'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

More Oryx releases as Trips parvispinus rebound with the warm weather
The arrival of June is the starting signal for the pest Trips parvispinus to increase its presence in greenhouse horticultural crops. This pest has already been visible since last April,

Высокие цены в финале кампании по продаже цитрусовых
На полях Валенсийского сообщества, Андалусии, Мурсии и Каталонии почти не осталось фруктов, поскольку

Avocado movement maintained momentum post-Cinco de Mayo
Supplies of avocados in the U.S. remain plentiful. “This year the supply is very different,” said Juan Monsalve, category manager of avocados for LGS Specialty Sales. “Last year, Mexico was

Fepex signs agreement with Garrigues law firm
The Spanish Federation of Associations of Fruit, Vegetable, Flower and Live Plants Exporters (FEPEX) and the law firm Garrigues have signed a collaboration agreement with the aim of providing the

Industrial tomatoes from the North, price set
After months of interminable negotiations, the agreement on the price of processing tomatoes for the 2023 North Italian marketing year between the Producer Organisations and the Industry has been

Great sourcing opportunity for onion importers
While Ukraine continues to break price records for onions – last week wholesale prices here reached $1.18-1.34 per kg – prices continue to fall rapidly in Tajikistan. As of the end of last

UK fruit exports have halved since Brexit, data shows
The UK’s fruit exports to the EU have lost more than half of their value, equal to almost £135m, in the two years to March 2023, according to new data published by the government’s tax

Dominican Republic awaits word on vegetable preclearance program
Growers and shippers in the Dominican Republic are waiting optimistically for an action plan to help expand the USDA APHIS preclearance program and allow the country to ship additional

Kiwifruit researchers to share knowledge at international Symposium in New Zealand
The XI International Symposium on Kiwifruit will be held in Aotearoa New Zealand on 20-24 February 2024, bringing together attendees from around the world to share cutting-edge research.

25 tons of almonds seized in Alicante due to dangerous toxins
In a joint operation of the Guardia Civil and the Tax Agency this Saturday, 25 tons of almonds with very dangerous toxins were seized in Alicante. Three Spanish nationals and one Dutch citizen

Maap and Veronamercato study the Mercabarna model
Tests of international dialogue between wholesale markets. The business missions of the delegation of Mercabarna, the wholesale market of Barcelona, represented by the managing body and some

Confagricoltura ER: '10 million fruit trees to be grubbed up'
Confagricoltura Emilia Romagna is starting to write the numbers of the disaster in the crater hit by the flood. We are talking about at least 10 million fruit trees to be uprooted - in particular