Vietnam and Poland both grow a lot of agricultural products, but experts claim this makes them complementary to each other. Nguyễn Hữu Nam, deputy director of the VCCI in HCM City, said: “Poland has high demand for Vietnamese products such as rice, basa fish, shrimp, mango, pineapple,
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The wholesale price of onions in Georgia started to decrease, although the price decrease was preceded by a peak. At the end of January, the wholesale price of onions on the Georgian market increased from 1.6 GEL/kg ($0.6) to 2.3 GEL/kg ($0.87) in one week, which pushed imports. As a
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Hamburg Süd aims to provide customers with the most relevant and up-to-date information to help them navigate this period of heightened volatility. It issued  the following statement: read more

Experts claim mushroom production has become one of the fastest-growing agro-business ventures in Zimbabwe. It seems that mushroom farming remains a low-hanging fruit to achieve national food security as enunciated in the National Development Strategy 1, which identifies food security and
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This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

The pink tomato, grown in Bulgaria, is losing a battle with the mining moth. The Tuta absoluta caterpillar, which can destroy 100% of the pink tomato crop, first appeared in Bulgaria a few years ago. Desislava Dimitrova, a professor at the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the
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Rain or shine, Colm Lambert likes to sit on a bench overlooking Rosslare port on the south-eastern tip of Ireland and watch the new freight ships and passenger ferries sailing in from the Irish Sea. read more

These are uncertain times for Belgian fruit growers. Protests for better prices, talks of intent between cooperatives, and cultivation challenges are piling up. "It's a wonderful profession, but as things stand, I sometimes wonder how I can manage it all. The apples are a disaster this
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Kyrgyzstan is about to allow the export of onions. A decision has been submitted to the government to lift restrictions on the export of onions. It is reported by Knews.kg with reference to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic. read more

Prices for fruit and vegetables in the wholesale trade have recently risen rapidly again. All products offered by Dieter Fuhrmann Obst- und Gemüsegroßhandels have risen by at least 15 percent. "At the moment, the products are more expensive than they have been for a long time," Managing
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The “massive” impact of hail in Ceres and Grabouw was probably underestimated in the South African topfruit industry’s first crop estimate, according to topfruit producer and exporter Tru-Cape. read more

Ever since the ToBRFV problem has become known, people have tried to provide clear information. Many seed companies made many reassuring statements; however, they turned out to be incomplete when the scenarios changed. read more

Malaysian vegetable farmers are angry over a proposal by the Pahang Public Works Department (PWD) to ban heavy vehicles transporting the produce on narrow and congested Cameron Highlands roads on weekends. Fearing the proposal would be pushed through soon, farmers have stepped up their
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Due to increased freight rates and driver shortages, the logistics sector is still under considerable pressure. This is also making itself felt at Fresh Logistics System Ltd (FLS for short), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Landgard Group with a total of six locations (Straelen-Herongen, Neu
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A third season of COVID-19 harvest and supply chain disruptions, rising labor and input costs, and the impact of quality issues in some of the New Zealand Envy™ crops have resulted in T&G Global recording an after-tax loss of $0.9 million for the year ending 31 December 2022, compared to
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Brexit undoubtedly caused logistical challenges for European fruit and vegetable exports in recent years. "Systems lagged significantly," says Dutch company Freight Line Europe sales manager Viktor Vijverberg. "Especially on the British side, which also affected our services. Thanks to our
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Brazilian banana exports dropped in January compared to the same month last year. According to Secex, the volume shipped was 7,280 tons, down 12%. As a result, revenue dropped 9%, amounting to just US$ 2.98 million (FOB). read more

South America is becoming a major competitor for Australian agricultural products in Asian markets. The signing of 45 free trade agreements (FTAs) between South American and Asian markets over the past 10 years is increasing competition. At least 35 more agreements are under negotiation. read more

The fact that consumption has entered a downward spiral is nothing new. And we don't just read that from the statistics. Traders also attest to it. Whereas they used to deliver three pallets, now there are only two or sometimes even fewer. However, according to Marco Babbi, sales manager of
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DiMuto, a global Agri-FinTech company, has expanded its AI-powered Financial Services to the US and Mexico through its latest financing deal with Grupo Paisano, a large international grower-exporter of fresh produce items based in Mexico. Financing Grupo Paisano’s fresh exports to the United
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