Lower apricot exports from Hungary to rest of Europe due to frost damage
Hungary’s 2023 apricot export season, set to start next month, will see lower volumes sent to the rest of Europe due to widespread frost damage during spring. Last year producers and exporters

Asia Fruit Logistica visits Vietnam
Asia Fruit Logistica and Asiafruit Magazine travelled to Ho Chi Minh City last week to strengthen connections in the booming Vietnam market ahead of the return of Asia’s premier fresh fruit and

Cherry field day in Spain centered around low-chill program
Table grape and cherry breeder International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), announced that its international cherry team hosted its first-ever European IFG Field Days in Zaragoza, Spain on May 16,

New measures to support tenant farmers
The government has announced new measures aimed at supporting the long-term sustainability of the tenant farming sector. The measures, announced in response to the independent Rock Review, agree

Fast-track breeding brings TR4 resistant bananas a step closer
New gene editing techniques are powering the race to develop TR4 resistant bananas. Two different approaches were presented during the first day of the International Banana Congress in Miami –

West Australian avocados gain access to Thailand
West Australian avocados have gained access to Thailand after the gazette notice for import conditions was signed on 11 May. The gazette was signed by Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs, the director

"Temporary housing increasingly considered when it's picking time"
"From March/April, we've begun getting a lot of requests for the new top fruit harvesting season," says Emma Hamers van Flexotels. This Dutch company initially specialized in temporary

The WPC's Dublin Declaration, more alive than ever
Global circumstances such as climate change, wars, mass migrations and food insecurity put the Dublin motto on the table: promoting cooperation in the potato sector to ensure food security.

Peru: Mangoes are most important air cargo export product in the first quarter of 2023
The Andean country exported 22,096 t of fresh produce by air in the first quarter of 2023. This is 1.6 % less than in the same period last year, reports agraria.pe with reference to Comex Peru. Of

Egypt and Israel, the masters of the 'early bird' in Europe
Although imports from third countries maintain a limited weight when compared with intra-EU potato transactions, their importance continues to grow. The latest data compiled by Eurostat indicates

'Packaging, the EU proposal would damage the whole supply chain'
The proposed regulation is from November, but it is mainly being discussed at this time. The European Commission wants to abolish the use of disposable packaging for fruit and vegetables weighing