports major growth in branded organic apple sales dollars and highlights the New Year as a perfect opportunity to support healthy eating…

Ecuador's FTA's with China and South Korea to start in 2024

Ecuador looking to expand production with FTA’s coming into full force

The banana industry of Ecuador is aspiring to produce and export more bananas in 2024, with figures similar to those of 2021, during pre-Covid times.…

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Minimum rates increased on January 1 for farm workers hand-harvesting crops

The minimum piece rates for hand harvesting of specified farm crops has increased by 6.9% on Monday, January 1. The increase applies to 15 agricultural…

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Peru exports more than 40 percent of its mango by air

The Peruvian mango season in the valleys of Piura is entering its critical weeks. According to Jim Ruiz, CEO and founder of Agrícola Nuestra Tierra, to…

UC Riverside receives three federal grants for research into HLB-tolerance in citrus trees

University of California, Riverside (UCR) has received three federal grants totaling more than $11 million for research focused on instilling HLB-tolerance in…

Peru aims to export 25% of its avocado production to the United States by 2025

"The Peruvian Avocado Commission (PAC) makes its best effort to promote the Peruvian origin with a budget 12 times lower than that of Mexico and achieves great…

January 18, 2024

Canadian Potato Summit 2024 will provide many innovations and insights

The Canadian Potato Summit will make its virtual return on January 18, 2024. The event promises to be a significant gathering for potato industry…

Mexico City's biggest wholesale market is actively combating food waste

The Central de Abastos, with more than half a million daily visitors, stretches across 320 ha on the eastern side of Mexico City. It is a wholesale…

Moroccan officials seize 1.4 tons of cocaine concealed in banana boxes

Moroccan police has seized 1.488 tons of cocaine concealed in banana boxes in the northern Tanger Med port. The banned substance, consisting of 1,277…

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Brazil saw surge in fruit exports from January to November 2023

Brazil shipped 998.77 thousand tonnes in fruit exports from January to November 2023, marking a 10.99% increase compared to last year. The revenue…

Jumbo blueberries might revolutionize the blueberry sector

Particularly large fruit in the form of Jumbo blueberries has been grown with sustainable practices in regions selected for their microclimates such as…

End-of-year celebrations stimulated demand for Moroccan strawberries

Demand for Moroccan strawberries improved at the end of the year both on the local market and for export. Larache-based strawberry grower Oussama…

South African pomegranate season kicking off this week

The pomegranate picking season in South Africa will start this week. Sapex growers will start picking Angel Red in the North of South Africa. Only…

Moroccan fresh berries are a growing success story in the Middle East

Morocco has been expanding its fresh berry exports to the Middle East, one of its key markets, at a remarkable pace. EastFruit reports that Moroccan exporters…

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Windy and slow new year at Cape Town port

Delays at the port of Cape Town have held back two vessels loaded with grapes, stonefruit, pomefruit and the last blueberries of the season. "Vessels…

Video: China is the largest tomato producer in the world

Recently, the FAO updated their numbers on tomato production, and as you might have guessed, in terms of yield, China is the world's biggest producer…

Oxford Farming Conference report

Can broken food supply chains be fixed?

A report launched today at the 2024 Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) firmly states that the practice of farmers subsidising consumers’ appetite for…

Weather causes delays on exotics market

"Trade has picked up," began Edwin Janssen, a trader at Bud Holland in late November, referring to the run-up to the usually busy December. This Dutch…

Lower production for Greek kiwis

"We estimate our season will end about a month earlier"

The production of kiwis in Greece was lower this season and, as a consequence, Apostolos Tsinoglou, owner of the Greek fruit exporter Europe Export,…

AD Ports Group announces Noatum’s acquisition of APM Terminals Castellón in Spain

AD Ports Group, a large global facilitator of logistics, industry, and trade, announces that Noatum Terminals, the terminals operations business of…

India trade deal a win for Australian exporters, cost of living relief and jobs

In the first year since the Albanese Labor Government brought the Australia-India free trade agreement into force, trade with one of the world's…

Three innovative potato handling technologies showcased at Potato Expo 2024

UK based manufacturer of potato handling equipment, Haith, will kick start the new year by putting the spotlight on three new innovations at Potato…

How Moldova’s apple industry fares in MY 2023/24: review and outlook

A report, prepared by AgroExpert.md, provides an overview of the apple sector in Moldova for the MY 2023/24. It covers the aspects of production, export,…

Man buys entire fruit stock from elderly woman

A heart-warming viral video from Ludhiana, Punjab, shows a man buying an elderly woman's entire fruit stock from her roadside stall. The woman, having…

Kashmir apple growers see 40 percent production dip

The apple industry in Kashmir is facing a startling 40 percent decline in production; this is said to be due to unfavourable weather conditions and the…

Table grape prices in Spain have skyrocketed by up to 230 percent

The losses in table grape production in different parts of Europe were decisive in causing the price jump of this product in the markets. With the arrivals…

Tradition in Greece is to hang onions on the front door at New Year

It is a tradition in Greece to hang an onion outside the door. This is done after coming back from the New Year’s Day church service. It is considered…

Dragon fruit orchards are lit up at night

A video captured by Brad Stewart, showing a bizarre sight from a plane window during a Vietnam to Melbourne flight, has stirred curiosity on TikTok.…

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Supermarket prices rise underway as Red Sea shipping crisis might last for months

Currently, delays to global trade are caused by hundreds of ships diverting around Africa to avoid attacks in the Red Sea. These delays are set to…

What came first: the orange or the color orange

The word "orange" was first used to describe the fruit before it became the name for the color. Documented in English around the late 14th century, the…