New sweeter watermelon varieties push nationwide sales in China
"Now is the season for our greenhouse watermelons in ShaHeXin, in China's Eastern Shandong Province. This year, we have newly planted 2K small watermelons. The sugar content of this watermelon can

New Zealand: Apple production and exports likely to reach record low in 2023
Production will probably fall to 453,000 t in the current season. According to a USDA report, this is due to the crop damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, the effects of which are still being felt,

"Demand for lemons has been low all season and there is uncertainty as to whether it will revive in the summer"
The start of the Verna lemon harvest, whose production has fallen significantly this year, has not helped in boosting the demand, which has remained generally quiet throughout the winter for the

Our coconut business also helps and supports Vietnamese farmers
"The global coconut market has witnessed huge growth in recent years, especially in the post-Covid era. There's a trend with consumers going for healthy products. Our business core value is not

Petals', the new Kilometro Verde salad, arrives
Since a few days, the 'Petali' salads of Kilometro Verde (click here to read more) have been the protagonists of the fruit and vegetable department of some Coop Italia shops (Coop in San Lazzaro

Forecast for New Zealand harvested area is sharply reduced to 8,900 hectares this year
New Zealand apple production in 2022/23 has been revised down sharply as a result of the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, which hit the nation’s largest apple growing and exporting region –

Peru: Around ten percent fewer pomegranates in the 2022/23 season
The pomegranate season started with lower volumes than usual. The Andean country recorded a 10 % drop in exports to around 40,000 t for 2022/23, freshfruitportal reports with reference to

This spring’s Washington cherry yield might be a winner
It looks like this year’s spring fruit crop will be coming up cherries in Washington state. According to Jon DeVaney, president of the Washington Tree Fruit Association, the state’s crop will

Solidarity is the first medicine for flooding
Italiafruit's editorial office is adjacent to Piazza Saffi, in that part of Forlì's historic centre that was spared by the waters: unfortunately, this was not the case for some of our team

Limorè reaches Australia
After 28 days at sea, the first container of Italian Limorè lemons reached Australia on May 18th 2023. The fruit will soon be distributed to supermarket chains and high-end restaurants in Sidney

A sustainable packaging choice for the stone fruit season
The stone fruit season has reopened, but choosing the ideal packaging can be a bit tricky, especially if you want to keep up with the times and prioritize the use of a more sustainable and

Fri-El-Green House innovates the tomato chain in high-tech greenhouses
To get a glimpse of what the agriculture of the future will be like, you have to go to Ostellato in the province of Ferrara and enter the hydroponic greenhouses of Fri-El-Green House, a company

Spain: Drought threatens to further increase EU food prices
So far this year, cumulative rainfall in Spain is less than one-fourth of the 10-year average. The intense drought is now afflicting a wide range of crops, threatening to drive food prices higher

'Pesticides, one third of production at risk with regulation'
"If the regulation on plant protection products proposed by the European Commission were to be adopted as it is, Italian fruit and vegetables would risk losing 20-30% of their production. It is

Chile enjoys record cherry exports to China
At the Global Cherry Summit 2023, the Chilean cherry industry celebrated a record export season, when over 415,000 tons were shipped, up 17% year-on-year. Chilean cherries accounted for 97% of

"Lower Saxony storage potatoes hardly available on the open market"
This year's potato marketing season is now in its final spurt. "Alternative goods are being phased out: hardly any goods are still available on the open market and are traded at higher prices; in

Peru: Hard times for asparagus
Both production and exports have steadily declined in recent years as the Andean country's market window has narrowed, eurofruit reports, citing a report by consultancy Fresh Fruit Peru. Between

Peru: Mango pieces worth almost 74 million US dollars exported
Between January and April 2023, the Andean country exported 43,791,453 kg of mango pieces with an FOB value of US$73,966,766, reports agraria.pe. These figures show a moderate decrease in volume

Good late orange and blood orange campaign in Sicily
"Cooperativa Il Girasole is among the few citrus fruit companies still processing fruits this season with late oranges such as Valencia Late and Ovale Calabrese. In addition, we believe we are the

Conserve Italia, plants under water
EvenConserve Italia was not immune to the flood that hit Romagna last week. As reported by Il Resto del Carlino, heavy damage was suffered by the plant in Barbiano di Cotignola. Here, one of

High prices in the final stretch of the citrus campaign
There is hardly any fruit left in the fields of the Valencian Community, Andalusia, Murcia or Catalonia as the citrus harvesting season is ending and prices at source can be three hundred percent

Fruit from Lake Constance: Monitoring shows sustainable success for wild bee species diversity in orchards
On the occasion of Biodiversity Day, Obst vom Bodensee Vertriebsgesellschaft (OvB) published new wild bee monitoring results. The OvB is pleased to report that wild bee diversity in the Lake