EU monthly orange imports came in at 78.808 tonnes in March
EU monthly orange imports came in at 78.808 tonnes in the past month. Data shows that the majority of these imports came from Egypt -the same as the month before- at 75.307 tonnes.

Morocco’s tomato challenges
Due to the weather conditions in several European and African countries, there is a shortage of several products, such as tomatoes, says Fatiha Charrat, deputy managing director for Moroccan fresh

Moderate stone fruit season expected in Spain in terms of volume
Currently, the early growing areas of Spain are slowly but surely starting this year's stone fruit harvest. In a few weeks, the first apricots, peaches and nectarines will hit the German market.

Warmer temperatures and extra acreage leads to “glut” of tomatoes
There’s an oversupply of tomatoes right now. “It’s an oversupply that’s almost a glut,” said Bob Spencer of West Coast Tomato, LLC, noting it’s affecting all varieties of tomatoes.

Study focuses on drones to target desert locusts with biopesticide
A study, led by the first winner of the inaugural Carol Ellison Science Award 2021, has determined the optimum height for a drone to fly and target desert locusts with biopesticides in order for

Arena Group: lemons for prevention in Decò and SuperConveniente stores
In all Decò and SuperConveniente sales outlets in Sicily and in the province of Reggio Calabria, Sicilian lemons for prevention will be available from 11 to 20 April 2023. They will be sold in

Haskelberg and IG Deccan enter avocado propagation partnership
Israel’s Haskelberg has teamed up with IG Deccan to bring high-quality avocado genetics to India. The two nurseries have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate and propagate

Ukrainian farmers rush to sell last year’s cabbage and reduce prices
The price of white cabbage from last year’s harvest has decreased in Ukraine this week, analysts of the EastFruit project report. According to market participants, Ukrainian farmers today

Prices for greenhouse cucumbers went up again in Ukraine on the eve of the holidays
Before the Easter holidays, Ukrainian greenhouse plants once again increase selling prices for cucumbers, EastFruit project analysts report. In addition to the pre-holiday rush, prices in this

Kazakhstan: In January 2023, potato exports amounted to 19.8 thousand tons
Traditionally, the country has supplied vegetables to Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. In January 2023, potato exports increased by 28.4 times and amounted to 19.8

Heavy rains threaten table grape and mango campaigns in northern Peru
The high humidity and the continuous rains since the end of February in Tumbes and Piura, in the north of the country, have increased the presence of Mildiu on table grape crops in this area,