“Hectic shortages” of South African mushrooms
The rumour that Denny Mushrooms, South Africa’s largest mushroom producer, is closing its doors, is not true. The mushroom grower, South Africa’s largest with farms in various provinces, is

FreshPlaza Special on South Africa
This month FreshPlaza will focus on all things South African. Are you a grower, importer or exporter, or in the packaging or cooling business? If you are in anyway involved in the fresh produce

African Blue broadens supply
Costa’s African Blue business has been operating in Morocco since 2007 and now has circa 465 hectares of farms coming from both own farms and third-party growers. In a strategic move to broaden

"The transition period made this week's avocado prices skyrocket"
The avocado market is currently in transition, so the higher prices will continue for a while, says Evy Van Gastel of the Belgian company Special Fruit. "That transition between the winter

Port of Dover Cargo celebrates successful winter perishable season
Dover Cargo has reached a milestone with its winter perishable season, handling its largest amount of fresh produce, with 31 vessel calls altogether between December and March. Over 22,000

“Turkey has gained a better position for exporting apples to India this season”
India has not put all of its eggs in a single basket and continues to import apples from multiple sources, says Prashant Gidwani, founder of Indian fruit importer Fresh Fruit Alliances. “We

Introducing AGL, a logistics business at the heart of Africa's transformation
MSC has reinforced its continuous investment in Africa with the introduction of the AGL brand. Standing for “Africa Global Logistics”, AGL is the new name for the business formerly known as

Cantaloupe melon, the season begins with the ultra-early Licata melon
African melons are making their way into the Italian markets, indeed they have taken the stage and are enjoying their moment, which, as can be seen from the impressions of operators, is more than

Colombia might soon surpass Africa and Asia in avocado production
Post-Covid, avocados have become a staple of more health-conscious diets. Growers in Latin America have seized on this growth in demand and trade data shows the region now leads the world in the

South Africa: Hailstorms cause severe setbacks for the apple and pear sector
Overall, South African pome fruit production is considered stable, with small but steady growth driven by the planting of new varieties with better yields. In 2023, this may not be the case. Due

Rusticity, quality and shelf life for the Inspire strawberry
Italy is entering the last quarter of the strawberry campaign. A year that, as in other production areas of the Mediterranean Arc, was characterised by high temperatures. This situation did not

Inspire, a winning variety for Italian grower
Italy is entering the final stretch of its strawberry campaign. A year that, as in other producing areas of the Mediterranean Arc, has been marked by high temperatures. This situation has not

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

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.

April start for South African fresh produce inquiry
The most detailed and comprehensive investigation into South African fresh produce marketing in three decades is due to start next week. Announced recently by the country’s competition