Plant & Food Research in New Zealand and the Southern Horticultural Research Institute (SOFRI) in Vietnam have been working together since 2013 to breed new varieties of dragon fruit with excellent grower and consumer characteristics. VentureFruit™, T&G Global’s IP management and
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Japan's current account surplus fell sharply in December after a record rise the prior month. This is highlighting the impact of persistent trade deficits and a weak yen on the country's once-solid balance of payments. The yen's slide over the past year has bumped up the cost of imports,
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A type of durian unique to Thailand’s southern province of Yala has been given official geographical indication (GI) designation, which should help sales and increase growers' income. The Intellectual Property Department announced the registration of "durian sadet nam Yala" on Wednesday. With
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Spokespeople from Agri SA have made clear that should the South Africa government continue to fail to solve the problem of the rolling blackouts implemented by the Eskom, South Africans can expect crop failure, higher food prices and shortages of certain food products in the near future. read more

Sassy is cementing its status as an early-harvest variety, Taylor Corp in the Hawke’s Bay began picking on February 8th, in time for one of the first shipments of new-season apples out of the Hawke’s Bay. Nelson quickly followed suit with Golden Bay Fruit picking their first round of Sassy
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The first green asparagus began to sprout in small quantities as early as January in Granada, which is unusually early and a consequence of the spring temperatures at the start of winter. The cold spell there's been since mid-January has paralyzed plant growth and will delay the harvest until
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The monitoring of the degree of ripeness of tropical fruit is one of the key aspects in managing operations at the packing houses of importers in order to offer the market fruit at the desired quality and ripeness. read more

Due to a combination of many factors, the supply of imported vegetables on the Polish market, especially in winter, has dropped sharply, EastFruit project analysts report with reference to the fresh-market website. A sharp increase in the cost of vegetable production, adverse weather
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Producers of fruit and vegetable products in Kazakhstan often experience problems related to the storage of their products. Therefore, during the season, they have to sell products at low prices. The demand for vegetable storage facilities exceeds supply by 46%. read more

EGS further expands its services to and from southern Germany read more

The Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) annexed the psychological mark of US$2,000 on the downside for the first time since July 2020, post the first set of quotes reported in the aftermath of the Chinese New Year. read more

Vietnamese growers have been warned not to massively expand cultivation areas for durian and dragon fruit after prices for the fruits surged, instead they should focus on improving quality standards to boost exports to China. Officials said the surge in prices is only temporary and that the
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This Monday saw the first board meeting of GB Potatoes (GBP). Time was taken to look at the future direction of GBP. The inaugural Chair Mark Taylor explained that for the organization to be able to represent the industry with authority, the number of members needed to be able to demonstrate
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"We are attending Fruit Logistica 2023 because it is one of the leading events in Europe and a global showcase for fresh produce productions that aim at establishing themselves on the international market," reports the President of Consorzio Arancia Rossa di Sicilia IGP Gerardo Diana. read more

University of Florida economists have refined the estimate of agricultural losses due to Hurricane Ian: $1.03 billion. This is an estimate of the total value of seasonal crops, livestock, nursery and aquaculture products that will not be harvested or marketed as a result of the category 4 storm.
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Germany-based shelf-life solutions specialist Food Freshly has announced the broadening of services at its fruit and vegetable food safety testing laboratory for companies across the fresh produce sector. As well as identifying bacteria hazards, the facility can also be used to carry out
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Since the new garlic was launched at the end of June, the demand in overseas markets has been sluggish, coupled with the large inventory of old garlic, the garlic market has been running at a low level, and sales have been slow. It was not until recently that prices and exports began to stabilize. read more

Monthly 2022/23 EU orange imports came in at 27.650 tonnes in January. The majority of this volume (21.244 tonnes) came in from Egypt. The number stood at 30.840 tonnes in January 2022. read more

Cara cara navel oranges, also known as red flesh oranges, have been an emerging variety in the domestic citrus market over recent years. "The peel and flesh are red, attractive in appearance, sweet in taste with a rosy aroma, and are durable in storage, so they've become very popular in the
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Even though grape prices are good this winter, sales are lagging, says Wibo van den Ende of the Dutch company Vita Optima. "Current costs demand higher prices, which doesn't always translate into the correct volumes, margins, or turnover rates. It seems people only buying what's on sale is
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