'For green beans and courgettes, sales are running'
It is a good period for sales of courgettes and green beans, as told to IFN by Sergio Clemente, a trader at the Agribologna stand at Caab (Centro Agro Alimentare di Bologna), a market that is

"На следующей неделе цены на турецкую черешню будут значительно ниже, чем ожидалось"
Сейчас, когда сезон турецких яблок подходит к концу, компания Demir Fresh Fruit сосредоточится на сезоне вишни,

Juan Tomás Cano elected president of HORTIESPAÑA
The Spanish interprofessional association of fruits and vegetables (HORTIESPAÑA) held its VII Ordinary General Assembly last week in which it was unanimously decided to elect Juan Tomás Cano

GP Graders relationship with Milbor PMC proves fruitful for European growers
Milbor PMC is a family-run business based in Poland that supports fruit growers and packing companies by providing and implementing high-end technology solutions. They are also the exclusive

"The export market is increasingly coming into the picture for our strawberries"
At BelOrta, outdoor strawberries are now slowly coming in at the cooperative. "We have already had quite good volumes since the start of May, but with the open-field cultivation, we expect to be

"W przyszłym tygodniu ceny tureckich wiśni będą znacznie niższe niż oczekiwano"
Teraz, gdy turecki sezon jabłkowy dobiega końca, Demir Fresh Fruit skupi się na sezonie wiśniowym, mówi Alper Kerim, właściciel Demir Fresh Fruits. Twierdzi on, że popyt na nie obecnie

Urgent measures for submerged camps
"What is needed now is immediate action to allow the agricultural sector to repair the damage and restart. Every minute counts'. This is how Gennaro Velardo, President of the National Union of

Bad weather in Sicily, summer fruit production compromised
"Giving instructions to the peripheral structures of the Regional Department of Agriculture to make an immediate and punctual survey of the actual damage suffered by businesses and to activate all

Frutura announces major consolidation in avocados
Frutura-branded Hass avocados will be available within months as the global sales and marketing network advances in its plan to become a significant player in the category. The California-based

Oranges, waste becomes lamps
Orange peels give birth to lamps. It is not science fiction but just the intuition of the Milanese design studio Krill Design that transforms waste into new products thanks to an innovative

Growing beans or melons in China? Then, beware of the agriculture police
Chinese President Xi Jinping's so-called agricultural police numbers 87,000 officers. They check that growers in China cultivate only government-approved crops. These often unprofitable crops like

Broccoli consumption in Spain in 2023 already exceeds 2 kg per capita
Más Brócoli, the association for the promotion of broccoli consumption, held its XIV Assembly on Friday, May 19. The event was attended by partners and customers and involved the participation

Warm weather speeding up Pacific Northwest cherries
With the recent warm spell on the West Coast, cherries in the Pacific Northwest look to be in a better position than a week ago. “It looks like we’re getting to peak volumes sooner than we

Цены на яблоки в Украине за год выросли более чем в два раза
По данным аналитиков EastFruit, оптовые цены на яблоки в Украине в настоящее время более чем в два раза выше, чем

Import Promotion Desk: Virtual matchmaking - New partners for fresh fruit & vegetables

Pakistan begins mango export season by first air shipment to Europe
The export season for Pakistani mangoes commenced on Saturday after the country dispatched the first air shipment to Europe. “The mango export season started today with the first air shipment to

Booming fruit trade at China-Vietnam Youyi border post
Imported fruit passing through Pingxiang’s Youyi Port was up 246% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, reaching 643,400 tons. Youyi Port Customs has supervised the import of 61,000 tons of

Late spring rain damages Hungary’s early 2023 cherry crop
Heavy late spring rain across Hungary last week caused significant cracking damage to early season cherry orchards. “The damage is reportedly widespread, even some sweet cherries under plastic

Young and courageous, they are the Val Venosta apple growers
They are at the heart of it: the farmers and farmwives of the Vinschgau. They have forged themselves, generation after generation, overcoming the challenges of mountain apple growing. Passionate,

"Maintaining the same quality standards is a challenge in cherry tomatoes"
"The tomato and cherry tomato supply continues to increase in the European markets, not only from Spain but from many countries, so competition is greater, and prices are falling because there is

NWCG releases round one estimate
Around 20m cartons of cherries could be packed in the US Pacific Northwest this season. That’s according to industry association Northwest Cherry Growers, which represents growers from the

Solutions to improve the preparation of blueberries for sale
Rising production costs of blueberries, require growers to implement solutions that significantly reduce them, often concerning the number of people employed for harvesting (mechanical harvesting)

Grape farming firms among Namibia’s fastest-growing companies in 2023
Grape packaging and farming company Achill Island Investments Pty Ltd has received the title ‘Namibia’s fastest-growing company of 2023’. The company achieved a compound annual growth rate

Apple prices in Ukraine more than doubled on a year – which varieties are trending?
According to EastFruit analysts, wholesale prices for apples in Ukraine are currently more than twice as high as at the same of 2022. Ukraine’ s apple harvest in 2022 was good and many wonder