Besides citrus fruits, bananas are one of the few products that have seen their market demand increase due to the coronavirus; however, the demand is falling somewhat in the summer due to competition from summer fruits on supermarket and greengrocer shelv
Egypt might be coming out ahead after the pandemic becomes a distant memory. According to one Egyptian exporter, demand for all kinds of Egyptian produce is at an all-time high, doing wonders for the growth of his business.
According to the Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters' Association, in the first five months, Turkey's peach exports increased by 36% in terms of volume and 44% in terms of value.
The uncertainty surrounding the development of the world´s coronavirus pandemic, and the good weather conditions during the second half of March, encouraged Argentine growers to accelerate the lemon harvesting.
Despite high demand at retail markets where it is selling for good prices, lemon growers are failing to sell the produce at profitable rates due to a drop in the number of interested buyers at Bhimruli wholesale market in Jhalakathi Sadar.
The Ministry of the Economy (Minepat) has stated that Cameroon plans to boost its banana production -which recorded a 20.9% drop in Q1-2020- by relaunching the operations of agro-industrial unit Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC).
Lo Pang bananas, grown in the highlands of the Lo Pang commune, in Gia Lai province, are now officially being sold at Lotte Mart chain in the Republic of Korea.
Pre-monsoon showers, along with the advanced onset of the monsoon in Gujarat, have forced mango farmers to call off the season early this year even as production and sales take a hit.
Shardara fruit growers from Kazachstan's of Turkestan region exported up to 6,500 tons of watermelons to the cities of Kazakhstan and CIS. Farmers sell watermelons at a price of KZT 80-95 tenge, Kazinform refers to the regional communications service.
