Peru leads Latin America in potato consumption, with an average of 96 kilos per person annually, exhibiting an increase from the 86 kilos two decades ago but still below the historical highs of over 100 kilos per person in the 1960s. This rise does not necessarily translate into strategic growth for the sector. Challenges such […]
Israel has officially suspended its agricultural reform aimed at liberalizing the fresh produce market, leading to a noticeable increase in import tariffs and a sharp rise in prices. According to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, fresh fruit and vegetable prices rose by 16.3% between January 2023 and June 2025, more than double the overall consumer […]
Another significant expansion of strawberry plantations is expected in the new season in Greece, according to data coming from Greek seedling resellers. Mr. Nikos Papasotirakopoulos, owner of the Greek agricultural inputs company Agroximiki, which deals with Spanish nurseries for strawberry seedlings, says: “There has been a notable increase in seedling orders. Our company alone has […]
Unusually heavy rainfall in June has impacted the green beans crop in some growing regions in Mexico. “Our beans are grown in two key growing regions, in Guanajuato in Central Mexico as well as Baja California in the northwest,” says Francisco Sanchez, CEO of ASL Produce. This dual-region strategy helps the company maintain consistent supply […]
In his many years of citrus marketing, Piet Smit of Favourite Fresh remarks, he has never witnessed the level of uncertainty brought about by the United States’ new tariff regime, still not finalised. The United States retained its threat of a 30% tariff but postponed the commencement by two weeks to 1 August 2025. “The […]
U.S. President Trump announced the imposition of a 35% tariff on Canadian goods starting 1 August, despite both nations nearing a deadline for a trade deal. The announcement was made public via a letter on Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social. In addition, Trump threatened a 15% or 20% general tariff on most trading partners, […]
This mango export season was a rough one for Chetan Mendapara, Director of Hortica Foods LLP, running his father’s 40-year-old Kesar mango farm at Junagadh, Gujarat, in India. With the season wrapped up, Mendapara, who made his family’s domestic mango trade go global in 2023, faced low yields, bad weather, high U.S. tariffs, and freight […]
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