Sector | Exotic/Tropical fruit & vegetables
José Luis Gereda, ProGranada:
"The 2026 pomegranate season will start on time, but it will have a different distribution of volumes"
Vietnamese pineapple and fruit production affected by flooding
Better prices for large Egyptian Medjool dates this season
“India’s bigger papaya crop grows over 50%, supports export expansions"
Imported fruit prices rise in Herat after Pakistan border closures
Diced ginger recalled in Canada due to metal pieces
"Ecuadorian pitahaya still has enormous potential, but requires careful planning, coordination, and long-term vision"
Climate change is making truffles increasingly rare
Malaysia moves to protect durian varieties through GI registration
"India was the main export market for our Tanzanian avocados"
Bangladesh Singair supplies 40% of national papaya output
Dominica expands plant propagation capacity
São Francisco Valley mango growers push for direct exports
Brazilian mango exports to the U.S. rise 17% despite tariffs
Nagaland explores kiwifruit cooperation with New Zealand
NZ horticulture exports forecast to reach US$5.5 billion
Charlie van Dyk – Novasun Group
“South African banana prices would surge without regional imports”
Special Peru: Westfalia Fruit Peru expects to grow 15% in avocado by 2026
"We are constructing a new freezing facility in Chiclayo"
Iran exports over 23,000 tons of kiwi and citrus in 2025
Kruiden Claus celebrates 125th anniversary
"Strong demand for ginger and turmeric plants as cultivation becomes more viable"
Malaga exported more avocados and mangoes in the first nine months of this year than in all of 2024
Vietnam hoa loc mango prices rise ahead of Tet Festival
Amenduni honoured at Avocado Awards in Nairobi
"Over 100 machines installed in 14 countries, about half of which in Africa alone"
Víctor Rodríguez, commercial director of Frutas Los Cursos:
"The demand for cherimoya continues to grow a little every year"
Spanish company Grupo Alcoaxarquia opens a logistics platform in Perpignan
"We only started exporting to France two years ago, and now it's a key market for us"
Mango prices in Peru have escalated to levels that are making exports unfeasible
Why retailers could reimagine their multicultural strategy this holiday season
Vietnamese passion fruit exports approach US$250 million
Allahabadi guava losses reach 1,300 tons
Vietnam growers in Bac Ninh shift from lychee to citrus
New Zealand kiwifruit and apple exports adapt to U.S. tariffs
National Retail Report - Specialty Crops:
U.S. retail produce ads rise 7 percent with focus on winter vegetables
Johannesburg fruit market quiet as summer volumes rise
Special Peru: Packing del Carmen provides packing services to exporting companies
"As we do not have our own production, we can guarantee clients the priority for their fruit"
Willian Aislan Lima, Mango Man Trade Company:
"Brazilian mango needs to strengthen planning to ensure stability in future seasons"
Citrus tops Egypt’s agricultural exports with over 2 million tons
Week 50 Fruit Wholesale Market Report
Sea-freighted cherries take over the market while blueberry prices rise
Fabricio Torres, Torres Fresh:
“Golden papaya supply will remain tight through the end of the year”
André Schoeman – Laughing Waters
South African litchis enjoying the up after last year’s down
South Korean discussions target Mindanao durian exports
Kenya targets date palm production in arid regions
"We have appealed to ban Medjool re-exports through Egypt"
Chile Avocado Annual 2025/26:
Chile avocado production forecast at 240,000 metric tons
Maryan Safi de Aguilar, Panafruit S.A.:
Rising air fares and Brazil's strength limit Panamanian papaya access to Europe
Cuba state mango plantation left unharvested
Expansion of Greek kiwi acreage offset impact of spring frosts
Bangladeshi mango exports constrained by certification and logistics
New Zealand fruit exports remain resilient despite U.S. tariffs
Dharwad mango growers target new export markets
Álex Bustos Guerra, GreenControl-LA:
Ecuadorian papaya production was nearly wiped out by the Papaya ringspot virus
Jonas R. Spindel, Nortefrut:
Europe wants more Brazilian papaya, but MRLs limit the amount of fruit that can be exported
Ethiopia study links mango scale pressure to varieties and pruning
“Retailers are increasingly displaying papayas with color, boosting consumption”
India debates GI use for Valsad Hapus mango
Vietnam demand rises for Australian Kaimana lychees
Indonesia aims to grow tropical fruit exports to Canada
Seasonal perishable products weekly update:
U.S. reports lower strawberry prices and steady avocado supply
Vietnam pineapple growers report heavy crop losses
India considers daily freight link for Anantapur horticulture
Survey shows pineapple ranks tenth among fruit choices
Ecuadorian supply of dragon fruit pressures pricing
Peruvian mangoes face an unprecedented season of stoppages, blockades, and unripe fruit
Luis Carlos Maya, Westfalia Fruit Group:
Colombia starts its avocado season with delays in dry matter content
Afghanistan exports 23,000 tons of pomegranates
Jamaica reports heavy fruit and vegetable losses after Hurricane Melissa
New red kiwifruit variety extends sales season
South Africa lifts Q2 fruit export value to US$3.69 billion
"Indonesian ginger can emerge as a reliable addition to traditional supplies from India and China"
India reports lower coconut yields due to crop damage
"The market is returning to a more normal price level"
Belarus expands access to exotic fruits
Kiwi Passion's 2025 General Assembly
Accounts in order and presentation of the new golden kiwi variety
Tighter supply on Mexican guava
Melvin Middelham, GreenFruit:
"Organic ginger and turmeric available year-round"
Henk van der Meij, Hars & Hagebauer:
"December is failing to attract stronger mango demand"
Peru Special: Agrokasa uses treated wastewater
"Using water from different sources allows Ica's acreage to be maintained without sustainability being compromised"
Vietnamese flooding causes crop losses across fruit and vegetable farms
"This year’s pomegranate production is estimated to be 35 percent lower"
Nigeria urged to boost pineapple processing to cut losses
Ghana welcomes U.S. removal of tariffs on farm exports
Colombian farmers grew the world's largest mango
Murat Günes from Westfalen Frischdienst GmbH in Hamm:
"Cucumber prices rose sharply in week 48/49"
Week 49 Fruit Wholesale Market Report
Chilean sea-freighted cherries arrive while Peruvian blueberries see faster sales
Andrea Matsusaka, Huaral Fruit Export SAC:
In 2025, Peruvian avocado exports to Japan increased by more than 75 percent
Indian growers challenge reduced fruit crop insurance payouts
Peru boosts trade with China via new Chancay route
U.S. fruit ads show mango and blueberry price increases
Special Peru
The grapevine lady
French grower experiments with organic aloe vera juice
Israel to drop range of U.S. fruit and vegetable tariffs from 2026
Sabah growers target export markets for avocados
Nepali fruit exports to India gain new Kozhikode route
Brazil’s São Francisco River drives year-round mango output
Rejected avocados transformed into oil at ReFruit
"From fearing fruit shortages to running three production lines at once"
Claudia Cervantes, Superfruit:
"European consumers respond positively to the baby mango's distinctive taste and aroma"
West African mango operations expand with new acquisition
Bac Ninh expands controlled fruit zones for export markets
Fiji sets quality requirements for pineapple exports to NZ
Avocado supplier expands warehouse capacity in Perpignan
Australian interest in Ecoganic red-tipped bananas grows
India’s Andhra banana growers face low prices as political dispute grows
"South African red mangoes are filling niche demand in India"
"In addition to grapes, avocados and pomegranates, we have also started packing snow peas"
Brazil year-end demand lifts Ceasa specialty fruit sales
Brazil introduces two fusarium-resistant pineapple varieties
Bernardo Malo, from Fundación Mango del Ecuador
Mango volumes in Ecuador will be "about 15 percent lower".
Jingold starts marketing the first 200 tons of Spanish-origin yellow-flesh Jintao kiwis
Peru surpasses Chile in blueberry, grape, and avocado exports
Seasonal perishable products weekly update:
Avocado demand slows as December pricing shifts
Lychees and cherries coming soon
Australian mangoes available on U.S. West Coast
Over 8,000 tonnes of fresh produce, picked, packed and delivered in just eight weeks
Hass will come in smaller sizes this season
Cretan avocados see their prices drop due to strong Spanish competition
Russia’s Krasnodar region reports 17 percent drop in fruit imports in 2025
India’s Cyclone Ditwah disrupts vegetable production and prices
"Asia pays very well for avocados in the early months of the year"
Peruvian growers resume packing after holding out for better mango pricing
Teruel strengthens its status as the global leader in truffle production
"Kiwifruit market rates recover after a soft start in India"
"Farmgate prices are up 10-15% this season, driven by strong domestic demand"
Kenya advances solar-powered avocado processing project
NZ avocado exporters face tight market window this season
Arjan Everding, Exotic Roots:
"Exotics in high demand ahead of the holidays"
Peru special
The Ica region has no unemployment thanks to blueberries and other crops
U.S. avocado market poised to surpass 3 billion pounds for the first time
Exotic theme day at De Mooij Amsterdam draws strong interest
André Nieuwenhuis (FruitPro):
"We sold higher volumes from Israel this year than in previous years, proving that quality always wins"
