The mango season continues in Côte d'Ivoire. Exporters are keeping their spirits up despite the obvious impact of the lack of rainfall. Adjoka Joel, Ivoirian mango producer & exporter, explains the situation. read more

After the apricots, it is now time for the melon harvest predictions. Like every year, the Interprofessional Melon Association presented the 2023 plantation predictions for Charentais melons at medFEL for Morocco, Spain and France. read more

The record onion prices for the previous six months is a just recompense for South African farmers after a couple of difficult years. read more

A new era begins for the National Association of Women in Fruit and Vegetables, which, according to its articles of association, provides for the renewal of management positions after two terms of office. read more

The transition from Senegal to Spain is faster than you think. Or at least that is what happens with watermelons. Over the past few days, watermelons of the same type have appeared in the same case in some Spanish retail outlets - at least
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Bilateral relations and trade between Morocco and the UK have been increasing since the implementation of Brexit, including in the agricultural sector. The interest from both countries for more cooperation is growing, and one of its recent manifestations is the choice of the UK as the guest of
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Nigeria’s Raw Materials Research and Development Council has stated that it has developed a cardiovascular drug from oyster mushrooms. According to Engr. Florence Madueguna, the Project officer at the Professor Hussaini Ibrahim Technology and Innovation Center, the drug known is known as
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African Marigolds, fuchsias, snapdragons, and rose petals are just a few of Van Vugt Kruiden's range of edible flowers, which now consists of more than 20 products. "Pansies, however, remain the best sellers," Piet van Vugt begins. This Dutch herb grower moved to its new location four years ago
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South African consumers have also been paying more for food over the last twelve months. Vegetables saw the biggest increase with no end in sight. The Consumer Price Index for March released by Statistics SA on Wednesday, pointed to vegetable prices reaching new heights, while the cost of bread
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Australia’s table grape sector has made great strides during the last 10 years, raising production by more than a third and exports by 50 percent. Despite two years of declining production and exports due to COVID-19 constraints, investments in vineyards prior to and during the pandemic have
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In the first quarter of 2023, Ukraine boosted imports of farm produce by 22% YoY, to USD 1,790 million. In particular, in this time period, EU countries supplied food to Ukraine worth USD 907 million (50.7% in the structure of domestic farm produce imports), Asian countries - USD 398 million
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The current onion market situation is challenging. "The supply from Belgium and the Netherlands is minimal, which makes things hard. There was supposed to be a new harvest from Egypt, but that quality was really disappointing," says Nathalie Sebrechts of Sebrechts Groenten en Fruit. read more

The Netherlands is Kenya's third largest export market. Now, the two countries have indicated they want to mitigate climate change effects within their mutual trade. Over 100 Dutch companies are operating in Kenya, an indicator of the European country's trust and confidence in Kenya's political
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A Shigella outbreak in England in 2021 has been linked to spring onions imported from Egypt. read more

The owners of the Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR) to Bigbucks and the brand Flash Gala have warned that exports of trees of the extremely popular Gala-type apple from Southern Europe to India will be illegal if not handled via the ABCz nursery in Belgium, the global rights holders for the variety
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EastFruit continues a series of articles on the horticultural market in Morocco. The country is confidently increasing exports of several categories of high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables, including Moroccan watermelons. read more

The persistent cold in many growing areas of Germany has set back the vegetation of numerous crops by several weeks. This also applies to German spring onions, which is why the available quantities are currently not sufficient to cover the entire demand, neither on the German domestic market nor
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The table grape season is about to start in Egypt, amidst concerns about weather conditions, to which grapes are particularly vulnerable. read more

"Fresh.Land began because of one grower's cry for help,” begins Mathilde Jakobsen of this Danish digital platform. “A few years ago, my father-in-law, who grows oranges in Algarve, Portugal, couldn't get his fruit sold. That was due to oversupply and low prices on the local market because of
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Egyptian exporters significantly increased the supply of dried onions to the US market in 2022, EastFruit informs. Moreover, Egypt became second in the ranking of the largest suppliers of dried onions to the USA! read more