Ecuador has been investing in growing its production of white dragon fruit over the past several years and this season, one shipper says all of that investing has broken the market. “We just came off a harvest that produced tremendous volumes over the past three to four weeks. It’s an
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The mango market is picking up well, according to Marcel van Rooijen of Trofi from Den Hoorn. "In Peru, production has now moved to the Casma area where very few and many small sizes are coming from this year. Sales prices are still 20% lower than last year. I expect those prices to go up
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As the first container of new season New Zealand Sassy™ touches down at the Guangzhou Port, Global License holders, Next Generation Apples (NGA), has announced a Strategic agreement with Shenzhen SVM Ltd. (SVM) as part of their global marketing strategy for year-round supply of their IP varieties. read more

Short-term pain with some long-term gains. That’s what California growers are facing following recent headline-making rains in key California growing regions such as the Salinas Valley. read more

Horticulture production in Vietnam is evolving in several ways, showing a steady development of Vietnam’s horticulture industry. read more

A group of Scottish potato farmers are undertaking an aid mission for Ukraine. Farmer Mark Laird from Kirriemuir worked in Poland and Ukraine for many years. His Central Plains Group (CPG), of farmers operating in Ukraine, is now operating UK-wide and is scaling up its initial ambition of
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Looije Packing has been operational in Waddinxveen, the Netherlands, for just under three months now. "Our new way of working is slowly bearing fruit there. After three months of managing a very enthusiastic team in this state-of-the-art building, I can conclude that many processes are
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UK: Sainsbury's continues convenience expansion with launch of new store in Merseyside read more

It is official: Lidl is a UEFA Euro 2024 partner. This partnership begins with this year's European Qualifiers. Lidl is thus a global UEFA partner for the European Qualifiers in 2023 and 2024 and for the finals in 2024 in Germany. The supermarket chain wants to use this partnership to highlight
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Prices of Indian grapes have gone down by 30-40% in the domestic markets compared to last month. In the wholesale market, one kg of quality grapes is available at Rs2S-30. In the retail market, the prices vary between Rs40-50 per kg, depending on the quality. read more

The sale of the earliest and most expensive cherries in the world, grown in greenhouses in Lleida and Huesca, has just started. These are the only cherries filling the gap between late March and late April in both hemispheres. read more

"I think what's happening on the onion market is absolutely amazing. There's confidence in the product, and there's a market again. So you can make good money. That livens things up. I'd love a few more years like this," begins Wouter van der Beek of Bruin Export, laughing. This Dutch company
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Recently, Feeling Fresh sent the first pallets of red peppers to North American customers. Still, according to Marcel van der Pluijm, it will take some time before the larger volumes will be exported. "For that, our peppers are currently still at too high a level. Moreover, Mexico is in the full
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55 drivers, 35 office workers, 50 company cars and 150 trailers. Last month, they all moved from Bleiswijk to Barendrecht: the new location of logistics service provider Dijco (subsidiary of The Greenery and part of the Logistics cluster). Egbert van Alphen (director, Dijco) talks about the
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The Coalmar Fruits cooperative, the result of the merger between Agricola del Marquesat de Llombai and Agricola San Salvador de Alfarp, has reported record kaki prices in its first year, which stood on average at € 0.50/kg, i.e. almost 65% higher than in the previous campaign and probably the
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The lime market is in a bit of a lull right now. Fruit in Mexico, North America’s primary lime sourcing country, suffered from high temperatures and drought during bloom about three months ago. “As a result, we’re seeing a hiatus in supply that causes relatively high FOB pricing,” says
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When it comes to exporting fruits and vegetables, packaging is a critical aspect that cannot be overlooked. Not only does it ensure the produce reaches its destination in good condition, but it also determines the efficiency of the export process. In recent years, lightweight foldable export
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The rains in India will not impact all mango growers and exporters. Yashwant Chakve Patil, director of Indian fruit exporter AA Reyach International, states that he even expects to harvest more volumes of mangoes this year: “For us as a company, we mainly do the Alphonso and Kesher varieties
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Ports of Auckland Group increased its profits by 40% in the first half of the Fiscal Year 2023 (July 2022 - December 2022) announcing a net profit after tax (NPAT) of approximately US$14 million. Based on the first half results, New Zealand's port group revised its full-year NPAT forecast
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Melon sales are good this week, says Bertus Schipper of Zoutewelle in the Netherlands. "Melons were in very short supply at the start of the season, and prices had never been as high. Those have since fallen slightly but are still very decent." read more