Onion production in Europe has producers on the verge of tears, and producers from Argentina smiling. According to agronomist Daniel Iurman, of the Experimental Agricultural Station (EEA) Hilario Ascasubi del Inta, onion production in the center and north of Europe decreased by 16 percent due to high temperatures and a water deficit, which could […]
Read MoreThe area devoted to strawberry cultivation in Tunisia reached about 614 hectares (ha) during the 2018/2019 season, including 590 ha are located in the governorate of Nabeul, compared to 563 ha last season (2017/2018), an increase of 9%. The volume of strawberry production is estimated at 18.2 thousand tonnes over the last five years, […]
Read MoreDUBAI: Business-to-business – or B2B – meetings with carefully selected buyers and suppliers are an effective way to promote exports. Suppliers, ready with custom designed proposals and the necessary logistics and certifications in place, can meet at least ten potential clients in just a matter of hours. At today’s Middle East Trade Forum and […]
Read MoreNew Zealand’s largest apple grower-exporter T&G Global has begun using a robotic harvester on a commercial apple crop in what it describes as a “world-first”. The development is the culmination of four years of working with U.S.-based technology partner Abundant Robotics, which T&G’s parent company BayWa AG invested in two years ago and which […]
Read MoreAccording to information from Chile’s Fruit Exporters Association AG (ASOEX), Chile has exported 1,347,621 tons of fresh fruit to different destinations in the world so far in this 2018-2019 export season (September 1, 2018 to March 18, 2019), i.e. 2.3% more than in the same period last season. The United States has been the […]
Read MoreLeading family-owned berry company Driscoll’s has filed legal action against a California-based breeder alleging patent infringement and conversion of its proprietary strawberry varieties. Driscoll’s filed the complaint in the Federal Court on March 20 against California Berry Cultivars (CBC) and its co-founder Douglas Shaw. “Driscoll’s has made it our mission to produce fresh […]
Read MoreThe Italian pear sector is struggling. Despite the relatively limited volumes available, prices remain low. The sector is experiencing quality problems in both Spain and the Netherlands. In France, consumption is lagging behind, while European pears are selling quickly on the German market. In Australia, exports have increased by no less than 75% last year. […]
Read MoreAcloud of uncertainty continues to hover over India’s apple import trade. Diplomatic relations with two key trading partners are at the heart of the conjecture, with an ongoing ban on Chinese apple imports having the most profound impact to date. Hopes for a swift end to the China impasse were dashed over 2018, which […]
Read MoreThe Spanish citrus industry has demanded immediate steps to prevent the spread of an insect known to carry huanglongbing (HLB), a disease it claims could have “almost apocalyptic” impacts on the sector. Spain’s Citrus Management Committee (CGC) forecasts if HLB – also known as citrus greening – were to hit the industry, it could […]
Read MoreUkraine’s fruit and nut export volumes rose to a record high in February 2019 of USD 24.8 million, which represents a 35% year-on-year increase and is more than twice the figure achieved two years ago in February 2017. Walnuts accounted for the lion’s share of exports in this segment, representing 64% of total export revenues, […]
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