New cherry trademark names unveiled
International Fruit Genetics (IFG) has announced three new trademark names for its growing Cheery Cherry™ line which currently includes the Cheery Moon™ and Cheery Glow™ cherries. IFG

Surprising action in the Turkish hazelnut market has led to price swings
EastFruit reports about the surprising events in the Turkish hazelnut market. Turkish Grain Board (TMO), a governmental body that buys and sells hazelnuts from Turkish producers with the aim of

Tanzanian growers given hope as EU lifts ban on bitter gourd
A recent move by the European Union to lift a ban on bitter gourd fruit imports is giving new hope of increased incomes to Tanzanian growers. In November 2022, European Commission suspended

“Our second season for Tanzanian avocados is coming up”
The second import season of avocados from Tanzania has started, as more shipments make their way to India: “We’re one of the major importers of avocados in India. We have received the first

Unica says goodbye to FRUIT LOGISTICA again as leading vegetable exporter
At the annual visit to Berlin, Unica made a good impression thanks to the innovations in healthy snacks with sauces and the already diverse catalogue with more than a hundred products. Dipeo and

"After a great import season of mini cucumbers from Spain, the Dutch season begins"
In the Netherlands, NJ Witkamp has begun its new mini cucumber season. "This year, we're working with more growers, totaling just over 12 hectares. Last year there wasn't enough product to serve

Uzbekistan: cabbage producers suffered huge losses due to abnormal cold weather
The harvest of white cabbage in Uzbekistan was seriously affected due to the abnormal cold in Central Asia in January of this year. As a result, cabbage prices rose sharply, and the export volume

New image for the Orri mandarin
The Association of Producers of the Orri Variety (Orri Running Committee, ORC) has renewed the design of its promotional image, opting for spectacular and eye-catching as distinctive features of

Smuggler convicted for importing fentanyl labeled as ‘tomato shipment’
US Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani has stated that a Mexican citizen has been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to import 13 kilograms of fentanyl. Angel Amed Gomez-Garcia pleaded guilty Nov.

Na razie borówki wciąż są bardzo drogie
Sytuacja na europejskim rynku świeżych borówek amerykańskich pozostaje napięta z powodu bardzo ograniczonej podaży tych owoców. Po dużych wolumenach napływających

Uzbekistan imported a record volume of mandarins in 2022
Uzbekistan sharply increased imports of mandarins last year – they reached 63 600 tonnes in physical terms, which is 1.8 times more than in 2021, EastFruit specialists report citing data by the

First shipment of “Dien” pomelos from Vietnam hits UK supermarket shelves
“Dien” pomelos from Yen Thuy district in the northern province of Hoa Binh are now on the shelves of Longdan supermarkets in the UK for the first time. The first batch of 11 tons of “dien”