Leading South African citrus company ClemenGold International has said that it is teaming up with a relief organisation to deliver some 1,000 tonnes of citrus to help alleviate the plight of people in some of the country’s poorer communities. read more

The World Potato Congress Inc. is pleased to announce that Nairobi, Kenya has been chosen as the site for its 2026 World Potato Congress. The proposed theme for this event is, “Developing Global Potato Partnerships for Enhanced Food Systems, Food Security and International Trade”. The WPC is
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South Africa’s citrus exports to the United States have over recent years grown to a value of almost R1.7 billion (close to 808 million euros), a consistent performer during the past few turbulent seasons – but it is at risk if the United States decides not to extend their free trade
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South African citrus sources have said the port of Maputo in Mozambique now provides attractive options for citrus exports from the northern parts of South Africa. read more

The National Farmers’ Federation is pleased to announce that Fiona Simson has been elected as a Director of the World Farmers’ Organisation. read more

Following the decision of the European Union to increase the inspection samples of Egyptian citrus from 20% to 30%, due to the detection of chlorpyrifos ethy1 in citrus shipments from Egypt, Egyptian exporters met urgently to address the situation. read more

Grape packaging and farming company Achill Island Investments Pty Ltd has received the title ‘Namibia’s fastest-growing company of 2023’. The company achieved a compound annual growth rate of 89% between 2018 and 2021, and it was also announced as such by global statistics company Statista
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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