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OVERVIEW GLOBAL PINEAPPLE MARKET

In general prices for pineapples are low at the moment, the heady prices of the last two years are a thing of the past; this due to a big supply. Even the opening of the Chinese market for some South American producers has not yet made an impact on volumes to other markets. New supply countries are emerging.....

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Berrybrothers expand berry range

The redcurrant season is over, and at most growers, everything is standing in cold rooms. The Dutch grower, Berrybrothers, is satisfied with the quality. Unfortunately, there was countrywide frost damage in the springtime.Gerco van Zuilen: "There is always something when it comes to farming. No two years are.....

"We are more concerned about the heat, which is delaying the citrus campaign"

Road blocks in Catalonia cause some delays in fruit and veg shipments

The general strike in Catalonia that took place on Wednesday, 8 November, caused traffic jams from 6:00 am. The first roads affected by the demonstrations were the Nacional II and the AP-7, the latter at both ends of Catalonia, from Camarles (Ebre) to Borrassà (Empordà). There were thirty more cuts as the peak.....

Siebrand Broens, Port International

"I am continuously on the look-out for new fresh produce markets and products"

This year, Siebrand Broens stepped into the role of Business Development Manager at Port International's head office in Hamburg, Germany. Siebrand is responsible for finding new products and markets for fruit and vegetables in Europe. This means a lot of time on the road, seeing many things.Siebrand Broens of.....

International presentation of quality mark Cebolla de La Mancha

Global onion sector to meet in Albacete, Spain

On 15 and 16 November, the global onion sector has an unmissable event in the city of Albacete, Spain: the 2nd International Onion Meeting, IOM 2017, organised by the Association of Onion Producers of Castile-La Mancha with the collaboration of the Institute of Foreign Promotion of Castile-La Mancha, IPEX, and.....

Inova Fruit:

“We see opportunities to grow further, especially beyond national borders”

By now, Junami has acquired a strong position in the apple segment. The club variety is mostly dependent on growth abroad in coming years. As a consequence of frost, the production is considerably smaller this year.Junami apples are a cross between (Idared x Maigold) x Elstar. The variety is originally from.....

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Spain: Camp d'Elx introduces hydroponic crops to save water

The lack of water is leading producers to bet on innovative and more efficient techniques to ensure an efficient use of their resources. For example, several greenhouses of Camp d'Elx are incorporating hydroponic cultivation, which consists in the use of sacks with substrate, rock wool or coconut fibre for the.....

Edeka and WWF citrus project bears fruit

The citrus season has started and EDEKA is offering its oranges to the nation. The fruit was cultivated in an agricultural project in Andalusia.During the cultivation of these fruits the use of pesticides were significantly reduced, biodiversity was promoted and only the minimum amounts of water necessary were.....

Germany purchased largest ever volume of fruit from Spain

In the 2016/2017 campaign, Germany bought the largest ever volume of fruit from Spain, reaching almost two billion kilos, according to data processed by Hortoinfo and supplied by the statistical service Estacom (Icex-Tax Agency), with code 08 of the Tariff Integrated of the European Communities (TARIC).The.....

Dirk van Nieuwkerk, Anaco Greeve:

"Growers can't complain with the current tomato prices"

The switch from the Dutch to the Spanish tomato season is going very well according to Dirk van Nieuwkerk of Anaco Greeve. "A number of Dutch growers are already finished, others will run out this week or next. Spain is starting slightly later and this means no one is in each others way. All in all a good.....

Spain: Compensations against unfair competition requested for Canary bananas

The spokesperson for Coalición Canaria (CC) in the Spanish Congress of Deputies, Ana Oramas, has sent an urgent appeal to the Government in which she has urged for compensations to be granted for the transport of Canary bananas given the "unfair competition" of Latin American and African bananas.Oramas.....


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Jacob Darling - Darling Group

“There is a level of responsibility as an exporter to manage the price point at retail"

New Zealand avocado producers are heading for a forecast 2.5m trays this season, versus last year’s bumper crop which produced 4.7 million trays."Supply is challenging in a down volume season especially as we aim to maintain our market share,” explains Jacob Darling from Darling Group who markets the Just.....

Spain expects to harvest between 45,000 and 50,000 tonnes

"Many markets prefer Fuerte avocados over the Ettinger"

The Spanish avocado campaign has been underway since the shipment of the first Bacon avocados from the Costa Tropical in Granada and La Axarquía in Malaga. Prices have remained high until the Ettinger avocados arrived from Israel, according to Óscar Ramírez, manager of Tropico Spain."In November, we usually.....

Pacfic Fruits, Colombia

First Colombian avocados set sail for Dubai

“Our first shipment of Colombian avocados to Dubai left the Buenaventura port Tuesday. It’s the first full shipment of 24 tons. With a transit time of 27 days to the Jebel Ali port in Dubai, the expected arrival is on the 5th of December. We use CMA/CGM Starcare containers and It’s Fresh technology for each.....

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Inova Fruit:

“We see opportunities to grow further, especially beyond national borders”

By now, Junami has acquired a strong position in the apple segment. The club variety is mostly dependent on growth abroad in coming years. As a consequence of frost, the production is considerably smaller this year.Junami apples are a cross between (Idared x Maigold) x Elstar. The variety is originally from.....

Spain: Navelina orange prices 15% higher than last year

The start of this year's campaign has been very different compared to that of the previous one, as the prices of Navelina oranges, the first marketable variety of the year, are up to 15% higher than last season. There are various reasons for this change, but one of them is the fact that the acreage planted.....

Berrybrothers expand berry range

The redcurrant season is over, and at most growers, everything is standing in cold rooms. The Dutch grower, Berrybrothers, is satisfied with the quality. Unfortunately, there was countrywide frost damage in the springtime.Gerco van Zuilen: "There is always something when it comes to farming. No two years are.....

"We are more concerned about the heat, which is delaying the citrus campaign"

Road blocks in Catalonia cause some delays in fruit and veg shipments

The general strike in Catalonia that took place on Wednesday, 8 November, caused traffic jams from 6:00 am. The first roads affected by the demonstrations were the Nacional II and the AP-7, the latter at both ends of Catalonia, from Camarles (Ebre) to Borrassà (Empordà). There were thirty more cuts as the peak.....

Siebrand Broens, Port International

"I am continuously on the look-out for new fresh produce markets and products"

This year, Siebrand Broens stepped into the role of Business Development Manager at Port International's head office in Hamburg, Germany. Siebrand is responsible for finding new products and markets for fruit and vegetables in Europe. This means a lot of time on the road, seeing many things.Siebrand Broens of.....

Dirk van Nieuwkerk, Anaco Greeve:

"Growers can't complain with the current tomato prices"

The switch from the Dutch to the Spanish tomato season is going very well according to Dirk van Nieuwkerk of Anaco Greeve. "A number of Dutch growers are already finished, others will run out this week or next. Spain is starting slightly later and this means no one is in each others way. All in all a good.....

Galicia

Spain: O Salnés kiwifruit arrives earlier with smaller calibres due to lack of rainfall

Kiwifruit producers in O Salnés have started harvesting the fruit in a season marked by the unusual weather conditions of recent months. The lack of rainfall has caused both the advance of the campaign compared to the usual dates of other years and the reduction of fruit sizes, as reported by the manager of.....

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Spain: Camp d'Elx introduces hydroponic crops to save water

The lack of water is leading producers to bet on innovative and more efficient techniques to ensure an efficient use of their resources. For example, several greenhouses of Camp d'Elx are incorporating hydroponic cultivation, which consists in the use of sacks with substrate, rock wool or coconut fibre for the.....

Edeka and WWF citrus project bears fruit

The citrus season has started and EDEKA is offering its oranges to the nation. The fruit was cultivated in an agricultural project in Andalusia.During the cultivation of these fruits the use of pesticides were significantly reduced, biodiversity was promoted and only the minimum amounts of water necessary were.....

Germany purchased largest ever volume of fruit from Spain

In the 2016/2017 campaign, Germany bought the largest ever volume of fruit from Spain, reaching almost two billion kilos, according to data processed by Hortoinfo and supplied by the statistical service Estacom (Icex-Tax Agency), with code 08 of the Tariff Integrated of the European Communities (TARIC).The.....

International presentation of quality mark Cebolla de La Mancha

Global onion sector to meet in Albacete, Spain

On 15 and 16 November, the global onion sector has an unmissable event in the city of Albacete, Spain: the 2nd International Onion Meeting, IOM 2017, organised by the Association of Onion Producers of Castile-La Mancha with the collaboration of the Institute of Foreign Promotion of Castile-La Mancha, IPEX, and.....

Spain: Compensations against unfair competition requested for Canary bananas

The spokesperson for Coalición Canaria (CC) in the Spanish Congress of Deputies, Ana Oramas, has sent an urgent appeal to the Government in which she has urged for compensations to be granted for the transport of Canary bananas given the "unfair competition" of Latin American and African bananas.Oramas.....

Spain: New research centre for subtropical crops in 2018

The new building of the Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture (IHSM), whose completion date is scheduled for next year, will house the basic research carried out in the experimental farm La Mayora, a mixed centre of the University of Málaga and the Superior Council of Scientific.....

ALDI SÜD tests alternative driving systems for its logistics branch

The ALDI SÜD Group is testing alternative drive technologies for its transport of goods. Both natural gas trucks and electric trucks will be tested by several regional divisions as they are used for the deliveries of ALDI SÜD products in 2018. For this logistics project ALDI SÜD is working together with.....

Launch of AmazonFresh in Munich

Since yesterday, in the Munich city area, prime members of AmazonFresh can do their entire weekly shopping conveniently online, being able to choose from more than 300,000 products. Among these, customers will find a wide selection of fresh food and hundreds of selected items from Munich delicatessens and.....

450 exhibitors from 14 nations present themselves at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Center

Trade fair duo expoSE & expoDirekt once again set exhibitor record

The previous record of 2016 (434 exhibitors) has once again been topped by trade fair duo expoSE & expoDirekt: 450 exhibitors from 14 nations will present their innovative products and services at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Center on the 22nd and 23rd of November 2017.Over an area of more than 25,000 square.....

NL: Koppert develop gel formula to ensure no residue is left on fruit crops

Leading biocontrol company, Koppert Biological Systems, from the Netherlands, has developed a gel formulation for its nematode range that will increase the shelf life of these highly effective biocontrol organisms, and ensure that no visible residue is left on the leaves or fruit of the crop.The product.....

BayWa revenue approximately €12 billion as of September 2017

BayWa AG, of Munich, Germany, has successfully wrapped up the first nine months of 2017 with increases in revenues and EBIT. The revenues of the international trading and services group came to approximately €12 billion as at 30 September 2017 (9M/2016: €11.4 billion).Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT).....

DT Dijkstra enters collaboration with Visar Sorting

"The sorting machine can sort every type of carrot"

DT Dijkstra has entered into a collaboration with Visar Sorting for the delivery of the Sortop optical sorting machinery. With this agreement, DT Dijkstra will be able to offer the newest completely automatic electronic sorter suitable for sorting carrots and potatoes, as well as their existing products. The.....

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Jacob Darling - Darling Group

“There is a level of responsibility as an exporter to manage the price point at retail"

New Zealand avocado producers are heading for a forecast 2.5m trays this season, versus last year’s bumper crop which produced 4.7 million trays."Supply is challenging in a down volume season especially as we aim to maintain our market share,” explains Jacob Darling from Darling Group who markets the Just.....

AU: Electricity crisis needs to be addressed according to farming groups

The Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF) and Growcom have called on all political parties to make addressing the 'electricity crisis' a priority in this month's state election campaign.The representative organisations say there is no clear strategy that involves serious structural change and despite both.....

New grape season begins as China protocol is revised

The Australian table grape harvest begins in earnest this week for growers in and around the northern Australian town of Emerald, with Mundubbera and St George to follow in November and December respectively.Chairman of the Australian Table Grape Association, Mr Richard Lomman says the crop is looking similar.....

Boost for Australian citrus exports to China

Citrus Australia has welcomed the announcement by Assistant Ministers for Agriculture and Water Resources Luke Hartsuyker and Senator Anne Ruston that China has agreed to amend its import conditions for Australian citrus. The changes come at an opportune time when citrus exports to China are increasing.Citrus.....

New Zealand agree to sell agriculutre land to foreigners

The Overseas Investment Office has approved six deals allowing foreigners to buy property in New Zealand, though three of the deals involve entities that are majority New Zealand-owned, with partial foreign ownership.The new Government has vowed to ban the sale of residential, farm and sensitive land to.....

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Overview of global deciduous fruit market

South KoreaAlthough planted area for pears continues to decline in a trend that has continued since the year 2000, expected increased yields will result in an increase in pear production of about four percent to 247,300 metric tons (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2017/18.Pear consumption is projected to increase.....

OVERVIEW GLOBAL PINEAPPLE MARKET

In general prices for pineapples are low at the moment, the heady prices of the last two years are a thing of the past; this due to a big supply. Even the opening of the Chinese market for some South American producers has not yet made an impact on volumes to other markets. New supply countries are emerging.....

Global tropical fruit trade due to reach new peak in 2017

Global trade in avocados, mangoes, pineapple and papaya is set to reach a new peak in 2017 though climate change threatens the output of tropical fruit in many growing regions, the United Nations food agency (FAO) said on Thursday.Exports of the four main tropical fruits have been growing faster than all other.....

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Carrefour Brazil: stronger profits in Q3

First 'Auchanbio' organic store opened by Auchan France

Holland: Jumbo opens 'city' convenience store at Eindhoven stationDutch retailer Jumbo has opened its first Jumbo City convenience store at Eindhoven’s central train station to cater for travellers and visitors. The new store offers a wide range of freshly-prepared meals, which customers can eat in the café.....


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