Kanzi® apples have achieved a milestone in the apple industry, with Nielsen total US apple data showing a +478 percent sales dollars increase and +613.2 percent growth in volume over the latest 13-week period ending December 2, 2023. This growth rate is four times higher than other branded
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According to EastFruit analysts, consumers in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan enjoy record low prices for popular citrus fruits as if this was some kind of a compensation for the record high prices for grapes due to abnormal frosts in January 2023. read more

December confirms itself as an important month for pomegranates both in Italy and abroad. Dario De Lisi, sales manager at Masseria Fruttirossi, knows this fully well and reports that "sold volumes are higher than during the past seasons thanks to the higher number of clients, who recognize us as
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At the beginning of October, the total pome fruit volumes left in the industry reduced from 10.5 million cartons in 2022 to 7.3 million cartons in 2023, as a result of reduced production volumes in Ceres due to hail in the early season. read more

"Orders from some of our clients have increased by as much as 60% - A positive trend that stared around one month ago and that will continue throughout the Christmas period at least. Those who used to request 4-5 pallets up until a few days ago are now planning 12 and are booking 18 for the
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Garlic supply is a tale of two hemispheres right now. “Supply was variable from the Northern Hemisphere with Spain and China having less yield and quality compared to normal years and California is also down in supply,” says Jim Provost of I Love Produce. “However, good yields and
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Lychees have long ceased to be a niche product, according to Helmut Bienek, Managing Director of Bienek Fruchthandels. "Lychees and cherries are becoming increasingly popular, especially at Christmas. The lychees are flown in from South Africa. The quality is very good and the prices are
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President Minette Batters of the National Farmers Union has expressed significant concerns over the post-Brexit farming subsidy scheme in England. She claims that it has not improved upon the previous EU system and continues to disproportionately benefit large landowners. read more

The real Christmas rush at Grappe de Raisins still seems to have to get going. However, CEO Jan Hannon says that even though the pandemic is over, people have remained loyal to this Belgian greengrocer. "The pandemic madness passed, but in the years that followed, the figures remained higher
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The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has pulled back from a threatened reduction in transits, as rainfall improves. It will increase the number of daily transits to 24 as of next January. The measure will be effective 16 January 2024 and remain in place until further notice. read more

The arrival of the first navel oranges in Europe on December 16 marks the start of this year's Egyptian citrus season. After several years of strong growth, the initial yield and market forecasts for this year are also very promising, Aziz Shady, Product Manager at Don Limon, told us. Last
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Although the traditional Christmas business has become less important over the years, December is still an exciting and high-turnover sales month in the fruit and vegetable trade. "The top sellers include all cabbage vegetables and lamb's lettuce," says Denis Piper, Sales Manager at
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"Although volumes are still limited, we are processing around 7 thousand punnets a day, most of which with the distributor brand. We supply around twenty supermarkets in general but while, up until last year, only one or two chains preferred branded products, the figure has doubled over the past
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The average weighted price for oranges (in € per 100 kgs) stood at €111 in October of this year. read more

According to the Moldova Fruct Association, by the beginning of December, about 78 thousand tons of fresh plums from the 2023 harvest were exported from Moldova to 31 countries around the world. Countries of the European Union imported almost 60 thousand tons of these plums. This an all time
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More patients have been identified in the Salmonella outbreak traced to cantaloupe. The outbreak is now spread across 42 states. Mexican officials have closed the implicated cantaloupe operation. read more

The latest version of the Sepia Casepacker from Het Packhuys has been running at VGK Cool Logistics for some time. These two Dutch companies officially sealed the deal for installing the complete line at the most recent Fruit Attraction. "For us, it's the next step in automating our processes,"
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Ocean freight rates are an important component to pricing on imported goods. According to data from Freightos.com, shipping rates for a 40-foot container from Asia to the U.S. West Coast have dropped by over 80% since April 2022, while rates to the East Coast have fallen by nearly 2/3. Many
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The financial year of 2023 was a good one for the Cologne-based import company Zimpelmann Select-Fruit & Co., according to Managing Director Jürgen Hubounig. "Some customers are already stocking up for the Christmas season, while others are still very hesitant to buy. We were also able to
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