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Citrus growing: strong pressure from non-European competitors
2024-02-29 00:00
The controversy over the import of oranges from Egypt, while Italian oranges would remain on the plants, has been going on for the last few days. But is this really the case? On closer inspection, these are not just complaints made in the air, since the pressure of the imported product is very much felt by producers.
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"The orange season has already been sentenced, we hope that the mandarin season will pick up in mid-March".
2024-02-29 00:00
The Spanish citrus season is encountering serious difficulties, both in oranges and mandarins, as well as in lemons and grapefruit. The conflict in the Red Sea has led to an increase in the presence of Egyptian oranges and Moroccan mandarins in European and North American markets,
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Citrus exports, South Africa gives way to Egypt
2024-02-29 00:00
South Africa is no longer the leading exporter of agriculture on the African continent. The causes are to be found in a poisonous mix of bad weather, difficulties in compulsory phytosanitary requirements and the energy crisis.For these and other reasons, the country has given way
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A Valencian farmer is forced to throw away more than 100,000 kilos of mandarins because of imports
2024-02-29 00:00
In the video below, a Valencian grower complains about how the arrival of cheap imports from Egypt forces producers like him to throw away their production. "We just have to take the mandarins from the top of the tree to the ground, so we all lose," he stated.
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At Beaulieu Farm, in Grabouw, South Africa, one of the first farms to plant the Flash Gala - a mutation of the Gala - nine years ago, pome fruit grower (and discoverer of the Flash Gala's ancestor, the Corder Gala), Derek Corder, says that the South African industry
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"We have been exporting 2/3 containers per week from Tanzania, but have orders for up to 7 containers per week from April"
2024-02-29 00:00
The avocado industry in Tanzania is still developing but volumes are increasing each year. Grower and exporter Afrocado is growing avocados on 150 hectares as well as sourcing from other growers.
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"Blueberry prices are sky-high in Israel, and demand for South African table grapes is good".
2024-02-29 00:00
An Israeli importer of blueberries and table grapes tells us that consumer demand for these healthy fruits has not decreased in his country, despite complications in the local market. Yair Bar-Hai of the importer Lucky Berry adds that "the prices of blueberries and table grapes have not decreased in his country, despite the difficulties in the local market.
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"People talk about Egyptian oranges, but the reality is that these are farmers who specialise in almost all fruits and vegetables".
2024-02-29 00:00
In a new edition of the Farmer of the Year Award, ASAJA Elche wanted to distinguish the trajectory of the family company Marfruit S.L. Founded by Pepito Marroquí, in its almost half century of history the company has experienced a great growth from its beginnings focused on the
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Resilience amidst adversity: Morocco’s berry export boom in 2023
2024-02-29 00:00
In 2023, Morocco demonstrated a robust increase in revenue from its fresh berry exports, overcoming adverse weather conditions and a dip in supply volumes. EastFruit's data reveals that Moroccan berry producers exported nearly 124,000 tons, generating $750 million in revenue.
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According to EastFruit analysts, in 2023 Ukraine became one of the top suppliers of frozen raspberries to the Canadian market for the first time in history. Ukraine increased exports by more than 50% compared to 2022 and became the sixth largest supplier in the ranking of the largest frozen
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"Egyptian supply putting pressure on the carrot market"
2024-02-29 00:00
The carrot market is currently relatively quiet. "There's some pressure from Egyptian carrots, which are selling at the same price or even less in Eastern Europe," explains Willem de Boer of W. de Boer & Zn in the Netherlands. "Also, the carrots' quality is challenging this season. Last year
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Types of chicory: do you know all the different types?
2024-02-29 00:00
Edible chicory, known scientifically as Cichorium endivia, is native to the Mediterranean region of Europe. It is believed to have been first cultivated in Egypt and Greece thousands of years ago. Since then, its cultivation has spread to many other regions of the world.
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Improvements at Cape Town port should signal progress for South African fruit exports
2024-02-29 00:00
Recent management adjustments and enhanced transparency at the Cape Town port have positively impacted the backlog issues for fruit exports, though achieving global parity in port productivity remains a significant challenge. The port has seen a reduction in wind-related delays this February,
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Spanish farmers do not stop: cargoes from Morocco sabotaged
2024-02-29 00:00
Spanish producers block the AP-7 motorway near Pontós (Girona) to identify and stop trucks with loads of fruit and vegetables from Morocco. The protesters made the trucks - as reported by Valencia Fruits- pass through the blockade to identify those
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Nigeria: Plateau ACReSAL greenhouse initiative to tackle land degradation, desertification
2024-02-29 00:00
In tackling the challenges of land degradation and desertification faced by farmers and as part of efforts to enhance food security in Nigeria, the Agro-Climate Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) has ushered in a new technology-driven approach for local agriculture with its innovative
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"Pricing of Egyptian oranges is currently fluctuating, while there is significant demand for Egyptian grapefruit"
2024-02-29 00:00
Due to the Red Sea crisis, the latest shipment of Egyptian citrus arrived in the Chinese market in early February, which is approximately half a month later than usual. Moreover, the volume of arrivals was lower compared to previous years during the same period. Currently, the arrivals mainly
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Hooking fruit to India’s love of cricket pays off
2024-02-29 00:00
Last year's test run – pardon the pun – with South African citrus to India and Bangladesh under the aegis of cricketer AB de Villiers' 360 brand, confirmed what Down South was hoping for: the emotional attachment to cricket is a massive springboard into the Indian subcontinent. Down South
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The operation now being finalised in favour of South Africa was confirmed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) itself recently and will be for a significant amount, probably in the hundreds of millions of euros. In fact, the one that was already approved at the end of last year in favour of the
South Africa
South Africa.
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Lower demand for Egyptian citrus in Europe, Asian markets not absorbing high price levels
2024-02-29 00:00
Sourcing citrus fruits from Egypt and shipping them to Asia has been quite the challenge this year, says CEO Mariya Dermendzhieva of Bulgarian fresh produce trader Triland: "I would call this Egyptian citrus season 'the season of the long-term partnership and flexibility'. With bigger volumes of
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'The greenhouse vegetable market continues to be dominated by a large supply from the south'
2024-02-29 00:00
The transition to Western European products in the greenhouse vegetable market is currently in full swing, but for the time being, the market is dominated by vegetables from the south. Benny Cuypers from BelOrta reports: "We have to keep up with the prices from Spain and Morocco, where,
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