Zespri moves to liquidate company that illegally exported kiwifruit vine cuttings to China
Kiwifruit marketer Zespri has successfully applied to the High Court to liquidate the company of a kiwifruit grower who illegally exported its gold kiwifruit cuttings to China. The company,

Top 20 European importers Peruvian blueberries
Who are the biggest European importers of blueberries from Peru? After avocados, Eder Rios also listed the biggest European importers based on export statistics, including the requisite Dutch

Бразильский экспорт фруктов пострадал от погодных условий
Сложные погодные условия на северо-востоке и юге Бразилии привели к тому, что экспорт фруктов не достиг

Eksport brazylijskich owoców ucierpiał z powodu pogody
Trudne warunki pogodowe w północno-wschodniej i południowej Brazylii oznaczały, że eksport owoców nie osiągnął swojego potencjału w 2022 roku. Prezes

Sustainably grown bananas and pineapples in spotlight at Fruit Logistica
Kapi Kapi Growers (Grupo Acon), a producer and exporter of premium pineapples and bananas, will showcase its product offerings at Fruit Logistica next week in Berlin, Germany. Since 1987, the

An exciting season ahead expected for Western Australian carrot producer
It has been a tremendous start to 2023, according to a Western Australian vegetable grower, with mild weather compared to previous years allowing the crops to "mature perfectly and develop their

Kenya: Rai family diversifies into avocado farming in Nakuru County
Menengai, owned by businessman Jaswant Rai, is among the fresh produce firms that are eyeing the lucrative Chinese market after Kenya was allowed to export fresh avocado to the Asian nation last

"We want to show the many positive developments in Mexican fruit cultivation"
The European market offers excellent potential for Mexican fruit. That became clear during the Mexican Business Forum, organized by United Producers of Mexico. At the Dutch Chamber of Commerce

Mercabarna: Fruit and vegetable sector reaches record turnover in 2022 thanks to exports
The total companies in Mercabarna's fruit and vegetable sector marketed a volume of 2,245,045 t of these products in 2022. This is a growth of 11% compared to 2021 and 3% compared to 2019,

Packaging sustainability attributes on display at Fruit Logistica
FarmFresh packaging solutions, developed by Termotécnica, will be on display at Fruit Logistica Berlin 2023, held February 8-10. FarmFresh conservers will be at the Brazil Pavilion - corridor 23,

Thai durian exporter signs deal with Chinese consortium
One of Thailand’s largest durian exporters has signed an agreement with a Chinese consortium. The latter hopes to buy 5,000 containers of fresh and frozen durian. The value of the fresh durian

Colombia's Caribbean Region's banana production increased by 2% and now accounts for 48% of the country's banana exports
According to preliminary figures, Colombia exported 1.8 million tons of bananas in 2022, i.e. 7% less than in the previous year. However, production in the Caribbean region increased by 2% growth

Wholesale price for onions in the Netherlands has skyrocketed – stocks are running low
The EastFruit team continues to monitor the global and regional onion markets where tensions are heightened due to a series of bans and shocks, which we described in detail in the article

Onion exports appear to be banned and import duty zeroed in Azerbaijan, too
The onion hysteria in the region has led to a wave of export bans, and it reached Azerbaijan. As EastFruit analysts have already reported, the exports of very expensive onions were banned by

Chile wildfires: Potential damage to fruit production areas being assessed
The fruit export sector of Chile is busy assessing any potential damage that raging wildfires could have caused in the 7th largest production area in the south-central part of the country around

Экспорт лука, похоже, запрещен, а импортная пошлина обнулена и в Азербайджане
Луковая истерия в регионе привела к волне запретов на экспорт, и она докатилась до Азербайджана. Как уже

Queen Frozen Fruit inks durian deal
Leading Thai durian exporter Queen Frozen Fruit has reached an agreement with a Chinese consortium for upwards of Bt10bn (US$297m) worth of fresh durian. According to a report from the Pattaya

‘Pakistan should promote seedless citrus varieties’
According to Dr. Muhammad Rafiq Akhtar, director Agriculture Information Punjab, it is time to work on the energetic propagation of seedless citrus varieties to sizably expand area under its

Marco Salvi: "It is important not to disappoint consumers".
"The figures for the first three quarters confirm Germany as the most important country for the export of Italian products", states Marco Salvi. In an interview with Fruchthandel magazine, the

Eksport cebuli wydaje się być zakazany, a cło importowe wyzerowane również w Azerbejdżanie
Histeria cebulowa w regionie doprowadziła do fali zakazów eksportowych i dotarła do Azerbejdżanu. Jak już informowali analitycy EastFruit, eksportu bardzo drogiej cebuli zakazały

Zimbabwean horti sector intends to double export earnings
Zimbabwe’s government is trying to increase sector performance with the launch of the US$30 million Horticulture Export Revolving Fund (HERF). This should enhance horticulture's contribution to

New line of data loggers for 4G and 5G network services
It's the peak season for Chilean cherries. With the reopening of the Chinese market, logistics has gradually resumed, and more and more imported cherries have arrived in the domestic market.

Chilean fruit sector on high alert as heatwave sparks wildfires
Chilean fruit exporter association Asoex has expressed growing concern over hundreds of wildfires triggered by the heatwave engulfing large parts of the country. Asoex president Iván Marambio

Strong earthquake leads to logistical complications in Turkey
A massive earthquake has hit both Turkey and Syria. Next to the tragic loss of human life, the earthquake will also have consequences for growers and traders that planned on traveling to Fruit

Sealand Europe becomes cold chain partner for Egypt’s Magrabi Agriculture
Sealand Europe, a subsidiary of Maersk, is pleased to announce a multi-year agreement with Magrabi Agriculture to provide the fresh produce company with complex Cold Chain Management as part of an