Very atypical season for the apricot

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News| Search| Job offers| Photos| Subscribe| Advertise| About us | View this newsletter in your browser Wednesday, April 28, 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 Rolf Weber (Global Producers) on the approaching conclusion of the Costa Rican campaign "Melon season economic and financial success despite higher costs" This year's melon season in Costa Rica will end on schedule with seedless watermelons and several varieties of mini watermelons in week 19. This will be followed by the last… Job Offers: Teamleider Veredeling - Rijsenhout Xavier Rosario, Louis Rosario Sarl: Very atypical season for the apricot The company Louis Rosario based in Perpignan (France) has just ended its small citrus fruit season and is still offering oranges of the Valencia Late, Navel Late and Lane Late… Plantis Group Mixed pallets are a favorite during the pandemic "The pandemic has definitely created problems over the past 14 months, not only when it comes to logistics, but also because orders have been cancelled and supplies have been… Apoexpa launches European-wide campaign Murcia's stone fruit season starts with bad weather and moderate optimism when it comes to prices The stone fruit campaign has kicked off in the Region of Murcia with some delay compared to the previous season due to the weather recorded in recent weeks. This factor will… Vegetable farmer Peter Völkel on this year's fruit vegetable marketing "Regionality increasingly spreads to southern Germany, and soon to the whole of Germany" In Nuremberg's Knoblauchsland, the harvest of greenhouse crops is in full swing. Tons of tomatoes, cucumbers and co. are brought to market every week. "The harvest as well as… Spanish stone fruit season takes off at Wilko Fruit "Our Dutch clients love nectarines, non-locals prefer peaches" The Spanish stone fruit season had already started a fortnight ago at WilkoFruit. Then this Dutch fruit wholesaler got its first greenhouse cherries. "We buy our cherries from… Awaiting for the Italian Ministry's approval for the launch of the parasitoid Drosophila suzukii, it's time to be alert As early cherry varieties from North to South Italy start to ripen, it is time to watch out for the Drosophila suzukii fly. In the past years, the damages have been varied,… EastFruit Some fear the fruit will disappear Bananas becoming more expensive everywhere The global market for bananas has experienced a number of shocks: some media outlets are even musing on an imminent complete disappearance of the fruit. Also, banana prices… Spring frosts have slowed down the volumes Slow but steady progress for Altedo Igp asparagus The Italian Asparago di Altedo IGP (PGI Green Asparagus of Altedo) started with little success because of the spring frosts. The low temperatures first damaged and then slowed… Tobi Seeobst builds new berry center in Egnach "Eight plants for sorting, packing and labeling of berries and pome fruits" Swiss fruit marketer Tobi Seeobst is building a brand-new competence center for the processing of berry and pome fruit in Egnach. Guido Brägger reveals in an interview which… Special South Africa Stefan du Plessis – Elandsrivier Boerdery, Lohan Marais – Icon Fruit Cape Fire™ pears maintain their unique selling point in a difficult colour year Notwithstanding a difficult colour year, the late blush pear Cape Fire™, harvested after Forelle, has maintained its steadfast solid colour and demonstrating its reliability,… Global Focus Machinery/Packaging Matthias Kinzel, Strauss Verpackungsmaschinen Ltd: "New banding machine increases capacity for rhubarb" Even with tried-and-tested processes, there sometimes are still opportunities for innovation. And just because something works, doesn't mean you have to rest on your laurels.… Citrosol Green New Deal and the benefits brought about by the Recovery fund The EU Green New Deal will lead us to the agriculture of the future - smart, agile and innovative. But what would the advantages be for European agriculture, and Italian… European potato market (week 17) Belgium: very firm processing market European physical markets Price summary €/t (source: NEPG): Belgium Fiwap/PCA market message: Potatoes for processing: very firm markets. Most factories are buying again, alongside the… New GGN Label - A Cross-Category Consumer Label to Make Responsible Farming Visible GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbH launched its consumer-facing initiative, the GGN label, during an online event on 27 April. International stakeholders from the… The EC responds to possible fraud in the indication of origin of Moroccan horticultural products MEP Clara Aguilera has received the response from the European Commission to a  question asked last November regarding the possible fraud in the indication of origin… Earlier end of season at the beginning of April for Ambrosia™ apples "In this 2020-21 season, sales of Ambrosia™ apples were very dynamic both in Spain and Italy right from the beginning," remembers Marco Rivoira of the homonymous Piedmontese… World's best food photographs served up A tender and subtly powerful image for our times, Taste, by Chinese photographer Li Huaifeng, has won the overall prize of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2021, the… European Parliament approves post-Brexit trade deal with UK The European Parliament has voted in favor of the post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the European Union. This will remove the last hurdle towards full ratification of… The EC and the Spanish Government support raising environmental requirements for agricultural imports In a virtual seminar organized by Cooperativas Agro-Alimentarias, Representatives of the European Commission (EC) and the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and… Spanish watermelon is already competing in the market with the product from Brazil, Costa Rica, and Senegal Almeria's watermelon and melon campaign begins with a limited supply The latest report on protected horticultural crops published by the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Junta de Andalucia, corresponding to week 15 of… British Standards Institution BSI joins Innovate UK consortium to help digitize UK fresh produce supply chains Business improvement and standards company British Standards Institution, has joined a new Innovate UK project as a consortium partner to help digitize the… Ailimpo proposes that the organic food industry replace citric acid (E-330) with organic lemon juice The Interprofessional Association of Lemon and Grapefruit of Spain (Ailimpo) presented a proposal to the European Union so that the organic food industry stops… Branston site, Lincolnshire Work starts on £6 mln UK potato protein extraction facility At the Branston site in Lincolnshire, work has started on a new £6 mln facility, which will be used to extract high grade plant protein from potatoes. Branston is working… "We will see a network effect emerge as more buyers and sellers use the platform" Australian company set to launch digital marketplace to help modernise fruit and vegetable sales Australian Agtech company, Optomni has today announced the upcoming launch of a new innovative digital marketplace for fresh produce, allowing buyers and sellers to trade in… Ontario growers positive following recent temperature drop Ontario growers are breathing a sigh of relief following last week's drop in temperatures and wet snow. On apples, Cathy McKay, the Ontario Apple Growers chair and an apple… Pricing and demand picked up on Mexican eggplant The Mexican growing season on eggplant is beginning to wind down. "The eggplant season started out a little oversupplied. Growing conditions were very favorable this year… Gold Nugget mandarins see inconsistent demand Supplies of California Gold Nugget mandarins are still plentiful. "The fruit is great quality this year. It's eating really well and there's nice sizing, too. It's a good… Fruit industry tycoons team up Joy Wing Mau and Dole establish strategic cooperation Dole, one of the largest fruit and processed fruit product companies in the world, and the Joy Wing Mau Corporation Limited (Joy Wing Mau), one of China's leading fruit… COSCO SHIPPING Ports announces 2021 First Quarter Results Cosco Shipping Ports Limited, the world's leading ports operator, today announced the first quarter results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the 3… University of Bern research and innovation project Digital advisory services for African and Asian smallholder families A University of Bern research and innovation project is intended to strengthen sustainable farming methods among smallholder families in Africa and Asia. This… Monash University Monash University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Robotic harvester plucks an apple every 7 seconds In order to relieve some of the stressors caused by the labor shortage in the Australian fruit picking industry, researchers have cooked up a creative partial solution to this… Is Africa losing the 'banana wars' with South America? African affiliation Afruibana is sounding the alarm as South American bananas are progressively invading the European market, seriously affecting growers from… Overview of the season Chilean kiwi exports increased by 10% According to the latest Kiwi Report published by the Chilean Kiwi Committee, by weeks 14-15 of 2021 the country has exported 15,958 tons of kiwi, i.e. 10% more… Exporters are restless as Australian grapes find their way into the Chinese market obstructed The Daily Telegraph reported on the 23rd of April that Australian vineyard owners were uneasy because customs clearances of Australian grapes in Hong Kong have… Colombia has kept the Fusarium plague contained since its detection in 2019 in La Guajira The Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Cubense Tropical Race 4 fungus, a disease for which there is no cure yet and that has already affected some twenty countries,… Austria, a potential market for Peruvian ginger The Minister Counselor of the Peruvian Embassy in Austria, Marcela Andia, stated that Austria was a potential market for Peruvian ginger. Andia stated this in… Second Trade, Investment and Industry Dialogue Philippines restated call for Australia to allow banana exports The Philippines has restated its request for Australia to grant market access for fresh Cavendish bananas and to lift the anti-dumping measure imposed on the… FDA Indian and Chinese shipments refused entry as well Taiwan: US avocados and grapefruits seized at border due to contaminants Several large shipments of avocados, grapefruit and apples from the US were recently seized at Taiwan's border after being found to contain excessive levels of pesticides and… Vegetable compound might reduce diabetes-related kidney damage New research conducted suggests a compound that gives some cruciferous vegetables their pungent taste could help to reverse diabetes-associated kidney… At least 1,000 lost this year already Thousands of containers are falling off ships every year In recent months, cargo worth tens of millions of dollars has fallen off ships as the industry suffers the sharpest surge in lost containers for seven years.… Retail Dreamstime Delhaize is becoming "Belhaize" Waitrose will expand its Deliveroo service Russia: Lenta sees sales and gross margin up in Q1 2021Russian retailer Lenta has reported a 2.4% year-on-year growth in gross profit to RUB23.4bln (€260mln) in the first… FreshPlaza Funny Playing ping pong without table? 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