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The apple harvest has been slow to start in New Zealand this season, but now the Royal Gala harvest is in full swing. The last two seasons have been extremely wet and last year growers were hit by a cyclone right at the start of harvest, but it is looking a lot more positive so far this year.
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In the Korca district of Albania, farmers have reported a recent uptick in the sales of apples, onions, and potatoes. This shift is attributed to two primary factors: a strategic reduction in product prices by the farmers themselves, and enhanced customs measures implemented by the Albanian
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Group net turnover amounted to CHF 23.8 billion in 2023
2024-03-01 00:00
Kuehne+Nagel's business results normalised in 2023 following the special economic situation in the years 2021 and 2022. The Group's net turnover amounted to CHF 23.8 billion in 2023, EBIT to CHF 1.9 billion and net profit to CHF 1.5 billion. In the fourth quarter one-off redundancy costs of CHF
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Strong growth prospects for Egyptian producers
2024-03-01 00:00
Egypt remains a strong growth country in the fruit and vegetable sector. It has recently made major investments, especially in the cold chain and logistics. This is evidenced by the roll-on/roll-off system between the ports of Damietta and Trieste. Nevine Hossam, sector director
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Cordless rodders: requests also from the US and Chile
2024-03-01 00:00
"This is the fourth year that we have had the ARVIPO AF100 cordless thistle in our catalogue, and at each end of the campaign the number of pieces sold is always higher than the previous one. We reopened the new sales season about a month ago, and so far we have sold hundreds of radiators.
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Italian mushrooms go international
2024-03-01 00:00
The mushroom season is in full swing for Sipo. "Sales are going very well in Italy," says Riccardo Giacomini, Sipo's development manager, "but we are also receiving excellent feedback abroad, in particular from Greece. In addition, we're establishing important business relationships in other
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FAO is set to bolster Moldova's table grape sector
2024-03-01 00:00
FAO is set to bolster Moldova's table grape sector through its "One Country, One Priority Product" (OCOP) initiative.
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Lime prices see a surprising drop on the eve of March
2024-03-01 00:00
The supply of limes from Mexico is steady in the United States. "It seems to be about average for this time of year," says Steven Leal of S&J Distributing. What's different is that prices generally increase from mid to late February to the end of February," he says.
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There is no doubting Roger Boons' enthusiasm for the Polish market. After joining the fruit and vegetable industry in 1985, he soon started working in the Eastern European market, at that time for the New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board (Zespri) after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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FreshPlaza March special - Australia and New Zealand
2024-03-01 00:00
FreshPlaza will be will be highlighting Australia and New Zealand in our March special.
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China bought more than 90% of Chile's cherry exports in January
2024-03-01 00:00
In January, China's purchases of Chilean cherries accounted for 93% of Chile's cherry exports, marking a notable increase in trade interactions. The value of these purchases reached US$ 1.4 billion, showing an increase of 30.8% over the previous year.
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Intercitrus, the Spanish citrus fruit interprofessional organisation, claims that funding to South Africa is harming competition in the European market and beyond.The European Investment Bank (EIB) is in fact negotiating loans and grants
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Morocco vows to protect agricultural exports to Europe
2024-03-01 00:00
In light of recent tensions surrounding the export of Moroccan agricultural products to the European Union, the Moroccan government has taken a firm stance. Government spokesperson, Mustapha Baitas, during a press briefing, emphasized that the free trade agreement with Europe is comprehensive,
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"Especially at the beginning of the season, our blueberries attracted a lot more attention."
2024-03-01 00:00
This year the Dutch sales office of North Bay Produce enters its fourth year of operation. "We have six people working in the Netherlands and England, where we would like to expand further in the coming years," says Wilco Arts. North Bay is a North American cooperative of
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The carrot market is not too busy at the moment. "We have some problems with Egyptian carrots, which are putting pressure on. These are sold at the same or a lower price in Eastern Europe,' says Willem de Boer, of the Dutch company W. de Boer
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In the greenhouse vegetable trade, the transition to western European products is currently in full swing, but for the time being the market is dominated by those from the south. Benny Cuypers of BelOrta says: "We have to keep up with the prices from Spain and Morocco,
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The Strait of Bab El Mandab - translated from Arabic as "Gate of Grief" - continues to live up to its name in the context of the crisis in the Red Sea. "The season would have been very good if we hadn't been caught short by the Red Sea problem," says Ibrahim Gadallah, an Egyptian citrus exporter
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The blockade of the A-2 continues due to protests by Catalan farmers
2024-03-01 00:00
The AP-7 motorway, Spain's main overland connection with France, has been closed since Tuesday, although this Friday the road has been cleared once the farmers' demonstration is over, although the blockade on the A-2 continues due to these protests.
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Spain: Drought forces tropical fruit to broaden its horizons
2024-03-01 00:00
The tropical fruit sector is exploring new growing areas to ensure the category's growth in the coming years, in the face of the severe and prolonged drought in several Spanish provinces. Two major specialist companies have set their sights on the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. A third is
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The Georgian Competition and Consumer Protection Agency (GCCPA) has been closely monitoring the nut market, unveiling a shift in export dynamics in its recent interim report. The report highlights a peak in nut export volumes in 2021, reaching 365.6 million GEL, before witnessing a downturn in
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