Egypt reduces exports of dates to South-East Asia, but still remains the leading exporter
The Egyptian exports of dates to South-East Asia will drop in the MY 2022/23, as reported by EastFruit. Nevertheless, their volumes will still be among the highest ones over the past few marketing

Early watermelons are in strong demand before the start of the new season in Georgia
EastFruit team notices that Georgia’s early watermelon import volumes practically repeat the record of 2022. Generally, this time around all of the watermelons in Georgia are imported. The local

Fruit Attraction announces a new edition of the Innovation Hub Awards
Once again, Fruit Attraction is organising a new edition of the Innovation Hub Awards. These awards that recognise innovation and entrepreneurship in the fruit and vegetable industry are aimed at

“With V-Ros we incorporate one of the best producers of leaf mandarins”
Recently, the Iberian Premium Fruits group reached an agreement with the shareholders of V-Ros, the well-known company that specializes in clementines with leaves, to incorporate the company into

"Belgium's asparagus acreage shrinks further every year"

Renewed hope for British blackcurrants
Blackcurrant growers across the UK are optimistic about the potential of this year’s crop, despite enduring weather challenges and escalating production costs, according to The Blackcurrant

Early onions, potatoes, and carrots – market overview for Ukraine and the EastFruit region
FAO International Consultant and EastFruit expert Fedir Rybalko shares insights about the market situation of early vegetables and potatoes in the EastFruit region. “The highest wholesale prices

Summer fruit, the season of La Grande Bellezza Italiana kicks off
Homegrown summer fruit will not be missing from the tables of Italians, who will soon be able to start eating high-quality cherries. This was assured to IFN by Leonardo Odorizzi, one of the

‘It’s time to back British’
What are the biggest challenges facing the UK soft fruit industry at the moment? It’s a similar situation to last year. Soft fruit production is fragile at the moment in terms of the increased

EU clears AMFresh/EQT acquisition of SNFL and IFG
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Special New Fruit Licensing Holding Company (SNFL) and International Fruit Genetics (IFG) by AMFresh and

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

Ametller compra Agrofruit en Tortosa
The production and distribution company Grupo Ametller Origen, led by Josep Ametller, is acquiring the assets of Agrofruit in Tortosa to create a large artichoke production centre. Thus, the group

Fruits and vegetables: Category with the most recalls in Q1 2023
In the first few months of 2023, the number of food and beverage recalls in Europe went up. According to data from Sedgwick brand protection’s latest European product recall report, a 2.9