Making a name for Ugandan fresh produce
What are Uganda’s main fresh produce exports and markets in Europe? We make about $50m annually from fruit and vegetable exports and our aim is to increase that to around $200m in the next four

Washington Apple Commission announces staff changes
International Marketing Director Rebecca Lyons announced her June 30 retirement at the March 30 Washington Apple Commission Board of Directors meeting. Lyons, who started at the Commission in

Huge impact of invasion on Ecuador’s banana exports to Ukraine
Only 13,060 boxes were sent to Ukraine this February compared to last year’s 1,566,944 boxes, underlining the impact of the war and the wider impact on the international community. Meanwhile,

Belgium’s UK export mission
Let’s be honest, Brexit has been a big headache for EU exporters of fresh produce to the UK. Yes, EU imports have so far been allowed to cross the border without sanitary or phytosanitary checks

Lemon exports and prices are down for Nellore and Tirupati district farmers
Lemon farmers of Nellore and Tirupati districts are getting worried. The farmers are alleging that the increase in exports from other parts of the country is impacting their exports. The price of

“Moldova is gradually diversifying its apple export market”
According to Iurie Fala, CEO of Moldova Fruct, the country’s fruit growers and exporters association Moldova is exporting fewer of its apples to the CIS region than it did a couple of years ago:

Экспорт и цены на лимоны снижаются для фермеров районов Неллор и Тирупати
Фермеры-лимонники из районов Неллоре и Тирупати начинают беспокоиться. Фермеры утверждают, что

Kenyan government removes ban on raw macadamia exports
The Kenyan government has temporarily lifted the ban on export of raw macadamia nuts, which was in place since 2015, to offer the growers better prices. According to Moses Kuria, Cabinet Secretary

Non-traditional wholesale buyers have paid attention to Moldovan walnuts
According to the Union of Associations of Nut Producers of Moldova, the members of the organization began to receive requests to buy walnut kernels this week. This has occasionally happened

Chile with new export record for cherries
Compared to the previous year, 415,315 t were exported. This is an increase of 17 %. The most important target markets include China, the USA and South Korea. The targets for promotional

Ecuador sent its first shipment of pitahaya to China by air
Ecuador sent its first official shipment of pitahaya to the Chinese market on Monday, April 10. Four exporting companies of Palora, canton of the province of Morona Santiago, exported 7,745 kg of

Egyptian potatoes are now available for export in abundant volumes
The potato season is starting in Egypt and is marked by abundant production, high demand, stable prices, and no particular challenges except for a few shipment complications. Mohammad Hassan,

Indian grape exports soar due to European demand and few unseasonal rains
Despite initial concerns about global freight bottlenecks and two spells of unseasonal rains, Indian grape exports to Europe for the 2022-23 season (December to April) skyrocketed. Up until April

Avocado might become the most traded fruit by 2030
According to FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) projections, the avocado will become the most commercialized tropical fruit by 2030. Global exports are predicted to

Eksport cytryn i ceny spadają dla rolników z okręgów Nellore i Tirupati
Rolnicy cytryn z dystryktów Nellore i Tirupati są coraz bardziej zaniepokojeni. Rolnicy zarzucają, że wzrost eksportu z innych części kraju wpływa na ich eksport. Cena jednej torby

Chile closes the export of cherries with a new record
The Chilean fresh cherry industry closed the 2022-2023 season after exporting a record volume and consolidating Chile's position as the world's leading cherry supplier. A total of 415,315 tons

"The first air-freight fruit arrived in Europe in week eight and the first sea-freight volumes in week 12-14"
The South African kiwifruit industry is still developing, but results are heading in the right direction, in terms of export quality, and volumes are expected to continue to grow as the production

Baleària strengthens maritime connection between Spain and Morocco
Spanish shipping company Baleària has increased its traffic with the North African country by 30% and is helping to improve even further the new export and import opportunities between the two

Letsitele citrus grower comes closer to its community
Groep 91 Uitvoer, a family-owned citrus producer from Letsitele has been successfully growing and exporting lemons, grapefruit and Valencia oranges across the globe for more than three decades,

Georgian Nuts Incorporated expects first commercial almond harvest this year
The large Georgian company Nuts Incorporated owning more than 700 ha of almond orchards (Supernova, Lauren, and Guara varieties) in Eastern Georgia, is waiting for the first industrial harvest of

Peru: Pitahaya could become a new export crop
In 2023, the Andean country began exporting pitahaya, following trial exports in 2022. The deliveries are still very manageable in terms of volume, but the industry has high expectations,

Peru holds onto mantle of world’s top blueberry exporter
Peru was the world’s top blueberry exporter for the fourth straight year, with shipments totalling US$1.36 billion in 2022. Peru held off competition from the US, Spain, Canada and Morocco,

Non-traditional wholesale buyers have paid attention to Moldovan walnuts
According to the Union of Associations of Nut Producers of Moldova, the members of the organization began to receive requests to buy walnut kernels this week. This has occasionally happened

Bosnia and Herzegovina finds new apple export market in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia seems to be a new export market for apples from Bosnia and Herzegovina. This might make the Middle Eastern nation cover the losses incurred by the measures taken against Russia. In

The Middle East has grown tremendously for South African pomegranate exporters
Pomegranate growers in the Western Cape districts of Wellington, Paarl and the Swartland are finishing their harvests, after a season that – like much else – was two weeks early this year.