Egypt doubles frozen strawberry exports to EU in past five years
Egypt has demonstrated the stunning pace of development in the frozen strawberry export in the past five years, as reported by EastFruit. The EU countries were the most important export

Syngenta's battery against ToBRFV
At the end of last year Syngenta held a field conference to show its first solutions to the dreaded Tomato Rough Borer Virus (ToBRFV) and today it already has 10 varieties with intermediate

For Rijk Zwan, the solution lies in high resistance.
Rijk Zwaan is approaching its 100th birthday and continues with the same vitality as ever. Its tomato catalogue is being renewed with materials such as Margymeno (74-PL001 RZ), a pear tomato for

Bejo launches Yakama, its first yellow onion with a single centre
This year the onion crop has a smaller area, perhaps 12% less than in 2022, when it was already down by up to 15%. In the Guadalquivir Valley in Andalusia, some growers have reduced the area by up

Russians are preparing to steal famous Melitopil cherries again
The famous Melitopil cherry (Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine) has not yet matured, and the Russian invaders already have grandiose plans for it, writes Zprz.City. The Russian occupiers do not even

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,

New era in Vilmorin-Mikado
Vilmorin-Mikado is one of the companies that has been working on interspecific tomato rootstocks for the longest time. It started in this segment in 2008 in Spain and is currently one of the

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

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

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

Egypt might flood the global dates market within the next five years
Egypt is gearing up to boost exports of dates and to take the crown of the largest global exporter away from the current leader Israel. In 2021 Egypt wasn’t even among the top 10 largest

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