Presentation on environmental impact of the Mexican avocado production and trade with Europe
Mexico’s avocado production and exports continue to grow. Its European market share has also grown over the last years. The Netherlands is Europe’s largest importer and exporter of avocados.

FreshPlaza Special on Asia
This month FreshPlaza will focus on Asia. Are you a grower, importer or exporter, or in the packaging or cooling business? If you are in anyway involved in the fresh produce business we would love

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

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

Ukraine increases import of farm produce by 22%
In the first quarter of 2023, Ukraine boosted imports of farm produce by 22% YoY, to USD 1,790 million. In particular, in this time period, EU countries supplied food to Ukraine worth USD 907

UK 2021 Shigella outbreak linked to spring onions from Egypt
A Shigella outbreak in England in 2021 has been linked to spring onions imported from Egypt. In November 2021, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) detected an outbreak of 17 people infected with