Last summer, Dutch onion packer Jonika from Oostdijk announced their investment in five Flikweert Vision QualityGraders. These machines were installed in early December. "We'd planned for that to take two weeks, but it was done well within the timeframe," says Jaap Nieuwenhuijse, Jonika's director. read more

It is with immense sadness that we have to report that Damian Fowler, Managing Director of Gilgrove, passed away on January 12th. He was 50. read more

Social agents, irrigators and actors of the economic fabric of one of the most affected areas of the country by the drought and the lack of water infrastructures, have met at the headquarters of the Spanish Association of Tropical Agriculture (AET) at the request of the 'Local Platform for the Defence of

Spanish Association of Tropical Agriculture (AET).
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Scottish seed potato exports to Egypt are all but complete, with the majority arriving before the Red Sea situation escalated. read more

Three months before the end of the Peruvian table grape export campaign, which began in August and generally runs until April, the export sector expects the export volume will drop by more than 10% over the previous season, mainly due to climate changes that have negatively impacted production.
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In the desperate context of Ukraine, concrete help is on the way from Romagna, in the form of around 130 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables. read more

Nielsen IQ data for the month of Decemberconfirms the important role of Modern Distribution companies in supporting the 'Anti-Inflation Quarterly', to the benefit of household purchasing power. In December, the average price trend figure
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California organic winter citrus is in peak supply right now. At Homegrown Organic Farms, they are currently packing organic blood oranges, Cara Caras, grapefruit, lemons, mandarins, navels and pomelos. read more

Calavo Growers has announced it is exploring the sale of its fresh cut business – formerly known as Renaissance Food Group (RFG) – to F&S Fresh Foods. read more

Due to the weather conditions in India, the grape season could come to an earlier close this year, says Amit Kalya, managing director of Indian grape exporter Kalya Exports: “The Indian grape's growing and developing period both have been good for all stages of growth, except for the
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A wave of agricultural discontent has swept through Europe in recent weeks, fueled by escalating input costs, extreme weather events and economic and bureaucratic uncertainty. Farmers, grappling with these challenges, are expressing deep concern and a pervasive sense of being misunderstood
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Egypt achieved a remarkable increase in its fresh table grape exports to the EU countries in 2023, reports EastFruit. However, this success was tainted by scandals involving the illegal use of protected grape varieties in the country. Despite this, the Egyptian products reached a historical
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A cattle farm fed with macadamia nuts? It is the new project of Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg; read more

The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD is urging Irish exporters to prepare now for new UK requirements starting 31 January. read more

Paper bands are now indispensable, especially in the organic sector. The sustainable packaging solution is gradually gaining importance in the German fruit and vegetable sector as well. The solution is already being successfully used for numerous products at the West Producer Marketing, based in
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In a notable departure from conventional cash crops, Kenyan farmers are turning to Hass avocados as a more profitable option. This shift is fuelled by the soaring international demand for avocados, notably from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Europe and China. read more

Habelman Bros, one of the world’s largest growers of fresh cranberries, and part of the Cranberry Cooperatives of the Americas (CCA) have reported a better than expected demand in the UK & Europe zone this year. read more

January is citrus fruit time and NFI's category of the month could only take into consideration the fruits of the moment. The analysis we propose, developed thanks to the analyses of Agroter's Fruit and Vegetable Monitor, will focus on sales trends in the various channels in
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The Red Sea crisis has been going on for a month now, and the current service networks are clearly in flux, with a lot of uncertainty, especially on the services going from Asia to Europe. Using our Trade Capacity Outlook report, we can compare the present changes with normal volatility, as well
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Circumnavigating Africa means a time extension of about 20 days. And it contributes to an estimated increase in costs of up to USD 1,500 per container, which translates into an increase of up to more than 10 euro cents/kg on the product, damaging the competitiveness of fruit and vegetables
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