Benjamin Choy has recently joined the FreshPride team from Singapore. He comes with a background in the international fresh produce industry, including representing an Australian stone fruit company in Asia. FreshPride is a sister company of Dutch company Olympic Fruit. The company is actively
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After long months of aridity and consistent drought that have tested Moroccan citrus growers, the rainfalls that Morocco received in February-March give hope for a better season next year, says Mouad Hfa, production manager at Pro Prim. read more

The Egyptian exporter Al Habony for Agricultural Imports and Exports has shipped its first containers of various fresh products to Ghana and Guinea, announced Abdelkader Habony, Director of the group. read more

As the watermelon season approaches, producers in several North and West African countries are competing with simultaneous calendars to supply the European market. Mehdi Barbouchi, CEO of Freshe Inn Morocco, issues the challenge: "Whatever the quality and the market price, we will be even more
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The 1st International Agri-Food Summit, which begins this Wednesday in Barcelona, will be attended by 800 representatives from more than 25 countries who will come together for the first global debate on the agri-food sector. The meeting is taking place at a particularly opportune time
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“South Africa is an increasingly important supplier of high quality onions to the UK and EU. Not only this year with the shortages, but already back in 2021 and 2022 we saw more interest for our onions. Our quality has improved a lot over the years and it is 100% on par with supermarket
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Kenyan avocado suppliers are uncertain about the regulations imposed by nation’s regulatory body as the harvesting season draws close. Traders call for an exemption to comply with regulations published by Agricultural Food Authority (AFA) set to be implemented from March 24, for eight months.
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Salix Fruits has opened a new office in Sadat City, Egypt, marking the latest stage in its ongoing international expansion. It will source Egyptian citrus for the company’s growing customer base. read more

Westfalia Fruit India has announced the arrival of this season’s first sea container of Tanzanian avocados and the first air shipments from Westfalia Fruit Peru, marking the beginning of what is shaping up to be a “strong and exciting” 2023 campaign, according to a media release from the
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Despite the increase in the supply of apples to the countries of Southeast Asia and Latin America, Polish growers could not fully compensate for the loss of the market for their fruits in Russia. According to Miroslav Maliszewski, president of the Union of Polish Horticulturalists, the
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Despite a lower production of onions in Egypt this season, Gehan ElSheref, executive manager of Agro Best, feels they’ll be able to supply onions for a long time to come: “The onion crop is one of the important export crops in Egyptian trade. This year, we started our fresh golden onion
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Salix Fruits, an importer and exporter of fresh fruits, continues its global expansion with the opening of its office in Sadat City, Egypt. read more

While shipping challenges remain, due to wind and the concomitant delays all along the logistics chain, the European stonefruit market is definitely not oversupplied, says Jacques du Preez of Hortgro. read more

The national shutdown of the country by the Economic Freedom Fighters and some labour unions on Monday, ahead of Human Rights Day tomorrow, a public holiday has had the country holding its breath. The protestors are calling for the resignation of president Cyril Ramaphosa. read more

South Africa’s minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza, has said the government will be supporting the country’s citrus sector through its multilateral relations with Vietnam, Philippines, and Singapore to promote greater market access in the East. read more

Growers in South Africa’s late table grape growing region, the Hex River Valley, are due to wind up their harvest over the next ten days. read more

The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) Citrus Summit took place in Gqeberha on 15 and 16 March 2023. Usually held every second year, this year’s event was the first Summit held since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The gathering, held in partnership with Standard Bank,
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Morocco is recording a sharp increase in its frozen raspberry exports to the European Union, rising from 3,600 tons in 2020 to 16,700 tons in 2022, a fourfold increase in just two years. Exports of ripe and fresh raspberries have also increased, reaching a volume of 56,200 tons in 2022, after a
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Rain in the late regions of South Africa led to a 92% decrease in year on year n ational inspection volumes for week 10 with a total of 302 536 cartons (4,5 kg equivalent). This is 92% less than week 10 of the previous season, mainly due to rain in both the Berg River and Hex River regions
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