In September, the Citrus Management Committee (CGC) called on the European Commission (EC) to investigate the extent of non-compliance with the application of cold treatment against false moths on European imports of South African oranges. Now, according to Europhyt data from February, the
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One month ago, Prince de Bretagne started harvesting the extra early Primaline potatoes grown under shelter. The harvest will continue until the end of April, before the open field crops take over. “Prince de Bretagne's early potatoes under shelter are mainly produced in old greenhouses or
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According to data from the international Trade Centres, Egypt exported 194,955 USD worth of potatoes in 2021. The top 10 importing countries of Egyptian potatoes in 2021 were: Russian Federation - 70.913 million USD Greece - 13.951 million USD Italy - 10.043 million USD United Arab
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The supply of avocados from Spain, Israel and Chile are in the later stages of the season and arrivals from Peru and South Africa are now starting to increase. read more

Extensive promotional activity has put South African stonefruit ”at the front of consumer and retailer minds” in recent months, as the marketing campaign looks to highlight both the quality of product and consistency of supply. read more

Extensive promotional activity has put South African stonefruit ”at the front of consumer and retailer minds” in recent months, as the marketing campaign looks to highlight both the quality of product and consistency of supply. read more

Westfalia Fruit India is delighted to announce the arrival of the first avocado container of the season from Tanzania and parallel, the first air shipments to India from Westfalia Fruit Peru have been received, marking the beginning of another strong and exciting season, for 2023. read more

Extensive promotional activity has put South African stone fruit at the front of consumer and retailer minds and highlighted both the quality of product and consistency of supply. read more

The Citrus Management Committee (CGC), the umbrella association of Spanish private citrus exporters, has already demanded in September an investigation by the European Commission (EC) into the extent of non-compliance in the application of citrus fruit treatment.
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Benjamin Choy has recently joined the FreshPride team from Singapore. He comes with a background in the international fresh produce industry, including representing an Australian stone fruit company in Asia. FreshPride is a sister company of Dutch company Olympic Fruit. The company is actively
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After long months of aridity and consistent drought that have tested Moroccan citrus growers, the rainfalls that Morocco received in February-March give hope for a better season next year, says Mouad Hfa, production manager at Pro Prim. read more

The Egyptian exporter Al Habony for Agricultural Imports and Exports has shipped its first containers of various fresh products to Ghana and Guinea, announced Abdelkader Habony, Director of the group. read more

As the watermelon season approaches, producers in several North and West African countries are competing with simultaneous calendars to supply the European market. Mehdi Barbouchi, CEO of Freshe Inn Morocco, issues the challenge: "Whatever the quality and the market price, we will be even more
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The 1st International Agri-Food Summit, which begins this Wednesday in Barcelona, will be attended by 800 representatives from more than 25 countries who will come together for the first global debate on the agri-food sector. The meeting is taking place at a particularly opportune time
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“South Africa is an increasingly important supplier of high quality onions to the UK and EU. Not only this year with the shortages, but already back in 2021 and 2022 we saw more interest for our onions. Our quality has improved a lot over the years and it is 100% on par with supermarket
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Kenyan avocado suppliers are uncertain about the regulations imposed by nation’s regulatory body as the harvesting season draws close. Traders call for an exemption to comply with regulations published by Agricultural Food Authority (AFA) set to be implemented from March 24, for eight months.
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Salix Fruits has opened a new office in Sadat City, Egypt, marking the latest stage in its ongoing international expansion. It will source Egyptian citrus for the company’s growing customer base. read more

Westfalia Fruit India has announced the arrival of this season’s first sea container of Tanzanian avocados and the first air shipments from Westfalia Fruit Peru, marking the beginning of what is shaping up to be a “strong and exciting” 2023 campaign, according to a media release from the
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Despite the increase in the supply of apples to the countries of Southeast Asia and Latin America, Polish growers could not fully compensate for the loss of the market for their fruits in Russia. According to Miroslav Maliszewski, president of the Union of Polish Horticulturalists, the
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