The garlic harvest starts with a 15% drop in production but with good quality Spring garlic
According to forecasts, this season's garlic production will decrease by 15%; however, the quality of the Spring garlic variety is quite good, stated Julio Bacete, sector manager at Cooperativas

Gavina pauses, campaign kicks off early
There is no shortage of novelties at CasaAgricola Campidanese. This year, the campaign for the main summer reference products from L'Orto di Eleonora, namely the Eleonora and Gavina mini

Zespri results reflect challenging season
Zespri says its 2022/23 financial results reflect a “challenging period” for the kiwifruit industry. The New Zealand-headquartered kiwifruit marketer recorded total global fruit sales revenue

"Prices are no longer a reference to determine whether a campaign is good or not"
Last winter, the leafy vegetable production suffered from the impact of climate change, "which is increasingly noticeable in our sector," said Géraldine Cuadras, commercial director of

Bodensee-Stiftung: Wild bee population in orchards at Lake Constance stabilises at a high level
The commitment of fruit growers in the Lake Constance region to the promotion of insects, birds and other wildlife species is showing lasting success, as the Lake Constance Foundation announced.

Danila Bragantini Prize, the list of 9 candidates
The Danila Bragantini Prize, the Oscar for innovation in the fruit and vegetable sector promoted for the fifth year running by the National Association of Women in Fruit and Vegetables and aimed

Senegal: BelOrta on an African export mission
Recently, several Belgian companies, including leading fruit and vegetable marketer BelOrta, took part in a business mission to Senegal led by Princess Astrid. BelOrta mainly explored new

"Ceny nie są już punktem odniesienia do określenia, czy kampania jest dobra, czy nie".
Ubiegłej zimy produkcja warzyw liściastych ucierpiała z powodu zmian klimatycznych, "które są coraz bardziej zauważalne w naszym sektorze", powiedziała Géraldine Cuadras, dyrektor

Frullà Puro, the latest addition is Pescabianca
After Mango, Pineapple, Banana and the recent Prune, theFrullà Puro line is enriched with a new original reference presented as a preview at the recent TuttoFood: Pescabianca®. For this fresh

Guimaras mangoes receive GI
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines has granted a certificate of geographical indication (GI) to mangoes grown in the central province of Guimaras for their reputation as the

Early apricots in Greece suffered from weather conditions
The weather has caused some issues for the early apricot varieties in Greece, says Paris Karastergios, import-export coordinator for Greek produce exporter Kastargiou P. Bros S.A.: “The Greek

"We are seeing a higher demand for cherries in Italy due to the impact of the floods"
The cherry season is underway in Zaragoza with a good demand and acceptable prices, since the supply from other areas has been affected by adverse weather conditions. Given the high yields,

Strawberry getting cheaper. Domestic raspberry coming to market. PRICES as of 30.05.2023.
We present another quotation of strawberry and raspberry prices as of 30.05.2023.There are more and more strawberries on sale, no longer only from tunnels, but also from under low covers. You can

Zespri’s 2022/23 financial results reflect challenging season
Zespri’s 2022/23 financial results reflect a challenging period for the kiwifruit industry, with grower returns down on the back of fruit quality issues that have primarily been driven by the

UAE retail is interested in expanding the assortment of Georgian products
The UAE-based company – LuLu Group International – is interested in introducing Georgian products into the retail chain, EastFruit reports with reference to the Ministry of Environmental

In Chile, apples picked by AI-guided flying robots
In Linares, Chile, a never-before-seen collaboration is taking place, and even more so in the agricultural sector: robots guided by artificial intelligence are harvesting apples. This

Is it time for a fresh look at bananas?
Bananas may be a shopping basket staple but they are not the most exciting item in the produce aisle. While the past few years have brought a wealth of new varieties and flavours in other

Labor costs are the big caveat to high asparagus prices
The asparagus season in the northwest usually starts mid-April, but this year the crop was almost a month late due to a really cold spring. “When Mexico stopped shipping the third week of April,

Flipped pricing on California and Mexican broccoli
More broccoli supplies are coming out of Salinas, California. “They were delayed by the rain but they have now gotten to the point where they can harvest and the quality on broccoli has been

T&G commisions automated Hawke’s Bay packhouse
T&G Global has opened its new state-of-the-art, highly automated apple packhouse in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The NZ$100m facility has 1.7ha of