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The Pacaya volcano in Guatemala erupted on Wednesday, firing hot ash and lava into the surrounding area for multiple hours. Immediately upon its eruption, Pacaya’s explosion launched a massive ash cloud into the sky, creating a gigantic smoke plume that spread over 5km from the […]

Since the ending of New Years, the Chinese market has been slightly turbulent. Currency within the region has stabilized but is still heading towards where it was back in 2018, with the government limiting exports and shifting the nation’s economy towards internal consumption. This is […]

The European Union’s Lemon Production in 2020-21 is forecast to increase by almost 11% from last season, raising it to 1.64 million metric tons (MMT) according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Of these nations, Spain is the largest lemon producer, […]

Berje’s 2021 Flavor Trend Report is now available! Check out some of the fastest growing trends within the flavor industry, as well as the essential oils and aromatic chemicals behind their popularity. Contact us to request a copy!

The Basil harvesting season was especially short this year due to a combination of lockdown effects, COVID-19 complications, and a delay in the final harvest of the year. Typically, basil is harvested 3 times during the summer. The first two harvests are used exclusively for […]

Pimento products continue to face challenges throughout the Caribbean, as Jamaica faced a strenuous summer production period due to severe weather conditions and COVID-19 complications. Faced with delays throughout their primary collection months, Pimento farmers have had a late start to their oil production, and […]

As we approach Chinese New Year, international freight continues to have multiple ongoing issues, causing delays within almost every region. Many materials are facing challenges to leave ports in China, and a general lack of vessels has only compounded the problem. Freight costs remain the […]

Many citrus-producing regions around the world have started their harvests, with numbers pouring in from every direction. In Argentina, the estimated output for fruit is around 1 million tons, showing a 40% increase from the previous year. This is a monstrous increase in quantity, and […]

Mexico Crop figures estimate that Mexico’s upcoming orange crop will be about 4 million tons, which represents an average/good year. This also signals a full recovery from the disastrous harvest of the previous crop season. Mexico’s current production is of similar size and quantity to […]

Freight costs have been rising at accelerated rates around the world, especially for vessels shipping out of China. The complications brought on by COVID-19, combined with the new construction of modern shipping vessels equipped with larger carrying capacities, have created an overall lack of available […]

Coriander This year, farmers had a much larger crop than normal, but due to high carryover from last year, most of their material was used for processing and distillation. However, a sudden influx of high demand caused the remaining carryover material to be used up […]

International Supply Chain China suffered a loss of 40% in exports during February 2020 but has since recovered that loss as of August 2020 and is now 10% ahead when compared to their position in 2019. Global trade is decreased, with the lowest point experienced […]

Harvest season for this part of the world usually starts end of April/beg. May 2020.There is uncertainty on the forecast output this season.There was a drought period which occurred during the latter part of the blooming period.As of now, a 30% decrease on the crop […]

Berje’s sincere thoughts are with all those who continue to be impacted by the Coronavirus in China.Many production sites have now resolved at least partial production, however, internal logistics and transportation still remain very challenged.  International flights and vessel space continue to be sparse and […]

Brazil’s citrus prices are currently firm and will continue this trend once the forecast for the coming season 2020-2021 is released May 2020 by Fundecitrus. Forecast for 2020-2021 season expected at 230-260 million boxes.The fruit yield is also expected to be lower as it will […]

Estimates for 2020 crop season from Israel is average with the following estimated volumes for oils: · Easy Peel oil – 18-22 Ton – first batch from new season will be available mid/end Feb from origin · Sweetie oil – 10-13 Ton · White GFT […]

Due to Corona Virus, Chinese New Year has been extended thru February 9th.

As of mid January – weather has been cooperating for California, Florida and Texas citrus production areas and growers are currently harvesting good fruit qualities.Jan. 10 citrus crop estimate from US Dept. of Agriculture forecast a harvest of 125.5 million boxes of oranges for the […]

September 2019 had the Indian rupee depreciate against the USD drastically over 4%.   September also saw a new 2 % tax called TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) on large cash withdrawals.   It is not an additional tax of 2% but a tax that […]

Mint products and derivatives are available, but currency depreciation in India along with slow demand has turned pricing lower.    This could change when demand becomes strong  again or Indian Rupee strengthens against the USD.The effects in India of additional 2% tax imposed on cash withdrawals above […]