'Papaya is becoming increasingly popular'
According to EastFruit analysts, consumers all over the world continue to expand the range of fruits they buy. One of the fruits most loved by consumers living in temperate climates is exotic

Difficult moment for squash
"I have never had to face such a situation: there is a lot of demand for squash, but there is no produce. It is a very difficult moment, I've never had to tell a client I couldn't fulfil

AMI: White cabbage as a promotional alternative
With the current overall tight supply situation in the vegetable assortment, German white cabbage is moving more to the forefront of the promotional activity. For weeks, the advertising intensity

Morocco has overtaken the US in blueberry exports to become the world’s fourth largest exporter!
In 2022, Morocco became fourth among the largest exporters of fresh blueberries in the world, leaving behind even the United States, where, in fact, blueberries were cultivated, EastFruit reports.

“The acreage for blueberries has doubled yearly over the past few years”
Blueberry acreage in Turkey has rapidly increased over recent years, says Halil Oymak of Fall Creek. Growing the soft fruit gained popularity due to the solid returns it provided: “Blueberry

Competition from Central European greenhouse vegetable products will gain force in March
In week 9, corresponding to the period between February 27 and March 3, 2023, the price of the main greenhouse products continued to be high for this time of year. However, as the Observatory of

Chile/New Zealand: Resumption of talks for cooperation in the Kiwi sector
During FRUIT LOGISTICA 2023, Asoex incl. Chilean Kiwifruit Committee and Zespri sat down to develop cooperation agreements that can ultimately benefit both countries. "We believe that the more we

Moroccan dragon fruits seek a place in the international market
The Moroccan producer Sweet Pitaya has been among the pioneers of growing novel exotic fruits in Morocco, including its flagship product, the dragon fruits that he introduced in 2010, according to

“Lack of Dutch tomato production increased demand”
Supermarket chains are the main customers for the tomatoes grown in greenhouses in Turkey, says Kenan Aslan, manager of Turkish fresh produce exporter Sinerji: “The greenhouse production is

Prevar - developing premium cultivars by identifying future market opportunities
Prevar™ is a New Zealand based business that prides itself on being at the forefront of fruit innovation on the world stage, developing and commercialising apple and pear cultivars. The recent

“We hoped to harvest more than 400 tons of early potatoes, but I'll be surprised if we get to harvest 150 tons”
According to estimates, more than half of Mallorca's early potato crops were lost because of the passage of storm Juliette. "We hoped to harvest more than 400 tons of early potatoes, but I'll be

Shipping lines refusing to cut capacity in price war
Container freight rates are still falling, while charter rates are holding up, suggesting that liner operators are chasing market share, even if it means a price war. Linerlytica's latest report,

Competition gives green light to Bollo sale
The National Markets and Competition Commission has authorised the purchase operation by which Fremman takes sole control of four companies that make up the Bollo group: Bollo International Fruits

Paraguay is ready to ship its first 20,000 kilos of kaki to Spain
This week, producers will start loading the first truckload of kaki bound for Spain. The fruit was grown in the town of Santa María de Fe, Department of Misiones, as confirmed by the logistics

Expansion of South African plum portfolio
Oppy, a grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce, plans to continue energizing the plum category in its second season of shipping South African plums to North America. The Black Pearl

Ceny pomidorów szklarniowych w Uzbekistanie rekordowo wysokie. Czy powinniśmy spodziewać się ich spadku?
Ceny pomidorów szklarniowych w Uzbekistanie rosną w szybkim tempie, co tydzień aktualizując rekordy. W ciągu ostatniego miesiąca ich ceny hurtowe wzrosły średnio 1,5

Mushroom harvest down six percent in 2022
In 2022, 76,100 tons of mushrooms were harvested in Germany. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was 6% less than in the year before. Nevertheless, after 2021 and 2020,

Haith Group strengthens EU presence
Haith Group, the Doncaster-based vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, has appointed Dutch grading machinery supplier Remach BV to sell its range in Holland and Belgium. Established in 2019,

Asiafruit March out now
The March 2023 edition of Asiafruit Magazine is now available on the Asiafruit app – Apple and Android – bringing you the latest news and views from across Asia’s fast-moving fresh produce