Italiafruit sees you on Wednesday
Italiafruit News looks forward to seeing you on Wednesday 26 April. . The editorial staff is taking a short break on the occasion of Liberation Day.. We will therefore be back on Wednesday with

Stone fruit production, Spain expects a slight upturn
The first Spanish stone fruits have already arrived in Italian markets: in the last few days we have found peaches (click here to read more) at very high prices. While waiting for the campaign to

"The cold, dark weather significantly delaying Belgian cherries"
In early April, it was all hands on deck on Dutch and Belgian cherry farms. The frost caused sleepless nights for growers protecting the early varieties from damage by stoking, among other things.

"The usual price reduction on salads has not happened yet"

Egypt: Import permits for seed potatoes open for limited time
Last week, the Central Authority of Plant Quarantine in Egypt announced that the door for import permits for seed potatoes will be open only from 15th of April to 15th of May. According to

Dole China welcomes first Philippine durians
Dole China has celebrated the first shipments of Philippine durian to China with an official launch for its Dole Golden Puyat offering. The first batch of Dole Golden Puyat durian arrived by air

Fruitnet chairman and Fruit Logistica co-founder dies, aged 93
Chris White pays tribute to departed friend and colleague Günter Schweinsberg, the fresh produce business journalist, publisher, and chairman of Fruitnet Media International, died peacefully at

Netherlands: Trade representatives travel to Hyderabad and Delhi in April
The upcoming visit, which will take place from 23 to 30 April, is the second trade mission to India after the launch of the multi-year public-private partnership PIB HortiRoad2India in October

"Business seems to be shifting more toward the weekend now"
Bernd Bahlmann was able to harvest his first asparagus on Maundy Thursday, April 6, in order to be able to offer it at Easter. "However, the volumes were not yet sufficient to open our farm store.

Apofruit, training for young members continues
Apofruit, a fruit and vegetable cooperative with over 2,700 members throughout Italy, is continuing its training activities for younger members. On 13 and 14 April, a two-day event was held for

Uzbekistan: apricots of a new crop fell in price by more than 3 times in one week
Fresh apricots of a new crop became available in supermarkets in the capital of Uzbekistan at the beginning of the second decade of April and have fallen in price by more than 3 times over this

Table grapes lead Peru's main fresh produce exports up to April 2023
Table grapes from Peru is leading the export charge with $720 million in sales up to the end of week 13 of April 2023. In the year 2022, agricultural exports were close to $10 billion dollars,

Grower and retailer challenges in Lords spotlight
The House of Lords inquiry into the horticulture sector has turned its attention to the challenges faced by growers and retailers. On Thursday 20 April the Horticultural Sector Committee was due

Coloured currants already in bloom (plantation monitoring, 20.04.2023)
With each passing day we are approaching the end of April, the weather is getting warmer and more flowering plants are appearing every day. Currants will be joining this venerable group in a

In Romagna there is already a scent of strawberries
You wouldn't think it, but inRomagna it is already strawberry time. In fact, the Fabbri di Santarcangelo agricultural company, a member of Agribologna, started picking the Joly variety at Easter

European processing potato prices at record levels
European processing potato prices have hit record highs this week, with increased competition from processors for a limited volume of uncontracted (free-buy) stocks pushing up physical prices. The

South African avocados close in on China access
The South African avocado industry completed some of the final steps required to export avocados to China and industry sources believe access is on the horizon. The industry welcomed the virtual

Egypt's agricultural exports exceed 2.5 mln tons in first months of 2023:
Minister of Agriculture El-Sayed El-Quseir has announced that Egypt’s agricultural exports reached 2.506 million tons from January to April 2023. The minister’s statements were based on a