Will Germany start growing melons instead of apples and pears?
The climate crisis is shifting the seasons: the fruit blossom is coming, BR-Research reports, earlier and earlier. But despite global warming, the blossoms could freeze to death more often in the

Chinese cherry production forecast to increase by 12 percent in Marketing Year 2023/24
China’s cherry production is forecast to increase by 12 percent to 760,000 MT in Marketing Year (MY) 2023/24 because of a rebound in production in Shandong, Sichuan, and Liaoning provinces.

South Africa: Apple and pear exports down sharply
The South African apple and pear industry has confirmed that exports this season will be lower than last season, with apple exports expected to be 11% lower and pear exports 20% lower than last

Landgard: Good prospects in the West for the 2023 broccoli season

Barbera, table grapes focus on taste and quality
The table grape market in Sicily is changing, and more and more is being invested in seedless varieties, without forgetting the pivotal importance of historical varieties such as Italia, Victoria,

WPTC gives mixed updates regarding the upcoming tomato harvest in Northern Hemisphere
The most recent World Processing Tomato Council (WPTC) recently released its crop update. Tomato production and conditions in the northern hemisphere show a mix of updates and concerns across

Tomato apical rot, the critical period arrives
Apex rot or blossom end rot (ber) is a physiopathy caused by abiotic factors and, above all, related to calcium physiology (less than 0.08% Ca in dry matter). Temperatures are rising and with

Drosophila suzukii is an absolute nightmare for French cherry producers
On the 29th of June, at the request of FDSEA, cherry growers of the Loire department demonstrated in Saint-Etienne to denounce the increasing pressure of drosophila suzukii (the Asian midge) in

South African apple and pear exports “significantly down”
In what has been described as a ‘stormy’ campaign, the South African apple and pear industry has confirmed that exports will be lower than last season. Apple exports will be down by 11 per

Pesca e Nettarina di Romagna PGI, yes to new varieties
Recently, after a rather tortuous process that lasted five years, the Regulation approving and making applicable the amendment to the specification for the Pesca e Nettarina di Romagna PGI, which

Hungary: Cherry harvest to be smaller this season
Hungarian harvest experts predict a below-average quantity in the current cherry season, according to the industry association Fruitveb. The spring frosts and the cold, windy and rainy weather