"A super-intensive cherry tree system cannot be exposed to risks"
Entering the market earlier with early varieties of outstanding quality is an undeniable advantage in the cherry sector; just as much as being able to guarantee that the production won't be

Major shortage of kiwi fruit on the French market
The Peruzzo Group mainly sells kiwi fruit from Greece, Italy and France. But this year, the weather hazards have had a severe impact on production, foreshadowing a rather gloomy campaign. “One

UK and Europe “screaming for citrus” but still more rain for South Africa
Rain is expected to continue in the Western and Eastern Cape as a cutoff low moves over. Snow has fallen over the mountains of the Western and the Eastern Cape. "Given the recent rainfall and

"The demand for apricots is great, as long as they are good and of the right size."
Although weather conditions are not typical for this time of the year, apricots are certainly in demand at the market. "It is a strange season. The bad weather not only impacted the yield of the

"Availability of quality cherries is holding up this season"
In week 20, Bienek Fruchthandels began selling Spanish cherries this year. "The season started with smaller fruits, each carrying a diameter of about 26-28 mm. However, since the middle of this

Reefer shipping to outpace growth of dry cargo trade
Seaborne reefer trade is on the brink of returning to growth in 2023, with volumes set to increase by 2.1%, outpacing the wider dry cargo trade, to reach 140.5 million tons this year. Probably,

Bad weather in Spain, interrupted harvesting of stone fruit and vegetables
Flooded fields, broken riverbanks, damaged infrastructure. The scenario seems very similar to what we have experienced in the last few days in Emilia Romagna, instead we find it in the Valencian

"Egyptian potato producers must take climate change into consideration"
Despite a difficult potato season in Egypt, due to weather disturbances that reduced yields in some areas, producers say they have managed to achieve good volumes. Sayed El Attar, an Egyptian

Clearing skies for Costa
Costa Group’s interim chief executive Harry Debney says the Australian fresh produce heavyweight has “a lot to look forward to”. In his trading update and outlook to shareholders at the

AMI: Federal onion prices gradually ease off
The German onion season started in mid-March. Without further problems, the increased appetite for the early vegetables with the spring-like weather could be met in the initial phase. Demand was

"Formosa papayas remain really popular, especially in Germany"
"After severe Formosa papaya shortages in Brazil due to weather conditions, production is slowly picking up a little," says Robbert van Essen, Sourcing Manager at the Dutch company, Yex. "Though

From the government aid for 115,000 companies, 15% agricultural
The measures launched by the Government with the bad weather decree affect as many as 115 thousand companies in the flooded Romagna, of which about 15% are agricultural with over 30 thousand jobs

Concerns over fresh produce availability decline slightly in the UK
A multitude of factors continues to disrupt supply chains in and to the UK, including the war in Ukraine, labor shortages, increased costs of production, extreme weather conditions, and the

Spain: Rain brings respite to agriculture in the Levant
It has finally rained in Spain, but only very irregularly and mainly in the south-east of the peninsula, but also in some areas of Catalonia. The rainfall is a great relief for agriculture, but

Summer fruits, the Italiafruit analysis
The heat is starting to make itself felt and summer fruit is pawing the market in Bologna. The supply of melons, however, is still surplus to demand. Apricots are also already present in

During the flowering period, blueberries need good fertilisation. How do you do this?
The terrible weather has not exactly been conducive to good blossom setting on blueberries this year. After a wave of frosts and cold weather that lasted until the end of the second decade of May,

No peace for Apulian asparagus
It is definitely not a year to remember for Apulian asparagus. In the Foggia area, the Futuragri cooperative - which has a total of 600 hectares - has been dealing with bad weather since the

Непогода снова причиняет ущерб на Сицилии
Ветры со скоростью более 100 км/ч обрушились на западную, северную и центральную Сицилию 19 и 20 мая. Были

"Due to rapid growth in domestic herbs, we can now completely dispense with flown-in goods"
While the European stone fruit campaign is now rapidly picking up speed despite the weather caprices, exotic imports are seasonally declining. "Last year we had an extremely long stone fruit

Bad weather causes damage in Sicily again
Winds exceeding 100 km/h hit western, northern, and central Sicily on May 19th and 20th. Greenhouses covered in (old) plastic films and polytunnels were damaged, as well as many blossoming citrus

New Zealand’s kiwi producers expect far smaller 2023 crop
New Zealand’s kiwifruit producers are estimating far lower volumes this year, although quality is expected to be high. This is the result of difficult weather conditions during the 2023 growing

Zła pogoda ponownie powoduje szkody na Sycylii
Wiatry przekraczające 100 km/h nawiedziły zachodnią, północną i środkową Sycylię 19 i 20 maja. Uszkodzone zostały szklarnie pokryte (starymi) foliami i tunele foliowe, a także