According to the German BLE, tomato deliveries from Belgium and the Netherlands continued to dominate the market but lost overall market share. Spanish deliveries increased significantly, and there was also a rise in supplies from Morocco and Turkey. Deliveries from Italy and Croatia were more supplementary in nature. read more

The Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) in East Port Said has opened an expansion that adds 2.2 million TEUs of annual capacity, increasing total throughput capability to 7 million TEUs. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi attended the inauguration of the US$500 million development, which. read more

The IAEA is collaborating with countries to address Fusarium wilt (Foc TR4) in bananas using nuclear techniques and coordinated research. Foc TR4 is a soil-borne fungus that can remain viable for many years and has spread from Asia to Africa, and more recently to Latin America, posing a transboundary challenge for... read more

South African citrus exporters are increasingly establishing themselves in Asian markets, particularly in Vietnam, where growth has accelerated since the bilateral protocol of 2024 allowed South African oranges to enter the market. In the first season of this new access, South Africa shipped 53,311 15-kilogram cartons of oranges to Vietnam. read more

A group of Egyptian exporters will take part in a four-day trade mission to Singapore and Malaysia, starting on December 1. The mission is organized by the FAO, the Egyptian Export Council, and the EBRD, with the main aim of boosting Egyptian export levels to these two countries. read more

The Waitrose Foundation of Southern Africa (WFSA) celebrated its 20th anniversary with a landmark event in October at the Ashanti Estate, near Paarl in South Africa’s Western Cape. read more

The winter cycle of early vegetable production in the Souss Massa region continues to suffer from the effects of this summer's adverse weather conditions, which have led to a shortage of resistant plants and an overall decline in volumes. According to Amine Amanatoullah, a producer based in. read more

The agriculture committee of the European Parliament will interrogate European Commission officials this week about the Commission's proposal to revise the EU-Morocco Association Agreement, which includes modifications impacting the status of Western Sahara. The debate comes in response to opposition from several Members of the European Parliament. read more

Tomra Food and Masgcor-CSESA have been cooperating for 15 years in South Africa and various neighboring African countries such as Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, and Angola. The partnership began in 2011, with Masgcor serving as Tomra's partner. read more

Avocado growers in Gatundu North, Kiambu County, are establishing a coordinated framework to tackle persistent issues related to middlemen in the Kenyan avocado value chain. Farmers have noted that a significant portion of the fruit is typically sold domestically for prices ranging from Ksh 5 to Ksh 10, while the same fruit fetches higher prices in export markets. read more

Chinese mandarins are entering the markets in India early this season and are competing closely with imports from South Africa. Buyers are carefully assessing the quality and price, according to Bhavey Pilani from Fruitsify. "Although volumes are still increasing, the market is paying close attention to factors like size, sweetness, and appearance." read more

The South African Table Grape Industry (Sati) has stated that the recent decision by the United States to lower import tariffs on certain agricultural products is seen as a positive move towards creating a more balanced international trade environment in agriculture. read more

Morocco has set a new seasonal record in tomato exports to Ireland, doubling shipments compared to the previous year, as reported by EastFruit. read more

Rozpoczęcie kampanii mandarynkowej w Egipcie zaznacza się z niepokojem i oczekiwaniem ze strony eksporterów co do popytu, jak twierdzi Mahmoud Esawy z egipskiej firmy Citrus Agro. Wolumeny produkcji mandarynek w Egipcie są cykliczne, podążają za wzorcem słonecznego roku/silnego roku. W tej sezonie, read more

Morocco has achieved a new seasonal record in tomato exports to Ireland, with volumes doubling compared to the previous year. Between October 2024 and August 2025, exports reached a total of 3,400 tons, valued at US$7.5 million. This shipment volume is twice as high as the previous season and exceeds the earlier records. read more

"Ryno Postma, the commercial director of The Oribi Aquaponics Group, acknowledges that we had significant lessons to learn in order to successfully cultivate salad vegetables aquaponically on a commercial scale. Through trial and error, they discovered that the fish in an aquaponics system..." read more

In September and October 2025, only three out of four active banana producers in Cameroon conducted exports. According to data released by the Banana Association of Cameroon (Assobacam), Boh Plantations Plc, now the smallest operator in the sector following the emergence of Compagnie des bananes de. read more

Las importaciones de frutas y verduras frescas de Marruecos a España alcanzaron las 416,559 toneladas en el periodo de enero a agosto de 2025, lo que representa un aumento anual del 34 por ciento en volumen.

Imports of fresh fruits and vegetables from Morocco to Spain reached 416,559 tonnes in the January-August period of 2025, representing an annual volume increase of 34 percent. read more

After the meeting of the Egyptian Export Authority Council on November 17, the official start date for the orange export season has been set for December 15, 2025. This marks a delayed start compared to last year, when the season began on December 1, catching many by surprise. read more

Od wprowadzenia nowego systemu celnego w Europie 14 października, port w Algeciras doświadcza opóźnień i zatorów w procesie odprawy celnej produktów rolnych. W opinii wielu marokańskich eksporterów jagód, traktowanie marokańskich jagód w tym porcie wykracza poza. read more