Carrefour buys 10% more local watermelons and melons than last year.
Carrefour expects to sell more than 25,000 tonnes of melon and watermelon from Spain this summer, 10% more than in the previous year's campaign. In this way, the company is reinforcing its

"Cherries first, then we'll celebrate 100-year anniversary"
While one grower in The Dalles, Oregon is hitting its 100-year anniversary this year, its president, Brenda Thomas, has the crop on her mind. “We have to get through harvest first,” she says.

Berries to achieve EU food sovereignty
The Regional Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, participated in the inauguration of the VIII International Congress of Red Fruits organised by

meine-Möhren.de produces educational film for school lessons
Everyone knows the favourite orange vegetable. But what do schoolchildren actually know about the production of carrots here in Germany? For this knowledge transfer, the team of meine-Möhren.de

Sour cherry season kicks off in Ukraine with a delay but much higher prices
Ukrainian growers have started their sour cherry season last week. However, first large shipments of Ukrainian sour cherries appeared in the market only this week, as reported by EastFruit. The

EU citrus production projected to amount to 10.4 million tons in MY 2022/23
In MY 2022/23, European Union (EU) citrus production is projected to amount to 10.4 million metric tons (MMT), 10 percent down from the previous season, especially impacting oranges and lemons,

Avocado, University of California releases new cultivar
A new avocado cultivar, suitable for high-density planting (BL516), is about to be released. It is the second such variety to be released in the last 20 years and was developed by the University

Production starts on Noah, the recycled pallet
The Newpal plant for the production of the innovative and sustainable Noah pallet was inaugurated in Gallo (Ferrara). A circular supply chain project, unique in Europe, which is the brainchild of

"Not a kilo lost"
The Netherlands is the world's second-largest avocado importer, reports the CBS. "Many of those are ripened into ready-to-eat fruits, but that process results in a small percentage of rejects,"

In May, Tajikistan exported more cherries to China than Uzbekistan
According to EastFruit analysts, in May 2023, Tajikistan exported a record volume of fresh cherries to China for this month and even surpassed Uzbekistan. It should be noted that we are talking

End of season for the Limoré lemon
The last Rocca Imperiale lemons left the packing station on Monday. Although the season lasted 20 days longer than last year, it was nevertheless not devoid of difficulties. The weather was not