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

Barbera starts with premium seedless grapes ARRA Sugar Drop™
The campaign for Barbera's premium seedless ARRA Sugar Drop™ (ARRA 30) grape is about to start: around the beginning of June, the picking will begin. Very thin skin that melts in the mouth;

Potatoes from the new harvest at record-low prices in Georgia in EastFruit’s history – they are even lower than the prices for older potatoes
EastFruit analysts note that the new potato season in Georgia began with very high prices for the potatoes of the new harvest. However, according to a survey held on May 19, the average wholesale

WA citrus season opens as industry continues to flourish
Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis has launched the 2023 Western Australian citrus season today, with premium quality WA oranges, mandarins and lemons about to hit retail shelves. The

Later transition to import soft citrus in 2023?
There’s always a bit of uncertainty hanging over just when U.S. retailers will start the transition to imported soft citrus. “This year is no different,” says Mark Greenberg of Capespan

Fusarium TR4: a global solution for a global challenge
Fusarium TR4 has galvanised the banana industry like never before. The evolution of joint strategies to contain its spread and develop disease resistant varieties have accelerated as the fungal

Albert Heijn uses AI to improve strawberry offer
Retailer says new technology can cope with variations in product shelf-life and make far more accurate predictions Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn says its strawberry supply chains can be

“The fruit quality and taste is very good, but as predicted sizes will be smaller"
The Navel harvest will finally start for grower/exporter Sai World this weekend after they delayed the first picking to allow for better colour and brix levels. “The fruit quality and taste is

Mazzarrone now produces also tomatoes
The grape crisis, or rather crises, taking place in Italy, as repeatedly reported, was not overcame by all producers. Those who have been able to, have tried to come up with new ideas and new

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

Rains come at a bad time for Cartagena
The rainfall has been very intense in a very short time, reaching 100 litres per square metre in some places. With everything ready at the start of the harvest, the situation is, for the moment,

Frozen fruits and berries: are we ready for the 2023/24 season?
The 2022/23 season has been very difficult for freezers, which will have a lot of adverse consequences for the new season. EastFruit experts have described these problems in detail in such

Costa Rica signs trade agreement with UAE
Costa Rica and the UAE have signed several financial, cooperation and investment agreements that will allow exports of Costa Rican fruit to the Gulf country. The agreement also addresses renewable