Spanish persimmon gains access to Chinese market
China and Spain have signed agreement allowing the export of Spanish persimmon and almonds to China. The negotiations began at the end of 2016. With this new protocol, China joins the over 50

Japan: Retailer to adopt cross-category GGN label on select vegetables
AEON rolled out the first products with the cross-category GGN label today in AEON, AEON Style, and Daiei supermarkets in the Kantō and Kinki regions of Japan. Products that are now available

BIOFACH AMERICA to meet in September
The international trade fair for organic products BioFach America will take place in Philadelphia from September 21 – 23, 2023. BioFach America offers manufacturers and traders the opportunity

Container freight rate slide on larger Indian trades slows amid contract negotiations
The slide in container freight rates on some of the trades routes out of India seems to have slowed, according to the latest market analysis by Container News. On the westbound India-Europe trade,

The Region of Murcia exports 58% of its pepper production
The Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, Antonio Luengo, stated during the presentation of the II Pepper Gastronomic Day, an act in which he was accompanied by the mayor of

European garlic producers call for more controls to prevent the fraudulent entry of Chinese garlic into the EU
The Garlic Contact Group made up of producers and marketers from Spain, France, and Italy has asked Brussels to strengthen customs controls to prevent the fraudulent entry of Chinese garlic into

"We want to bring our pitahaya to the Scandinavian markets"
Cabo Blanco Fresh's exciting project for red pitahaya is expected to start in just a few weeks. This season, the firm aims to target the markets of central and northern Europe, as well as the

“Kekhura factor”, or why apple prices are not increasing in Georgia
According to EastFruit analysts, Georgian apple market participants are perplexed by the fact that apple prices remain incredibly stable, although, as a rule, there is a seasonal increase in

“The goal is to return to the 15% average export quota we had two years ago and surpass the volume we had in 2021”
As producers in Almeria start harvesting the first watermelons of this season, Anecoop has started the commercial and promotional campaign for one of its star products, the seedless watermelon, a