Currant Demo Farm 2023
On the second day of June 2023, the Currant Demo Farm was held, an event organised annually at Tomasz Woźniak's farm in Jastkowo. The event was and is co-hosted by Dr Piotr Baryła - both currant

HM.CLAUSE completes its tomato catalogue
The tomato catalogue of the seed company HM.CLAUSE goes a step further in the search for solutions for the farmer and the rest of the value chain with the incorporation of materials with

Assessment of the situation in blueberry plantations and challenges for the new season
An annual custom is the summer meeting of members of the Association of Polish Blueberry Growers. On 2 June 2023, they met on the plantation belonging to the organisation's current president,

De Ruiter®: more security in 'portas'.
De Ruiter®, a Bayer brand, is the benchmark in tomato rootstocks and, as such, tries to stay ahead of trends with materials that provide solutions to the new problems that are appearing in the

Intersemillas tomatoes: 'Your allies to control the rugose'.
Jimena and Mesnada are these two varieties which, apart from their resistance to rugose have other characteristics. Jimena is an elongated oval type branch, long cycle, high vigour and an average

The Axarquia from the sky
We are heading to the Juan Espadafor airfield on the Costa Tropical. Coincidentally or not, Sigfrido Fruit's facilities are just a few minutes away from the aeronautical infrastructure. Part of

More Curdivex with Suertex
It already has a name. The variety presented by Bayer at its Winter Brassicas Days is called Suertex (SV AC7306) and completes the Curdivex-type cauliflower portfolio. A breeding line of whiter

Georgian sweet cherry prices stabilize as harvest season progresses
The first harvest of Georgian sweet cherries arrived on the market in mid-May accompanied by higher prices compared to the previous season. EastFruit price monitoring data from the week of May 12

Цены на грузинскую черешню стабилизируются по мере продвижения сезона сбора урожая
Первый урожай грузинской черешни поступил на рынок в середине мая и сопровождался ростом цен по сравнению

Arondir, the latest from Top Seeds
Top Seeds has expanded its tomato portfolio with the Arondir pear. The variety has been commercially available since April, and is characterised by maintaining the homogeneity of the fruit and the

Romancero F1 excels in branch
Henry Smienk, the company's marketing manager, points out that they want to highlight the main horticultural segments in which they work in Almeria. "Romancero F1 is an outstanding variety among

Global shortage of onion volumes
Nearly all major onion producing countries in Europe have reduced their plantings. Spain is estimated to have gone from 1.567 million tonnes to 1.198 million tonnes, while the Netherlands has gone

Ceny gruzińskich czereśni stabilizują się wraz z postępującym sezonem zbiorów
Pierwsze zbiory gruzińskich czereśni pojawiły się na rynku w połowie maja, czemu towarzyszyły wyższe ceny w porównaniu do poprzedniego sezonu. Dane z monitoringu cen EastFruit z

Registration now open
As you know, these awards are organised by Fruit Today magazine with the sponsorship of Euro Pool System and Proexport and the collaboration of Fruit Attraction and Fepex. This year we are

European forecasts for stone fruit "taken with a pinch of salt".
The causes of this situation are the weather conditions in the main growing areas: in Italy due to the heavy flooding in the Emilia Romagna region and in Spain, due to the water restrictions in

"Fruit and vegetable exports to overseas markets picking up well; we meet that need alongside local production"
Fruit and vegetable exports to overseas markets like the Middle East, Singapore, and Hong Kong are picking up nicely. That is according to Ruud Krul of the Dutch company Freshclusive. "It's more

Precooling used to increase efficiency and reduce postharvest losses in bell peppers
In grocery stores brimming with brightly colored fruits and vegetables, it may not occur to many shoppers the complexity farmers navigate to consistently deliver high-quality produce each week.

Hand-picked green beans from Mexico available year-round
While Peakopia brings many different fruit and vegetable varieties to market, green beans are the company’s main product. “We offer two types, light and dark, and they are grown year-round in

BelOrta: Snack tomatoes in the Einstein shaker
For the whole month of June, BelOrta's snack tomatoes will be available in an Einstein shaker. In this way, BelOrta wants to encourage young students to snack healthily while awakening their inner

"Problems with early stone fruits in Italy, but the late season will see Le Meraviglie."
In the case of cherries, the situation is compromised, while problems for apricots are limited to the early segment; for the medium and medium-late crops, however, yields should meet quality

Another edition of the International Congress of Red Fruits and Berries
The organising committee of the 8th International Congress of Red Fruits is already working on the design of the event's programme, whose registration can be formalised through the website

Switzerland: Barely enough apples until the free import period
At the end of May, the stock level is 9,131 t, 9,161 t below the level from 2022 (18,292 t) and 5,821 t below the level from 2021 (14,952 t). As was to be expected, the total stock is at a very