Seeka looks to jujubes for expansion
Seeka, the largest producer of kiwi fruit and nashi pears in Australia, is investing millions in a fruit that might be unknown to many Australians. The company, founded in New Zealand, is planning

Port of Bilbao community presents multimodal offer tailored to customers
The Port of Bilbao Authority and UniportBilbao, together with VIAL - Vitoria Álava Solución Logística, will participate in the international transport logistic trade fair in Munich, which will

A dream Macfrut
I could start this commentary on Macfrut 2023 by rattling off all the record-breaking figures of this edition, but I think it is fairer to emphasise that what we experienced last week was

Blueberries - starting to flower (plantation monitoring, 7.05.2023)
We are already in May and have been for a few days, so the first flowers are also appearing in the blueberry plantations. Of course, the early varieties like 'Duke' and 'Patriot' are starting.

South African strawberry afficionados in for a Woolworths treat
South African retailer Woolworths is always looking to distinguish itself through fruit. This week's introduction of the Florida Pearl white strawberry, wholly unknown to local consumers, follows

Bördegarten/Wimex Group: State Parliament President Dr Gunnar Schellenberger visits greenhouse
Dr Gunnar Schellenberger, President of the Saxony-Anhalt State Parliament, saw for himself what high-tech-controlled, sustainable production can achieve in one of the largest greenhouse facilities

Korean pine nuts will be added to the list of strategically important goods
Korean pine nuts will be added to the list of strategically important goods, according to a draft government resolution posted for public discussion by the Ministry of Justice. The proposed

Handel awokado będzie się rozwijał na coraz bardziej konkurencyjnym rynku
Rabobank opublikował niedawno swoją mapę handlu awokado, przedstawiającą globalną produkcję, konsumpcję i handel awokado. Według banku, handel awokado będzie nadal rósł

"At the moment, our Colombian Keitt mango is only competing in the European market with fruit from Africa"
Keitt mangoes grown in the Colombian department of Magdalena are already, for the first time, on their way to the European market. These mangoes are, in fact, giving the department the potential

Aldi Süd continues to promote regional agriculture and focuses on German strawberries
Since 10 April, Aldi Süd has only bought German asparagus during the season - now the discounter is expanding its commitment to regional agriculture and is also focusing seasonally on German

“Machine harvesting is blueberry cultivation's future”
Every year, Schrijnwerkers Plants propagates about 1.5 million blueberry plants for the European market on its Dutch production site. In recent decades, the company has built up an extensive

"We started the season for nectarines and peaches with 500-gr trays, but sales are still very slow"
"This year there were no significant failures regarding stone fruit, so we expect a relatively normal harvest. It is also a good year for the peels, as the fruits tend to be smaller. More rain is

Blueberry stars at International Blueberry Days
The blueberry coloured Macfrut blue, the fruit and vegetable show that for three days at Rimini Expo Centre filled the halls with visitors. The second day of International Blueberry Days (Thursday

EU average prices for bananas mostly unchanged in week 17
Week 16, average wholesale prices of bananas produced within Europe stood at €105/100 kgs in Spain. Prices in the Portugal came in at €200 per 100 kgs, while the French paid €135/100

Conor (Agribologna) confirms and relaunches new growth path
From today until 11 May, the Agribologna Group is taking part in TuttoFood, with CONOR and Fresco Senso. CONOR, for over 50 years a point of reference in the distribution of fresh fruit and

Potatoes to see strong markets ahead in the coming years
There will be strong markets for potatoes in the next few years. That’s what Tony Wisdom Founder and CEO of Skagit Valley Farm and Valley Pride Sales thinks as he looks ahead to the 2023 potato

New Zealand's red pears are on the market, and the price of blueberries varies greatly among different varieties
This year's "May Day" holiday has significantly boosted fruit sales. After the holiday, the traffic in the fruit market decreased this week, and the overall sales have been relatively slow, and

Red Globe passes ‘mantle’ of most produced table grape in Peru to Sweet Globe
Red Globe, the mainstay table grape cultivar of Peru has finally had to pass the ‘mantle’ of most produced grape to the white seedless Sweet Globe. According to Benjamín Cilloniz, General

Lots of cherries, apricots, strawberries and cucumbers at $0.3 per kg
EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual

Denmark: "Regionally-grown vegetable sales increase by a few percent annually"
When Denmark joined the European Union in 1973, Nordic Greens - called Alfred Pedersen then - promptly planted tomatoes in its greenhouses. That was the country's first commercial tomato crop.

Avocado trade will continue to grow in increasingly competitive market
Rabobank recently published their World Avocado Trade Map, charting global avocado production, consumption and trade. According to the bank, avocado trade will continue to grow in the next few

Picotas: all their nutritional properties
What are picotas? Picotas are a variety of cherry grown exclusively in the Jerte Valley in Extremadura, Spain. These cherries are characterised by being sweeter and tastier than other cherry

German fruit and vegetables: Tomatoes - Unadulterated pleasure and lots of colour
Whether meat tomato, Roma tomato, panicle tomato, cherry tomato, cocktail tomato or vine tomato - with a per capita consumption of 7.3 kg*, the usually bright red nightshade is the declared