AMI: Tight rhubarb market at the start of the season
The first stalks of rhubarb have recently appeared in the vegetable counters of German food retailers (LEH). But already at the beginning of the season, prices are subject to strong fluctuations.

New pest alert in South Africa already affecting citrus, persimmons and avocados
The South African Cotonet (Delottococcus aberiae) is not the only pest present in this third country that is wreaking havoc in European citriculture. The Valencian Association of Farmers

Zimbabwe trials first citrus shipments through port of Beira
Zimbabwean citrus growers will be testing Mozambique’s port of Beira, ranked best container port in Southern African by the World Bank, with their citrus destined for the Middle East and the Far

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW GARLIC
The global garlic market is experiencing mixed fortunes, according to recent reports from around the world. In the Netherlands, demand for garlic remains stable, but prices are lagging behind

UK avocado importer takes on Ocado
Dr Robert James Kalibala founded a food import business called Orgacado Ltd in February 2018. The company specializes in growing and importing organic large soft-skin avocados and other tropical

Mało ładnej kapusty pekińskiej
Sytuacja na polskim rynku kapusty pekińskiej nabiera dynamiki. Czynnikiem kluczowym jest tu fakt, że w ciągu ostatnich dwóch tygodni wyraźnie zmalała dostępność

Potatoes fell in price in Moldova. Will this trend last long?
The wholesale price for last year’s potatoes on the Moldovan market decreased by about 7% last week – to 6.5 MDL/kg ($0.34/kg) on average. However, the downward trend is unstable – the

Ceny skupu jabłek przemysłowych znów w górę
Czyżby ceny skupu jabłka przemysłowego wróciły  do trendu wzrostowego? W mijającym tygodniu odnotowaliśmy umocnienie cen w tym sektorze rynku owocowego. Umocnienie

Kyrgyzstan lifts ban on exports of onions earlier than expected
Kyrgyzstan became the first country in Central Asia to lift the ban on the exports of onions earlier than it was previously decided. The temporary restriction on the exports of onions introduced

Reefer spot rates soon back to pre-pandemic levels as dry premium dissolves
The latest ocean freight rates data from Xeneta suggests an increasing “normalization” of the reefer market, with spot rates from the Far East to Northern Europe now back to pre-pandemic