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Why North Carolina sweet potato pricing could strengthen
2024-02-28 00:00
The overall supply of North Carolina sweet potatoes is less compared to this time last year. "We had a lot smaller crop in 2023 than we did in 2022 and we ended up getting the entire 2022 crop moved quicker. So the inventory is down," says Thomas Joyner, president of Nash Produce
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Ecuador's January 2024 banana exports decrease by 6.87%
2024-02-28 00:00
The banana exporter Ecuador saw a decrease of 6.87% in exports during January 2023 compared to the same month last year ( 2023). Accumulated exports of banana boxes during January 2024 was 33.54 million boxes, compared to January 2023 with 36.02 million boxes.
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"The product will be sold out several days earlier than usual"
2024-02-28 00:00
Due to weather conditions, potato production was lower than usual and now it is time to take stock of the situation. "We estimate that we will have Selenella potatoes for another 5-6 weeks, or a little more," began Massimo Cristiani, president of the Consortium. "That's a shorter period than in
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Demand for Greek citrus fruits slows down
2024-02-28 00:00
After a solid start, demand for oranges from Greece has slowed down somewhat, according to George Balakanakis of the Greek company Balakanakis. "The first part of the Greek orange season has been very satisfying for us. However, the current demand is a bit slower than
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Malaysian durian market sees early season due to weather
2024-02-28 00:00
In Malaysia, the recent weather conditions have led to an early and abundant durian harvest, significantly affecting market prices and availability. Torrence Chua of Top Durian Station in Jurong West is offering Musang King durians at $10 per kilogram, a decision spurred by an unexpected bumper
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For the Bernardi company, this is the first year in which it is producing 'chard a costa fine', or Romagna chard, and at the moment the market is giving it satisfaction. "It is a product that we grow directly on our farm," says Christopher Bernardi, head of the
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Authorities haven't detected any relabeling of oranges that arrive in Castellón from Egypt
2024-02-28 00:00
The arrival of two ships with about 3,000 tons of oranges from Egypt in the port of Castellón at the beginning of January, amid the local season, generated concern among farmers in the province, who immediately asked authorities to tighten controls in ports and warehouses to ensure compliance
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Investment to modernise banana plantation irrigation on the island of La Palma increases
2024-02-28 00:00
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), through the Sociedad Mercantil Estatal de Infraestructuras Agrarias (Seiasa), has formalised in San Cruz de La Palma an addendum by which it will increase by 2,178,000 euros the investment already committed to modernise irrigation systems in the island of La Palma.
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In a recent bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels, Cyprus's Agriculture Minister, Maria Panayiotou, sought assistance from Greece to combat the sale of foreign potatoes misrepresented as Cypriot in the Greek market. Panayiotou highlighted the
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UAE and Peru to engage in free trade agreement talks
2024-02-28 00:00
The United Arab Emirates and Peru are set to commence negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) later this year, as announced during a World Trade Organization meeting in Abu Dhabi. This development follows Peru's decision to establish an embassy in the UAE, furthering the diplomatic and
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3F Exotics have been exporting Thai exotic fruit and vegetables to markets around the world for many years. Some of the main vegetable exports are lemongrass, durian and Nam Dok Mai mango, whose main markets are in Europe.
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The strong American demand for table grapes from Chile continues, and exporters are sending as much fruit as they have available, despite the delay in the harvest in the central areas of the South American country. Cristian Ferriere, export director of Acograpes in Chile,
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Peruvian blueberry exports fell by 24 per cent
2024-02-28 00:00
From week 24 to week 6 of the current season, Peru exported 204,975 tonnes of blueberries. This is 24% less than in the same period of the previous campaign. According to a report by Fresh Cargo Peru, 96.8% of these shipments were made via
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The year 2023 was positive for Peruvian fresh garlic exports, which reached a volume of 18,719 tonnes with a value of US$ 32 million. This represented a growth of +13% in volume and +34% in value compared to the previous year.
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"Licensed protected varieties are practically non-existent in the Greek citrus industry"
2024-02-28 00:00
Despite a two week delay, the Greek citrus season went quite well up until January, says Spiros Tampakis, owner of Greek citrus exporter Tampakis Fresh: "We had a really good start with the early varieties, even though the weather was quite warm, delaying pick ready maturity by 15 days. Fruit
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The Limorè brand lemon campaign is now at the peak of its harvesting and marketing phase, but according to Pietro Buongiorno, president of the Consorzio Produttori di Limoni Associati di Rocca Imperiale Consortium of Rocca Imperiale Lemon Growers), the challenges are always just around the bend.
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Hall Hunter has recently acquired a new Elifab Berry Class 12 lane sorting machine along with two automatic punnet fillers of Elifab´s partner Mat Exakta. The new blueberry sorting and packing line will be installed soon and fully operational by the end of May 2024.
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"The demand cannot absorb the supply, so a significant stock of lemons is left on the tree"
2024-02-28 00:00
The lemon market remains under pressure at origin due to the increase
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Welsh farmers to protest against subsidy overhaul
2024-02-28 00:00
Anticipated protests at the Welsh parliament are set to highlight opposition to proposed changes in farming subsidies, specifically targeting the Welsh Labour government's Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). This scheme, still under consultation, mandates dedicating 10% of farmland to forestry as
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"Packaging should capture the customer's attention and help speed up sales of fruit and vegetables."
2024-02-28 00:00
"Consumers are increasingly aware of the importance of environmentally friendly packaging and supermarkets have decided to follow them in this". This is stated by Adam Sikorski, Sales Director of the Polish packaging company SoFruPak. "I observe the packaging market from our
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