China blows a fresh breeze into South African pear industry
The start of the topfruit season wasn’t auspicious but, as poorly as it had started, it could be heading to a strong run for South African pears. Marketing the early Williams or BC crop was

Chile: "New water law will stop expansion of fruit industry".
Chile's government's planned changes to the water law will adversely affect the country's fruit sector and remove incentives for the construction of new irrigation infrastructure at larger farms,

Week 20, fruit and vegetables in the negative and the gap with Lcc widens
In week number twenty, fruit and vegetables by imposed weight show a setback in large-scale retail sales, and the gap with LCC performance increases. This time the main culprit is classic modern

Kazakhstan is buying fruits from Peru and the Netherlands
In the first quarter of this year, Kazakhstan purchased nearly 133,000 tons of fruit, which is 1.2% less than in the same period last year. The most imported fruits were mandarins, to 27.7

"This year we sold three tons of tomatoes we produced ourselves"
Organic farmer Michael Boyer produces organic vegetables at three locations in and around Göttingen, most of which he markets in his own specialty store in Göttingen's Ostviertel district. The

Peru: Introduce new mango varieties to serve new destinations such as Asia
In the 2022/23 season, the Andean country exported 252,000 tonnes of mangoes, an increase of 7.23%, agraria.pe refers to APEM managing director Juan Carlos Rivera Ortega. "This is another record

"For us, the future has already started"
SG Alimentación-Southgreen (SGA) will be renamed to SGA Group, thereby integrating the three main family-owned production companies that supply it under the same commercial structure. The project

Avocado and mango consumption in Spain has increased by more than 1,000% in a decade
According to an analysis carried out by Confidencial Digital based on the products marketed in Mercamadrid, Spain's biggest wholesale market and a reference in Europe, this market went from

For the first time, sweet cherries from Uzbekistan were delivered to Yekaterinburg by air
In addition, three trucks carrying sweet cherry, cherry, and peach went through customs control. Ural's customs officers inspected fresh fruits for defects and spoilage and sent them to the

Protection of strawberries against grey mould and anthracnose
Both of the above-mentioned diseases are responsible for very serious losses in strawberry plantations. These threats cannot be underestimated. Effective protection against them is the factor that

Growers United celebrates 10th anniversary
On June 17, members and staff of Growers United will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a summer party. Growers United was founded in 2013 by a group of fruit vegetable growers with the aim of

'Taste should be everyone's obsession'
Dear Director,I have thought a lot about whether to write these lines, given the dramatic situation that has hit our region, but some of the considerations you have made relate to the future of

“2022/2023 is the most successful kiwi season Greece has ever seen in India”
It’s been a solid season for Greek kiwifruit in the Indian market, says Saurabh Tanwar of Indian fruit importer Fruitways: “The Greek kiwi has proven to be the most important origin for the

The revolution of Nutritionists among the trolleys #vocidellortofrutta
Distinctiveness in a sign can be played with the information card, bringing together health, sustainability and cooking content. It is called Nutritionists in the trolleys, the proposal made to

Borras: citrus fruits, that's why we are seeing a collapse in consumption
Citrus fruit consumption has declined significantly over the last ten years, both in Spain and at a European level. The data - reported by interempresas.net - are those released by the Spanish

Sonora grape volumes rebounding after slow start
After a delayed start to the Mexican table grape season, producers are bouncing back with normal production moving into the month of June. Production is currently coming from the northern and

Kazakh representative proposes to build a food warehouse on the border with China
Representatives from Kazakhstan have made a working trip to China to strengthen their trade and economic ties between the regions. Their visit included the "Khorgos 5G". It was launched in 2021.

'Vignola, 10 million euro lost with early cherries alone'
The Italian cerasicola campaign has got off to a bad start due to the weather conditions that have plagued all the Italian areas. Long days of rain, alternating with sunshine, and storms again,

New water law will “halt expansion of Chilean fruit industry”
Chilean fruit producer federation Fedefruta has warned that planned changes to water laws put forward by the government of Gabriel Boric will have a detrimental impact on the country’s fruit

“Increasing demand for IQF Fruit is driving us towards a sustainable future”
The demand for frozen goods has significantly increased in recent years due to a number of causes, says Maria Vieitez, marketing coordinator of OctoFrost: “Consumers have had to reconsider their

Russia: The import of fruits from Turkey, Chile, and South Africa has doubled
Since the beginning of this year, 180 tons of apricots, nectarines, peaches, and plums have arrived in the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation from abroad, according to the regional