Degrees of innovation in the mushroom industry vary greatly around the world. In North America for instance, selling mushrooms in a blue container is the standard and product containing dirt is completely acceptable. “Mushroom growers in this part of the world have been able to get away with
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All fruit and vegetable market operators are warned that unidentified individuals are making attempts to establish contacts with producing companies, including those overseas, to request purchases and supplies of products, qualifying themselves as representatives of EUROFRUT S.p.A. based at the
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The Secretary General of the German Farmers' Association, Bernhard Krüsken, considers the decision of the EU Commission to close the infringement proceedings against Germany concerning the EU Nitrates Directive as long overdue. read more

Since the entry into force of the Association Agreement between the EU and Morocco in 2013, the country has gone from selling 365,695 tons of tomatoes to 557,225 tons in 2022, according to Eurostat data. Meanwhile, the volumes exported by Spain have fallen below the volume it exported in
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the newest rail freight company in the United States, added 1,000 53-foot reefer containers for its Mexico Midwest Express (MMX) intermodal service. This means the company’s fleet is more than doubling. read more

Bell peppers are one of the most exported categories from Morocco and the second in revenues from exports after tomatoes. read more

An agreement has been reached for the price of processing tomatoes in northern Italy for the 2023 growing season. Representatives of the agricultural sector expressed content with the negotiated price of €150/mt, which is greater than the processors' initial proposal. The
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The South American exporter of citrus and other fruits have restarted negotiations with South Korea to amend the existing FTA between them following a two year break. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, Egypt is gearing up to boost exports of dates and to take the crown of the largest global exporter away from the current leader Israel. read more

Huanglongbing or citrus greening disease, seems to be spreading to citrus trees across the globe, with more than 10 million diseased trees destroyed all over China each year and over $1.3 billion in lost revenue to the citrus industry over the last five years in Florida. read more

From Europe to Africa and across the Atlantic, the tomato industry is encountering a multitude of challenges and opportunities.The Netherlands and Belgium grapple with a backlog in planning and skyrocketing prices, while Germany witnesses a decline in tomato valuations due to a surge in local
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Late spring rain and cooler weather in Serbia, is making the mainly blueberry producers anxious as they hope to have a good season, which is due to start in two weeks’ time. According to Sladjana Vuković, CEO of the Serbian exporting company Srbovoće: “Some blueberry producers might start
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Albert and Maarten Royakkers from Kinrooi grew the Duke variety berries, which were bought by Fangio Winckels, the person responsible for purchasing Belgian fruit at Bouvry NV. With this first-time sale, the season of local berries is in full swing, says BelOrta. read more

According to Statistics Canada, fewer fresh fruits and vegetables were available to Canadians in 2022. The most important causes were the ongoing supply chain issues, labor shortages and price increases. The amount of available fresh fruit declined by more than five per cent in 2022 from the
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The New Zealand onion harvest was finished on time and the bulk of the seasons exports have been shipped. Planting has started for the new season albeit a bit stop start due to more wet weather.  read more

The German Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau, ZVG) is relieved that the EU Commission has dropped the infringement proceedings against Germany for non-compliance with the EU Nitrate Directive. However, the previous points of criticism of the Fertiliser Ordinance remain. read more

The space has a staff of more than 130 people and a total working area of more than 14,000 m² for four refrigerated areas at different temperatures and more than 30 loading/unloading docks where palletised goods are received daily from the suppliers of
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The future European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations (PPWR) have generated deep unease in the agricultural sector about the ban on packaging for fruit and vegetables. At the European level, there are already precedents for national regulations that
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Hong Kong's airline, Cathay Pacific's veteran air-cargo manager Shuichi Ueba is now in his 35th year for the company and has seen it all. As the Regional Head of Cargo for Japan and Korea he is in charge of sending fresh produce to Japan and South Korea and the rest of the region. read more

A massive harvesting of blueberries will begin in Georgia in a week. In the last two seasons due to relatively cold weather and rains in producing regions, the beginning of the harvesting season moved to June. However, the early harvest is already sold on the local market. Growers avoid making a
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