Dragon fruit production continues to grow out of Ecuador

Supplies of imported dragon fruit continue to grow. “Supplies are starting to come in very heavy--the big season is about to start,” says Alan Goldberg of A&B Tropical Produce. “It’s starting earlier this year than usual but it’s also starting earlier and earlier each year.” He notes as production…

"The Valencian avocado is already available throughout the whole year"

The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) and the Association of Avocado Producers (ASOPROA) announced at a promotional event held in La Marina de València that this…

Peru could export pitahaya and aguaymanto to the United States next year

So far in 2022, the county exported 3.5 tons of pitahaya for 15,000 dollars and 46 tons of aguaymanto for 326,000. These products are mainly destined for Europe. However, the…

Singapore Musang King Durians lowest price in 4 years

Durian sellers have reportedly said that the end-of-year durian harvest has been good this year. This was mainly due to both Johor and Pahang harvesting durians at the same…

Digging deep into Suriname’s pineapple belt transformation

Dotted with neat rows of green-fringed pineapple crowns, the village of Philipusdorp is one of a number of rural areas across Suriname undergoing an agricultural…

"Hongyang" kiwifruit from Dujiangyan, Sichuan continues to export to Thailand

The peak season for the sales and export of kiwifruit in Dujiangyan, Sichuan starts from August to October every year. The main variety of kiwifruit produced in Dujiangyan is "Hongyang", with a golden flesh and a bright red heart. At present, most of the fruits are sold domestically and exported to…

The new variety "Qinmi No. 9" has gradually become the dominant variety of passion fruit in Guangxi

Guangxi is an important production area of ​​passion fruit in China. In the past few years, due to various reasons, such as suboptimal varieties and viruses, the output and planting area have decreased, and the quality and price have declined. In the past two years, the new variety "Qinmi No. 9" golden…

Garlic trade booming in Henan Province

In recent years, Qixian county in Henan province garlic planting area has stabilized at 700,000 mu (46,667 hectares) with an annual output of 960,000 metric tons of garlic. It…

Colombia Avocado Board brings on new board members

Earlier this week the Colombia Avocado Board (CAB) met and elected new officers to its board of directors. The newly elected officers, together with other members of the…

“It seemed smarter to keep our pomegranates within our own borders this season”

After a very challenging grape season, one Egyptian exporter opted not to export the pomegranates this year, says May Salem of FinBi for Land Reclamation and Agriculture Development. “Our Pomegranate season has finished by now. There was a good amount of pomegranates this season, volumes were slightly…

Tanzania follows Kenya in avocado exports to China

Tanzania has followed Kenya in exporting avocados to China. It becomes the second African nation with market access for this popular fruit.  The deal with Tanzania follows after…

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"Currently, one has to add up to 10 euros on top for air-freighted mangoes"

Wintertime is exotic season: During the pre-Christmas period, pineapples, mangos, lychees and the like are in high demand and are handled in large quantities. However, the current increase in inflation and the associated reduction in purchasing power are having a noticeable effect on the business with…

Vandalism to kiwifruit vines causing high financial cost for grower, police say

Bay of Plenty police officials are investigating the deliberate cutting of 150 kiwifruit vines in a local orchard. Te Teko rural liaison officer Constable Wayne Lawrence said…

Lebanese fresh producers prefer to prioritize the local market

In Lebanon, many producers prefer to supply the domestic market, despite having a quality product that meets export standards. This is the case of the family-owned plantation Daccache (not to be confused with the other plantations of the same name in Lebanon, which export). The company produces avocados,…

FAO Responsible Fruits Project focuses on avocado and pineapple value chains

The FAO led project “Building responsible global value chains for the sustainable production and trade of tropical fruits”, also known as the Responsible Fruits Project, works…

Record temperatures cause an unexpected fruit fly outbreak in kakis and citrus

The Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) has become a serious problem in this season's kaki and citrus crops after Spain experienced its hottest October on record and…

"We expect to have at least 300-500 tons per year available to us in the future"

Ümit Savran, Key Account Manager at OGV Nordbaden, was introduced to the cultivation of stone fruit, grapes and, not least, pomegranates, at an early age thanks to his family in Turkey. "After we looked for other potential products at OGV, I immediately thought of the pomegranate. It has a long shelf…

The Supplì kiwifruit variety grown in the Agro Pontino area

2022 was characterized by dry weather with summer temperatures (37-40°C) that negatively affected the biological cycle of kiwifruit.  Some analyses were carried out in a company in the Agro Pontino area (Latina) where the Hayward and Supplì green kiwifruit varieties are grown to verify their production and…

Thailand to export fruits via Lao-Chinese railway this Saturday

On December 3, the new Mohan railway checkpoint in China will start operations, clearing the way for Thailand to export its fruits by the Lao-Chinese railway to southern…

Baleh landowners receive 6,000 high-yielding durian seedlings

Landowners in Baleh have received 6,000 high-yielding durian seedlings from the Agriculture Department. Baleh assemblyman Nicholas Kudi Jantai handed over the seedlings. He…

"Lower supply, lots of competition making it hard for French kiwis"

French green kiwis are struggling in the current market. "The harvest was far lower than in previous years," says a European importer. "That was due to heavy rainfall and frost in the…

Waikato University is developing a new e-bin that rolls alongside kiwifruit pickers

New Zealand kiwifruit pickers may soon have robotic colleagues to help them out. Waikato University engineers have developed an e-bin which rolls alongside workers. They can drop the fruit into the bin, where it will be safely caught and stored in a net, instead of having to lug heavy bags on their…

2022 was a successful export year for Vietnam

2022 has been a successful export year, as Vietnam’s produce has accessed many international markets. The Plant Protection Department -under the Ministry of Agriculture and…

"If avocados are shipped today from the Canary Islands to Iceland, tomorrow the customer has it in the market"

Spain is the European avocado producer par excellence, and although the fruit's production is closely associated with the Mediterranean region, it could be said that its history started in the Canary Islands, where it first arrived from America, finding the ideal conditions, similar to those of its…

"There is a massive amount of pineapples that will be ready to harvest in February across the industry"

A Queensland pineapple grower is expecting supply to be impacted in the next few months as weather issues catch up, leading to a glut of fruit in late summer followed by low volumes heading into winter. While Piñata Farms' pineapple production has been fairly solid all year, Managing Director Gavin Scurr…

Pineapple market could gain strength in near future

With ample pineapple supplies right now, pricing is on the lower side. “I thought everything would be a little short on pineapple but it’s not. They’re all coming from Costa Rica right now and there’s not really Mexican fruit available,” says Jesse Garcia of LA Produce Distributors. He notes that when…

California sees better 2022 pomegranate crop with ample small sized fruit

Supplies of pomegranates are up this year out of California. “There is a good supply of smaller sizes of pomegranates--that seems to be the trend this year,” says Ray England of DJ Forry. “The larger sizes, the 22s and up, were well off the last five-year average so they are peaking on 26s and 30s. This…

Tropical fruit grower adds Oro pineapples to product line up

Kapi Kapi Growers, a grower and distributor of pineapples and bananas, meets retail and foodservice demand with the addition of its new Oro pineapple. This new product will be offered alongside Kapi Kapi’s traditional and Crownless pineapple varieties as well as its premium quality bananas. Derived from…

"Pink pineapple is a unique high-end Costa Rican product that reaches most exclusive markets in the world"

Costa Rica began exporting pink pineapples to Qatar at the end of 2021 and this year the country is already exporting some 360 units by air a month to that destination. "Pink…

"After a tough year, physalis and passion fruit sales now getting into the Christmas flow"

This year, overproduction and extreme rainfall in Colombia made for a difficult physalis - or Cape gooseberry - and passion fruit season. "There was significantly more passion fruit in the market resulting in low prices, and the physalis had many quality problems due to the huge amount of rain," begins…

Fruit inspection point at Mohan Station expected to open on December 3

According to "Thailand Lanxiang", Mr. Alongkorn, Adviser to the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, said that the Ministry of Agricultural Cooperatives…

"Our sights are already set on Peru's kaki campaign"

The Spanish Rojo Brillante kaki season will end soon in the main producing areas, and will do so more than a month and a half earlier than usual, given the drastic drop in the production. Prices are high and the demand has slowed down. Some companies are already looking ahead to the off-season campaign. "The…

New Brazilian organic farm aims to supply EU with limes, avocados and sweet potatoes

Attentive to a global trend in the search for food grown in a sustainable and organic way, a new Brazilian farming and export business called Farmer Brazil, under the brand Verdena, has been established. Leading the new 1 000 hectare farm with about $5 million invested in new plantations and a packhouse,…

Dragon fruit catches on with Anantapur district growers

Farmers of Anantapur district have a tendency to try new fruit culture successfully. After figs and cherries, some farmers of the district embarked on the dragon fruit…

‘Poor-quality durians on Shanghai roadside do not come from Thailand’

In and around Shanghai, low-quality durians from other countries are being disguised as premium-grade fruit from Thailand to deceive shoppers. Alongkorn Ponlaboot, an adviser…

Which countries consume the most avocado in Europe?

Europe purchased 34% of the 2,461,000 tons of avocados that were exported in the world in 2021, ranking as the second largest importer of this fruit, only behind the United…

"We want to minimize the impact of chilling damage on avocado quality"

Avocado is a subtropical fruit with a respiratory climacteric, many varieties are oval, with green skin. The main commercial variety, Hass, is purple-black when ripe. Avocados are one of the few fruit varieties that contain significant amounts of fatty acids. The high concentration of monounsaturated…

The first batch of Vietnamese passion fruit imported into China from Guangxi Friendship Customs

On November 27, the first import of Vietnamese passion fruit was cleared through Friendship Customs in Pingxiang, Guangxi. On the same day, a batch of 18.4 tons of Vietnamese…

Demand for pomegranates triples at Christmas

"Demand for pomegranates usually starts to increase rapidly starting from the first week of December," reports Dario De Lisi, sales manager at Masseria Fruttirossi, the largest pomegranate producer in Italy. "We expect to be working a lot this year too, as we are already feeling the festive period…

Luc Ngan lychee geographical indication protection proves profitable

Since obtaining a certificate of geographical indication (GI) from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan in March 2021, Thieu lychee grown in Luc Ngan…

Avocado board program educates future board participants

As the $7 billion avocado industry in the U.S. continually navigates opportunities as well as challenges that impact its future, emerging leaders are investing their time for the betterment of the whole industry through the Hass Avocado Board’s Board Leadership Development (BOLD) program. With one…

"The challenge for the sector of making kakis profitable is as current as ever"

The Spanish Rojo Brillante season is underway in Spain in very difficult circumstances, as the Region of Valencia has recorded a considerable drop in the production. "This year, we have had only 40% of the production of a normal year," said Fernando Martí, of the Valencian kaki producer and marketer…

"The demand for Canary papayas has been especially high until a couple of weeks ago"

Traditionally, the high season of Canary Island papayas and, therefore, the time when this product's supply peaks, starts at this time of the year. The demand has been high until a couple of weeks ago due to the lower presence of Brazilian papayas. "We usually start having significant volumes in week 46,…

Avocados Australia looks at export markets as growers brace for another oversupply situation

By 2026, Australia's avocado supply is expected to be more than double what it was in 2021. That is one of the reasons that Avocados Australia is working to open new export…

New export season of mangosteens from Java has started

Indonesia is one of the most important mangosteen producing countries and its growing areas are scattered over almost all of the country's islands, including Java. In Java area, new mangosteen harvest has recently started. "Java is one of the main production areas, especially in the Banyuwangi, Pati, Purwakarta…

Ugandan cane farmers opt for Hass avocado cultivation

Three years ago, Munu Nyende’s cleared his sugarcane farm for Hass avocado trees. Uganda’s soils and climate favour avocado cultivation and the fruits are considered among the…

"Organic mangoes are always sought-after during the festive season"

TOFF's first organic Kent mangoes are on their way and should arrive in week 50. "We waited until their Brix reached the desired level before shipping them," explains Wouter Andeweg. He recently visited his Peruvian suppliers and is optimistic about the season. "The harvest should be average. Last year…

Planting of organic kiwifruit in China is increasing year by year

In recent years, as consumers pay more and more attention to the quality and safety of agricultural products, the cultivation of organic kiwifruit in China has increased year by year. However, organic kiwifruit planting is also facing many challenges. Firstly, the planting cost is high, and the output is…

Imports of Thai fruits at Qingdao port increased by more than 40%

Recently, at the fully automated container terminal of Qingdao Port, Shandong, 5.5 tons of longan and young coconut produced in Thailand were unloaded and sent to the Huangdao…

Kenya managed to export 1,700 tons of avocados to China in past three months

Kenya has hit a record high of 1.7 million kilos of avocado exported to the Chinese market in the last three months. This means that the horticultural sector continues to post…

Malawi Alphonso mangoes arrive at APMC Navi Mumbai

The first consignment of 800 boxes of Malawi mangoes from Africa has arrived at the fruits market of the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Vashi. This is the…

"Zizuan" figs effectively prolong the storage period of fresh fruits

In recent years, in China, as the love for healthy functional fruits has gradually increased, consumers have become more and more aware of figs, and their demand is also increasing. However, the variety of figs on the market is relatively limited, and it is difficult to subdivide targeted varieties for…

The influx of Vietnamese durians into China has intensified market competition

This year, Vietnamese durians were allowed to enter the Chinese market. Recently, Datuk Vincent Chan, executive director of Shanghai Youxiang Trading Co., Ltd., shared his insights on the durian market with Freshplaza. According to him: "Thai durian and Malaysian durian have different production seasons…

La Libertad leads exports of avocados, blueberries and asparagus

La Libertad is a region in northwestern Peru. Between January and September of this year, Peruvian avocado exports totaled US$911 million, of which La Libertad shipped US$299…

New mango varieties appear on Australian supermarket shelves

There is a new wave of mangoes with different colors and flavors, hitting Australian supermarket shelves. Perfection Fresh is rolling out the Scarlet Delight and Hula…

Rwanda to launch its first avocado sea freight shipment

Rwanda is set launch a sea freight shipment with avocados for the first time. According to the National Agricultural Export Development Board, the move sets out to meet the…

Wet weather and late start not putting a dampener on Honey Gold season

Despite the bad weather pushing back the Honey Gold mango season in the top end, volumes are expected to be plentiful until the end of January. Piñata Farms Managing Director Gavin Scurr says Honey Gold mangoes are in the stores now after a later start, especially after Darwin came online a few weeks…

Organic ginger from a Dutch greenhouse

From its outset, Sawari Fresh has had a clear mission: supplying the highest quality ginger from across the globe to its clients in Europe and beyond. In 2020, that focus led this Dutch company to move beyond importing and packaging ginger. That year, to flesh out its business strategy partners Sander…

Productive Maluma avocado grown in Israel, on its way to EU, Cyprus and Turkey

The higher yielding South African avocado cultivar Maluma, with about 100 000 trees planted and coming into full production in Israel, will have about 300 tons exported to Europe this season. The licensee who brought the cultivar to Israel in 2014, Oren Wallach, from Oren Nursery, says Cyprus has started…

October export volume of ginger was still declining, no significant increase in average export price

According to customs statistics, the export volume of ginger in October 2022 decreased year-on-year and month-on-month, but the average export price increased though not…

Senegalese mango exports decrease

Senegalese mango exports are down by 30% this year compared to 2021. Mr. Amadou Ndiaye Seck, General Manager of ANS Inter-Export, said: "Due to climatic phenomena, we experienced a late flowering of the fruits. This delay exceeded 30 days, which led to a loss of our market share. Exports of mangoes from…

Zespri releases November 2022/23 forecast

The Board of Zespri Directors met today and approved the November forecast for the 2022/23 season, the second full forecast they have published this year.The table below outlines November 2022 forecast OGR per tray and per hectare returns for each category compared to the previous August 2022 forecast.…

Uzbekistan exported more than 45,000 tons of persimmon in 10 months

Uzbekistan exported 45 600 tons of persimmons worth $27.3 million in January-October 2022, EastFruit reports with reference to uzdaily.uz. Persimmon exports increased by 7 500…

Alanya district farmers have started to grow mangoes

In Alanya, which has become the tropical fruit production base of the country, farmers are now focusing on mango production, which has a high financial return. Mehmet Rüzgar,…

New Mohan railway checkpoint in Yunnan will be opened in early December

According to Alongkorn Ponlaboot, an adviser to the agriculture minister who also sits on the Thailand Fruit Board, Thai fruit can now be transported to the mainland via the…

2022 was a successful year for Vietnam’s agri exports

According to a statement from the Plant Protection Department - under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – several new markets have been opened up. It concerns…

Canada to explore a free-trade agreement with Ecuador

Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng said she and her Ecuadorian counterpart agreed to explore the possibility of a free-trade agreement between several countries, the latest…

Cambodian Minister plans QR-code stickers to combat fraud with durians

On November 22, Cambodia’s Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Dith Tina, met with durian farmers and plantation owners as well as local authorities during a…

Retailer spotlights seasonal Mexican drink

The holiday season is most certainly a time for traditional drinks and Cardenas Markets, a supermarket chain specializing in Latin American foods, has put together a display around Ponche. Ponche is a beloved traditional Mexican fruit punch made up of sugarcane, walnuts, mandarin oranges, Mexican…

Improving mango shelf-life with Neem oil

Mangoes are a tropical fruit much appreciated for their flavor, appeal and high nutritional value. They are cultivated in over 80 countries worldwide, especially in Asia, with a recent expansion to the Mediterranean area. Over the past few years, there has been an increase in the production along the…

Italy takes advantage of the lack of Spanish persimmon production

Demand for persimmons is constant and prices are reasonable and please the various links of the chain - Apofruit sales manager Mirko Zanelli reports that the 2022 persimmon campaign is 'rather good'.  "We have higher volumes of Tipo persimmons compared to one year ago, while we are below our potential when it…

“Jammu farmers should increase diversification of crops”

Yesterday, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo said there is a great scope for the horticulture sector, especially the strawberry and…

Could your ugly Christmas sweater feature a pineapple?

Who said a produce company couldn’t create the most fashionable ugly Christmas sweater of the season? In celebration of the holiday shopping season and National Ugly Christmas Day on December 16, Dole Food Company is offering a new-for-2022 Dole Pineapple Ugly Holiday Sweater that features a fun…

Mozambique growers will export 400 tons of organic lychees this year

Farmers in Manica province in central Mozambique are set to export 400 tons of organic lychees to the European Union market before the end of this year.  The fruit is being supplied…

Lull in U.S. lychee market makes way for South African fruit

South Africa has begun its lychee season a week to 10 days early because of the weather. “There were a lot of warm days with the temperature getting to 37-38 degrees so it just advanced the crop,” says Nick Bernal of Seasons Farm Fresh, Inc. “The crop is very good  with Brix at 19-20. It’s very sweet fruit…

Malaga company awarded Innovative Initiative award

The jury of the XVI Andalusian Agriculture and Fisheries Awards have selected this year's winners. The awards, which are granted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries,…

"Due to lower production, our sales have remained stable during the entire pomegranate season"

The pomegranate supply in Spain has been reduced by approximately 30% this year due to the impact of heat waves and the dry weather, and this keeping sales stable since the campaign started in August. However, the higher costs are still not reflected in the selling prices. "We have already had four months…

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Mexican town sets Guinness World Record for largest batch of guacamole ever

A town in the Mexican state of Michoacán got into the Guinness World Records after creating the largest serving of guacamole. Some 300 men and women in the municipality of Peribán made 4,970 kilos of guac in just 3 hours and 30 minutes last Sunday. Image: Twitter.com The massive batch consisted of 10 tons of avocados…

“We took up the challenge of restarting production of organic avocados in Corsica”

After switching to an entirely organic production in 2007, Les Domaines de la Taste has decided to give the avocado a try. The family business specialized in citrus fruit spreads over 110 ha in Pianiccia and it is currently managed by 3 brothers, Anthony, Yoann and Loïc, who share a desire for dynamism…

"Dragons Claw mushrooms give chefs a new challenge"

Fresh Mushroom Europe (FME) has a new addition to its assortment. "We successfully introduced the Cordyceps and Royal Chestnut; now we can add another very nice mushroom to our range: the Dragons Claw," says this Belgian company's Luc van den Aker. This mushroom somewhat resembles mouse claws, to which it…

Australian scientist creates world-first genome map of Hass avocados

In a world-first, Onkar Nath completed his PhD candidacy at The University of Queensland by creating a near-complete genome sequence of Hass avocados. It is the most detailed…

"We hope to extend the shelf life of dragon fruit by 50 percent"

It's the peak season for dragon fruit sales. Although the market is facing many challenges such as high production and logistics costs and increased transportation time, this does not affect the growing market demand for dragon fruit. SPM Biosciences (Beijing) Inc. is a company specializing in…

Ghanaian stakeholders want to harness mango potential

Mangoes are commercially the second-largest tropical fruit grown in Ghana. Increasing consumer demand both locally and internationally offers significant growth opportunities…

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"Area under persimmon cultivation has been significantly reduced in recent years"

Traditionally, Spanish seasonal products, citrus fruits and fruit vegetables in particular, but also persimmons, will come to the fore around the cold season. "There is still sufficient supply of fruit vegetables: But if it gets colder in Spain, too, there could be a noticeable shortage of supply, especially…

Rains and price volatility ate into Cambodian fresh mango exports

Cambodia exported 138,377 tons of fresh mangoes in January-October 2022, down by 31.54 per cent year-on-year from 202.1 kilotons. Vietnam bought the lion’s share of 56.78 per…

"The quality and price of Hainan Sanya mangoes are stable in the new season"

The mangoes in Sanya, Hainan, China are currently being picked and put on the market one after another. The production season will last until June/July next year. Sanya, Hainan is located at 18° north latitude, with abundant sunshine and a large temperature difference between day and night, and the…

Thai durian growers threatened as Vietnam makes debut in Chinese market

Thai farmers who’ve enjoyed a virtual monopoly in exporting fresh durians to China are now concerned about Vietnam entering the market. They fear the latter’s proximity to the…

West Pak Avocado adds to sales team

West Pak Avocado, a grower, packer and distributor of premium avocados, is pleased to add Jennifer Zendejas to its sales team. As director of sales and business development,…

Israel will have 30%-40% less avocado volumes in 2022-23 season

Israel will have between 30%-40% less avocado volumes in this 2022-23 season due to last year’s cold weather that affected flowering. According to Eitan Zvi, VP of marketing at Galilee Exports in Israel: “Due to the coldest weather in 50 years last year, that affected pollination and flowering, we are up…

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Dubai Customs seizes marijuana hidden in pineapples

Dubai Customs made a drug seizure at Dubai International Airport, Terminal 1, when it found marijuana that was hidden in some pineapples fruits. Khalid Ahmed, (Acting) Director of Passenger Operations Department said this type of seizure reflects the efficiency of the advanced systems in place. The…

Prices of Mexican avocados decreasing in California

In California, the prices of Mexican avocados are decreasing. There's no shortage of Mexican avocados this season either; there's a surplus, leading to much lower prices.…

"We are very satisfied with this year's Mango Reception, it was enormously positive and constructive"

The Mango Industry Reception, which was attended by 400 people, was extraordinary. "The purpose of the event was to celebrate the Mango Retailer of the Year, a recognition that in 2022 was awarded to Kroger Co., and to bring together the mango industry in a pleasant atmosphere to socialize and establish contacts…

"Due to the heat, the quality of black truffle this year isn't the best"

November 15 marked the official start of the black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) season in Spain, and a few days later it is kicking off in the province of Teruel, the world's largest producer of this fungus. The sector believes that prices this campaign could reach record levels. "People started…

Togo produced 44,391 tons of pineapples

44,391 tons of pineapples were produced in Togo during the 2021-2022 season. The figure was reported last September by the PROCAT, a project that supports Togo’s pineapple…

Taiwan‘s custard apple is fully exported to Southeast Asia the market prospect is positive

As one of Taiwan's specialty fruits, custard apples are harvested in November each year, and the supply can last until May of the following year. Since the trade door to mainland China was closed last year, Taiwanese custard apple growers have begun to explore alternative markets actively. Recently, Mr.…

Latin America has 75% of the hectares of Hass avocado in the world

According to a report prepared by Eric Imbert, of the Center for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), the area devoted to avocado…

Ecuador and Guatemala establish the phytosanitary requirements to import chirimoya from Peru

"After seven years of technical negotiations, SENASA and its counterparts in Guatemala and Ecuador have agreed on the phytosanitary requirements that will allow Peruvian…

Red and yellow fleshed kiwifruit: excellent forecast for the incoming marketing season 2022-2023

On WK 41 the Kiwi Passion Consortium marketing season has started, and its bicolor flesh kiwi (Yellow&Red) will start traveling toward main European and overseas destinations. About November and the yellow flesh kiwi well known as GOLD PASSION will follow. Yield estimations managed by our technicians,…

Kiwifruit growers combat flooding at Whorouly

Heavy flooding across the North East over recent weeks is causing concern for many within the horticulture industry. This includes Whorouly kiwifruit producers. Last week,…

"Yunnan avocados have high dry matter and oil content, and the output is increasing year by year"

China's avocado market is still largely dependent on imports. However, in recent years, avocados produced in Yunnan have been on the market one after another and the production has increased year by year, attracting a lot of market attention. In order to understand the current development of domestic…

"Demand for Italian persimmons has grown by 40% in one week"

"We are receiving a lot of requests for our Rojo Brillante persimmons, as demand has grown by 40% in one week from the general markets and especially from big retail chains," reports Francesca Gallicchio, administrator at Gallicchio Frutta, a company established in 2021 that has managed to stand out on…

"Challenging pineapple market, less supply mean melon, strawberry sales more balanced"

Keelings International Ltd, a branch of its Irish parent company, has been based in the Netherlands for three years now. We spoke to Leon Hijweege and Ed Heijnen about the pineapple, melon, and soft fruit market developments. Ed Heijnen and Leon Hijweege PineapplesThe company bought a farm in Las Brisas,…

The many health benefits of avocados

Studies have confirmed that avocados contain a hearty dose of important nutrients, such as fiber, good fats, potassium, and vitamin K. That’s why there are several avocado…

Australian avocado production and consumption on the rise according to latest statistics

Australia's consumption of avocados increased over the past calendar year, to complement the increase in production, according to the peak avocado body. The annual Facts at a Glance for the Australian avocado industry 2021/22 report showed that Australia's avocado consumption jumped from 4.0 kg per…

Stable prices, moderate demand for organic ginger

Ginger is known for its healthy properties and it is popular both in the catering industry, but for some years now increasingly in home cooking as well. Christian Kaufmann, managing director of Naturkost Schramm Import-Export Ltd from Appenweier, mainly offers ginger from Peru, with occasional goods from…

Medjool producers in Morocco want to claim primacy

It is well known that Medjool dates, or Mejhoul as they were originally called, originated in Morocco. This origin is confirmed by a study of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm, and codified in the "Mejhoul Book". The study traces the variety back to the region of Boudnib, in the southeast of…

Yantai persimmons enter the market in big volumes

Recently, in Yantai, one of the main producing areas of persimmons, they have been the most eye-catching fruits in the market. Many local farmers sell the persimmons picked…

Calavo announces new hire to support prepared division

Calavo Growers, Inc has hired Andy Foster to support the company’s recently aligned prepared division as VP sales – national accounts.Foster brings more than 25 years of…

Peruvian Avocado Commission and Los Angeles Rams announce sweepstakes winners

The Los Angeles Rams and Avocados from Peru announced the winners of their multi-prize sweepstakes during the November 13th pre-game show prior to the RAMS vs Cardinals. The first prize winner is Amanda Sorensen of Los Angeles, California. Sorensen took home the keys to the Avo Rams custom Hyundai IONIQ…

Tommy Atkins crop will be down, but a good average expected from later mangoes

South African mango growers hope that the size of their Tommy Atkins mangoes will make up for what was not a very good pollination and fruit set, despite abundant flowering, possibly as a result of cooler temperatures over that period, says Pieter Buys, mango farmer and chairperson of the South African…

Peruvian Hass avocado export to the United States increased by 46.4% in 2022

In the 2022 campaign, Peruvian Hass avocado accounted for 10% of the US market's avocado imports. Peru exported 125,395 tons of Hass avocados to the United States in this…

Ecuador's yellow pitahaya reaches the Peruvian market

Ecuador exported its first shipment of yellow pitahaya to Peru on November 14, after Peru's National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA) authorized the phytosanitary requirements…

China sees 11% increase in avocado imports from Peru

Peru continues to be the leading supplier of avocadoes to China with 26 000 MT in 2021 and already standing at 11% more this year, followed by Mexico with 13 400 MT and Chile.…

Estimate for Chilean avocado production down by 18.2% in 2022/23

In marketing year (MY) 2022/23, Post estimates that avocado production will decrease by 18.2 percent from MY 2021/22, totaling 180,000 metric tons (MT) due to frost. Chilean…

New Zealand gold kiwifruit growers head to Court of Appeal

Golden kiwifruit growers have been granted the right to appeal a High Court decision that will increase their rates for growing the product in Tairāwhiti. A High Court…

“Portuguese avocado volumes are progressively increasing year after year”

The Portuguese avocado season is on its way. As Global Avocados CEO João Bento Inácio reports, they’ve wrapped up the Bacon avocado season and are getting ready for the Hass season: “We started the season for Bacon avocado and other pollinators in early October and we are ending it on November 15th. We…

One million trees to be planted in Kenya by GAA stars next week

One million trees are set to be planted in communities around Kenya by 50 Irish GAA players next week, as part of ‘Plant the Planet’, a joint project with Self Help Africa.…

"Don't shoot yourself in the foot"

Hars&Hagebauer's Henk van der Meij recently returned from a trip through Peru's mango cultivation areas of Casma and Piura. "In Piura, the season's about to start, although there weren't too many harvested mangoes to be seen yet," says the Dutch importer, whose company imported some 300 containers from…

Menglian Yunnan joins Fresh Hema to create first domestic ready-to-eat avocado supply chain

On November 15, China’s first avocado supply village by Fresh Hema was launched in Mangxin Village, Menglian, Yunnan. In the next three years, Fresh Hema will underwrite 100 million RMB of Menglian avocados, and the two parties will work together to create the first domestic ready-to-eat avocado supply…

Italian professionals working abroad with citrus, dried fruits and kaki productions

Despite some problems in terms of structure and supply chain organization, Italian production and farmers are seen by foreign countries, especially those in the Maghreb and the Middle East, as a role model for production results, for they are obtained by methods that take into account techniques and…

Shelf-life extension trials for California kiwi grower-shipper

Grower/packer/shipper Kliewer Farms LLC announces a successful postharvest trial with Chicago-based shelf-life extension tech developer, Hazel Technologies, using the Hazel 100 sachet on the company’s exclusive kiwifruit variety, Mega Kiwi. As a California grower of kiwifruit with 300+ acres of…

World Cup fans could score free guacamole

With the World Cup starting Sunday, Avocados From Mexico (AFM) is helping fans get excited with free guacamole. The brand is teaming up with a powerhouse pair who are no strangers to soccer’s biggest world games – former U.S. Men’s National Team member Landon Donovan and Rafael Marquez, former member of…

More and better mangoes from Peru this season

While there's a slightly later start to the season, mango shippers say it’s a strong year for Peruvian mangoes. “This is by far the best Peruvian fruit I have seen in years. This year Peru has very beautiful fruit to offer which is excellent news,” says Daniel Ibarra, owner of Splendid by Porvenir. The…

Top 10 avocado exporters

Mexico was the world's largest avocado exporter in 2021 with sales that amounted to 2.976 billion dollars, i.e. 12% more than in the previous year. It was followed by the Netherlands with exports…

Malaysia to ramp up durian sales to China

A Malaysian company, PLS Plantations, has just signed an agreement to ramp up durian exports to China. This is part of a deal they signed with COFCO Food Import Co Ltd, the…

"Ready-to-eat technology helps Xiuwen kiwifruit reach a wider market"

Xiuwen kiwifruit produced in Guizhou was launched in late September, and the production season can last until March-April of the following year. Xiuwen kiwifruit, which is long and cylindrical, has the characteristics of wild kiwifruit, which has a strong fruity aroma and rich taste. "The production of…

"Latest estimates point to the kaki production having fallen by 70%"

The 2022 Rojo Brillante kaki production has been drastically reduced in the main producing areas of Spain since the first forecasts were made. The harvest, which is currently underway, will end almost a month earlier than last season. "In the latest pre-campaign estimate, carried out in September, the production…

World Avocado Congress field days to showcase New Zealand’s avocado growing skills

The global avocado community will experience New Zealand’s unique avocado growing systems and supply-chain processes first hand at on-orchard field days as part of the World…