Two South African categories predict export drop
The South African avocado export crop has been reduced by around 2.5m cartons as the season reaches its halfway point. At the same time, the country’s citrus industry has announced that its

Short South African citrus season predicted
Export estimates for various citrus categories have been amended downwards: navels by 500,000 15kg cartons to reach an estimate of 24.8 million 15kg cartons; grapefruit by 100,000 cartons to 14.3

California's second lightest Valencia crop in history
California is moving deeper into the second lightest recorded crop of Valencia oranges in its history. The state estimate for the citrus fruit is 16.2 million cartons this season--that follows the

Prices for Italian watermelons and melons have increased by 100% in the past week
"Last year in the same period, we sent about 8,000 cartons of watermelons and melons a day to wholesale markets and retailers. Now it's only a little over 2,000. It is the result of very bad

Salix Fruits expands summer citrus programme
Salix Fruits is expanding its summer citrus campaign, with imports into the US forecast to reach than 1m cartons this year, an increase of 30 per cent on 2022. US sales manager Mechi Gatti said

Movement of asparagus from Peru through South Florida ports expected to remain the same
Movement of asparagus from Peru imports through South Florida ports of entry is expected to remain about the same. Trading moderate. Prices large much higher and standard higher. 11-pound cartons

Northwest cherry harvest gets underway
The Northwest cherry harvest has commenced with 1.2m cartons (20lb equivalent) shipped in the first ten days according to industry body Northwest Cherry Growers (NWCG). According to an update from

Successful Australian avocado trial for IG International
IG International has successfully completed its first trial shipment of Australian avocado with 176 cartons of the fruit landing in Mumbai. The Indian importer collaborated with Australian avocado

"The fruit and vegetable sector should perhaps be the last among all sectors subject to these rules."
The European Commission's new proposal on packaging, which aims to reduce excessive packaging and make everything else reusable or recyclable by 2030, has generated a lot of debate recently. We

"Sektor owoców i warzyw powinien być prawdopodobnie ostatnim ze wszystkich sektorów podlegających tym zasadom".
Nowy wniosek Komisji Europejskiej w sprawie opakowań, który ma na celu zmniejszenie nadmiernej ilości opakowań i sprawienie, by wszystko inne nadawało się do ponownego użycia lub

"Возможно, сектор фруктов и овощей должен быть последним среди всех секторов, на которые распространяются эти правила".
Новое предложение Европейской комиссии по упаковке, целью которого является сокращение излишней упаковки

Peru exported 71.4 million boxes of grapes
During the 2022/23 season, grape exports increased by 10.18% to 71.4 million cartons compared to the previous season. This also represents a 24% increase compared to the 2020/21 campaign, when

Harvest of first lettuce varieties started this week for Quebec grower
Located about one hour south of Montreal and about 15 minutes from the US border, the garden of Quebec is a key growing region for many different vegetable varieties. “We are one of the major

NWCG forecasts larger northwest cherry crop
The NWCG’s preliminary crop estimate projects 19.9m (9kg equivalents) cartons will be sold this year. This would mark a significant increase on the 13.3m cartons packed in 2022. The northwestern

"Optimistic about the current citrus season"
"The grape packing season is slowly coming to an end, and is expected to continue until week 26. Meanwhile, the apple season is in full swing," says Rene Tunker, of Looije Packing. "Foodtainers,

"Optymistycznie nastawiony do obecnego sezonu cytrusowego"
"Sezon pakowania winogron powoli dobiega końca i oczekuje się, że potrwa do 26 tygodnia. Tymczasem sezon jabłkowy jest w pełnym rozkwicie", mówi Rene Tunker z Looije Packing.

"Оптимистично настроен в отношении текущего цитрусового сезона"
"Сезон упаковки винограда постепенно подходит к концу и, как ожидается, продлится до 26-й недели. Тем

A closer look at South African citrus for 2023
Vanguard has received the full estimate for the 2023 citrus crop in South Africa. The latest estimate is 165.6 million cartons--800,000 more than last year. Two interesting commodities have

South African rail issues threaten citrus growth
The optimisation of South Africa’s rail system has been identified as a key enabler if the country’s citrus industry is to realise its vision of exporting 260m cartons of the fruit by 2032.

NWCG releases round one estimate
Around 20m cartons of cherries could be packed in the US Pacific Northwest this season. That’s according to industry association Northwest Cherry Growers, which represents growers from the

South Africa: Citrus industry expects growth of 100 million cartons in the next ten years
South Africa's citrus industry is currently facing a huge challenge, as based on the number of new orchards established, the industry is expected to grow by another 100 million cartons by 2033.

Lemon exports pull ahead of last year
The South African lemon harvest which started three to four weeks earlier than last year has resulted in accelerated exports: by week 17, exactly two million cartons (15kg) more than last year YTD

Tektura falista - ekologiczny sektor wart ponad 4 mld euro
Po post-pandemii rekordowych poziomów, z roczną produkcją sięgającą 8,3 miliarda metrów kwadratowych w 2021 roku, włoski sektor tektury falistej, sektor, który generuje całkowity roczny

Corrugated cardboard, a green sector worth more than EUR 4 billion
After post-pandemic record levels, with annual production reaching 8.3 billion square metres in 2021, the Italian corrugated cardboard sector, a sector that generates a total annual turnover of

Гофрированный картон - "зеленый" сектор стоимостью более 4 млрд евро
После рекордных уровней после пандемии, когда в 2021 году годовой объем производства достиг 8,3 миллиарда