Sector | Management
Apple Market Update – December 2025:
Italy reports 2.3 million tons in updated apple forecast
New escalation of blockades expected next week – strikes announced in fruit packing areas
Farmers to blockade Greece’s second-largest port on 12 December
UK court rules Brazilian orange grower claims time-barred
Indonesia aims to grow tropical fruit exports to Canada
Washington growers plan cuts to apple volumes due to oversupply
California ends funding for NASS almond crop report
U.S. introduces bill to expand domestic organic infrastructure
Brazilian orange crop forecast reduced to 295 million boxes
Philippines maintains vegetable supply as transport delays persist
Vietnam pineapple growers report heavy crop losses
South Africa signs 25-year Durban port partnership with ICTSI
PGI "Cebolla de La Mancha" has grown from 800,000 kilos to more than 50 million in just three seasons
Conference on Food Sovereignty:
The French apple and pear sector sets 4 preconditions
Philippines raises red onion SRP to US$2.63 per kilo
UK declares end of Colorado beetle outbreak
Canadian blueberry growers report losses beyond support
North African permanent crops attract investor interest
Morocco boosts mandarin and clementine exports to Germany
India considers daily freight link for Anantapur horticulture
India debates GI use for Valsad Hapus mango
UK event to review potato production data and water use
Vietnam demand rises for Australian Kaimana lychees
Pakistan sets 300,000 ton kinnow export target
U.S. pushes Mexico on water with new 5 percent tariff threat
New Zealand reviews 20 years of HortNZ industry changes
Agricultural insurance in Azerbaijan, growing awareness among farmers
New Zealand reviews planning reforms for growers
EU strengthens training access for new growers
Pakistan resumes potato and kinnow exports via Iran route
Malaysia sees vegetable prices triple after monsoon rains
South Africa lifts Q2 fruit export value to US$3.69 billion
Botswana import bans raise tensions in SACU vegetable trade
Rangareddy vegetables drive Hyderabad market supply
Brazil citrus trials show higher yields with Agrarius technology
Senator Collins seeks tariff relief for Maine wild blueberry growers
TIL moves to challenge Brazil terminal auction rules
Afghanistan exports 23,000 tons of pomegranates
New Zealand halts U.S. apple exports over 15% tariff
Vietnam lifts fruit imports under new tariff cuts
Application period now open
Financial aid of up to 20,000 euros per hectare to fight "T. parvispinus" in peppers
Conferences on Food Sovereignty launched at Rungis by French Minister of Agriculture
Annie Genevard calls for "Great Food Awakening" in the face of "the agricultural war that is brewing"
CFB outlines advocacy efforts at Anaheim meeting
Australian growers study New Zealand vegetable systems
Brazil bars Maersk and MSC from first Santos terminal bid phase
Victoria updates interstate TPP rules for vegetable movement
Democratic Republic of Congo gets $160 million to strengthen connectivity to Ngandajika agro-industrial park
U.S. ends 50% tariff as Brazil’s fruit exports fall 40%
Sokoto launches onion cold storage project with MOFI
Belarus to cover low apple harvest with imports for state reserve stocks
U.S. delays specialty crop aid as wider farm package moves ahead
Nigeria’s tomato supply rises ahead of December demand
India plans airport-linked packhouses for horticulture
Azerbaijan reports sharp rise in peach exports
Bangladesh redirects potato subsidy funds to growers
Moldova targets higher table grape export value
Jordan reviews costs in tomato and lemon supply chain
Guyana to supply fresh produce to CARICOM markets
Israel and Costa Rica sign free trade deal on produce
U.S. announces US$12bn farm aid without specialty crop support
Australia trials drones for bird control in horticulture
Jamaica urges growers to register for banana catastrophe fund
Bangladesh signs fruit export cooperation deal with China
U.S. weather divides Louisiana and Mississippi sweet potato season
Afghanistan promotes mushrooms as alternative crop to poppy
U.S. senator urges USDA to include specialty crops in aid plan
Bangladesh weighs new logistics plan for Dhaka fruit flow
State wage shifts raise labour costs for U.S. agriculture
Bangladesh resumes Indian onion imports as prices decline
Permanently blocked highways and customs, with more expected promptly
Tractor blockades flood Greece – see their exact locations
Australia sends first commercial blueberry shipment to Vietnam
Peru seizes 3.4 tons of cocaine in banana export route
Imported produce flow to Omsk more than doubles; multiple pest cases confirmed
Australia tests digital labelling to improve cross-border compliance
Zimbabwe tests chemical vs. organic methods in potato trial
Nigeria urged to boost pineapple processing to cut losses
Ghana welcomes U.S. removal of tariffs on farm exports
Egypt’s strawberry exports to Russia rise 150 percent
Indian growers challenge reduced fruit crop insurance payouts
Indian traders strike over APMC Act reforms
Azerbaijan sweet potato imports dropped sharply in 2025
Korean strawberry exports surge in Southeast Asia
Pakistan waives requirements to speed kinnow exports via Iran
Tripura targets self sufficiency in onion and potato production
Ukraine boosts tomato imports to 81,800 tons
Peru boosts trade with China via new Chancay route
Portugal starts early Algarve strawberry harvest for EU demand
Chile doubles direct 'Cherry Express' shipments to China for new season
Israel to drop range of U.S. fruit and vegetable tariffs from 2026
Bulgarian fruit sector warns of rising Capnodis pest losses
Australia reports rising PALM worker disengagement
UK budget signals higher costs for cold chain sector
U.S. shortens immigrant work permits to 18 months
Pavlodar region signs price-stabilization deal to secure winter vegetable supply
Kazakhstan launches pilot paid phytosanitary inspection system in five regions
Fiji sets quality requirements for pineapple exports to NZ
Belize assesses new citrus varieties during industry review
Ghanaian delegation reviews operations at Joburg Market
"Germany clearly reinforces the maturity and competitiveness of Moldova’s agri‑food offering"
India’s Andhra banana growers face low prices as political dispute grows
Queensland report outlines horticulture’s $6 billion economic role
Tomato growers in Ghana seek response to collapsing market
Bac Ninh expands controlled fruit zones for export markets
Syria’s coastal citrus sector reports 38 percent decline
Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa growers assess heavy orchard flood losses
Taiwan promotes processing of winter vegetable surpluses
Bangladeshi onion prices rise as storage losses cut supply
Florida growers increasingly shift to Ember and Encore varieties
Brazil introduces two fusarium-resistant pineapple varieties
APHIS fruit fly quarantine updates for Texas and California
Cocaine seized in refrigerated container at Port Botany
Brazilian vegetable exports rise 66.7 percent
California expands support for CalFresh fruit and vegetable benefits
Rio fire raises fears over holiday fruit and vegetable supply
Belarus adjusts price rules for cucumbers and tomatoes
Kosovo reports 1,000 hectares of raspberries
Himachal Pradesh faces dry spell and rising frost risk
South African citrus exports up 22% in 2025
Ghana opens new vegetable centre for tech-focused training
India’s dry spell slows citrus growth in Kangra
India’s Cyclone Ditwah disrupts vegetable production and prices
Pakistan and Afghanistan halt fruit trade as border remains closed
Nepal confirms TR4 outbreak in Chitwan bananas
China expands Majia pomelo production and exports
EU advances new rules for gene-edited crops
Study links heat and traffic to minor tomato losses in California
China receives first seaborne Chilean cherries of 2025
