Moroccan exporters have every chance of setting a new record in avocado exports in the 2022/23 season (July-June), EastFruit reports. At the same time, representatives of the local industry of avocado growing and exporting are seriously concerned about its future due to the shortage of
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Gerard Pujol Verdú has been unanimously re-elected as president of the Regulatory Council of the PDO Pera de Lleida pear (DOP Pera de Lleida in Spanish). read more

Cold weather, sky-high prices, and huge shortages dominated the news from Spain in recent weeks. Meanwhile, the weather has cleared up in Spain, but according to Thomas Bos (Thomasol Gestión), who has lived and worked in Alicante for more than 20 years, the price drop is currently going faster
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Julio Cesar Magaiia Navarrete, manager of Huertas Magalia, stated that a first export shipment of mamey, was sent to Paris, France. The company responsible for this is located in the municipality of Akil, in the south of the state, between Oxkutzcab and Tekax. read more

Citrus availability during this campaign has been lower than usual, especially in this second part of the campaign. The climate has been adverse and the drought during different stages of the production cycle has impacted the crops. read more

The global avocado markets are seeing various developments, as large volumes of the fruit are expected to arrive in the Netherlands from countries such as Peru, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and Colombia. The quality of Kenyan avocados has significantly improved, surpassing South Africa in
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The National Garlic Table held in Las Pedroñeras (Cuenca) discussed the reduction of production, drought, and the alleged fraudulent entry of frozen garlic from China into the European Union. read more

The demand for citrus fruits is gradually coming to an end, said Carlo Salerno from the Karlsruhe wholesale company Sapros Handels- und Vertriebs Ltd. us. "We still have oranges from Sicily, Calabria and Spain. However, the demand is slowly decreasing. In the case of clementines, we are now in
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While the pandemic challenges were initiated by an exceptionally large growth in demand, the real challenge came as this high demand growth clogged up the hinterlands, which in turn clogged up the ports, which in turn led to unprecedented levels of vessel congestion. When vessels don’t move,
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Bank Al Maghrib raises its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 3% as the High Commission for Planning reports inflation rose again to 10.1% YoY in February 2023. At its first 2023 quarterly meeting, the BAM Board of Directors said that this measure aims to prevent the emergence of
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Ask anyone in Europe's transport sector about what kind of company Kotra Logistics is, and nine times out of ten, they will say: a fish transporter. "That label will stick with us for the foreseeable future; after all, we're one of Europe's top ten fish transporters," begins Leo van Dillen. read more

The market for tomatoes produced in Spain has been on the decline for the past 5-10 years, while peppers and cucumbers have been growing. Since the recent energy crisis in Northern Europe, however, the downward tomato trend has been reversed. “That’s because in Spain, you don’t need to
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The Australian grape harvest is well underway and growers are looking at a much better harvest this year, the season started slightly late but the quality and colour is looking very good. read more

The UK-EU deal is designed to make trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK smoother. It gives Stormont's Assembly more say over EU rules, and has been welcomed by most Northern Ireland parties, but the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) remains unconvinced and is still refusing to
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DP World has opened a rail-linked container freight station (CFS) at India's Hazira Port, as the global marine terminal operator seeks to scale up its container integrator offerings out of the country. read more

This time the world is coming to New Zealand. New Zealand exporters are so used to getting on a long haul flight, lap top in hand, to meet and make new customers, understand the market and promote their product or service. In just over a week the global avocado business community descends
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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