In the 2022/23 season, in a context of productive deficit, the orange production in Spain was 785,000 tons lower than in the previous season; a decrease of 20.9%, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Agriculture. Spanish orange imports between January and October 2023 doubled
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Last summer, Dutch onion packer Jonika from Oostdijk announced their investment in five Flikweert Vision QualityGraders. These machines were installed in early December. "We'd planned for that to take two weeks, but it was done well within the timeframe," says Jaap Nieuwenhuijse, Jonika's director. read more

It is with immense sadness that we have to report that Damian Fowler, Managing Director of Gilgrove, passed away on January 12th. He was 50. read more

Scottish seed potato exports to Egypt are all but complete, with the majority arriving before the Red Sea situation escalated. read more

Three months before the end of the Peruvian table grape export campaign, which began in August and generally runs until April, the export sector expects the export volume will drop by more than 10% over the previous season, mainly due to climate changes that have negatively impacted production.
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California organic winter citrus is in peak supply right now. At Homegrown Organic Farms, they are currently packing organic blood oranges, Cara Caras, grapefruit, lemons, mandarins, navels and pomelos. read more

Due to the weather conditions in India, the grape season could come to an earlier close this year, says Amit Kalya, managing director of Indian grape exporter Kalya Exports: “The Indian grape's growing and developing period both have been good for all stages of growth, except for the
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A wave of agricultural discontent has swept through Europe in recent weeks, fueled by escalating input costs, extreme weather events and economic and bureaucratic uncertainty. Farmers, grappling with these challenges, are expressing deep concern and a pervasive sense of being misunderstood
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Egypt achieved a remarkable increase in its fresh table grape exports to the EU countries in 2023, reports EastFruit. However, this success was tainted by scandals involving the illegal use of protected grape varieties in the country. Despite this, the Egyptian products reached a historical
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The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD is urging Irish exporters to prepare now for new UK requirements starting 31 January. read more

Paper bands are now indispensable, especially in the organic sector. The sustainable packaging solution is gradually gaining importance in the German fruit and vegetable sector as well. The solution is already being successfully used for numerous products at the West Producer Marketing, based in
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In a notable departure from conventional cash crops, Kenyan farmers are turning to Hass avocados as a more profitable option. This shift is fuelled by the soaring international demand for avocados, notably from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Europe and China. read more

Habelman Bros, one of the world’s largest growers of fresh cranberries, and part of the Cranberry Cooperatives of the Americas (CCA) have reported a better than expected demand in the UK & Europe zone this year. read more

The Red Sea crisis has been going on for a month now, and the current service networks are clearly in flux, with a lot of uncertainty, especially on the services going from Asia to Europe. Using our Trade Capacity Outlook report, we can compare the present changes with normal volatility, as well
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The ramifications of the war in the Middle East and the freight crisis it has caused in the Red Sea are severely disrupting the flows of agricultural exports and threatening the campaigns in many countries. Mourad Erraguragui, vice-president of the Moroccan Association of Intercontinental Road
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Experts have highlighted a substantial reduction in the import of vegetables and fruits in the Kuzbass region. Fruit and vegetable imports in the Kemerovo region have nearly halved over the past year. read more

Last Friday, the National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa) presented its Plant Product Access Action Plan for 2024. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) to assume
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This year is turning out to be a record apple crop for the US with a 40% increase expected to reach the biggest harvest of close to 140 million boxes. On the downside, prices are trending lower due to the oversupply while exports have increased too. read more

It’s invisible, and you can’t see it until it’s too late; internal fruit rot is a significant problem for field-grown capsicum growers, as it remains unseen until the consumer cuts into the vegetable, leading to rejections by retailers and a loss of consumer confidence. read more

Despite the challenges of 2023 and escalating geopolitical tensions, business leaders remain surprisingly optimistic for 2024, according new research from Economist Impact and DP World, unveiled today at the World Economic Forum. read more