In 2023, it is anticipated that the export of durian, dragon fruit, and bananas will total 2 billion USD. Early in 2023, the export of fruits and vegetables showed promise; it hit $300 million USD in January, up 3% from the previous year. read more

Daniel Michailidis of Hermes Exports in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, wants to warn others against a defaulter. "It's a Mr. Sushil Shirodkar from Mumbai, India, who trades under the name Nature's Fruit and Veggies." read more

The company has reached an agreement to divest its logistics sites in St Petersburg and Novorossiysk to IG Finance Development Limited. This follows Maersk's decision in March 2022 to discontinue its operations in Russia. read more

In an effort to quadruple its exports of avocados to China, the agricultural company Kakuzi is in discussions with a significant fresh product importer in China. read more

Ecuador is exporting more and more broccoli to international markets. In 2022, Ecuadorian broccoli exports to the Japanese market increased by 23% over the previous year, totaling $74 million, according to the 2022 Statistical Report on Foreign Trade prepared by the Ecuadorian Federation of
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From 6 to 8 September 2023, ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA will once again take place at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. Leading companies from 27 different countries and regions on all continents have already registered. Those who do so by 28 February can participate in the first round of the
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Exceptional weather conditions, strict corona measures and political elections. HZPC has been involved in China since the beginning of this century, but as in the Netherlands, every year is different. Ton Frijters is active in China on behalf of HZPC. He has visited many growers in recent years,
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The current date market and demand are both very good, noted Israeli exporter Avi Dugal from Agrifood Marketing, an Israeli dates exporter. He is also happy about a weaker Shekel that allows more returns to growers. read more

Allan Dall is the new chair of Freshcare, Australia’s largest provider of assurance programmes for the fresh produce and wine grape industries. read more

Last year, growers in the foothills harvested and stored almost 23.4 thousand tons of apples, which is enough to fully meet the needs of the region's inhabitants for vitamins and iron until the end of spring, when early varieties of fruits appear on the shelves. read more

Geobas, an importer in the Netherlands, got the new persimmon crop from Azerbaijan in December. However, the Ukrainian conflict caused some issues. "Our normal route goes through Russia and Belarus and then across the border into Poland. Of course, that road was impassable, so we had to use an
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The impact of the 6 February earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria, the strongest to hit the region in decades, has been widespread – the lives lost, the huge numbers affected, the homes destroyed, the infrastructure devastated. read more

Singapore-based agri-genomics firm Singrow has launched a new, climate-resilient strawberry variety designed to be grown in tropical climates. The variety was developed using the company’s proprietary genomics technology platform. read more

The first batch of commercially grown blueberries in Taiwan went on sale last week at the 7-Eleven convenience store chain. The Taiwan Blueberry Team was founded in 2016 and collaborated with Li Kuo-tan, a professor at the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at National Taiwan
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New Zealand’s prized kiwifruit suffered a disappointing 2022 in terms of exports. Figure from Stats NZ show that shipments of the fruit were down 5.1% year-on-year in value, with green kiwifruit sales plummeting by 24% in value to NZ$707.5m. Exports of gold kiwifruit were up by over 4%
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New Zealand’s fresh produce industry is rallying around growers and packers impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. read more

Epicurean Food Group (EFG) has unveiled plans to transform a former South Australian Holden vehicle painting plant into a 35,000m2 vertically integrated exotic mushroom production facility. read more

The 2023 Australian macadamia crop is predicted to reach 60,000 tonnes in-shell @ 3.5% moisture (64,400 tonnes in-shell @ 10% moisture), according to a climate-based forecast produced using scientific modelling developed by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. This is an
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A new train carrying about 280 tons of fresh produce from China that travelled through Laos to Bangkok in Thailand has returned taking back durian and other Thai produce back to China. read more

Due to the lack of snow and rains, apple and stone fruit producers in Himachal, India are likely to have a lower harvest this year. The insufficient cold units and delayed flowering will lead to lower production.  read more