Located in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, Sitrusrand, started as a 10-hectare mixed farm now stretches for 60 kilometers along the Sundays River. It has 1,400 hectares dedicated to citrus fruits which the business packs itself. read more

All indications are that the Namibian table grape industry will hit its export target of 9.1m cartons, and with the harvesting and packing season now coming to an end, growers are reflecting on a year of excellent quality. read more

Blueberry sorting machine “Green Sort” is another interesting product from the Polish company, being sold in dozens of countries around the world: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, France, South Africa, Romania, Belarus, Russia and Lithuania. Positive opinions from satisfied customers
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A tomato specialist since 1940, the Safagri cooperative produces almost 50,000 tons of fruit and vegetables per year on more than 200 hectares in the Souss Massa region of southern Morocco. Its main markets are Spain, France, Portugal and England. Kamal Abannar, the company's sales manager,
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Monthly imports of citrus fruit to the EU came in at 23,359 tons in November, of which 2,887 tons came from Egypt and 790 tons came from South Africa. Monthly orange imports came in at 12,576 tons. read more

The Valencian Association of Agricultural Producers (AVA-ASAJA) has issued a message aiming to prevent panic in the citrus sector in the face of the imports of Egyptian oranges into the European market. The agricultural organization said that the news published in the media and the fewer number
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The Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) is sending out a message of calm to the citrus sector as a result of the imports of oranges from Egypt to the European market. The agricultural organisation confirms that the news that is appearing in the media in this respect has been
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“At the heart of AgrigateOne,” says founder Greg Whitaker, “lies a close connection to agriculture.” read more

Almeria's vegetable prices ended in 2023 following the same growing trend that has been recorded since the end of November. Tomato prices experienced a small drop because, according to Julián Rodríguez García, a farmer from La Cañada, there wasn't enough transport available to get the
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With the early South African stonefruit crop now done, clear patters are developing. Shipments of nectarines, for example, are running ahead of expectations, but the early plum crop, where most investment has taken place in recent years, is down. read more

The South African Table Grape Industry (Sati) has said that harvesting and packing is running slightly ahead of predictions, but shipments lag far below the levels of the same time last year. read more

Tensions in the Red Sea continue. After several attacks on container ships, some carriers have decided not to use the Suez Canal, diverting their vessels via South Africa and the Cape of Good Hope instead, thereby extending the transit time by two weeks. Consequences: rising prices and
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The onion market is calm at present. "Most packers are fairly quiet, and demand is dwindling. Only one ship, at most, will still leave for Senegal, and it's a big question of who's going to take over next," says Rinus Wisse of the Dutch company Wiscomex. read more

The South African Table Grape Industry association (SATGI) reported for the 2023/24 season a total of 20.92 million cartons (4,5 kg equivalent) that were inspected for export up until week 52, which is 6% more than the same time last year. A total of 9.87 million cartons (4.5 kg equivalent) were
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Despite a 14% increase in production over last year, the success of Tunisia's Deglet Nour date export campaign remains to be seen. Several exporters told FreshPlaza that orders had been slow this year and that they were hoping for a more dynamic market in the run-up to Ramadan. read more

Egyptian growers have just completed the first half of the strawberry season. The remainder of the fresh strawberry season runs until February when frozen strawberry exports begin. According to Amr Kadah, Export Manager at Fruit.Farm: "Egypt is set to export more strawberries than last season." read more

Demand for Moroccan strawberries improved at the end of the year both on the local market and for export. Larache-based strawberry grower Oussama Baioua reports on the progress of the campaign. read more

South Africa’s Stargrow Fruit Marketing is anticipating a strong market ahead of the arrival of the first new-season volumes of Celina blush pears. read more

Danish shipping giant Maersk warned customers on Friday to prepare for significant disruption after announcing it will divert all vessels from Red Sea routes around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope for the foreseeable future. read more

In October 2023, South Africa signed a protocol for deliveries to China, and good progress has also been made in gaining access to India. Together, these markets will add to South Africa's avocado export programme, which in the past focused mainly on the United Kingdom.
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