Fruits News (Page 156)

by Nichola Watson, Fresh Plaza   The Southern Hemisphere avocado crop is seeing small sizes in general this season, and South Africa which is around mid way through the season is no different.   “Harvest is going well with volumes keeping in line with the initial estimate of 12.8 million cartons,”Continue Reading

by Heather Goulooze, Fresh Plaza   The demand for bananas in Russia is low due to quality issues with the boxes of yellow bananas they are receiving from Ecuador. There are a lot of stone fruits in the local market and consumers are most interested in cherries, apricots and other seasonalContinue Reading

  Climate change continues to affect the development of the Peruvian citrus and avocado campaigns. As is well known, the harvesting process of these fruits can be affected by even the slightest drizzle. “As a result of the rains of recent days, this week we’ve had to cancel the shipmentContinue Reading

  Peruvian produce giant Camposol has marked a milestone in international trade, having shipped its first ever container of Hass avocados to Japan.   The company said the development represented a ‘great challenge’ and followed several months of arduous work. It added the shipments to Japan would strengthen its commercial strategy inContinue Reading

by Rebecca D Dumais, Fresh Plaza     Papaya is in peak production right now, especially the Caribbean Red® from Guatemala and the Dominican Republic.   “The Brazilian solo papaya is humming along despite the recent drought that has so adversely affected many others,” said Peter Leifermann of Brooks Tropicals. “Overall,Continue Reading

by Kelly den Herder, Fresh Plaza   The company, founded in 1997, markets pineapples from small and medium producers, with contracts all year round. Its head office is in Istanbul, from where it handles the logistics and distribution to these markets.   The pineapple market in Turkey is not very active.Continue Reading

by Marieke Hemmes, Fresh Plaza     Higueral Produce sources its mangos solely from Mexico. Their Nayarit supply has been slow in producing and shipping mangos, so the company is looking forward to the new crops from Los Mochis in northern Sinaloa. They should begin receiving fresh mangos for the weekContinue Reading

    In 2015, Colombia exported 320 containers of avocados. While it is not a significant amount compared to other producing countries, such as Mexico and Peru, it is the first step for the South American country in its way to increasing its exports. Currently, most of the production concentratesContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   Pakistan trade authorities are forecasting a sharp rise in the country’s mango export volumes over the 2016 season, with shipments already tracking ahead of last year, according to local media outlets.   Citing figures from the Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchant AssociationContinue Reading

by Jennifer Harrison, Fresh Plaza   There’s an ever-growing demand for mangos in the U.S., according to Alan Goldberg of A&B Tropical Produce in Miami, Florida, where mango supplies remain rather light.   Right now, Mexico is supplying North America with a majority of its mango needs, and Goldberg is waitingContinue Reading

by Rebecca D Dumais, Fresh Plaza   Demand is exceeding supply of mainly Costa Rican and some Mexican pineapples. At around $10.00 to $11.00 per case, prices are about a dollar higher than usual.   “We’ve seen the same shortage in Mexico because they’ve raised their prices as well,” said SandyContinue Reading