EU average prices for bananas reasonably steady in week 16
In week 16, average wholesale prices of bananas produced within Europe stood at €115/100 kgs in Spain. Prices in the Portugal came in at €200 per 100 kgs, while the French paid €135/100

"Addition of Glenfyne ensures consistent supply"
With the Tasmanian vegetable growing season well into the later half of the season, Harvest Moon has now finished production of beans and are soon to finish lifting this year’s onion crops.

Paraguay exports fresh kaki to the Europe market for the first time
The first shipment of Paraguayan kakis to Europe has already arrived in Spain after the firm Frutas del Paraguay S.A. sent a total of 250,000 kilos of the fruit to the European market. According

The first Shandong Liaocheng Green Vegetable Expo has started
On the morning of April 26, the first Shandong Liaocheng (Shenxian County) Green Vegetable Expo was opened grandly. With a theme of "Green, Technology, Health and Sharing", the expo has

Onion and potato prices up again in Bangladesh
Onion and potato prices went up even further last week, after the Eid-ul-Fitr. The price of onions saw a significant hike in the last two days as both imported and local varieties of onion were

FreshPlaza Global Focus on melons and kiwifruit
In May FreshPlaza will be focussing on kiwifruit and melons, are you a grower, importer or exporter of kiwifruit or melons? We would love to hear from you. You can send us some information or we

NZ research to help Philippine mangoes
Plant & Food Research has announced a new partnership that will see the New Zealand research institute help the Philippine mango industry enhance its export value. In recent years Philippine fresh

Australian total grape exports reached a record 153,000 tons
Australia’s table grape sector has made great strides during the last 10 years, raising production by more than a third and exports by 50 percent. Despite two years of declining production and

Taiwan is the fourth-largest market for Peruvian blueberries
It's been only two years since Taiwan opened its market to Peruvian blueberries and the Asian country has already become the fourth most important destination for this Peruvian fruit exports, only

Ample avocado supplies, even with California’s late start
There are strong supplies of avocados in the marketplace right now as the industry gears up for Cinco de Mayo, a notable high avocado consumption holiday. “There are excellent supplies of

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

Photo report CPMA Toronto
Last week, from April 25 - 27, the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) organized their annual convention and trade show. For the first time since 2017, the event took place in Toronto,