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“We ought to be twice as busy as we are,” says Steve Oosthuizen of Cape Fruit Coolers with cold facilities situated outside Cape Town. “This time of the year, we’re usually very busy with citrus and avocados, apples and pears. But we’re waiting for citrus to pick up, and these storms have delayed and impacted […]

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The summer tourist season in Greece is currently entering its first active phase, with tourist arrivals increasing week by week. However, June is the month when tourism activity reaches peak levels, significantly influencing fruit and vegetable orders from restaurants and hotels, not only for local summer produce, but also for imported exotic products such as […]

Lower wages remain a considerable advantage to producing in Poland. Derreck Bac of the Springfresh Group says labor costs in that country are still about one-third those in the Netherlands. “For a long time, it was thought that those differences would shrink, but they haven’t,” says Derreck. According to him, regional wage differences persist. “That […]

A new export season for Egyptian table grapes has just begun. This season is marked by shifts on several fronts: variety selection, packaging, and competitiveness. “This reflects the ongoing development of the table grape sector, with notable changes driven primarily by market demands rather than by production expansion alone,” explains Mohammed Ezzat, CEO of Green […]

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Based in the Spanish region of Murcia, the company PSB Producción Vegetal remains devoted to the development of stone fruit varieties, with a focus on extra-early ripening materials. The firm is working on a genetic improvement program aimed at obtaining varieties adapted to the Mediterranean climate, in a context marked by milder winters and a […]

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Ghana reported a 559 per cent increase in yam export earnings in 2025, with part of the increase linked to a data reconciliation process conducted by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) and the Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE). The updated figures were presented in GEPA’s 2025 Non-Traditional Exports Statistics Report. Agricultural exports […]

The current pineapple market is characterised by a complex set of geopolitical tensions and global logistical challenges. The conflict in the Middle East emerges as the determining factor, causing a critical slowdown in container circulation and a generalised increase in operating costs. Despite these critical issues, the market has shown signs of improvement since mid-March, […]