Most of South Africa’s tomatoes are coming from Limpopo, followed by the Onderberg in Mpumalanga. read more

ClemenGold® International has just announced a partnership with SA Harvest, to donate 1,000 tonnes of citrus to South Africans during the 2023 citrus season. read more

The start of the Verna lemon harvest, whose production has fallen significantly this year, has not helped in boosting the demand, which has remained generally quiet throughout the winter for the Primofiori variety. For the off-season campaign, larger volumes are expected from South Africa and
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South African citrus sources have said they are confident of a good season in the US this year, with indications of a good crop and fruit of excellent quality. read more

Like other North African origins, Egyptian melon and watermelon exporters are patiently waiting for the summer to start in Europe, and the increase in temperatures, favoring the consumption of these fruits. read more

Morocco's agricultural export season is nearing its end, closing in July with the watermelon and grape calendars, and the last volumes of vegetables nearly sold out. It has been a memorably complicated season, but for Mustapha Mohattan, commercial director of the exporter Fructimoor, "the
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Aiming to prevent further dumping on the South African Customs Union (Sacu) market, the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) has introduced substantial import duties on imported frozen potato chips from three European countries. The final duties against Belgium, the Netherlands
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The table grape season started about ten days ago in Egypt, one month earlier than last year. This represents a commercial opportunity for Egyptian exporters, but volumes are directly impacted as well. Salem Ghonim, a consultant to the production of grapes in Egypt, comments on the situation. read more

Dutch onion exports have, again, topped the 1 million ton mark, GroentenFruit Huis export statistics show. For the last eight weeks, exports fluctuated between 12,000 and 15,000 tons. Yet, compared to last year, those are more than five weeks behind in volume. The Netherlands exported onions to
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The import season is in full swing in Europe. "Denimpex has, again, imported different colored onions from across the globe this year. We got white onions from India, Australia, and Mexico, yellow ones from New Zealand, Tasmania, Chile, Egypt, and Argentina, and red onions from Egypt," begins
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This year is marked by strong demand and insufficient supply of potatoes, a situation that professionals of the industry and media go so far as to call "the global potato shortage". On the reasons for this situation, and how Egypt is the ideal source of potatoes for Europe, Yassen Abdelhay
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EU tomato and citrus fruit imports from third countries are subject to enhanced monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. The data shows an undeniable increase in the volume of EU tomato imports from non-EU countries in recent years; mainly from Morocco, but also from other
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Despite the most severe drought over the past three decades in Morocco in summer 2022, the country continued to increase onion exports, according to EastFruit. read more

Despite the most severe drought over the past three decades in Morocco in summer 2022, the country continued to increase onion exports, according to EastFruit. read more

A newly-built cold store was on 16 May opened at its site in the Matola Cargo Terminal where stakeholders in the clearing and forwarding of fruit met. read more

The soft fruit season is about to end in Morocco, earlier than usual, due to adverse weather conditions that have exhausted the plants, and a low demand that demotivated producers. Zouhir Daissoria, Moroccan soft fruits producer and exporter, comments on the situation.  read more

The table grape season is about to kick off in Morocco, with the first harvests expected by the end of May. Volumes will be impacted by the climatic abnormalities and drought that the country is experiencing, although the damage is not of the same severity depending on the region, according to
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Egyptian exporters have become the main beneficiaries of rapidly growing demand for frozen strawberries in China in the past few years, according to EastFruit. Egypt has been the leading exporter of frozen berries to China since 2019 and keeps increasing its gap from other supplying countries. read more

The recent global shift towards a more health-conscious way of life has led to the adoption of healthier eating habits, including the increased consumption of fruits and vegetables. In Migori county, this has negatively affected tobacco farming, which has been a staple cash crop in the area for
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J. Huete Greenhouses, a leading company in the design and execution of agricultural projects around the world, has recently started the construction of a new 20 hectare global project in Senegal that includes a supermarket where fresh produce will be made available to the local population.
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