Cerberus rages in Italy and also in fruit and vegetables
After rain, hail and windstorms that lasted until June, now summer arrives and does so with equal violence. In fact, the African anticyclone Cerberus will swoop down on the Peninsula with

"With our focus on year-round premium exotics by air, we aim to find a unique market niche”
With over 10 years of experience in the Dutch fruit and vegetable trade, Ricardo Mendes has taken on a new challenge together with partner Carlos Henrique Ferreira: Trust Green Trading. From the

Kyosk Digital Services: Expansion into African fresh produce market
Ready, Steady, TikTok Asda is the first supermarket to launch a content house, bringing together five eclectic foodie creators to home-cook together. All of the ingredients, from fruit and

African tropical fresh produce sales doing well in key world markets
Tropical and exotic fruit and vegetable exports not only comes from South America, but one company that specialises in sourcing from African producers is Africa Haven. They distribute the African

Vertical agriculture from Murcia hopes to reach Africa
Verti has developed a vertical farming technology for the hydroponic cultivation of lettuces, and it wants to reach emerging markets with it, starting with Africa. "There are many vertical farming

"South African organic sweet potatoes are of excellent quality"
South African Cape Sweet organic sweet potatoes are widely available at the Dutch company Organic Cape again. "These sweet potatoes are of excellent quality. Once harvested, they're kept in cold

Granfrutta Zani, Middle East growing market for exports #vocidellortofrutta
With two plants operating between the territories of Faenza and Ravenna and 3 storage centres (Policoro, Latina, Eboli ), a million quintals of fruit and vegetables distributed per year in the

Rising global demand for South African vegetables
The National Agricultural Marketing Council hosted a workshop on South Africa’s fresh produce chain today in which economist Thabile Nkunjana provided an overview of recent broad trends in

'Any asparagus shortage in South African market will only be temporary'
Grahame Osler, a manager at the asparagus company Denbi, which supplies large retailers, explains that they imported less asparagus from source markets outside of Africa this year compared to

Morocco fruit & vegetable supply secured as court rules against trade lawsuit
Supply of Moroccan fruit & veg has been safeguarded, as a legal suit against trade between the Northern African nation and the UK has been rejected. Campaigners had taken the government to the

Asparagus shortage in South Africa
South Africa has exported less from its traditional asparagus suppliers and there is a shortage of asparagus. On the Johannesburg municipal market's website an extremely low level of asparagus is

Can hybrid potatoes change the international potato industry?
A hybrid potato version might make a huge difference, especially in the agricultural regions of Africa. But it could also play a major role in the transition to sustainable agriculture in the

Moroccan bell pepper exports to EU and UK rapidly growing
Bell peppers are one of the most exported categories from Morocco and the second in revenues from exports after tomatoes. Morocco, thanks to its favorable climate and developed agricultural

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW TOMATOES
From Europe to Africa and across the Atlantic, the tomato industry is encountering a multitude of challenges and opportunities.The Netherlands and Belgium grapple with a backlog in planning and

Tomatoes - the challenges starting with the next campaign
The energy crisis that started with the war in Ukraine has had many repercussions on vegetable crops using artificial light in central/northern Europe. The gap was not filled by other producer

Senegal: BelOrta on an African export mission
Recently, several Belgian companies, including leading fruit and vegetable marketer BelOrta, took part in a business mission to Senegal led by Princess Astrid. BelOrta mainly explored new

SANLUCAR chooses HISPATEC to boost production sustainability
The company SanLucar, producer and distributor of premium quality fruit and vegetables, has chosen Hispatec Agrointeligencia as its technology partner to carry out the digital transformation of

SanLucar relies on collaboration with Hispatec to promote sustainable cultivation
The company SanLucar has chosen Hispatec Agrointeligencia as its technology partner to support it in the digital transformation of its agricultural activities. The company currently has its own

SanLucar goes digital with Hispatec
SanLucar has chosen Hispatec Agrointeligencia as its technology partner to carry out the digital transformation of its agricultural operations. The multinational currently has its own production

Dates top the ranking of Moroccan fruit and vegetable imports
African countries, including Morocco, accounted for about 40% of the global production of dates in 2021, according to FAOStat. Nevertheless, as reported by EastFruit, Morocco has never been among

Economy under so much strain “you can almost touch it”
Most of South Africa’s tomatoes are coming from Limpopo, followed by the Onderberg in Mpumalanga. Some tomato farmers on the West Coast are still cropping, while farmers on both sides of the

The Ambassador of Sudan announced negotiations on launching direct flights with Russia
Sudan is looking to expand its exports to Russia. "Negotiations are ongoing to launch direct flights between the African country and Russia", stated The Sudanese Ambassador to Moscow. The

"Start of West African mango season putting peak pressure on cold storage"
It is currently the busiest time of year at Luik Natie. Every week, this Belgian storage and transshipment company processes more than 200 containers of products, including bananas, mangoes, and

This week in Fruchthandel Magazine: Southern Hemisphere, Germany, New Zealand
New genetic material, growing global demand and specific supply gaps in the export market have led to significant growth in the South African kiwi industry over the past decade. In 2019, the South

South African onions’ winning streak continues
The record onion prices for the previous six months is a just recompense for South African farmers after a couple of difficult years. Eighteen months ago, onion prices were in the doldrums,