This week's highlights

	Final hurdle removed for bananas in fresh-cut industry The newest fresh-cut offerings include bananas. This fruit is very difficult to handle in the…
	Shortage of clementines in Europe raises concerns “The citrus campaign in Murcia will be short, but prices remain stable at good levels, especially…
	Flooding puts Kenyan herb season in danger The Kenyan herbs are in a bit of trouble. Due to heavy rains and cold conditions, a lot of the…
	"Soon we will be able to sort 200,000 tons of onions with 5 people, instead of 80,000 tons with 30" MSP Onions' new processing plant was on display last week. It was showcased on the Dutch TV…
	OVERVIEW GLOBAL GARLIC MARKET The prices paid for Chinese garlic have fluctuated a lot lately. They are currently high, and that…
	Mexico's avocado sector plans to increase its production yields The president of the Association of Avocado Producers, Packers, and Exporters of Mexico (APEAM),…
	UK retailers welcome early Hex River grape harvest “For the first time ever, grapes are picked on 11 December in the Hex River Valley,” says Jacques…
	"We're able to finance growers and buyers on our trade platform" The online trading platform MarketBuy launched mid-November. Now, a couple of weeks after launch,…
	Sales of red kiwi fruit faster than previous years "The kiwi fruit production areas in Guizhou suffered from hailstones and excessive rainfall earlier…
	Banana prices to increase before Christmas Alessandro Del Bello, whose company will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2020, reports that…
	Apeel & Nature's Pride debut longer lasting produce in Europe Apeel Sciences and Nature's Pride announced that Apeel avocados are now on store shelves in Europe.…
	"It would not surprise me if we break an export record" "It is a madhouse." This is how Mike de Koster, from the packaging and sorting center WDK Onions,…
	Kenya: Murang'a county to protect avocado growers The Murang’a county government is in a process to formulate a law which will protect avocado…
	India to import more onions from Egypt this week In a bid to stop the exploding prices, onions will be imported from Egypt to Mumbai this week.…
	"The effects of this drought will reverberate through entire communities for a very long time" Australia's long-running drought is continuing to take its toll on Queensland growers, with the…