The current onion market situation is challenging. "The supply from Belgium and the Netherlands is minimal, which makes things hard. There was supposed to be a new harvest from Egypt, but that quality was really disappointing," says Nathalie Sebrechts of Sebrechts Groenten en Fruit. read more

The Netherlands is Kenya's third largest export market. Now, the two countries have indicated they want to mitigate climate change effects within their mutual trade. Over 100 Dutch companies are operating in Kenya, an indicator of the European country's trust and confidence in Kenya's political
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A Shigella outbreak in England in 2021 has been linked to spring onions imported from Egypt. read more

The owners of the Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR) to Bigbucks and the brand Flash Gala have warned that exports of trees of the extremely popular Gala-type apple from Southern Europe to India will be illegal if not handled via the ABCz nursery in Belgium, the global rights holders for the variety
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EastFruit continues a series of articles on the horticultural market in Morocco. The country is confidently increasing exports of several categories of high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables, including Moroccan watermelons. read more

The persistent cold in many growing areas of Germany has set back the vegetation of numerous crops by several weeks. This also applies to German spring onions, which is why the available quantities are currently not sufficient to cover the entire demand, neither on the German domestic market nor
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The table grape season is about to start in Egypt, amidst concerns about weather conditions, to which grapes are particularly vulnerable. read more

"Fresh.Land began because of one grower's cry for help,” begins Mathilde Jakobsen of this Danish digital platform. “A few years ago, my father-in-law, who grows oranges in Algarve, Portugal, couldn't get his fruit sold. That was due to oversupply and low prices on the local market because of
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Egyptian exporters significantly increased the supply of dried onions to the US market in 2022, EastFruit informs. Moreover, Egypt became second in the ranking of the largest suppliers of dried onions to the USA! read more

Egyptian carrot exporters are in the mid-season of carrots, and report a normal year with stable production and demand, according to Mohammad Elsayed Ahmed, export manager of Egyptian producer Al Gamal. read more

“Seedless lemons have been called the holy grail of the citrus industry with its novel solution to the frustrations of fishing out pips from freshly squeezed juice,” says Abs van Rooyen, founder of the ClemenGold® mandarin brand owned by Fruitalyst. read more

The first lemons arriving at SFI Rotterdam kicked off the South African citrus season. Grapefruit in week 19 and mandarins in weeks 19/20 will follow. "The Spanish and Moroccan citrus seasons ended early, so we expect a good start to the overseas season. More is, thus, also being sent to the
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A scandal is brewing in Poland over fruits from Ukraine. Many companies have filled their refrigeration chambers with Ukrainian produce. The president of the Association of Polish Fruit Producers, Miroslaw Malinski, is concerned that it is no longer economically viable for Polish businesses to
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The primeur (early fruit and vegetable) season in Morocco is coming to an end. Producers and exporters deplore a difficult year, marked by bad weather conditions, water crisis, general cost increases, and the prohibition to produce some products or to export others. read more

The Avocado Society of Kenya has organized the second International Africa Avocado Congress, also known as Avocado Africa 2023, which will be held at Sarit Expo center Nairobi, Kenya, on 31st May – 2nd June 2023, themed, "Growing Avocados Sustainably". The event will draw participation of
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South African citrus exporters have had to deal with three very trying seasons as far as smooth passage through South African ports was concerned. read more

African countries will receive £4 million in UK government funding to improve outdated and inefficient refrigeration capabilities and cold supply chains in a bid to support farmer productivity and tackle climate change. read more

Estimates are hesitant about the watermelon volumes this year in Morocco. Several sources indicate a lower volume than last year, due to water stress and the ban on cultivation in some areas. Others indicate a stable or even higher volume, as several producers have relocated their production to
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On the occasion of the medFEL in Perpignan in the south of France, in addition to the harvest forecast for apricots, the current developments of the acreage for Charentais melons in Morocco, Spain and France were published. This continues to go downwards, at least in Spain: the areas
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The dry garlic season in Egypt has started and it’s looking hopeful. The dry garlic can compensate for the lower demand that was seen during the fresh garlic season, says Gehan ElSheref, executive manager of Egyptian fresh produce exporter Agro Best: read more