Peru: Low prices affected avocado exports
A total of 642,905 tonnes of avocados with a value of US$ 1.036 billion were exported from Peru last year. While this represents an 11% increase in volume, it also represents an 11% decrease in

SanLucar teams up with Kitchen Stories in Germany
SanLucar has revealed that it is joining forces with the Kitchen Stories cooking platform for the fourth time to launch a new promotion in German supermarkets under the slogan “Our recipe for

Avocados cannot be grown commercially in the open air in Georgia – Geonuts Company concluded
The only avocado orchard in Georgia established as an experiment by the Georgian agricultural company Geonuts Company in 2021 failed. The conclusion was made by the company’s specialists that

Rijk Zwaan campaign reaches 762,000 Brits
Dutch vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan is celebrating the success of its consumer-facing ‘Love My Salad’ campaign, created to encourage British shoppers to buy and cook more vegetables.

Ireland: €1.36 m worth of cannabis found in container of oranges from Spain
Gardai have uncovered €1.36m worth of cannabis shipped to Ireland from Spain in a container load of oranges. One warehouse worker has been charged with unlawful possession of cannabis on March

German authorities order a batch of Turkish tomatoes to be withdrawn from the market due to chlorothalonil residues
On March 29, the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported that the German health authorities had ordered a batch of tomatoes from Türkiye to be withdrawn from the market

Making use of the nutritional properties of fruit in a beverage
A new line of fresh HPP (i.e., obtained by treating under high pressure) fruit extracts named Natural Wellness recently presented at Cibus Parma 2023 has raised great interest. These are healthy

Addressing global supply and demand challenges is a key issue at World Avocado Congress
Increasing market demand for avocados, ahead of an expected production oversupply, has been one of the issues front and centre of the 10th World Avocado Congress that is taking place in Auckland,

NFU Horticulture Strategy makes headline news
NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board chair Martin Emmett gives the latest update on activity in the sector, including a reflection on recent media coverage and engaging with Defra to consider the

Cup of blueberries a day could help improve brain function
New research has found that eating a handful of wild blueberries daily has health benefits, including lowered blood pressure, faster reaction time and improved memory and brain cognition. The

Brazil: Grape exports to China expected this year
The Chinese market could open up for Brazilian grapes by the end of the year. This was announced by the president of the Brazilian Association of Producers and Fruit Exporters (Abrafrutas),

"Price hype is damaging the healthy operation of the Lane Late navel orange market"
The Lane Late navel orange, which goes on the market every spring, is a late-ripening citrus variety. It is well-known because of its good taste and has less competition from the same category