Egypt continues to build up its position in the orange market in Brazil despite the Brazilian orange production being almost five times as high as the Egyptian one, as reported by EastFruit. Egyptian oranges arrived in the Brazilian market just in 2020, but then the volumes climbed drastically. read more

In Tanzania, demand for avocados from Burundi is on the rise despite their high prices. Consumers simply prefer them to local-produced ones due to their size, taste and softness. A survey at Buguruni and Mabibo, the largest avocados wholesale and retail selling points, showed that the price for
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Egypt, the key exporter of grapes in North Africa, has seriously intensified its diversification strategy in the past few years. Besides traditional markets in the EU, russia, and the Middle East, Egyptian exporters of table grapes have devoted greater attention to Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan
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South African Deciduous Fruit industry body Hortgro has said it is important to recognise that achieving positive outcomes from the European Green Deal (GD) will require collaboration, investment, and proactive measures by farmers, policymakers and stakeholders. read more

Peru is on course to export 577,000 tonnes of avocados this year, just 2.5 per cent more than in 2022. The latest forecast, released by industry association ProHass, indicate that shipments will fall well short of the initial estimate of 630,000 tonnes. read more

Italy is clearly the European leader in the production and marketing of table grapes, but competition with other Mediterranean countries will be increasingly tough in the coming years, given the exploits of Turkey and Egypt. The battleground will be with
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South Africa’s Citrus Growers Association (CGA) has said R78.9m has already been released to black growers under the Economic Transformation of Black Citrus Growers Programme. read more

Four years after its inception, the Ananas Dolcetto project comes to an end with a very positive balance: the objectives can be said to have been achieved (despite the difficulties imposed by the pandemic) and the seeds sown in the Togolese community protagonist of the cooperation project
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Morocco has been continuously increasing its fruit and berry exports, with France and the UK accounting for the most important part in this growth, as reported by EastFruit. In 2018-2022, Moroccan fruits and berries were available on the markets of 122 countries, with Spain, France, the
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In view of the recent detection of a consignment of organic grapefruit from South Africa with residues of an active ingredient that has been banned since 2018 in the European Union due to its hazardous nature, the Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) is calling on the European Commission to
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UK consumers are being promised a wide range of high-quality South African raisins this season, despite reduced crop volumes. read more

The European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has reported the presence of Methomyl, an unauthorised pesticide, in watermelons from Morocco. read more

The South African fruit sector has broadly welcomed the announcement of private sector involvement in the port of Durban’s Container Terminal, South Africa’s biggest export port, which many exporters claiming the country’s logistical woes will only be resolved if similar is taken in other
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The South African fruit sector has broadly welcomed the announcement of private sector involvement in the port of Durban’s Container Terminal, South Africa’s biggest export port, which many exporters claiming the country’s logistical woes will only be resolved if similar is taken in other
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EU citrus imports from January to 2023 were up by 21% year-on-year to 566,897 tons, driven by an 83% surge in shipments from Egypt. Oranges imports from Egypt were up by a massive 189% in the first 6 months of the year. read more

Summer Citrus from South Africa (SCSA) is celebrating its 25th consecutive year shipping citrus from South Africa to the US. read more

Summer Citrus from South Africa (SCSA) is celebrating its 25th consecutive year shipping citrus from South Africa to the US. read more

The new Dutch season's market situation is off to quite an unusual start. A significantly lower harvest due to higher temperatures means the Senegalese market for onion sets from the Netherlands opened much earlier than in other years. But, says Lindert Moerdijk of MSP Onions, the question is
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The marketing of watermelons from the Mediterranean region is currently in full swing. "We get our goods from Morocco, Greece and Italy. Morocco is now coming to an end and is increasingly being replaced by Greece. The persistently high temperatures have driven up demand and prices noticeably.
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The Egyptian orange exports to the Southeast Asian countries continue setting new records, as reported by EastFruit. Considering such developments, the final result of the current MY 2022/23 (October-September) will most likely reach its record high. read more