Pierwsze francuskie śliwki przybywają w tym tygodniu, przed planowanym terminem.
The French plum season is just beginning and Joël Boyer, co-chair of the Producers' Association Prune de France alongside Jérôme Capel, is feeling fairly confident. The first harvests of the

Metis predicts a 7,000-ton plum harvest for 2026 and wins a taste award.
Metis® is starting the 2026 season with an estimated volume of 7,000 tons and has revealed that Metis Oxy Solar, originating from France and Spain, has been awarded the "Saveur de l'Année 2026"

David Saakyan: Nabywcy owoców pestkowych z UE zmieniają swoje priorytety zakupowe.
"EU retailers require more than just fruit; they also need supply predictability, product traceability, and reduced losses," says David Saakyan, founder of BellyBella Fruit Company, an Armenian

Superplum launches InstaTrace to provide comprehensive supply chain transparency.
The Indian agritech company, Superplum, has launched InstaTrace – a new consumer-facing digital intelligence system providing transparent access to the lifecycle of its fruit products.More. Go

Russia became the largest importer of Dutch plums in January.
W styczniu Rosja stała się największym importerem śliwek z Holandii według danych Eurostatu. Import wyniósł 895 700 euro w styczniu, co stanowi wzrost sześciokrotny w porównaniu

The stone fruit season is beginning slowly due to lower demand for overseas top fruit.
"In the initial phase of the season, there was a slow growth in demand for imported stone fruit, even though South African products entered the European market early. It was only later in the

Prices for Chilean plums are on the rise, while prices for New Zealand apples are falling.
This week, at the fruit market, some fruits that are still in the early stage of the season experienced slight price decreases due to higher arrivals, while a few fruits saw modest price increases

The prices of Georgian plums have increased significantly, while imports have decreased.
W lutym 2026 roku ceny śliwek w Gruzji wzrosły o 92% według oficjalnych statystyk. Jednocześnie import śliwek i suszonych śliwek znacząco zmalał na początku roku.

Hot news from China has helped offset the dampening effect of cold weather on European stone fruit sales.
Chinese Ambassador to South Africa Wu Peng showcased the country's pecan nuts, which hold 95% of the market share in China, to the delegation gathered this week at the Freshness First stone fruit

South African stone fruit races into the Year of the Horse
The starting gates have opened, and there is no lack of potential Chinese buyers seeking South Africa's stone fruit. The first two shipments of sugar plums (an old South African prune variety

Chilean plums have entered the market, while the prices of Australian green grapes continue to be high.
Prices of Chilean cherries remained mostly stable compared to last week, although there were noticeable disparities in both pricing and sales speed between premium and regular quality fruit. For

In 2025, Georgia experienced a decrease in the export of plums while seeing an increase in imports.
In January-September 2025, Georgia exported plums and prunes valued at USD 5.1 million, showing a decrease of 4.2% compared to the previous year. Export volumes dropped by 58.9% to 2,796 tonnes,

Understanding the impact of end-of-year frost on Apulian artichokes
At the beginning of 2026, southern Italy experienced a cold snap. The sudden drop in temperature had a significant impact on the fruit and vegetable sector in northern Apulia, specifically

Metis®, from June to November only it is the premium plum.
She has recently left the shelves of Italian large-scale retail and is ready to tell about a very positive season for sales: the premium Metis® plum, exclusively produced in Italy by Granfrutta

Metis, increasingly involved distribution.
The premium Metis plum, exclusively produced in Italy by Granfrutta Zani and Minguzzi, is experiencing a double-digit market growth. This year's harvest, completed at the end of September, allowed

The Georgian flower shop has reported a 30% decrease in sales in 2025.
The Tbilisi-based flower shop Plumeria is experiencing a significant decline in sales this year. According to company manager Eka Vardukadze, revenue in 2025 has dropped by 30% compared to 2024.

Stagnant market for vegetables: hot autumn causes prices to plummet
The situation in the vegetable sector is not the best and the abnormal weather is certainly not helping. Eugenio Celeste, co-owner of the Verde Sud company operating within the fruit and vegetable

Bułgaria zmaga się z rekordowo niskimi cenami kapusty z powodu nadmiaru podaży.
In the autumn of 2025, cabbage prices in Bulgaria experienced a significant decline as a result of overproduction. Farm-gate prices plummeted to approximately 0.30 BGN/kg (€0.15/kg), which was

California plums star in the new mixology.
New ideas for tasting California Prunes thanks to the meeting with the world of mixology and chocolate art. The project comes from the collaboration between Stefano Collomb, master chocolatier for

Ceny kapusty i mandarynek spadają w Czarnogórze.
Between 1 and 15 October 2025, the wholesale agricultural market in Montenegro experienced significant price fluctuations, with a majority of vegetables witnessing a decrease in prices, as

Study shows that chimpanzees naturally consume alcohol from ripe fruit.
Wild chimpanzees in Côte d'Ivoire and Uganda consume the equivalent of a bottle of beer's worth of alcohol daily by eating ripe, naturally fermented fruits such as figs and plums, according to a

Moldovan plum exports to the EU are expected to quadruple in 2025.
Moldovan plums are gaining recognition in Europe, now accounting for over 80% of the country's total plum exports. With a new trade agreement with the European Commission, Moldova can now export

Price trend of fruit and vegetables in Italy as of September 15th
The summer varieties of plums are starting to finish, and the summer production of fennel is coming to an end, while the new chestnut campaign is opening. The harvest of turnip greens has started

Zaskoczenie spadkiem cen kwiatów podczas festiwalu Onam w Indiach
In an unusual occurrence, the abundant supply of flowers has caused wholesale rates to plummet by nearly one-third compared to last week, despite the ongoing Onam festive season. While this price

The prices of Moldovan plums have stabilized, and exports are expected to increase by late September.
The export season for Moldovan plums in 2025 started later than usual, with a delay of nearly three weeks due to an unstable spring. Initial prices for the new crop were around 17-18 MDL/kg