The Moroccan blueberry season seems to be emerging unscathed despite a number of adverse factors, according to Mehdi Benchekroun, a Moroccan exporter of general fresh produce. read more

The International Society for Infectious Diseases' program, ProMED, has reported the detection of Pepper ringspot virus (PepRSV) in both seed and commercial potato varieties across several South African provinces. read more

The Egyptian carrot season has just begun, and this year the crop continues to gain in importance in terms of production and export volumes. So says Mohamed Ahmed, sales representative of the growing company Al Jabali. read more

The Red Sea crisis is clearly not over yet, and the carriers’ networks are presently extremely volatile and prone to quick changes. From a shipper perspective, the transit times will clearly increase with the round of Africa routing. It will be a bit more than a week longer from Asia to North
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The first new Spanish Calinda strawberries recently arrived at Special Fruit. This Belgian company's Polina Valkanova says the market eagerly anticipated this new harvest. "After a difficult December with lower quality import strawberries, mainly from Egypt and Morocco, we received plenty of
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Egypt is expanding its share of the Chinese market for imported frozen strawberries, reports EastFruit. The Egyptian exports to China from January to November 2023 have already surpassed the total amount of the previous year, making Egypt the top supplier of frozen strawberries to China for the
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Part of the increase in turnover was therefore due to higher product prices. According to the company, sales of products from Spain, Morocco and Turkey were also higher. However, the strongest increase was in additional sales from members, among others,
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The winners of the annual awards for outstanding innovations from the entire fresh fruit and vegetable value chain will be chosen exclusively by trade visitors to FRUIT LOGISTICA 2024, which takes place from 7 to 9 February 2024 in Berlin.
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The Department of Agriculture has announced the lifting of the ban on South African Hass avocado exports to Japan. The ban was lifted at the end of November last year, with both nations agreeing on a work plan to ensure the correct implementation of export protocols. read more

Scientists in Uganda have developed a genetically modified banana, known as Banana21, with the potential to save thousands of children in the country who die annually from vitamin A deficiency. However, the superfruit still faces several obstacles before it can be put to use. read more

At the beginning of January, Moroccan fruit and vegetable exporters have faced a sharp increase in import tariffs on their products in Mauritania, reports Agrimaroc.ma. According to Moroccan exporters, the customs clearance cost at the Moroccan-Mauritanian border unexpectedly almost tripled
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At the beginning of January, Moroccan fruit and vegetable exporters have faced a sharp increase in import tariffs on their products in Mauritania, reports Agrimaroc.ma . According to Moroccan exporters, the customs clearance cost at the Moroccan-Mauritanian border unexpectedly almost tripled
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Dutch shipping operator WEC Lines is launching a new freight service that will connect Agadir in Morocco with the Port of Liverpool. The new route is designed for importers of fresh produce from North Africa, especially as Morocco has surpassed Spain as one of the UK's largest suppliers of tomatoes. read more

Back in December we spoke to Ben Goodchild from Nationwide Produce, he spoke about the challenging strawberry market at the time. Then it was due to bad weather, less planting in the UK and a lack of air cargo space for the Egyptian imports. read more

The Azura group, a company in the fields of fruits, vegetables and aquaculture, and Suez, a company in circular waste solutions, have today announced the signature of contracts to operate composting platforms dedicated to organic waste from Azura’s operations in the Agadir and Dakhla regions. read more

Cherry tomatoes predominantly came from Italy and the Netherlands, while beef tomatoes were mainly from Spain and Turkey. Round tomatoes were primarily from Turkey, Spain, and Morocco, while vine tomatoes from Spain and Turkey topped the market. Overall, quite a diverse range of products was
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Egypt is expanding its share of the Chinese market for imported frozen strawberries, reports EastFruit. The Egyptian exports to China from January to November 2023 have already surpassed the total amount of the previous year, making Egypt the top supplier of frozen strawberries to China for the
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According to Fresh Fruit, in the last months of last year, Peruvian fresh onion shipments experienced a slight boost thanks to the increase in European demand and Egypt's export ban on onions. This scenario provided an opportunity for the Peruvian onion to gain a greater market share and
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The regional minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, José Luis Aguirre, showed his support for the Valencian citrus sector, which is in the middle of the campaign, and said that "imports of oranges from Egypt and other third countries are being monitored." read more

“The upcoming pear crop looks very promising,” says De Kock Hamman, technical manager at Ceres Fruit Growers in the eponymous Western Cape town. read more