AgroFresh Solutions has acquired post-harvest solutions provider Tessara from global investment firm Carlyle. The deal, which remains subject to clearance by the South Africa competition authorities, expands AgroFresh’s footprint in food waste reduction and freshness solutions for
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The South African avocado export crop has been reduced by around 2.5m cartons as the season reaches its halfway point. read more

The Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa (CGA) has asked the country’s National Disaster Management Centre to act with urgency and declare the recent floods in the Western Cape a provincial disaster. read more

South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority has selected International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) as its equity partner in the Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2. read more

The Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa (CGA) welcomes the recent update by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) on the estimated damage to agricultural infrastructure by floods in the province in mid-June. read more

Maïrame Kane and her family grow fruit and vegetables in Senegal's Podor department, in the Saint-Louis region. “My parents are growers so from a very early age, I have been involved in farming. Later, I studied to become a lawyer in NGOs. But three years ago, I decided to
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Kenya is currently the leading supplier of basil to Europe. The European market sources 80% of its supplies for the fresh produce market from Kenya. The produce arrives in Europe via chilled air cargo, so deliveries are guaranteed within half a day. read more

"The citrus from South Africa and Peru are selling well," begins Randolf Aaldijk of the Dutch company Origin Fruit Direct (OFD), summarizing the overseas citrus market in mid-June. Retail programs - which account for about 80% of the market - are running well. "Many programs have started with
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The water supply from the Tagus-Segura inter-basin transfer in July and August is essential to achieve good citrus fruit size. "The lack of availability of quality water can affect its size; being smaller, it may have less juice for sale and end up destined for the industry,

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According to data prepared by Hortoinfo, in April of this year, Morocco sold a total of 9.14 million kilos of watermelon to EU markets. This is 248.8% more volume than Spain marketed on the Community market, as in that month Spain marketed less than 2.62 million kilos of watermelon in the EU. read more

A series of truck attacks last week is affecting South Africa’s citrus industry. It is now facing skyrocketing transport costs. There's also a possibility of the United States not extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which is bad news for thousands of people and their livelihoods. read more

Continued attacks on South Africa’s logistics sector have prompted the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on all major routes in the affected provinces as of Thursday, 13 July. Some 21 trucks have been torched on major routes in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo
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The mango season in southern Senegal came to a close at the end of June, while it continues in central and northern Senegal. Aminata Dominique Diouf, a Senegalese mango exporter, describes a successful but eventful campaign. read more

Egyptian growers and exporters are reporting a successful stone fruit season. This is according to Karim Fayed, Director of Operations at Egyptian grower Fayed Agricultural Development Company (FATA). read more

The Japanese yen, Norwegian krone and South African rand have turned from the worst-performing major currencies this year to become the best in recent days, along with Sweden’s krona. The sharp turn of fortunes has come on the back of softer US inflation that is weakening the dollar. read more

The South African stonefruit industry has drawn a line under a difficult export season that suffered from low volumes and logistical problems at ports, although improved profitability represented a beacon of light for producers. read more

The South African citrus industry has always said that its products are valued across the globe for their high quality. This is also the case in the US, where growers from the Western and Northern Cape have built a significant market during more than two decades. read more

After the end of the first half of the Moroccan watermelon season, with crops coming in from Zagora and other regions of southern Morocco, growers in Larache (north) and Gharb (west) are entering the market with imminent harvests. read more

This is the final week of Pick n Pay’s annual June campaign that leverages mandarin popularity in aid of charity. read more

After rain, hail and windstorms that lasted until June, now summer arrives and does so with equal violence. In fact, the African anticyclone Cerberus will descend on the Peninsula with unprecedented force and with temperatures that will even touch 42°C. The areas most affected by the
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