Very positive figures for Romagnoli F.lli Spa, which closed 2022 with a turnover of over 40 million euros, up 8% compared to the previous year, with exports accounting for 2% of total revenues; over 50 thousand tonnes of products sold. Strong
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Avocados From Mexico (AFM) has partnered with the College Football Playoff (CPF) to become the tournament’s official avocado, making it the first produce brand to ever join forces with college football’s national championship event. read more

Avocados From Mexico (AFM) has partnered with the College Football Playoff (CPF) to become the tournament’s official avocado, making it the first produce brand to ever join forces with college football’s national championship event. read more

Asia plays a very important role in world date consumption. “The largest date consumers on the Asian continent are countries with a high Muslim population, where dates hold cultural and religious significance,” says Shayna Telesmanic with Bard Valley Date Growers. They are often consumed
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This time of year, jackfruit volumes from Mexico’s state of Nayarit are lower. While the region offers year-round production, volume usually picks up in February with the harvest peaking in June/July. In August, production gets slower and lower volume continues through December and January. read more

This year’s AMHPAC convention on August 24-25 welcomed more than 60 agricultural companies from 14 states of the Mexican Republic. This included representatives of 70 companies supplying products and services and directors of nearly 20 allied organizations in Mexico, the United States, Canada,
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In recent weeks the new season for papayas has started in the southern region of Mexico, Quinatan Roo. Producer and Exporter Alejandro Alvarez of the company BioGuayab has started packing for the papaya export to Europe. Their production area is near the airport of Cancun, where various daily
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This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

Production of almonds in Portugal is expected to rise by 20% this year, driven by expansion in the Alentejo region, to a total of 20,000 tons of kernels, in a year marked by drought and heatwaves. read more

Chile has become a key market for Peruvian avocado exports, with volume rocketing by 91% in the first 6 months of this year and value rising by 62%. Chile has now overtaken the US as an importer of Peruvian avocado, with shipments to the US dropping by 62% in volume and 51% in value during the
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In late August – early September, almond harvesting begins in Georgia. To put it mildly, this is a new export crop for Georgia. Today in Georgia, there are about 6 thousand hectares of intensive almond orchards, and the expected harvest is from 2.5 to 3 thousand tons. read more

Thousands of farmers, dozens of businesses but, above all, an entire community involved in the celebration of a true identity rite. The apple harvest is taking place these days in Trentino, in the valleys of the Noce - Val di Non and Val di Sole - and in the neighbouring areas. The event,
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Costa Rica’s banana exports rose by 19% in the first half of 2022 compared to a year-earlier, according to the latest trade data from Procomer. Meanwhile, pineapple exports were up by 13% over the same period, as improved weather conditions favoured harvests of both crops. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, negative trends in the Ukrainian raspberry market continued last week, which led to the refusal of several medium-sized farms to continue harvesting berries from their orchards. read more

Officials of the Panama Canal Authority warned yesterday that water-conserving measures will be in place for at least the next 10 months. Faced with an unprecedented drought this year, combined with the onset of the El Niño weather phenomenon, administrators at the Panama Canal have cut the
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The supply of greenhouse tomatoes from Mexico continues to be steady. “Our volume and quality of greenhouse tomatoes are both really good right now. We’re a bit ahead of last year, about four truckloads per week over last year just due to additional plantings,” says Anthony Otto of
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According to EastFruit experts, pooling of folding reusable plastic containers is one of the most profitable and completely free niches both in grocery retail in general and in the fresh produce business of Georgia in particular. It allows, on the one hand, to drastically reduce both losses and
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine tripled exports of frozen raspberries to the US during the first half of 2023. This allowed Ukraine to enter the top ten largest suppliers of frozen raspberries in the USA, for the first time. Ukraine actually ranked 8th among largest exporters of frozen
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The agri-food sector company located in the Industrial Estate of León (Ribaseca) continues to increase its workforce. Thus, the data confirm that in 2002 there were 8 employees that made up the company and currently there are more than 265 workers, doubling the number of employees.
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Spain is the world’s second largest producer and exporter of garlic. “For that reason, we selected Spain as a sourcing country when we expanded our product offering with garlic earlier this year,” says Aaron Quon with Oppy. “The country’s reputation for consistently producing
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