Just a few days after the start of the Egyptian lemons season, the growers and exporters we spoke to all agree in their assessment of a promising season. Fatimah Elzhraa Tarek El Hadary, export sales manager at Alsolimania, shares her impressions. read more

The Ukrainian company USPA Fruit is aimed at expanding its presence in Nigeria. In 2019, the USPA actively began supplying fruit to the African market. The company’s products are now exported to 12 African countries, accounting for about 14% of the company’s total supplies, according
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Egypt was able to achieve a record revenue from the sale of tomato paste and puree on the global market in 2022, according to EastFruit. Furthermore, the export of Egyptian tomato paste for the first half of this year also rose to a historical maximum. At the same time, the country continues to
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Morocco, as one of the leading global suppliers of fruits and vegetables, is increasing its exports of fruit and vegetable products, but this is not relevant for all the items. In today’s article, EastFruit draws attention to the fact that the Moroccan fresh potato exports have shown a
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Leading Moroccan tomato supplier Delassus has launched an appeal to help rebuild houses and schools following the devastating earthquake that struck the country earlier this month. On 8 September a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, 70 kilometres from Marrakesh, and
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According toEastFruit, the season of exports of Moroccanfrozen raspberries to Spain ended with a result of selling more but earning less. For four consecutive years, imports of frozen berries from Morocco to Spanish market has been growing, and the export volume in the 2022/23 season reached a
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According to EastFruit, Egypt has doubled its exports of frozen strawberries to the EU market over the past five years and continued to increase its exports this year. In the first seven months of this year, the export of these berries in frozen form from Egypt to EU countries reached a record
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Lebanese grapes would do much better if markets like South Africa would be open to them. Ghassan Awdi, Vice President of Lebanese grape exporter ETS Awdi Enterprise, sees strong demand for their grapes, despite not many markets being available to the company for export: “This season there has
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The harvest of North Carolina’s sweet potatoes has begun, growing conditions have been good with the right amount of rain at the right time. read more

COEXPHAL, the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers' Organisations of Almeria, today held its 46th Ordinary General Assembly where Juan Antonio González Real was re-elected as president. read more

The South African table grape industry expects 2023/2024 season volumes inspected for export to increase by approximately 12% in comparison to the actual inspected volumes of the 2022/2023 season. read more

Problems at South Africa’s ports and a declining rail service are an annual problem for the country’s exporters, and it seems that these problems will continue in the coming season. read more

South African avocados have been granted access to the Chinese market. The export agreement was signed by South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza and the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi. read more

Poeldijk-based wholesaler Fine Fruits Company has made a breakthrough in extending the shelf-life of avocados with the Airocide air purifying system. read more

The Summer Berry Company (TSBC) has signed a deal with Italian breeder Berrytech to grow and distribute its Amalia Rossa raspberry variety. read more

South Africa’s blueberry industry has reacted to the tough season that Peru is enduring. read more

South Africa’s Custom Plum Company has said it had an exciting year in US and now also hoped sufficient progress would be made soon to export its products to China. read more

South African raisin producers are highlighting their world-class agronomy and traceability credentials at a time of increased consumer interest in sustainable farming. read more

Kiwifruit growers and exporters from around the world gathered in Curicó, Chile last week for the 42nd Convention of the International Kiwifruit Organization” (IKO). read more

According to Minister for Africa Andrew Mitchell, industry players in the United Kingdom are keen to support Zimbabwean exports of horticultural products like blueberries and peas. read more