Indian mangoes embrace Central Asia
Challenging growing conditions has led Indian mango exporters to prioritise opportunities in Central Asia this season, making the most of shorter transit times. According to a report from the

"The big changeover in food retail will not happen until around Easter"
This year, the Egyptian early potato harvest started one week later than last year's campaign, but the quality so far has been excellent, reports Christoph Dankers (bottom right) of Dankers Daltex

Organic asparagus, good quotations for first harvests
The Apulian organic asparagus season is struggling to take off due to a fluctuating weather pattern, which in the space of a very short time has alternated between high temperatures and frost,

Bananas: Lidl Germany takes a stand on Latin American criticism
We had reported in our newsmail of 29 March that the interest group of Latin American banana producers had criticised a price promotion by Lidl Germany for Rainforest Alliance-certified bananas.

"When there are large supplies, blueberries are increasingly sold in 700 g-1 kg packs"
There were vast amounts of blueberries available during the overseas season. The volumes coming from Morocco and Spain are considerably lower, says Harm Valckx of Berry Packaging in the

China continues to pressure Ukraine in the global walnut market
The export season of walnuts from Ukraine in 2022 began with record lows, and prices for the walnut kernels in the Ukrainian market continue to disappoint producers and suppliers, EastFruit

Brits may have to get used to fresh vegetables shortages
In recent weeks, after disrupted harvests in north Africa reduced supply and inflation forced industry buyers to spend more on less from key markets such as Spain, British shoppers have faced a

Good response to South African grape campaign in China
South African table grape industry body SATI has announced the successful start of its 2023 promotional campaign in China, launched at Guangzhou’s Jiangnonghui wholesale fruit market. “Joining

“We anticipate a great avocado season with favourable prices”
The Kenyan avocado season got off to a slower start than expected, says Dipesh Devraj, commercial director of Kenyan avocado exporter Keitt Exporters: “The much-awaited avocado season for Kenya

Strong demand for Tunisian peaches and apricots
Tunisian peach and apricot growers are expecting a good season, thanks to strong demand, good weather conditions, and better productivity this year, according to Mohamed Akermi, CEO of Tunileaf.

Vitacress Real greening La Place food concept in Hema
A sea of basil and mint creates a green oasis in two new La Place restaurants introduced at Hema. "We are very proud that we were able to create a fresh herb experience in collaboration with Leaf:

Late mandarins, a campaign to frame
Late mandarins are coming to the end of a brilliant campaign, requests from the markets and the large-scale retail trade are satisfactory and demand is steadily increasing, while the Easter

InfoCSO, an app to support fruit and vegetable consumption in Emilia-Romagna
An app to support fruit and vegetable consumption in Emilia-Romagna, making information and in-depth information on the production and trade of the main species grown in the region available to

South African Table Grape Industry celebrates 2022/2023 China Campaign launch
On Friday, March 24, the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) celebrated a successful 2022/2023 China Market Development Campaign launch at Guangzhou’s Jiangnonghui wholesale fruit market.

Superplum launches ‘Safe to Eat’ grapes
Superplum is addressing food safety and sustainability with a new table grape offering for the Indian market. The Noida-based start-up said its ‘Safe to Eat’ grapes are tested for pesticide

The second-category long and black aubergines from Andalusia will no longer be on the market
On March 22, the Board of Directors of Hortyfruta, Andalusia's Fruit and Vegetable Inter-branch organization, held a meeting regarding the evolution of the cultivation and marketing of vegetables

Chile's avocado harvest is estimated to have fallen to 186,000 tons this season
According to Francisco Contardo, executive director of the Chilean Avocado Committee, this season's production was affected by the severe spring frosts, which caused the harvest to fall to 186,000

Dozens of hectares of Italia grape variety is being uprooted in Apulia
After an unsatisfactory season, it usually happens. However, this time the phenomenon we are dealing with is different and rather dramatic. In recent weeks, in the Italian region of Apulia (and

QS Academy: Workshop Series "Correct Sampling in Residue Monitoring
QS has established residue monitoring in order to precisely control the use of plant protection products in fresh fruit, vegetables and potatoes. What is important when it comes to taking the

Peru: Double harvest and late grape varieties enlarge trade window
Producers in northern Peru want to achieve two harvests per year from the same vine. In Piura, plastic covers are used to achieve a second harvest between March and April in addition to the

Hort Connections puts industry on show
Australia and New Zealand’s largest horticulture conference and trade show returns to Adelaide in 2023. Hort Connections will take place in the South Australian capital on 5-7 June. The Adelaide

Volumes of Queensland's Imperial Mandarin up 10% this season
The Australian Imperial Mandarin season is about to kick off in Gayndah, Queensland. The local harvest, where 80% of Imperial Mandarins are grown in Australia, is around 7-10 days later than a

Israel and UAE sign final part of free trade agreement
This weekend, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja have signed a bilateral customs pact in Jerusalem. It was the most important and

Alibaba to break up empire into six units
One in six Belgian supermarkets at risk of closure: study One in six supermarkets in Belgium are facing structural problems and are at risk of closure, a new study has found. This equates to 16.2%

France: medFEL fair dedicated to food sovereignty
For more than ten years, medFEL, which takes place on 26 and 27 April in Perpignan in the south of France, has been one of the most important trade fairs in the Occitanie region. In 2023, food