Kenya’s horticulture sector is facing low earnings this year from avocado exports as 40 percent of the fruits have been affected by the ongoing drought even as the export market opens next week. Exporters will be forced to pack at least 24 fruits in order to fill one carton because of the
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Moroccan citrus exports have largely decreased this season due to various factors, of which drought is the most imposing. This decrease has reached up to 50% for most cultivars, and up to 40% for some varieties such as Nadorcott. However, the picture is not entirely bleak, according to Stephanie
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Egypt has an undeniable role in the global potato and sweet potato market. According to the most recent data, Egypt is the sixth largest exporter of potatoes in the world, only behind the 4 European powers grouped in the NEPG block and the United States. Egypt is also the third biggest exporter
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Egypt will be participating in Macfrut 2023 with a large exhibition area along with twenty producers and major exporters. The project is being curated by ExpoLink, a private non-profit association founded in 1997 in support of Egypt's private sector. The Egyptian presence at the Rimini Expo
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Banana availability in South Africa has tightened as a result of the flooding in the southern parts of Mozambique last month. read more

With the arrival of the first Mauritanian watermelons and Spanish strawberries, the spring campaign is ready to get underway at Herner Gastro Service Ltd. "Due to the rainy weather, demand for early watermelons is currently still restrained. We therefore hope that the weather will now become a
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Despite the Peruvian grape season nearing its end, sales are still going well at Dijk Foods in Belgium. "We're currently working exclusively with those grapes. There's enough supply coming from South Africa, but we've stopped with that," says Henk Vlaeminck. "Grapes are quite expensive,
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Every country has its advantages for cultivating fresh produce and it is no different for citrus, says Pyramids Agricultural Investment Co.’s business development manager Abdulla Tharwat: “The citrus crop is one of the most important crops in Egypt in terms of the amount of production and
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With more than 250 million plants marketed in this financial year 2022/2023, (15% more than the previous period), El Pinar has served in Spain, Morocco, Greece and Italy, more than 8 million plants every day, from five centers, a challenge for the company. read more

Charif Christian Carvajal, the former president of Shaffe (Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters of the Southern Hemisphere), and current marketing director of Asoex for the markets of Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, analyzed the evolution of the citrus industry in the southern hemisphere
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There has been a lot of cold weather in Spain, Morocco and Portugal which has affected the supply of fruit and vegetables but the weather is starting to get back to normal now. read more

After the peaks registered over the last period for various exotic fruits, the market seems to have now stabilized. Consumption is lower and people are showing an increased awareness when it comes to purchases. read more

Richaardt Lingenfelder is a third generation farmer next to the Theewaterskloof, South Africa’s fourth largest dam (built on land that previously belonged to their family). read more

Despite the Moroccan government's limitation of the areas where watermelons can be grown, which excluded for example the Zagoura region, a large watermelon region that is experiencing acute hydric stress, this season's watermelon volumes are expected to exceed the levels reached in 2022,
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Senegalese producers of Kent mango in the Fattick region are expecting a good season, breaking with the turmoil of last year, assures Aminata Dominique Diouf, of the producer Domaine Agricole de Nema. read more

Sales of early table potatoes from imports tend to decrease in Germany during the first half of each year. In the first quarter, origins such as Israel or Egypt have virtually no market significance any more. From April onwards, they are used in the asparagus potato niche,
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The German-Kenyan company LIMBUA works with more than 7,000 certified organic smallholders in Kenya and in 2022 alone produced some 900 tons of cracked macadamia nuts, which are marketed throughout Europe, the USA and Dubai. We spoke with Marketing Manager Doortje Maillard about the harvesting
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In 2022, Morocco became fourth among the largest exporters of fresh blueberries in the world, leaving behind even the United States, where, in fact, blueberries were first cultivated, EastFruit reports. read more

Faced with the shortage of certain agricultural products, and problems of various kinds in the majority of countries of origin, European buyers have fallen back on Egyptian products, says Mohamed Shahen of the Egyptian producer Agro Pro. read more