Ukraine is anticipating a plentiful supply of domestic sweet cherries this summer.
Olena Kishchak, head of the Breeding and Technology Department at the Institute of Horticulture, reported that Ukraine's market is expected to have ample supplies of domestically grown sweet

Storms, floods and empty greenhouses: how extreme weather is disrupting organic supply in Southern Europe.
W Południowej Europie silne burze i intensywne opady deszczu stawiają presję na dostawy organicznych owoców i warzyw. Według holenderskiego hurtownika produktów rolnych Udea,

Australian vegetable supply is at risk due to shortages and rising costs of inputs.
Australian vegetable growers are reducing their plantings and choosing not to harvest current crops due to increased costs of essential farm supplies and supply chain uncertainties, which could

Polish raspberry on the global turn: Quality, specialization, and new challenges
Poland supplies every fourth raspberry in the world and almost every second one to the EU market. Although our leading position is well established, the industry faces various challenges: from

Job of the Week: Sales and procurement roles at Nationwide Produce
Nationwide Produce PLC is a leading UK-based fresh produce supplier. The company sources a wide range of fruits and vegetables from around the world and supplies them to retailers, wholesalers,

Plantlab Kenya is increasing its capacity for plant propagation by building a new multi-zone greenhouse complex.
Plantlab Kenya, a propagation company in Naivasha, supplies young plants for the flower and vegetable sectors in East Africa. Interplant Kenya began planning a new propagation facility in 2024.

Sponsorship of the 2026 Fruit Ripening and Quality Management Workshop has been announced.
Catalytic Generators, LLC, a leader in ethylene application technology for the fresh produce industry, and its sister company QA Supplies, LLC, have announced their sponsorship of the upcoming

Technology investments are bringing new hope for the apple industry in Kashmir.
Indian apples have a unique market trend at the moment, with fresh supplies coming from Kashmir and imported Northern Hemisphere fruits overlapping with Himachal apples. Anuj P Chaurasia, the

A blackout in Spain has caused significant disruptions to supplies in France.
Spain is recovering from an unprecedented power outage that occurred on Monday. Both Spain and Portugal were without electricity for almost twenty hours. While the situation seems to have been

Fire at the Milan Ortomercato: Jack's Orchard is fully operational.
We report the statement from the company L'Orto di Jack, which was affected by the fire at the Ortomercato in Milan: "During the night between the 19th and 20th of March, a serious fire struck our

Banana imports to Europe and the US are facing pressure due to climate change.
A new report by RaboResearch has brought attention to the increasing influence of climate change on banana supplies to the EU and the US. Fluctuations in yields, higher water requirements, extreme

Supply situation for grapes is easing with increasing supplies.
Meanwhile, the grape harvest in the growing regions of South Africa is well advanced and the packing houses are operating at full capacity. Soon, the first regions will have completed the harvest.

Peak harvest time for California navel oranges is typically from November to April.
Orange supplies in California are currently at their peak, as the state enjoys close to year-round supply of this fruit. "We are currently in the peak harvest season of Navel oranges in

Mjko GmbH has opened a new mushroom farm in Hoheging.
Mjko GmbH (formerly Weiße Köpfe), a company based in Lower Saxony, has expanded its Hoheging site to include a new mushroom farm. With a total of seven sites in Germany, Mjko GmbH supplies

Agricola Don Camillo at Fruit Attraction with the innovations of the fourth range.
The Don Camillo Agricultural Cooperative, which also boasts this high-quality production, supplies not only melons, watermelons, and citrus fruits but also a wide variety of pumpkins from the 60

Advancing avocado production through strategic thinning in Western Australia
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) research has discovered that strategic orchard thinning can lead to more consistent supplies of high-quality fruit. This

Asia Fruit Logistica is the leading trade show for the fresh produce industry in Asia. This preview focuses on the second part of the event, highlighting the latest trends and innovations in the region's fruit and vegetable sector.
"Passion for freshness" is the core value of the exporter Thai Best Products (TBP), which supplies seasonal fruits and vegetables to various international markets. TBP operates three packhouses

Innovations in potato varieties, packaging, and agroecology
The agricultural cooperative of Noirmoutier began harvesting early potatoes around the 20th of March. The campaign is picking up steam gradually. "We are currently harvesting open field potatoes

Cloudy skies and rising prices: current state of Ukraine’s cucumber market
Recent weather patterns have cast a shadow over cucumber supplies from Ukraine’s greenhouse complexes, as noted by EastFruit. The persistent overcast skies have led to a dip in market

"Product features can make a difference in the supply chain".
The Sicilian grower Il Marchio d'Oro supplies the market with an almost year-round production of different varieties of yellow and red Lamuyo tomatoes and peppers. In addition to vine tomatoes,

Apple gift box sales lag behind, deviating from last year’s market trend
In 2022, premium gift-packaged apples enjoyed soaring popularity, with stocks depleted across southern cities. Merchants had to urgently source supplies from fruit warehouses at the origin to meet

Heat and rain challenging for California citrus harvesting
Supplies of California citrus are plentiful right now. “The fruit is big so it’s plentiful in large fruit and very very tight, limited supplies on small fruit--88s and smaller,” says Jim

Supermarket prices rise underway as Red Sea shipping crisis might last for months
Currently, delays to global trade are caused by hundreds of ships diverting around Africa to avoid attacks in the Red Sea. These delays are set to inflict months of disruption and imminent price

Normalization of ocean freight makes imported lemon prices competitive
Lemon supplies in North America are steady right now. In the U.S., supplies are coming from California as well as Mexico while Canada is receiving shipments from the U.S. as well as Morocco-Egypt.

"Roomy market means high demand for Egyptian strawberries"
It's currently all hands on deck in the Egyptian strawberry sector. Insufficient Dutch and Belgian supplies means the United Kingdom has turned to Southern Europe and Egypt for produce. "The days