The mood in Latin America is variable. On the one hand, there are larger volumes available and there has been an overlap between seasons, which has put downward pressure on prices.
Because of the smaller volume of grapefruit, the season will be shorter. “It is too early to say anything, but I feel positive about the grapefruit season after a number of difficult years,” says Oron Ziv from Befresh Europe.
Recently, a farmer in a small village near Dingqiao in Haining, planted a new variety of melon. The variety, the net-patterned melon, was brought from Japan by the owner of the land, Ling Hui.
Peru is starting to take a share of the international market with its organic bananas, just when the demand for this product is reaching one of its highest peaks.
The humble potato is of course America's most popular root vegetable, outpacing all its closest rivals by a wide margin, accounting for 15 percent of all vegetable farm sales receipts.
The export of cherries from Neuquen to Canada is at risk due to the unexpected phytosanitary requirements that Canada has imposed for this year's season.
The stone fruit season has already started in the Western Cape, nectarines have been harvested for a few a weeks now and the season will continue with the other stone fruits and run until mid March.
"The produce from Fondi is ending - up to a few weeks ago, tomatoes from the area arrived almost every day, while now we are down to a couple of times a week," explains a wholesaler from Bologna.
