Oversupply dampens coming almond bloom in California
In Kern County it's hard to know what a good outcome would even look like this year as the almond bloom approaches. Such an oversupply has piled up that almond prices actually declined last month.

“This is going to be a busy packhouse”
“I’d say fruit packers are actually in the service industry,” maintains Hein Punt, general manager of Sawmill Fruit Packers, a new packing facility for its stakeholders Boschendal and Lona

New Cape Blush pear Rosy-Lwazi inspires export market
South Africa’s 2022/2023 deciduous fruit season delivered something special to the market this January, a brand new very early red blush pear cultivar trademarked as Rosy-Lwazi. The variety has

UK think tank predicts country will most likely be able to avoid recession
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) predicts that the UK is likely to avoid a recession this year. It expects the economy to grow marginally, despite high prices hitting

Brazilian fruit exports hit by weather
Difficult weather conditions in the northeast and south of Brazil meant that fruit exports did not reach their potential in 2022. President of national fruit association Abrafrutas, Guilherme

Lethal earthquake paralyses Turkish ports, container lines announce operation adjustments
LimakPort Iskenderun, located in the Mediterranean coastal town of Iskenderun in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, was severely damaged by the recent earthquake, forcing the port authority

The surface devoted to melon and watermelon crops in Almeria's greenhouses will decrease by 15%
"There's a lot of uncertainty regarding the next spring campaign in the province, mainly because producers currently plan to decrease the surface of melon and especially watermelon by 15 to 20%."

Lidl GB has gained nearly £11mln in switching gains from M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s in the past month
Strikes in Finnish supermarkets to start on Thursday SERVICE UNION UNITED (PAM) declared that it will stage the first in a series of strikes in supermarkets and logistics centres this week

Wholesale price for onions in the Netherlands has skyrocketed
The EastFruit team continues to monitor the global and regional onion markets where tensions are heightened due to a series of bans and shocks, which we described in detail in the article