"Strong increase in tonnage on French banana market in recent years"

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News| Search| Job offers| Photos| Subscribe| Advertise| About us | View this newsletter in your browser Thursday, April 29, 2021 EUROPE Our team Sander Bruins Slot Email Nichola McGregor Email Nick Peters Email  Job Offers Teamleider Veredeling - Rijsenhout Head Grower - Telangana, India Grafting production manager - Italy Experienced Cultivation Manager - Italy Assistant Manager Operations - Burnaby (BC) Canada Technical Sales Manager - China Construction Project Manager - Tri-State (CT, NY, NJ) USA Private Equity Associate - San Francisco (CA) USA Quality Manager Sales Manager Europe Ramón Pascual, of Summer Fruit: "It will be difficult to find small stone fruit for baskets" "Consumers are becoming more demanding and are willing to pay for a product that is good" The start of the Spanish cherry campaign is only a few days away, and up to now, the fruit has been the least affected by frost. The markets are eagerly awaiting the arrival… Prices usually increase this time of year Polish apple prices have dropped slightly over past three weeks The nights of frost have not had any impact for the new Polish apple season. Fruit trees have not yet bloomed, which means they can't be damaged by cold weather just yet.… Alain Alarcón, Banagrumes: "Strong increase in tonnage on the French banana market in recent years" The banana market, and more precisely the Rungis market, is not doing as well as it should be at this time of year. "The market is still correct," according to Alain Alarcón,… Dutch wholesaler and Belgian cooperative introduce new TOV packaging Dutch wholesaler De Groot Fruit & Vegetables will begin selling Cuisinesse TOVs today. Tomeco grows these flavor tomatoes in Belgium for Coöperatie Hoogstraten. De Groot and… Pomegranate processing system improved Pomegranates are healthy but messy and labor-intensive to process. It is therefore often overlooked in the fresh fruit and vegetable processing world. This product needs a… Kati Finell "Good asparagus volumes on the way - we just need a bit of sunshine" Asparagus growers in England have started cutting small amounts of asparagus. There are very small volumes coming from the outside crop, according to Julian Mead from Fiveways… The example of a farmer from Colli al Metauro, Italy The Italian region of Le Marche aims at producing more strawberries Prices are good, production has decreased in the early segment due to frost, but there are excellent requests for the next few days. This is an overview of the situation by… Ron Jongejan, Fresh-Flow: "Excellent Kenyan Hass avocado season, green avocado sales tougher" The Kenyan avocado season is in full swing. Ron Jongejan is from FreshFlow, Vegpro Kenya's Dutch sales office. He reflects on a good start to the season. "We marketed far more… Demand for mangoes a lot better than it was in 2020 "We are facing some problems with shipping out mangoes to the United States" Indian mangoes are currently not able to be exported to the United States. Travel restrictions make it impossible for the required inspections by an USDA/APHIS officer to take… Greenyard Fresh UK signs agreement with Produce Logistics Greenyard Fresh UK and logistics and fresh produce packing specialists, Produce Logistics, have signed an agreement which launches a closer collaboration between the two… Special South Africa 2020/21 – what a year for the UK and international fresh produce sector What next for South Africa? 2020/21 will be a period we won't forget in a hurry in the international fresh produce sector or for that matter for any other part of our lives. In the UK, we have had to… Global Focus Machinery/Packaging Four fresh produce applications where retail-ready packaging is gaining ground A new Freedonia Group analysis projects retail-ready boxes to be one of the fastest growing packaging types used in the fresh produce industry through 2024,… European Picota cherry farmers predict excellent season As the start of the European Picota Cherry season approaches in mid-June, the farmers who are growing this exclusive European variety are following rigorous quality control… Interview with Federico Baraldi, CEO at Isolagrande Should brand and value be guaranteed by big retail chains? Brand and value are concepts the international fresh produce sector cannot ignore, however different markets may have different approaches when it comes to… South African grapefruit growers flatten the curve through an early start There will be enough grapefruit for all markets during the six-month period that South Africa is the lone grapefruit supplier, and the internal quality conforms to market… Dutch soft fruit season starts at The Greenery This week, Dutch soft fruit sales have gotten well underway again at The Greenery. The Greenery Growers' farmers have begun harvesting their new crops. Greenhouse strawberry… Tommaso Concari (Op Bristol) on melon and watermelon cultivations in central-northern Italy "We will lose earliness of the crop compared to 2020, but frost damage is limited" "With regard to the cold weather recorded from 6 to 8 April and from 12 to 14 April 2021, with temperatures well below zero, as a producer's organization with members divided… Asaja Murcia says the Spanish stone fruit sector needs an inter-branch organization based in Murcia Asaja Murcia, the professional agrarian organization, said the stone fruit sector needed a nationwide inter-branch organization headquartered in Murcia's capital. According to… La Unió to request citrus import ban from Argentina if 5 or more interceptions are detected in a month La Unió de Llauradors stated that the European Commission had decided to allow imports of oranges and lemons from Argentina to the European Union since May 1,… Pro Carton and ECMA demystify SUPD, PPWD and EGD legislation in a new joint webinar Join a special webinar that will take the confusion out of key European legislation and explain what it means in practice for the paper-based packaging… Wild mushroom crop behind in the Northwest Specialty mushroom supplies are good but that's not the case with wild mushrooms. Joe Salvo of Ponderosa Mushrooms in Maple Ridge, BC says specialty mushrooms such as King… Pepper processing line From raw pepper to fresh convenience product In the autumn of 2020, Sormac installed a complete pepper processing line at Heemskerk fresh & easy in Rijnsburg, the Netherlands. The line processes no less than 1,500 kg… Portuguese researchers develop edible and health-friendly packaging Researchers Mara Braga, Marisa Gaspar, and Patricia Almeida Coimbra, from the Research Center for Chemical Process, Engineering, and Forest Products of the… New edible coating uses nano emulsion technology to maximize produce freshness AgroFresh launches "Life Ultra" edible coating as it expands its VitaFresh™ Botanicals Plant-based platform AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. announced the launch of VitaFresh™ Botanicals – Life Ultra, a plant-based, edible coating to keep produce fresh and reduce food loss… Arrival of California cherries in Vietnam creates a frenzy Cherry harvest is starting to ramp up in the early growing regions in California. "Yesterday was the first big day for picking for us," says Tad Brusseau with Sutherland, S.A.… Increased competition from Eastern Europe Apple exports humming along despite unique commodity challenges Apple exports from Washington are moving well on the state's smaller crop. "We're in good shape on exports right now. As far as movement, there are a lot of places where… Grower-shipper partnership allows for first foray into California avocados Marking a year of striving toward and strengthening synergies since Oppy acquired a 65 percent stake in Eco Farms last spring, the duo is now bringing California avocados —… Al Dahra BayWa once again harvests tomatoes in the desert New beginning following natural disaster Al Dahra BayWa in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has harvested its first tomatoes at its climate-controlled greenhouse, just over a year after it was destroyed in a natural… Rijk Zwaan spinach variety scores well in Stemphylium vesicarium research Dutch spinach makes an impression in Washington study In the space of just a few years, the fungus Stemphylium – and in particular Stemphylium vesicarium – has become one of the biggest challenges for spinach growers worldwide.… Fruit importer/exporter launches multi-use app Salix Fruits, fresh fruit import and export company, celebrates its 10th anniversary by launching an app that has been developed with Lyncros, a software factory for mobile… Azerbaijan and Russia discuss lifting ban on tomato and apple exports Azerbaijan's Food Safety Agency and Russia's phytosanitary agency Rosselkhoznadzor have discussed further measures to remove restrictions on the export of… Integrated Farm Assurance Standard applied to Walmart pollinator commitments Over the past year, The Sustainability Consortium has hosted a working group to harmonize criteria for Responsible Pest Management (RPM) best practices in… First shipment of pre-ordered Thai durians reaches China The first shipment of Thai durian fruits pre-ordered online has been delivered to China. Advisor to the Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister and Chairman of… Ecuador's banana sector seeks to strengthen its relationship with Asia The Ecuadorian banana sector demonstrated its resilience capacity in 2020, growing by 5.6% despite the issues brought by the global health crisis. However, as… Ports brace for 'tsunami of freight' US importers face even more extreme delays ahead as container capacity maxes out At this point in time, the number of container ships stuck at anchor off Los Angeles and Long Beach is down to around 20 per day. That number was about 30 a few months ago.… Venezuela: Unconfirmed Fusarium alert worries banana sector The Fusarium Race 4 has once again put the region on alert, this time due to an unconfirmed alarm of the presence of the fungus in Venezuela. On April 7, there… Increased Vietnamese exports of mango, guava and mangosteen to Russia Data from the International Trade Center has shown that imports of mango, guava and mangosteen to the Russian market went up sharply in the 2016-2020 period,… SPA Saudi Arabian business woman reaps success from banana plantings Saudi business woman Zulaikha A-Kaabi managed to achieve a resounding success by planting as many as 100,000 banana trees all over Saudi Arabia. She now owns one of the… Retail Dreamstime Magnit: Like-for-like sales up in Q1 Harris Farm Markets: First store for the Gold Coast Australia: Woolworths fails to impress with April showing over ColesAustralia's biggest supermarket chain Woolworths Group offered a less upbeat reading of sales so far in… FreshPlaza Funny Biker chef Unsubscribe Copyright (C) 2021 Freshplaza.