Georgian hazelnut exports in February were the highest in the last seven years – is the demand recovering?
As EastFruit informed multiple times, global demand for hazelnut had been suffering from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. EastFruit analysts highlight that export

Chile trims grape export forecast
Chile’s Asoex Table Grape Committee has released a new forecast for the 2022/23 export campaign, showing a fall in available volumes from the central zone, mainly as a result of climatic issues.

“We want to be known for the quality and diversity of our sweet potatoes”
South Africa’s largest sweet potato producer has been exporting to the UK, Europe and the Middle East for the past five years, totalling almost 10,000 tons of sweet potatoes last year. Langplaas

Diversification is the key to overcoming challenges
Anyone in the fresh produce business knows that it is not one of the easiest businesses to be in, with all the ups and downs, be it from the markets, currency, weather or even global pandemics!

Peruvian table grape exports up but Ica region down 12%, losing $90 million
The export of table grapes in Peru from the northern zone (Piura) and south (Ica) in a comparison with the previous campaign shows an increase in container volumes. In the north of the country we

“Autumn Crisp is a recent, but very promising variety”
Although preparations for the new Portuguese grape season are already underway, looking back at the previous season there were lots of challenges to deal with, says Susana Ferreira, marketing

China grants additional 163 growing area codes to Vietnamese durian
Among the localities of Gia Lai, Lam Dong, and Tien Giang, Tien Giang was granted the most planting area codes with a total of 27 codes. At present, the nation has 246 planting area codes and 97

South Africa: Kiwi industry growing rapidly
New genetic material, increasing global demand for golden kiwifruit and specific supply gaps in the export market have led to significant growth in the South African kiwifruit industry over the

Chile lowers export forecast for grapes
Climatic problems in the central growing regions are responsible for this, eurofruit reports with reference to Asoex. In a new estimate, the export volume is now expected to be 64.52 million

South African table grape crop estimate revised down to 63.6 million cartons
South Africa's table grape crop estimate has been adjusted downwards to 63.6 million cartons (4.5 kg equivalent) that will be inspected for export. It is mainly due to a decrease in the estimate

Prunes 2023 Expo to meet in person
After two years of virtual meetings, Chileprunes, the Association of Dried Plum Processors and Exporters of Chile, will be hosting a face-to-face event, in which the world of production, industry

Hot Water Treatment provides solution for Australian mangoes to enter export markets
Researchers have discovered how to advance mango trade in Australia by using hot water treatment to meet market entry protocols for fruit fly disinfestation in Australian mangoes. Heat treatment

China's vegetable exports increased in 2022
China's vegetable exports saw stable growth in 2022, with the export volume up 6.5 percent year on year, data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows. Some 11.83 million tons of

Albanian agricultural exports soar
Albanian agricultural exports to the European Union reached a record €473m in 2022, according to the country’s agriculture minister, Frida Krifca. This represents an increase of 15.6

Panama's pineapple is awarded the 2023 Taste of the Year award in Spain
The pineapple of the Dorium Tropical Gold brand, originally from the Augro Fresh Panama company, was awarded in Spain the 2023 Taste of the Year award, a seal that, as explained by the National

Colombia’s Caribbean banana exports up 2% in 2022
For banana producers and traders in the Caribbean departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira, it is imperative to continue working together with the national government to contain the spread

“Nearly 30,000 direct jobs and 120,000 indirect jobs are at risk”
The National Chamber of Pineapple Producers and Exporters (CANAPEP), which comprises about 85% of the 43,000 hectares of pineapples in Costa Rica, has warned that “the appreciation of the colon

Serbia hopes to have plant protection rights in place to export fruit plants to EU region
Ivica Djordjevic, from the family nursery ‘Kalem Djordjevic’ based in central Serbia, hope his government will conclude negotiations with the European plant protection authorities that will

Andalusia's vegetable export volume decreased in all categories between September and December
In the first four months of the 2022/23 campaign, i.e. from September to December, Andalusian tomato exports have decreased by 11% in volume and 8% in value over the same period of the previous

Uzbeki fruit and nut exports increase 1.5 times from 2017 to 2022
Experts from the Institute for Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research analyzed the dynamics of exports of fruits and nuts for 2017-2022. The analysis revealed that the value of exports of fruits

Đồng Nai banana exports to surge by 25% to half million tons
Đồng Nai, Vietnam’s top banana exporting province, is expected to ship over 500,000 tons of the fruit this year, 25 per cent higher than last year. According to Nguyễn Thị Hoàng, deputy

"I'm from Greece's horticultural region"
Thanos Motsiopoulos has been back and forth between the Netherlands and Greece his whole life. Although born and raised in the Netherlands, he lived in Greece from 2008 to 2019. There, Thanos

Costa calls for more export market access
A recent media report stated that Costa was looking at “trimming” some of its avocado farms,. However, late last week the company rejected that premise. A Costa Group spokesperson said the