Morocco, 30% crop lost due to drought
2023-06-02 15:00
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Tasty wonders, the sustainable way
2023-06-02 14:00
The Nadorcott variety, marketed under the “Nadorine” brand, is expected to reach about 250,000 tons of marketing volumes this season, after a record 350,000 tons were produced and 296,000 tons exported in the 2021/22 campaign. The export figure represents a 73% increase from five years ago,
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Egypt might flood the global dates market within the next five years
2023-06-02 00:00
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.
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The organising committee of the 8th International Congress of Red Fruits is already working on the design of the event's programme, whose registration can be formalised through the website www.congresofrutosrojos.com, which will give access to the Congress venue, divided into the exhibition area, which will feature
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In Senegal, a new tax to combat fruit flies sparks discontent
2023-06-02 00:00
Fruit flies were among the main causes of the Senegalese mango industry's poor performance last season, prompting the government to take steps to combat them, and to resort to a new tax to finance the effort. At the launch of the 2023 mango export campaign, the Senegalese Ministry of Agriculture
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"Sicilian grapes off to a good start in empty market"
2023-06-02 00:00
The market was virtually empty when the first Sicilian grapes arrived at Zoutewelle in the Netherlands two weeks ago. "The overseas season, including that of seedless grapes, was a done deal. Egypt had yet to start, so those Italian grapes arrived at just the right time," Bertus Schipper says.
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Moroccan bell pepper exports to EU and UK rapidly growing
2023-06-02 00:00
Greenhouse vegetables are an important product of the Moroccan foreign trade, with bell peppers as one of the most exported categories from Morocco and the second in revenues from exports after tomatoes.
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"The EU Agreement doesn't favor Moroccan growers"
2023-06-02 00:00
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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Moroccan bell pepper exports to EU and UK rapidly growing
2023-06-02 00:00
Bell peppers are one of the most exported categories from Morocco and the second in revenues from exports after tomatoes.
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Egypt might flood the global dates market within the next five years
2023-06-02 00:00
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.
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GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW TOMATOES
2023-06-02 00:00
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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The fourth edition of the Morocco Berry Conference is taking place on November 9th in Les Dunes d’Or congress hall in Agadir
2023-06-01 17:00
Agadir has witnessed a rapid development of berries. In less than 10 years, raspberries and blueberries have exceeded an area of 4,500 hectares under greenhouse and out-of-soil cultivation.
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"The first Senegalese mangoes of this season will soon be harvested and the first export batches are expected to be loaded between June 15 and 20," said Papa Alioune Dieng of International Agro-Business, based in Hamburg, Germany. The mango importer advises and supplies well-known fruit
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Zimbabwean smallholder farmers take up the baton to export peas
2023-06-01 00:00
Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe benefit from the space that opened up in the export pea sector as large-scale commercial farmers in Zimbabwe switched to blueberries.
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Tomatoes - the challenges starting with the next campaign
2023-06-01 00:00
The energy crisis that started with the war in Ukraine has had many repercussions on vegetable crops using artificial light in central/northern Europe. The gap was not filled by other producer countries and resulted in an imbalance on the international markets. In addition, in the tomato
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Kenya: Tomato growers use traps to tame pests chewing into leafage
2023-06-01 00:00
Tomato farmers in Subukia have been confronting the menace of a pest that has mostly been chewing into the leafage of the crop. The resultant effect has been the possibility of a massive drop in the quality of the produce and obvious losses.
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PIL delivers first avocados from Africa to Asia with EverFRESH
2023-05-31 10:00
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has successfully transported its first shipments of avocados from Kenya to Brunei using Carrier Transicold’s innovative EverFRESH Controlled Atmosphere system.
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End of tomato campaign in Morocco, renewed hopes for next season
2023-05-31 00:00
The Moroccan export tomato season is drawing to a close, with the exception of a few varieties. Mustapha Aouragh, a grower located in the Souss Massa region, said, "Most producers have finished their export calendars, with the exception of a few producers who are growing elongated tomato and
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"We imminently expect an improvement in the Canary banana market"
2023-05-31 00:00
The spring brings the beginning of some long-awaited Spanish fruit seasons, which have already started with some delay in each segment.
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Fewer apples exported from South Tyrol to Egypt
2023-05-31 00:00
The South Tyrolean apple industry is now preparing for the final phase of the 2022/23 marketing season. "We had a relatively small yield overall, which is why some varieties will be cleared relatively early," said Michael Sparer, who works as a fruit broker in the global apple market. "In Red
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