Published: Feb 01, 2016

Many apple growers in Poland suffered big losses last season on the back of higher production and the Russian export ban. This has brought about a push to find other markets, and Polish grower's group, Appolonia, is looking to Asia.

Published: Feb 01, 2016

"The most important watermelon variety is still the traditional watermelon with seeds: Quetzaly. However, the European export market remains difficult," explains Carlos Campo, of Potuga Fruit Co. in Panama.

Published: Feb 01, 2016

More Europeans are aware of and are purchasing American-grown sweet potatoes, according to market research done by the American Sweet Potato Marketing Institute.

Published: Feb 01, 2016

With the Navel season over, Agro Alex Group has already made a start to the Valencia orange campaign. “We are feeling optimistic about this season; even though the Valencia crop is lower than last year’s, we are prepared to increase our exported quantitie

Published: Jan 28, 2016

A former executive at Kellogg’s Australia has claimed in an article appearing in Fairfax’s Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers that the supermarket majors Woolworths and Coles could be using supplier information to help develop private label prod

Published: Jan 28, 2016

Chinese citrus producer Dongfang Modern Agriculture, which listed on the Australian share market last year, expects the current citrus and camellia harvest in China to be the company's best ever.

Published: Jan 28, 2016

A new pear variety, the red-blushed Lanya pear, was bred and selected in Tatura, Australia. It is set to enter the Asian market and appear in Australian stores by 2017. The Lanya pear is part of a new breeding program called Profitable Pears by the Depart

Published: Jan 28, 2016

Improved access to the Indian market for EU apple exports is good news for EU producers who have been looking for alternative markets in light of the difficult market situation. The European Union welcomed the announcement on Friday 22 January.

Published: Jan 28, 2016

Recently, cherries have become the best-selling imported fruit. Prices of cherries normally fall between CNY 50 to CNY 60 for 500 grams. Nevertheless, the variety of cherries vary greatly with different countries of origin and different qualities

Published: Jan 28, 2016

The season began with an average delay of 10 days due to previous weather events. Now, again, the normal development of the fruit impacts producers and exporters.

Published: Jan 28, 2016

In May 2015 the phytosanitary authority of Saudi Arabia imposed a temporary ban on the import of green chillies from India, over sub-standard quality of goods from Indian exporters. The authority had set a quality specification of European standards for t

Published: Jan 28, 2016

Recently, imported fruits such as apples from the USA, mangosteen from Thailand, and cherries from Chile have become the new favourites in the fruit market. In some supermarkets, one can also find avocados from Mexico and kiwi fruits from New Zealand.

Published: Jan 28, 2016

Consumers in Singapore can expect to pay more for Chinese leek, Korean strawberries and Thai asparagus in the coming days, due to certain supplier countries, such as China, Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea being struck by unusually cold weather last week.

Published: Jan 28, 2016

China's insatiable demand for Australia's infant formula has meant that exporters of perishable fruit and vegetables are struggling to find freight routes for their produce. Table grapes, cherries, asparagus and stonefruit exporters face losing key Asian

Published: Jan 28, 2016

Simplot Australia, one of the biggest suppliers to supermarket chains Coles, Woolworths and IGA, has tripled its annual profit to $91 million, thanks to heavy cost-cutting and the sharp slide in the Australian dollar. The maker of the Chiko roll and big f

Published: Jan 28, 2016

On January the 26th, Qifeng Fruit organised a concert by Zhou Fameng, a Chinese famous tenor, for its employees and growers. The event was staged to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which will take place in less than 2 weeks.

Published: Jan 28, 2016

CEO of grocery chain Metro Inc. Eric La Flèche has noticed a rising trend of consumers substituting fresh produce for frozen equivalents, in light of rising food price inflation, he said in a conference call Tuesday 26 January.

Published: Jan 28, 2016

Healthy snack brand Bear has launched a new line-up of fruit and vegetable combinations known as Bear Claws, intended for children aged between four and nine.

Published: Jan 28, 2016

Consorzio La Trentina will attend Fruit Logistica for the 13th year in a row. "The fair is very important for apple and kiwi supply programmes. Many meetings will be scheduled and it will be the start of a series of events abroad," explains general manage

Published: Jan 28, 2016

Tropical and exotic fruits continue gaining ground in Argentina. The list of such products, which includes mangoes, kiwis, papayas, lychees, blueberries (these alone generate $ 110 million in exports) and other berries, Asian pears or bananas, among other