"Bar small sizes, shrivelled sweet potato market"

"Overall losses are difficult to assess at this time" ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Do not reply to this email. Send your response to info@freshplaza.com. News| Search| Job offers| Photos| Subscribe| Advertise| About us | View this newsletter in your browser Thursday, May 13, 2021 EUROPE Our team Sander Bruins Slot Email Nichola McGregor Email Nick Peters Email  Job Offers CEO - Australia Grower - Location Manager Portugal Divisional Sales Manager - Canada Specialist meerlagenteelt / vertical farming - De Kwakel Farm Manager - India Production Manager - Dubai, UAE Supply Chain Coordinator - Kudelstaart, Netherlands Plant Buyer - Kudelstaart, Netherlands Hydroponic Grower - Livingston (Tennessee) USA Assistant Grower - Chatham (ON) Canada Sandor Makai (Makai Fruit) on Hungarian fruit cultivation: "Overall losses are difficult to assess at this time" The unusually cold April has left its marks in Central Europe. In Hungary, for example, which is one of Europe's most important stone fruit growing countries. Despite the… Job Offers: CEO - Australia One of the longest periods with low prices in recent memory for the sector Zucchini oversupply prevails in Almeria and prices hit rock bottom Zucchini prices stand at an average of 20 cents per kilo in the auctions of Almeria, having fallen even to 12 cents in previous weeks. The prices of this product have thus… Asso Fruit Italia Stone fruit campaign characterized by delays and limited supply The frost of late March/early April, preceded by a period of mild weather that seemed to have favored stone fruit development, hit various municipalities in the Ionian area… Robert Voskamp (Vitaal Europe) about multi-faceted sweet potato market: "Bar small sizes, shrivelled sweet potato market" The current sweet potato market is multi-faceted. That's according to Robert Voskamp of Vitaal Europe in the Netherlands.  "We're one of the few that still have Egyptian arrivals.… The first European organic seedless grapes are ready to be harvested "There are ten days left until the harvest of the first European-produced organic seedless grapes," announced Simone Raniolo, a partner of the historical fruit company Il… Belgian coop invests 18 million euro in new top fruit sorting and packaging warehouse The Belgian cooperative, BelOrta is building a new sorting and packaging warehouse. It should be ready in September 2022. The new building will be constructed adjacent to the… 'Eclipse' door seals ensures uninterrupted cold chain "Increase energy efficiency and significantly improve protection, safety and productivity" To maintain the cold chain in temperature-controlled transports - of fruit and vegetables, for example - it is important to create a seamless connection between the building… Gert-Jan Kroon, chairman of Dutch growers association, RoDeKo: "Cold spring caused upturn in red and white cabbage market" In the Netherlands, cabbage sales have been tough for months. However, these improved drastically last month. "The month before, the situation was still bleak. It's looking… Greek watermelon season starting Greece: Demand for watermelons high The Greek watermelon season is about to kick off. Starting in week 20, the summer fruit will be exported to European countries mostly. Demand is rather high at… Kakuzi to resume UK avocado exports after rights boycott Agricultural firm Kakuzi will soon resume exports of avocados to supermarkets in Europe which stopped buying its produce in October last year when the firm was… Special Melons / Kiwifruit Ramón Gil, coordinator of Algitama: "As the weather improves in Europe, melon and watermelon consumption will increase" Watermelons and melons from Almeria have already reached the markets, although volumes for now are small, given that the campaign is still in its early stages. At this point,… Global Focus Machinery/Packaging Grafica Sud Compostable and recyclable punnets for grapes, cherries, apricots, etc. "We are not just suppliers of packaging solutions for agricultural businesses, we are also ambassadors of sustainability. Over the years, with the help of national and… Dutch importer and Colombian exporter launch organic pumpkins project Besides orange pumpkins from Argentina, Israel and South Africa, OTC Organics expanded their assortment with organic pumpkins from Colombia. In 2016 they explored the… Jazz™apples - new season, new look New Zealands' new Jazz apple harvest will arrive on the European market soon. The brand has a new look too.  "This year's Jazz apples are slightly smaller than last year. But, it's… European potato market (week 19) Netherlands: sustained higher quotations European physical markets Price summary €/t (source: NEPG): Belgium Fiwap/PCA market message: Potatoes for processing: sustained markets thanks to the demand for processing (several… Peter Hobert, BUD Holland: "New Zealand Kiwanos are here" This week, at long last, Kiwanos arrived from New Zealand in the Netherlands again. They were delivered to Bud Holland's warehouse. This exotic fruit isn't flown in very often. Its… Acquisition of Combinex Holding B.V. C.H. Robinson further expands its European road transportation presence C.H. Robinson further expands its European road transportation presence with the announcement of the acquisition of Combinex Holding B.V. Combinex is one of… NORMA expands climate- and CO2-neutral vegetable assortment Climate without Borders initiative honors another supplier In a very short time, Nuremberg-based food retailer NORMA has succeeded in expanding its vegetable assortment yet again to include climate- and CO2-neutral items. In the… Sweet Sensation pear growers close another great sales season The last Dutch Sweet Sensation pears of the season were sold at the end of March. The Greenery Growers top fruit team and growers recently had an online meeting. They… "The early crop of Acoustic is now being harvested in Adana" Today's world asks for robust and sustainable potato varieties. Therefore, Meijer Potato introduces a new robust generation of varieties. In particular, the demand is rising… AHDB - UK domestic potato market update – May 2021 Demand across the UK sectors last month continued to be mixed. April saw a small pickup in bags demand, though packing and processing demand remained steady… Trading arm progression for Jupiter Group JLM Produce Ltd, in whom Jupiter have had a majority share since 2016, will now also progress to managing the trading arm of the business, continuing on from… Asparagus still No. 1 open field vegetable in Germany Lower Saxony leads in asparagus cultivation In Germany, asparagus is grown on a total of over 22,500 hectares, and 117,000 tons of the vegetable were harvested last year. This makes asparagus the No. 1 open field… FFWD Fresh Rail wants to prove that shipping fresh products is easy FFWD Fresh Rail is a fresh produce rail operator with several projects underway. The company's current goals focus on expanding its services in East and… 'Threefold fall in Estonian potato cultivation in past decade' Potato growing in Estonia has seen a three-fold decline in the past decade, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) reported Tuesday. Farmers are blaming the… La Union Extremadura denounces the horticultural centers before the AICA for breaching the Food Chain Law La Union Extremadura Union has submitted a complaint to the Food Information and Control Agency (AICA) against horticultural centers for breaching the Food… The most powerful tomato family in the Canary Islands chooses to allocate its land to the tourism business Tomas Rodriguez Quintana started La Aldea's industrial tomato packaging business in 1950 with the purchase of 168 bushels. In 1966, the company exported 1.7… AgriPlace Chain now automatically collects GRASP, Siza and add-ons from the GLOBALG.A.P. database. ''We now also support bookmarking connections to GLOBALG.A.P. allowing to collect information like GRASP, add-ons like Albert Heijn and detailed information… Farmers fear fruit 'left to rot' amid shortage of pickers Soft fruit farmers fear berries could be left to rot in polytunnels due to a shortage of pickers coming from Eastern Europe. Increased costs and delays to… Chinese mango industry feels pressure of international competition Growing number of countries allowed to export mangoes to China The mango season in Hainan is almost over. The harvest was abundant this year and the production volume huge. The supply volume therefore exceeded market demand. One mango… After long R&D, Woolworths chooses kraft board for its avos Shoppers at Woolworths will be seeing a lot more cardboard packaging in future, like the kraft board cartons for their 'ripe and ready' avocado, rolled out to all varieties… Slower start for premium grapes from Mexico Most premium grape varieties are slightly held up coming out of Mexico. "We're about seven to 10 days delayed with our Mexican Grape production," says Fernando Soberanes of… Slim volumes of imported pineapples Supplies of pineapples are tight right now. "They're a little short at the moment which is a little off the norm. It's surprising--I don't know why that is," says Anthony… Tomatoes and cucumbers drive up April food prices Rising prices for tomatoes and cucumbers were the main contributors to a 1.1 percent rise in food prices in April 2021, Stats NZ said. Fruit and vegetable prices rose 4.8… NZ: Gisborne district's kiwifruit harvest valued at over $50 million The annual kiwifruit harvest has almost been completed and growers and exporters have expressed their satisfaction at the quality and quantity of this year's… Conclusions of the "Straight to your hormones. Disruptor Food Guide" report from Ecologists in Action 44% of fruits and vegetables have pesticide residues 33.7% of the Spanish foods analyzed in 2019 had pesticide residues; a percentage that increases to 44.4% in fruits and vegetables. Researchers have detected… CMA CGM Air Cargo launches three new destinations Two months after its first air freight services were launched, CMA CGM Air Cargo is now introducing regular connections between Liège (LGG) and Dubai (DWC) from May 19. Dubai… EnWave sells 60kW REV™ machine for the production of avocado snacks and ingredients EnWave Corporation announced that it has completed the sale of a 60kW Radiant Energy Vacuum ("REV™") machine to AvoLov, LLC d.b.a. BranchOut Food ("BranchOut"), a company… Lemon trees showed less response to citrus greening disease pathogen than orange trees​​​ Citrus greening disease was first discovered in Florida in 2005. Since then, production of oranges in the United States for processing has declined by 72 percent between the… California cherry deal gets early pick of the season The first cherries from Katco Packing, the new partnership that brings the Brookside and Katicich brands under the same roof in Stockton, CA, are shipping now from Oppy. While… Valentyn75 USDA 2021 California Almond Forecast 2021 crop is estimated to be the largest on record The initial subjective forecast for the 2021 California almond production is 3.20 billion pounds. Forecasted production is 3% above last year's production of… USDA Florida citrus forecast May Florida grapefruit production down 2%, orange production unchanged Florida all orange and non-Valencia production is unchanged from as is Valencia production. Grapefruit production is down 2 percent and tangerine and Tangelo… Tech company forms partnership with fig grower to extend shelf-life Hazel Technologies Inc. announces a new partnership with Specialty Crop Co., a fig grower and producer of pistachios, almonds, pomegranates, citrus, kiwi and persimmons. Hazel… San Miguel expects to increase citrus exports San Miguel plan to keep expanding their business programmes and increasing the exports to reach ever more consumers in different markets worldwide. With the… Panitan Kanchanwong Free trade agreements are opening the doors for Vietnamese fruit and vegetables With the effectiveness of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), more than 94 percent of the 547 tax lines for vegetables, fruits and products from… For Maharashtra farmers, export of grapes turns sour as prices drop Grape farmers in Maharashtra aren't comfortable, despite 106,000 tons of grapes in 7,964 containers have been exported from the State, regardless of the… Lebanese fear fruit and vegetables going to waste with Saudi market shut Fruit is ripening and vegetables are shooting up in Lebanon's lush Bekaa Valley, but the head of the region's farmers' syndicate, Ibrahim Tarshishy, is still a… Retail Dreamstime Delivery Hero plans to re-enter the German market under its brand foodpanda Just Eat Takeaway would launch a supermarket delivery service in Germany Amazon does not have to pay back Luxembourg tax advantageThe tax advantage that the European branch of Amazon enjoys in Luxembourg is legitimate, according to the EU's General… FreshPlaza Funny Bottle walker Unsubscribe Copyright (C) 2021 Freshplaza.