This week's highlights

	Damage to Batlow apple orchards still to be assessed after devastating fire hits the town While the full extent of last weekend's bushfire is still yet to be assessed, it appears apple…
	Dutch trader has worked in the fruit and vegetable sector for 65 years To still know the exact prices, every day, of grapes, mangos, and kakis, at the age of 80. Few…
	Sustainable packaging extends the pomegranate season StePac L.A., Ltd. have been working on advances in pomegranate packaging since 2003. The company…
	“We have an excellent supply base and we want to take that a stage further" 2019 has been quite a year for Jupiter Group, getting exclusive production and marketing rights for…
	OVERVIEW GLOBAL MANGO MARKET The Spanish mango season came to a close in early December, and now the Brazilian and Peruvian…
	Softfruit and stonefruit growers suffer losses from bushfires According to recent reports, the Australian bushfires could be the foremost reason to push the…
	Morocco’s soft fruit to conquer foreign markets The total area allocated to the cultivation of red fruit in Morocco increased from 3,035 hectares…
	Costa Rica is interested in a new variety of banana that is resistant to Fusarium A novel variety of Cavendish banana resistant to the Fusarium Tropical Race 4 virus is under study…
	Produce thrown away in Almeria due to low prices On Wednesday January 8, 2020, eggplants and tomatoes have been thrown away in La Cañada, Almería.…
	"Much lower South African grape volume makes for positive mood sentiment" The situation on the grape market is unusual, to say the least. "There are significantly lower…
	Mr. Avocado brings ready-to-eat avocados to Harbin, China At the beginning of 2020, Mr. Avocado, a leading Chinese brand of ready-to-eat avocados, was…
	"This spring we will have a significant shortage of red onions" The export of red onions went smoothly in the first months of the season. The bottlenecks in India…
	"Prices of Chilean cherries in China under pressure due to high volume" Currently, Chilean cherries are flooding into China. As the Spring Festival, a traditional Chinese…
	Hex River grape producers in a hurry as power cuts resume Sporadic rain over the Cape coast during December thankfully gave the Hex River Valley a miss and…
	Indian grape exports up 21% from April to October India’s grapes export went up by 21 percent between April and October 2019, due to an increase in…