Making a name for Ugandan fresh produce
What are Uganda’s main fresh produce exports and markets in Europe? We make about $50m annually from fruit and vegetable exports and our aim is to increase that to around $200m in the next four

Del Monte makes Israel kiwifruit move
Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced the first successful sale of its Greek kiwifruit in Israel. According to the group, the fruit will be available from November until May and is available in

Picnic starts Germany expansion with opening in Hamburg
From week 14, Hamburgers will be able to conveniently do their shopping at the Picnic online supermarket. Frederic Knaudt, a member of the founding team of Picnic Germany, emphasises: "For the

Huge impact of invasion on Ecuador’s banana exports to Ukraine
Only 13,060 boxes were sent to Ukraine this February compared to last year’s 1,566,944 boxes, underlining the impact of the war and the wider impact on the international community. Meanwhile,

Automating Australian protected cropping
A new A$6.8m industry-oriented collaboration is set to deliver smart new solutions for monitoring and managing horticultural crops in protected facilities ranging from polytunnels, glasshouses and

"We have obtained preservative sales qualifications in many places globally"
Recently, Shandong Aoweite Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a Chinese preservative manufacturer, announced that the company has obtained sales qualifications in multiple markets in Europe, North America,

Post-CAP farming policies ‘lack scientific rigour’
As I said in my 2023 Annual Edith Mary Gayton lecture at Reading University, I am increasingly concerned at the lack of scientific rigour or pressure-testing that has gone into the

Tym razem ceny bananów w dół
Ostatni miesiąc przyniósł spadki cen bananów w polskim hurcie. Były one konsekwencją obniżenia cen importowych tych owoców, co widać w danych statystycznych

Belgium’s UK export mission
Let’s be honest, Brexit has been a big headache for EU exporters of fresh produce to the UK. Yes, EU imports have so far been allowed to cross the border without sanitary or phytosanitary checks

Uganda goes global
Transforming a country’s food system from one geared towards domestic supply to one that embraces the outside world is no easy task. In food, Uganda has a tradition of being largely

Lemon exports and prices are down for Nellore and Tirupati district farmers
Lemon farmers of Nellore and Tirupati districts are getting worried. The farmers are alleging that the increase in exports from other parts of the country is impacting their exports. The price of

AMI: High prices for vegetables - the new reality?
A shortage of imports due to weather conditions and limited harvest volumes at the start of the season for German early vegetables supported prices at the time of Easter, when demand was high.