The South African midseason orange variety Midknight fits the celebrated American fall season perfectly with its bright dark orange colours, says Reinier Meyer of Kardouw Farms, an importer of South African citrus based in Philadelphia. read more

Procurement seems to be variable when it comes to the international citrus fruit market. Daniele D’Antrassi, Citrus Product Manager at Dole Italia, provided us with some insight. read more

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has made clear that flooding and water pollution are hampering food production in Nigeria. He called on the federal government and the United Nations to tackle the menace to ensure food sufficiency in the country. read more

The surge in international demand for Egyptian onions has caused prices on the domestic Egyptian market to rise to an unbearable level for consumers, prompting the government to ban exports from October 1 until the end of the year. Two weeks after the export ban, Bahaa Rajab, chief marketing
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The National Potato Strategy for Nigeria was launched to ensure that the domestic potato industry would be able to deliver sustainable food and nutrition security, fostering trade surplus and boosting incomes. read more

The Egyptian citrus season is coming up and Mohamed Wafaey, Managing Director and Deputy Chairman for Capital Agro, has a positive outlook on what’s coming: “Our expectations for the orange season are optimistic. The dry weather conditions in Europe have led to increased demand for our
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At Fruit Attraction, one of the leading trade fairs in the fruit and vegetable sector, Semillas Fitó and Colle d'Oro have formalised a strategic alliance aimed at expanding and consolidating the CRÜ courgette brand throughout Italy. This agreement represents a commitment in the
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Morocco sharply increased its carrot exports to Spain, reports EastFruit. In the MY 2022/23 (July-June), Spain imported 5.7 times more carrots from Morocco than a year earlier. Moreover, the Moroccan exports to Spain in the current MY exceeded those of the previous six seasons combined. read more

Egypt became the largest supplier of sweet potatoes to Scandinavia, one of the most premium consumer markets in the world, for the first time in history in the MY 2022/23 (July-June), according to EastFruit. Egyptian exporters were able to provide about a third of all sweet potato imports to
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Morocco sharply increased its carrot exports to Spain, reports EastFruit. In the MY 2022/23 (July-June), Spain imported 5.7 times more carrots from Morocco than a year earlier. Moreover, the Moroccan exports to Spain in the current MY exceeded those of the previous six seasons combined! read more

In the Spanish Region of Valencia, lemon growing is carried out mainly in Alicante. In 2022, the province, especially the Vega Baja, accounted for almost 99% of both the Valencian lemon production and the acreage, with the producers relying on the PGI Cítricos Valencianos as a quality seal,
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On Tuesday, Oct. 10, there was a verdict declaring bankruptcy of JamboFresh, located at Klappolder 191 in Bleiswijk. Mr. J. van Tilborgh was appointed as trustee. JamboFresh was active in the import of exotic fruits, including avocados. read more

Since this week, the new clementine season has started at Euro Gijbels' Catalan site in Mont-Roig. Harvesting the first Orogros clementines kicks off a new season, in which, according to John Gijbels, there is a lot of early demand for the Spanish citrus. "Although South Africa is still on the
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The South African deciduous fruit industry is reeling under the impact of the recent floods in key production areas, particularly in Elgin, Grabouw, Vyeboom and Villiersdorp (EGVV), parts of the Klein Karoo, and Franschhoek. read more

"Our export destinations are currently not very busy," says Rene Tiggelman of the Dutch company Javala. "For example, customers in Africa are reserved because of the high prices. They order, but less. For now, clients in the Far East are mainly buying their onions from China. We've shipped some
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South Africa is in the crosshairs of the EU's phytosanitary control authority for fruit and vegetables. In view of the five shipments recently blocked for the parasite Phyllosticta citricarpa (the fungus that causes black spot on citrus fruit, ed.), which add up to 33 interceptions of
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The true damage and disruption from floods in South Africa’s Western Cape fruit regions is finally emerging, with industry organisation Hortgro saying it has been in crisis talks with the Western Cape government to assist growers and fruit communities in certain areas. read more

The true damage and disruption from floods in South Africa’s Western Cape fruit regions is finally emerging, with industry organisation Hortgro saying it has been in crisis talks with the Western Cape government to assist growers and fruit communities in certain areas. read more

Fairtrade has announced the winners of its 2023 Fairtrade Global Awards, which recognises businesses that work towards creating a just global trading system. Hosted by Fairtrade Africa, the awards cover eight categories celebrating excellence in ethical and sustainable trade practices, from
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