South Africa continues to send the majority of its fruit exports to regional markets within the Southern African Customs Union and the Southern African Development Community. According to Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at Agbiz, about 90 cents of every dollar earned from agricultural exports go into these markets. read more

Trops, the Andalusian cooperative with 4,000 growers that produces over 55% of Spain's mango supply and 45% of the peninsula's avocado market, has formalized its acquisition of Frutos Subtropicales Micoma, Aguacates Mijas S. Coop. And. The transaction, approved by the general assemblies of both... read more

South Africa's table grape industry has had a promising start to its new season, with all signs pointing towards the industry potentially reaching close to 80 million export cartons this season. read more

DP World's first Atlas service departed from Agadir this week, a move that the group says is "revolutionizing" fresh produce logistics between Morocco, the UK, and Europe. read more

Egipt nadal zwiększa eksport dyni do Włoch, ustanawiając nowy rekord po raz trzeci z rzędu, według EastFruit. read more

European fruit and vegetable producer organizations have shown concern regarding the European Commission's proposed changes to the EU-Morocco Association Agreement and a new delegated act on origin labeling. Copa and Cogeca, ArefLH, and Eucofel have outlined their stance in a joint letter to the authorities. read more

Morocco has continued to increase its exports of fresh sweet corn to Germany for the second year in a row, as reported by EastFruit. In the first nine months of 2025, Moroccan exporters sent over 2,000 tons of fresh sweet corn to Germany, with a total value of USD 3.83 million. read more

Texas citrus is expected to have a crop size similar to last year, with around 6 million total cartons. Dale Murden, president of Texas Citrus Mutual, mentioned that this is a decrease compared to the usual 14 million cartons produced by the industry. read more

The boom in Egypt's citrus processing industry in 2025, and its impact on the fresh orange market, was predictable a year in advance. One of the initial indicators was the rapid increase in Egyptian industrialists importing machinery. In 2024, the competition in the orange concentrate market began to intensify. read more

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. has entered into a strategic partnership with THACO Agri, the agricultural division of Vietnam's THACO Group, formalized during a signing ceremony at THACO Group headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City. The agreement establishes long-term cooperation on banana sourcing. read more

Egyptian strawberry supply has been much higher than in the previous season, and prices are lower, says Eman Mardini, Deputy CEO of Egyptian fresh produce exporter El Eman Trading. "Our strawberry production this year has seen an increase of 50 per cent compared to the previous year. read more

The upcoming Egyptian orange season will officially start on December 15, which is two weeks behind schedule compared to last season. The decision to postpone the start of the campaign has received a mixed response from Egyptian professionals. According to Ahmed, it has both advantages and disadvantages. read more

Shipping group Maersk has been encouraged by the peace process in Gaza, according to CEO Vincent Clerc, who spoke this week at a joint press conference with Suez Canal Authority Chair Osama Rabie in Egypt. read more

European organizations representing fruit and vegetable producers, including Copa-Cogeca, Areflh, and Eucofel, have raised concerns over the European Commission's proposed revision of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement. read more

Morocco has been increasing its fresh sweet corn exports to Germany for the second year in a row, as reported by EastFruit. read more

W zmieniającym się krajobrazie uprawy w kontrolowanych warunkach (CEA), przepływ powietrza staje się istotnym, ale często niewłaściwie rozumianym parametrem. Podczas gdy inżynierowie i naukowcy roślin stosują ten termin w różny sposób, zgodność tych definicji jest kluczowa dla optymalizacji zdrowia roślin i produktywności w tej dziedzinie. read more

Ethiopia is making strides in reshaping Africa's aviation industry with the construction of the Bishoftu International Airport (BIA), a new project designed to be a major aviation hub serving Ethiopia and the wider African region. Situated approximately 40 kilometers southwest of read more

Global Plant Genetics (GPG) reports that its early season low-chill blueberry variety, Tropical Blue, is generating considerable interest this season due to its remarkably early performance in Spain and Morocco, as highlighted by Fruitnet. read more

It has been a bumper year for the producer as the latest statistics have shown that production rose from approximately 5,000 tons in the first season to 22,000 metric tons in the second season. Addressing Parliamentarians recently, the Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship, Tiroeaone Ntsima. read more

New garlic varieties have been introduced to South Africa from a country on a similar latitude, and the results from its trials have been exactly what they'd hoped for, says Corrie Bezuidenhout, chairperson of the South African Garlic Growers' Association. He was not directly involved with the… read more