"The best tasting apricot varieties are reaching the markets"
"Working only with varieties that are most appreciated by consumers, especially in terms of taste, continues to be our goal, even in a campaign characterized by abnormal weather, such as the one

AMI: Stone fruit - Germany is Southern Europe's main buyer
Peaches, nectarines and apricots are in high season during the summer months. Due to Germany's lack of self-sufficiency, imports are unavoidable. The main suppliers are Spain, Greece, Italy and

Medium-late apricots focus on size
The apricot marketing campaign has not got off to the best start; between product shortages in vocated areas such as Romagna and rainy weather that has compromised quality, apricots have not yet

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 26 June
Melon is currently one of the most popular products and the hot weather is driving up demand. The high temperatures are also increasing demand for watermelons. The pace of Italian apricot

Uzbekistan could become second largest global exporter of fresh apricots in 2023
According to EastFruit analysts, Uzbekistan is likely to harvest a record apricot crop in 2023, which will contribute to higher exports and return of this country to the top positions in global

The weather in France brings early volumes of peaches and nectarines
Larger volumes, a slower market at the end of June, and a switch of origins. “We are in a pivotal period,” explains Raphaël Martinez, director of Peaches and Apricots of France. “The end of

Pogoda we Francji przynosi wczesne ilości brzoskwiń i nektaryn
Większe wolumeny, wolniejszy rynek pod koniec czerwca i zmiana pochodzenia. "Jesteśmy w kluczowym okresie", wyjaśnia Raphaël Martinez, dyrektor Peaches and Apricots of France.

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 26 June
Melon is currently one of the most popular products and the hot weather is driving up demand. The high temperatures are also increasing demand for watermelons. The pace of Italian apricot

Uzbekistan could become second largest global exporter of fresh apricots in 2023 – EastFruit
According to EastFruitanalysts, Uzbekistan is likely to harvest a record apricot crop in 2023, which will contribute to higher exports and return of this country to the top positions in global

Unprecedented apricot harvest in Tajikistan in 2023 – prices of dried fruits are collapsing
According to the participants of the fruit and vegetable market of Tajikistan, after two consecutive lean years for apricots, in 2023 an unprecedented apricot harvest was obtained in the country.

Agribologna, new media campaign kicks off
The campaign celebrates the value of the producer partner as a true specialist of the land and the special character of the product, which fully represents the excellence and qualities of the

'Young people, come and do this job'
When a strong passion for agriculture runs in the family since childhood, it can only be passed on. This was the case for Apulia'sAngela Cascavilla, who has a degree in exercise science but has

Banks of mushrooms: The chanterelle season begins again
The chanterelle, also known as Girolle, Hanenkam and Cantharel, is a wild mushroom and is picked by hand in the forests of Europe. It has a light and fresh apricot aroma with a slightly spicy and

"Royal made Pluot® and Metis® available to consumers and continues to innovate to set new trends".
Nearly two decades ago, the company from Seville culminated with a real and differentiating alternative in the stone fruit segment through the incorporation of its interspecific Pluot® and

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 19 June
The campaign for Apulia's florid green figs has started. The production of Italian apricots is in full swing. There is a high trend for melons, especially honeydew melons, while the demand for

Spain, apricot production falls by 65% by 2022
The Castilla-La Mancha cooperative has tried to estimate the 2023 apricot harvest in the region and, in consultation with other structures in the area, it has emerged that production will fall by

Apricot production in Castilla-La Mancha will fall by 65%
After consulting with the cooperatives in the sector, Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias Castilla-La Mancha has estimated that the production of apricots in the region in 2023 would decrease by 65%

“The harvest potential of labeled products is much greater than last year”
49 tons of apricots and 29 tons of Red Label peaches and nectarines: these were the volumes sold last year, which is quite an achievement. In 2020, the sales of apricots and peaches/nectarines

“We hope to see French peaches and nectarines in supermarkets this week!”
Last week, the Federation of French Fruit Producers (FNPF) and the producers of Peaches and Apricots of France sent a letter to the main French retailers, urging them to switch from the Spanish to

Cherries from Piedmont packaged as chocolates for original gifts
The new cherry 'gift box' could not but come from the home of chocolates (Alba, in the Cuneo province). It was Lorenzo Brigante, 26, who came up with the idea. He is the owner of Cascina Malcotti

'First sugar apricots arrived from Turkey'
Spanish apricots dominated and were most likely flanked by Italians. Unloadings from France complemented. From Turkey came, on the one hand Matador; on the other hand the first sugar apricots also

Alanar prepares for start of Turkish cherry season
Having started the year with weather problems that proved disastrous for Turkish apricots, producer-exporter Alanar is grateful that its cherries appear to be untouched by inclement conditions, at

Old variety makes good stock?
You will forgive me for the provocative use of one of Italy's most popular proverbs, but the 'Hamletic' doubt arose during one of our wholesale market surveys. In fact, as I was browsing

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 12 June
High prices and sub-optimal quality due to rainfall are not favouring the cherry campaign: Vignola's branded product has started. Demand for watermelon has not yet taken off, while demand for

Ingrosso, summer begins to feel
"Sales of summer produce are going very well and we cannot complain, but there is always the nightmare weather around the corner, which risks compromising the production of peaches, after cherries