Cambodia's Kampot province grows to supply 50% of banana exports
Cambodia's Kampot province has grown in just five years to supply 50% of they country's banana supplies. With about 2 000 tons of bananas exported to mostly China, the province rapidly grew

Banana: Martinique takes its first steps in agroforestry
“Soil is one of the most important components in our profession,” explains Patrick Aubery, who has been managing and testing agroforestry on the Capote family home in Basse-Pointe, Martinique.

Donor project to support technical modernization of vineyards in Moldova
Experts from the recently launched PCRR/USAID Rural Competitiveness and Sustainability Project in Moldova say that it will assist table grape growers to equip intensive vineyards such as Pergola

Mango increasing in popularity along with production volumes
After its first mango peeler, the Italian company PND continued to receive requests - especially from South America. Thus, the PL8M model was born. "It is an innovative model that is mainly aimed

The registration of hazelnut orchards in the Hazelnut Cadastre of Georgia has been extended until April 29
The registration of hazelnut orchards in Georgia in the Hazelnut Cadastre, which was planned to be completed on February 17, has been extended until April 28 inclusive. According to the Georgian

Przemysł NZ wspiera plantatorów dotkniętych cyklonem
Nowozelandzki przemysł świeżych produktów jednoczy się wokół producentów i pakowaczy dotkniętych przez cyklon Gabrielle. Reprezentatywna organizacja New Zealand Kiwifruit

“We now differentiate ourselves by producing only green asparagus”
In the southeast of France, Marc Puccini has been producing melons, salads, grapes for high-end wine (Domaine du Mas des Armes in Aniane) since 1986, as well as more than 40 hectares of asparagus.

China: Avocado prices rise sharply, Australian prune market hit by Chilean stonefruit
The imported fruit market has recently been dominated by imported stone fruits, among which prunes account for the largest proportion. Due to the late arrival of Australian prunes this year, the

New exotic mushroom facility for South Australia
Epicurean Food Group (EFG) has unveiled plans to transform a former South Australian Holden vehicle painting plant into a 35,000m2 vertically integrated exotic mushroom production facility. The

Indian table grape season moving towards a good pace
After a few weeks’ delay, the grape season in India is finally picking up the pace. Sagar Deore, director for Indian produce exporter Janki Freshyard Private Limited, says a later start of the

Help for banana farmers is coming
Banana prices in Belize are anticipated to rise somewhat. The Ministry of Agriculture claims that this price increase is the result of higher production costs brought on by a scarcity of

Bulgarian wholesale fresh produce prices continue to increase
Bulgaria's wholesale food costs are represented by the market price index (MPI), which increased this week by 1.58 percent to 2,383 points. According to BTA, its level has increased 2.89 percent

Oversupply of tomatoes causes price drop and losses for Bangladesh producers
Tomato producers in Bangladesh face losses due to an oversupply of the crop on local markets, which is typical for this time of the year. Due to this they have to sell the tomatoes for Tk 2 per kg

Fall in New Zealand’s kiwifruit exports
New Zealand’s prized kiwifruit suffered a disappointing 2022 in terms of exports. Figure from Stats NZ show that shipments of the fruit were down 5.1% year-on-year in value, with green

Промышленность НЗ поддерживает пострадавших от циклона фермеров
Новозеландская индустрия свежих продуктов объединяется вокруг производителей и упаковщиков,

Massive imports of greenhouse cucumber from Russia
Information is reaching our editorial office about cucumber imports from the Russian Federation...It is hard to believe, but it is happening. Many of us are strongly outraged by the behaviour of

"I've never seen prices such as these for TOVs"
Greenhouse vegetable prices are skyrocketing. "Bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, tomato, cucumber. You name it, everything's expensive," says Geert Baecke of Tino's Fruit in Belgium. "We're

South African avo growers to start picking for exports as weather clears
The export crop estimate for South Africa's new avocado crop is 17 million 4kg cartons, 5% higher than last season. Hass volumes are lower than last year, while Fuerte and Pinkerton volumes are

Prices of imported cucumbers continue to rise in Ukraine
As prices rise, the demand for imported cucumbers in the Ukrainian market is gradually weakening, although, importers continue to raise prices in the segment Sellers explain it by high prices for

"Our broccoli supply is at 30% of where it should be at this time of year"
The sudden drop in temperatures for more than two weeks in much of Spain is causing a serious shortage of vegetables, both open ground and greenhouse, as well as of some fruits. In the case of

Large-scale retail leading organic channel but slowing down
Growth in modern distribution is slowing down but basically holding up: in 2022 the increase in value was 5.2% (but we have to reckon with inflation which last year was around 8% in FMCG), while

South African table grape week 6 exports 7% lower with some port delays
The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI), through another season update from their bi-weekly Joint Grape Marketing Forum, report that National inspection volumes for week 6 amounted to 5.48

Przemysł cytrusowy na Florydzie wciąż jest ważną siłą gospodarczą stanu
Pomimo wyzwań związanych z chorobami, trendami w zagospodarowaniu terenu i ekstremalną pogodą, przemysł cytrusowy Florydy wniósł 6,935 miliarda dolarów do gospodarki stanu