“The relatively low price of avocado continues to drive demand for this fruit in the US”
A new company dedicated to the production and export of avocado has just been born in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico's main avocado production area and the world's leading exporter of this fruit. Its

82% of Spanish fruit and vegetable exports went to the EU in January
In the first month of 2023, Spain exported 938,451 tons of fruit and vegetables, i.e. 82% of what it exported that month, to other European countries for € 1,319 million. Shipments of Spanish

"Turkish vegetables now just as good as European ones"
In September last year, Yeliz Kaya founded Green Ova in the Netherlands. It focuses on importing Turkish fruit and vegetables for the Dutch and European markets. "Many Turkish companies struggle

Ukraine imports onions from Kyrgyzstan, India and China
Ukraine recently received its first large onion shipment from Kyrgyzstan, totaling nearly 150 tonnes. This was made possible by the early lifting of Kyrgyzstan's export ban in March 2023.

Positive start for Vietnamese exports
It has been a strong start to the year for Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports with the value of first quarter shipments increasing 10 per cent year-on-year. According to a report from Xinhua,

Stonefruit producers losing patience with Transnet
The South African fruit industry is investigating the possibility of a partial privatisation of Cape Town's harbour, with a loading zone only for fresh produce. In its latest newsletter, the

“Orri mandarins performed well compared to grapefruits and oranges”
The Orri mandarin has performed rather well this season, says Planet Israel export manager, Betsalel Ohana: “We started the season in uncertainty, due to different directions of trends. Due to

Ghanaian firms demand government support to boost exports to Europe
Ghana’s agribusiness players have renewed calls on the government to facilitate the expansion of fruit and vegetable production so they can boost exports and take full advantage of the United

Asia accounted for 16.7% of total Peruvian table grape exports in 2022
In 2022, Peruvian grape exports reached US$1,362,740,000 for 554,730 tons, showing an increase of +9% in value and +8.1% in volume compared to US$1,249,800,000 for 513,060 tons in 2021. This was

Russian embargo alters Poland’s produce outlook
How is the Polish fresh produce industry holding up against the many challenges we continue to see at the start of 2023? Mirosław Maliszewski: The Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the first stage of

Peru: Low prices affected avocado exports
A total of 642,905 tonnes of avocados with a value of US$ 1.036 billion were exported from Peru last year. While this represents an 11% increase in volume, it also represents an 11% decrease in

“After our victory in the war, we will have a horticultural boom”
As the infrastructure in Ukraine is restored, the ability to export apples has also returned, says Volodymyr Gurzhiy of Ukrainian apple exporter USPA Fruit: “Since the new year, and especially

Prepared or cooked, Mediterranean Salads
At Cibus Connecting Italy some novelties from the fruit and vegetable world were also on stage in recent days. Among these were the Mediterranean Salads, an exclusive and limited edition of

Brazil: Grape exports to China expected this year
The Chinese market could open up for Brazilian grapes by the end of the year. This was announced by the president of the Brazilian Association of Producers and Fruit Exporters (Abrafrutas),

New varieties of blueberries with longer shelf life tested
At the end of this 2022/2023 campaign, Agrícola Cerro Prieto (ACP) would have produced 24.000 tons of blueberries (21.000 tons of its own + 3.000 tons of its subsidiary Qali Fruits, located in

Peru overtakes Chile as top grape exporter in South America
The Peruvian grape season is wrapping up. “Harvest at our farms in the Ica area was completed about three weeks ago,” says Dirk Winkelmann with Vanguard International. While the production

Plant nursery and varietal innovation expo at Macfrut 2023
From 3 rd to 5 th May, Macfrut 2023, to be held in Rimini (Italy), will become an international meeting point for nursery professionals, breeders, producers, technicians and researchers. There

Valencian citrus sector calls for cold treatment for mandarins following false moth detection
The Citrus Management Committee (CGC), the association that brings together private Spanish citrus exporters, demanded an investigation from the European Commission in September into the scope of

Podpisanie porozumienia w sprawie wywozu hiszpańskiej persymony do Chin
W 2017 roku Ministerstwo Rolnictwa, Rybołówstwa i Żywności oraz chińska Generalna Administracja Celna rozpoczęły procedurę wymiany informacji technicznych, w ramach której

ZimTrade: New EU requirements will affect citrus exports
Trade promotional body ZimTrade has stated that Zimbabwe’s citrus exports to the EU are likely to be affected by new pre-cooling requirements put in place by the bloc and also present

Spanish citrus fruits, exports down
Spanish citrus export from 2018 to date has suffered a significant drop in volume. In 2022, the loss in tonnes was 14.7% and, although prices were on average 16.18% higher than last year, the

Argentina: Cherry exports at five-year low
At the end of the season, exports amounted to just over 4,740 t, down 12% from 2021/22 and 22% from 2020/21. The negative economic and financial context the country has been in for a number of

Egypt reduces exports of oranges to the EU due to unfavorable weather and devaluation of the pound
The EU, one of the main markets for oranges from Egypt, sharply reduced the volume of purchases in the 2021/22 season, EastFruit reports. Egyptian exports to the EU fell to the lowest level in at