A fruit vendor in Xingtai, Hebei province, China, has attracted attention online after sharing videos of sheep being fed imported Thai durians that could not be sold. The vendor, identified by the surname Zhao, operates a fruit business and regularly imports Grade A durians from Thailand. According to Zhao, shipments typically consist of 150 to […]
Tomisato City in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, hosted its annual Tomisato Watermelon Race this weekend, coinciding with the peak of the local watermelon harvest season. Approximately 6,700 runners from across Japan participated in the event. Unlike conventional road races, participants were offered slices of fresh watermelon at refreshment stations along the course instead of standard race […]
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India’s banana exports continue to record strong growth, with export values rising steadily over the past five years, says Shvam Dhumal of Agroindi EXIM Pvt Ltd. “The fruit has become one of India’s fastest-growing fresh produce export categories, even as the industry currently deals with geopolitical tensions, logistics disruptions, and weather-related challenges.” According to Shvam, […]
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A century in business might suggest tradition, but at South Australian vegetable producer AE Cranwell & Sons, the focus is increasingly on what comes next. The family business has been growing Brussels sprouts for 100 years. And while business owner Robert Cranwell remains heavily involved, the next generation is taking on a larger role, with […]
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Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday the end of a ban on Lebanese imports, including fresh produce, that had been in place since 2021. Hania Chahal, Lebanese agricultural marketing economist, welcomes the decision and outlines what it means for Lebanese exporters. “This is a long-awaited decision here in Lebanon. It is a very positive move on the […]
“In Spain, there were supply shortages for a long time, which became ever more evident as the Dutch season began,” Tom van der Meer, bell pepper product manager at Combilo, a wholesaler in the Netherlands, said recently. “Meanwhile, there’s once again a noticeably reasonable supply of Dutch bell peppers. Favorable local weather conditions helped accelerate […]
The province of Almería in southern Spain is home to the largest concentration of plastic greenhouses in the world. The so-called “mar de plástico” covers nearly 40,000 hectares across the Campo de Dalias coastal plain, where more than 16,000 greenhouses produce around 40% of the fresh vegetables consumed in Europe during the autumn and winter […]
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