South African fruit exports can’t do without Russia
South Africa has had an unusual amount of rain, overlapping among the summer and winter rainfall areas, and days of harvest have been lost. “Every time you think you can hazard a guess, it rains

"Clients from all over the world kept asking for a solution to process pineapples"
The interest in fresh and processed pineapple is constantly increasing. PND, a company specializing in machinery for fruit processing and in the development of advanced systems for fresh-cut and

Serbia nervous ahead of raspberry season
The raspberry harvest will start in Serbia in June. However, growers are concerned about the level of this year's prices. Many have also not yet been paid for the fruit delivered to buyers last

Vietnamese durian gets more farming area codes, enabling increased exports to China
Vietnamese durians will receive 47 additional farming area codes and 18 packaging facility codes from China, enabling more export of the fruit to that country. Farming area codes enable

EU agri-food business delegation to India
EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski will be visiting India on 6-12 December 2023, accompanied by a business delegation of senior representatives from the EU agri-food sector, in

2M cuts Tokyo from USWC service as Japanese exports fade
In another sign of declining cargo volumes to and from Japan, the 2M Alliance of MSC and Maersk has cut Tokyo from its Far East-US West Coast TP8 service. Maersk Line's customer advisory stated

Senegal: BelOrta on an African export mission
Recently, several Belgian companies, including leading fruit and vegetable marketer BelOrta, took part in a business mission to Senegal led by Princess Astrid. BelOrta mainly explored new

Early apricots in Greece suffered from weather conditions
The weather has caused some issues for the early apricot varieties in Greece, says Paris Karastergios, import-export coordinator for Greek produce exporter Kastargiou P. Bros S.A.: “The Greek

Increase of Albanian greenhouse vegetable exports insignificant in period Jan-Apr
The weather has favored Albanian agricultural production this season. The warm winter enabled uninterrupted production of cucumbers, while tomatoes hit the market almost a month earlier. However,

Panama has sent its first shipment of ginger to Spain

Pakistani cherries eager for China
Pakistani cherry growers from the country’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region are hopeful of soon gaining approval to export to China a development that has the potential to boost export revenue.

"Na końcu drogi, ceny żółtej cebuli ponownie wystrzeliły w górę"
Sezon cebulowy w Holandii zbliża się do właściwego finału. "Rozdawane są ostatnie cebule. Wiele firm zajmujących się sortowaniem zatrzymuje się, a tylko te, które mają

Ecuador sees 4.56% increase in banana exports during April 2023
During April 2023 consumers in world markets enjoyed about 5.81 million, that is an increase of 4,56%, more boxes of bananas from Ecuador compared to April last year (2022.) A total of 90.45

"Sezon na mango w środkowym i północnym Senegalu zaczyna się powoli"
Sezon mango w południowym i środkowym Senegalu ma się rozpocząć po tym, jak pozostałe regiony rozpoczęły się dwa miesiące temu, ogłoszone przez Ministerstwo Rolnictwa

"The mango season in central and northern Senegal is starting slow"
The mango season in southern and central Senegal is about to begin after the rest of the regions started two months ago, announced by the Ministry of Agriculture's launching of phytosanitary

Continued growth of Dutch agri-food exports to Mexico
Agri-food exports from The Netherlands to Mexico continue on their growth path, reaching a record total value of € 522 million in 2022. Vegetable seeds, fertilizers and dairy products topped the

"Climate change is the new reality for Moroccan agriculture"
The agricultural season in Morocco is drawing to a close, with the last summer fruit calendars, mainly table grapes, and watermelons. Drought and poor weather conditions have set the tempo for the

More Turkish farmers turn to peaches and nectarines
Overall production of Turkish peaches and nectarines is increasing as more farmers turn to the specific crop. Mustafa Arslan, owner of Turkish fresh produce exporter MDA Agricultural Products,

Poland a second Netherlands? Or re-exporting pears
Bearing in mind the growing area of pear orchards, it is likely that we will produce more fruit of the species in the coming years. The re-export of pears from Poland is also growing, which is

Hydroponic strawberries from Turkey are exported to various countries
Strawberries produced in the 7.500 square meter strawberry greenhouse established in Mertoglu, a village in Sinop by the investor Yasin Gungor, are admired around the world. Strawberries, which

"Сезон манго в центральном и северном Сенегале начинается медленно"
Сезон манго в южных и центральных районах Сенегала вот-вот начнется после того, как в остальных регионах он

"At the end of the road, yellow onion prices shoot up again after all"
The Dutch onion season is nearing its proper finale. "The last onions are being distributed. Many graders are stopping, and only those with commitments are still at it. But we're really at the end