The CEO of Bulgarian fresh produce trader Triland, Mariya Dermendzhieva, announced that the Egyptian Valencia orange season is ramping up this week. She mentioned that after a challenging yet successful lemon season and a brief overlap of Navel and Valencia seasons, they are now entering the peak of the Valencia orange season. read more

Morocco achieved its highest lemon export volumes in five seasons during 2024/25, reversing a four-year decline, according to EastFruit. read more

Years ago, dried mangoes helped revive the South African mango industry, according to Baobab Dried Fruit's operations manager Willie Jacobs. He assisted Hoedspruit mango grower Bavaria in expanding its mango drying facilities, which originally began 31 years ago as a way to utilize rejected or imperfect fruit. read more

South Africa's Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, announced that the country has received market access to Korea for exporting fresh table grapes. read more

Italian agrifood companies interested in expanding into Sub-Saharan Africa can now utilize the resources provided by the Italian Agrifood Technology for Africa project. The project was introduced at the Fruit Logistica fair at the Kenya stand, where several network representatives were present. This event reiterated... read more

[Editor's note: This article was written at the end of December 2025 and initially published in the international edition of Primeur magazine dedicated to Fruit Logistica 2026. Changes have since occurred in the 2025/2026 season for Egyptian oranges. Exporters have encountered surprisingly weak...] read more

Egyptian strawberries are having a great season, with a significant rise in production resulting in stable prices. However, exporters are facing challenges due to competition and higher transportation costs. Moustafa Shaalan, the sales manager at Green Tiba, expressed concerns about these difficulties. read more

Morocco has become the fastest-growing tomato supplier to the German market over the past 20 years, according to UN data. Moroccan tomato exports to Germany increased from 12,710 tons in 2005 to 74,890 tons in 2024, representing a growth of 489 percent. read more

Fairtrade International has raised the minimum wage requirement for workers at over 70 certified flower farms in Africa, while also urging stakeholders in the supply chain to offer more competitive prices for flowers. The floor wage is the lowest wage that a worker can be paid. read more

The new production campaign from Senegal is ready to start for the Francescon PO and, consequently, for the Mantuafruit PO. Among the protagonists of the season are Delica pumpkins, netted melons, and, starting this year, also mini watermelons with seeds. read more

Operational conditions across several African trade lanes are showing mixed developments. Reliability is improving in parts of East Africa, recovery measures are underway in Southern and West Africa, and selected Red Sea services are gradually resuming under defined safety frameworks. At the same time,... read more

At Marni Fruit in Barendrecht, the South African pumpkin season has started. "Last week we received the first containers of bottle gourds, and from now on we will have weekly arrivals," says Niek Haerkens. Muscat pumpkins and Hokkaido pumpkins will follow in a fortnight. read more

The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the Republic of South Africa has been granted market access to export fresh table grapes to the Republic of Korea. The Korean authorities informed South Africa of this market opening on 23 January 2026, enabling exports to begin promptly. read more

Greenhouse development is growing across Africa as farmers look for more dependable production systems that can adapt to various climates, infrastructure limitations, and operational capabilities. GreenCon, a company based in Zimbabwe, has been operating on the continent for over thirty years since its establishment. read more

Raspberries are becoming a significant crop in Peru's drive to diversify its fruit production. Agromercado, an organization associated with the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), emphasized this during the webinar "Commercial trends of raspberry cultivation in Peru." read more

The Coordination of Farmers' Organizations (COAG) has criticized the fact that tomato imports from Morocco and Western Sahara have virtually disappeared from the European Commission's official statistics, even though shipments continue to arrive in EU markets normally. This season, the European... read more

Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Senator Mutahi Kagwe, has announced significant new government interventions for agricultural exporters. These initiatives will be included in the Finance Bill of 2026, which is set to be presented in Parliament in March. This move aims to bolster Kenya's export-driven growth strategy. read more

Rwanda has launched a new export initiative aimed at improving market access for agricultural producers, with a focus on direct air cargo shipments of fruits and vegetables to West and Central Africa. The program is led by the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) and targets. read more

For nearly thirty years, Safpro, South African Fruit Promotors, has been advocating for South African citrus, pomefruit, and grape farmers internationally. As usual, they can be found at the South African Pavilion at the Berlin Fruit Logistica. "We've been very fortunate to partner with." read more

Egyptian strawberries have gained recognition on the international market, according to Abdallah Tharwat, Chief Operating Officer of Egyberries, an Egyptian company that produces and exports frozen strawberries. "Egypt remains one of the top strawberry producers in the world, ranking third globally with." read more