If you are in charge of overseeing produce procurement, the question is no longer whether to import fresh fruit from Egypt, but how to do it efficiently, according to the European Business Review. Thanks to year-round sunshine, fertile Nile soils, and strategic shipping lanes, Egypt has become a major player in the industry. read more

Potato yields in Eastern Africa are facing challenges due to a shortage of quality seed, yet a new hybrid breeding initiative in Kenya seeks to address this issue. Led by the International Potato Center (CIP) and Dutch seed company HZPC, the One-to-One project is focused on creating adaptable potato varieties with better yields and disease resistance. read more

Ethiopian Airlines has announced the start of its new four-times-weekly passenger service to Hanoi, the bustling capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. In celebration of this important occasion, Ethiopian Airlines held an inaugural ceremony at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, which was attended by read more

Last season, the lack of Tunisian dates, especially the Deglet Nour variety, was evident in several markets, particularly in the lead-up to Ramadan. This led importers to look for alternative origins or different date varieties, resulting in a change in the market dynamics. read more

Kenya is about to reveal a plan to expand Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by the end of the year. read more

A steering group representing growers who are working to maintain funding for Producer Organisations (POs) has been formalized and is now known as the UK Fruit and Vegetable Association (UKFVA). read more

According to Bayer's statement, the agreement is based on an existing successful collaboration and similar product launches in Europe and Africa. read more

Importing mandarins has been a challenge this year for Al Hassan Group, a fresh produce importer located in New Delhi, India. Zain-ul Abdin, the Managing Director, explains that the Indian market has been flooded with high volumes of mandarins from South Africa. "We are currently facing an oversupply of South African mandarins in our market." read more

Egypt is making huge strides in consolidating its presence in the global fresh strawberry market. In particular, exports to Germany have reached record levels in the last five years. According to eastfruit.com, based on Global data. read more

Temperature above 35°C, solar radiation at its highest levels, plant tissues burning like skin under the scorching sun. This is the new normality for many agricultural areas during the summer months. A scenario increasingly frequent and severe due to climate change. read more

Eksport rolno-spożywczy z Chile może odnieść korzyści z potencjalnego 30% cła na eksport owoców i wina z RPA do Stanów Zjednoczonych. Podwyżka taryf, ogłoszona przez administrację Trumpa, zależy od odpowiedzi RPA do 1 sierpnia. Sytuacja została podkreślona podczas...

Agricultural exports from Chile might benefit from a potential 30% tariff on South African fruit and wine exports to the United States. The tariff increase, announced by the Trump Administration, is contingent on South Africa's response by August 1. The situation was highlighted during... read more

Po burzliwym wiosennym okresie dla branży afrykańskiego mango, pojawiło się odnowione zainteresowanie kampanią senegalską. Kampania rozpoczęła się w sprzyjających warunkach i spodziewa się, że będzie trwać do połowy lub końca sierpnia, jeśli warunki pogodowe i logistyczne na to pozwolą. Joel Peguy Kamte, właściciel firmy Kep read more

Po ponad dekadzie współpracy między Ministrem Rolnictwa Gwatemali a USDA-APHIS, kraj Ameryki Środkowej jest bliski zakończenia procesu, który pozwoli mu na eksport awokado odmiany Hass na rynek USA. Wypowiedział to prezydent Anaguacate Francis W. Bruderer.

After more than a decade of cooperation between the Guatemalan Ministry of Agriculture and USDA-APHIS, the Central American country is close to completing the process that will allow it to export Hass avocados to the U.S. market. This was stated by Anaguacate president Francis W. Bruderer. read more

Germany, the largest consumer market in the EU, plays a crucial role in this. According to EastFruit, exports to Germany reached the highest level in five economic years. Citing data from the Global Trade Trackers of the Federal Statistical Office, the exports read more

In South Africa's Eastern Cape, small-scale fresh produce farmers are facing increasingly severe climate-related challenges, with both prolonged drought and intermittent flooding disrupting production. While areas like Mthatha have experienced floods, nearby regions such as Buffalo City are also affected. read more

Following last week's announcement of a 30 percent tariff on South African products imported into the U.S., growers and shippers have expressed their disappointment but not surprise. "I hope that South Africa and the U.S. will reach a negotiated solution that will... read more

Według Stowarzyszenia Producentów i Eksporterów Truskawek z Huelvy, Freshuelva, region wyprodukował 210 345 ton truskawek w sezonie 2024/2025, co stanowi spadek o 5% w porównaniu z poprzednim sezonem. Spadek ten był spowodowany warunkami pogodowymi i wyzwaniami produkcyjnymi. Był to nierówny sezon, ale... read more

The South African citrus export season of 2025 is in full swing, with projections indicating that 171.1 million 15kg cartons of citrus will be shipped by the end of the season. As the leading agricultural export sector in South Africa, efficient logistics are crucial, and while port logistics are often read more

With the arrival of the first StarRuby grapefruit from South Africa in week 19, this year's citrus season in the Southern Hemisphere began relatively early. "Since the Spanish season ended early this year, there was a high demand in the market for grapefruits from overseas at the beginning." read more

Moroccan avocado cultivation has seen remarkable growth over the past 15 years, as stated by Abdelkader Benchagra from Maroc Avocado, a company with operations in Morocco and the Netherlands. "In 2011/2012, we had to import Moroccan avocados through Spain or France. Local production was still in its early stages." read more