Plums from France: "2023 will be a decisive year for the industry".
"The 2023 campaign announces itself with a great potential to be exploited", stressed Joël Boyer, President of the French plum association AOPn Prune at the General Assembly in Moissac

AUSVEG statement on Industrial action and potential implications on Australia’s food supply
AUSVEG is aware of an ongoing negotiation process taking place between a Victorian vegetable grower and its workforce regarding the establishment of an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement, which has

"Nowadays, skill and alertness are vital to achieve a good harvest"
In the Netherlands, it was all hands on deck in the spring to achieve a nice new pear harvest. "Skill and constant alertness are becoming increasingly important to guarantee a good crop," begins

“We are finally going to have a proper plum campaign!”
The cherry season has come to an end “without having really started, unfortunately,” explains Eric Tastayre, managing director of Apifood. On the other hand, the plum season, which begins this

Watermelons, strategies for the ideal assortment
In the summer period, mourners are crucial for the performance of the fruit and vegetable department. Their unit value, whether sold by the kilo or by the piece, however, is relatively low and

Dutch fruit and vegetable trade mission to Turkey with visits to greenhouses, wholesale markets, exporters, and cold storage companies
Following the 2021 and 2022 trade missions, the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Netherlands-Turkey Foundation, in cooperation with RAAD International, enthusiastically offers another exciting

New Zealand firm strives to make handbags out of mushrooms
New Zealand startup Sapro-Tech has discovered a way to grow fungi into a textile that has the same properties as leather. According to founder Keith Hudson, it had discovered a way to produce

Summer fruits: NFI analysis
The intense hot weather of recent weeks favours the consumption of summer fruit, refreshing and thirst quenching by nature. The scenario at CAAB presents itself with a drop in the supply of

Israel’s potato and carrot industries happy with high European demand during 2023 season
Israel’s potato and carrots industries were very happy to provide Europe the much needed produce that was in high demand this past 2023 season. According to producers and exporters from Israel,

The season of red- and blackcurrants kicks off in Ukraine
This week Ukrainian farmers have shipped their first relatively large batches of red- and blackcurrants, as reported by EastFruit. Despite rather long and cold spring, the current season started

AMI: Tomatoes at the advertising forefront
Tomatoes are the undisputed advertising kings. They are by far the most frequently advertised by German food retailers. The great variety in the tomato assortment, from small-fruited tomatoes to

Syngenta's innovations in brassicas for spring cycles
In Viterbo, producers are preparing for the planning of the next brassica campaign. An extremely reliable partner is Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, one of the world's leading players in the segment,

World Citrus Organisation has its first Mexican member
The World Citrus OrganisatIon (WCO) is pleased to inform that, as of this June, it has a new member in its ranks: Citrojugo, a Mexican company specialised in the production, processing and

Europe's citrus sector is concerned about the trade agreement with Mercosur due to fears the HLB arrives in the continent
In a recent presentation in Brussels, representatives of the citrus sector from Spain, Italy, France, and Portugal raised concerns about the expansion of pests in the production of citrus fruits

No peace for Romagna as a hailstorm damages hundreds of hectares
First the frost, then the excessive rain and then the flood... only hail was missing, and it hit the Romagna area on Jun 23rd, causing considerable damage between Ravenna and Cesena. Click here

Pitahaya: the new market opportunity for South African growers?
Vietnam is the most important global producer of pitahayas and the hunger for this exotic fruit is greatest in China. But demand for the so-called dragon fruit is also increasing within the

Bananas from Ecuador at £0.85: slight drop compared to last week
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

South Africa resumes citrus shipments to the US after they had been disrupted by storms
After a week of heavy rains and flooding, the second conventional South African refrigerator ship carrying citrus fruits from the Western Cape region, whose campaign will last until October,

Prices for Italian watermelons and melons have increased by 100% in the past week
"Last year in the same period, we sent about 8,000 cartons of watermelons and melons a day to wholesale markets and retailers. Now it's only a little over 2,000. It is the result of very bad

Africa is enjoying increased fruit exports to Europe and Asia
Africa is enjoying increased fruit exports to the EU, the United Kingdom and Asia, helping to fill a growing supply gap occasioned by low harvests in those markets. According to the EU Citrus

"Bar any unexpected issues, the QTee pear crop will be good again"
Belgian top fruit growers have had a hectic spring. It was long, dark, and then dry in recent weeks, so the new crop required hard work. "The new QTee pear season, however, looks good, but this

Peaches, what will happen after the production boom in Spain?
Spanish peach production estimates have been 'smashed' and the country is now facing an overcrowded market. If until now the weather conditions had not been the best and had limited the ripening