Nhimbe Fresh Produce is finalizing outgrower finance
Nhimbe Fresh Produce, one of Zimbabwe's biggest horticultural companies, is finalizing a funding structure to boost its out-grower base as it targets more export volumes. The company has already

Croatia: Fruit and vegetable distribution centre opens in Osijek
Croatia’s first distribution centre for fruit and vegetables worth €14.6 million opened this week near Osijek, eastern Croatia, the Osijek-Baranja county government said. The centre covers

Vita Verde warns of German defaulter
Vita Verde is warning colleagues in the fresh produce sector not to do business with the following company: BB Impex Handels GmbH Langwiesenweg 32H 70327 STUTTGART "This customer refuses to pay

Egyptian garlic volumes are down by 30% this season
Garlic volumes in Egypt are down by 30%, according to Mohamed Gomaa, CEO of the grower Green Point. "This is due to an excessive acreage last season which caused prices to drop. The majority of

"Nobody knows when the onion market bubble might pop"
When asked what the story of the onion market is at the moment, Gerard Hoekman of Mulder Onions replied that at the moment everyone mainly has their own story. "Both those who don't have onions

Ecuadorian police intercept cocaine worth $330 mln in banana shipment
Police in Ecuador have found almost 8.8 tons of cocaine in a shipment of bananas bound for Belgium. According to police commander Fausto Salinas, the drugs would have been worth an estimated $330

Onions are not that expensive in Georgia anymore – why?
The wholesale price of onions in Georgia started to decrease, although the price decrease was preceded by a peak. At the end of January, the wholesale price of onions on the Georgian market

Bakłażany i cukinia potaniały, ale…
W minionym tygodniu odnotowano wyraźny spadek cen importowanych bakłażanów i cukinii w polskim hurcie. W przypadku bakłażanów przecena w ofertach hurtu na

Overview of the regional onion market – will prices reach $2 per kilogram?
Participants of the fruit and vegetable market accepted the fact that wholesale prices for onions in Ukraine reached $1/kg, as EastFruit analysts forecasted back in mid-January. This happened in

"Egyptian exporters are increasingly opting for biodegradable packaging"
The packaging industry in Egypt has benefited from a good agricultural season and increased exports, said Mohamed Ali, co-founder of the packaging manufacturer FreshDeal: "In terms of quantity,

“A mildew attack or a cold snap in Israel can cause the entire European basil market to suffer”
Javier Mosquera launched his basil cultivation project on the island of Tenerife with OPFH Montaña Roja almost a decade ago. “Unlike other origins in Europe, in the Canary Islands we produce

"Doing business with Iranian producers is completely normal"
The main obstacle to international agricultural trade in Iran is the economic sanctions that prevent Iranian producers from receiving payments. Yet this situation has lasted long enough for

Boxford and Gardin team up for berry trials
Suffolk fruit farm Boxford has teamed up with UK greenhouse firm Gardin to trial Gardin’s crop-health-monitoring technology in a bid to maximise its greenhouse-grown strawberry yields, reports

The volume of Peruvian red grapes decreased, and Chilean black grapes are on the market
In the current imported fruit market, peaches, plums and grapes are the main categories. In terms of domestic fruits, blueberries, citrus and pineapples make up the bulk of the available produce.