"Peculiar markets for plantain and yuca. Excellent season for Santo Domingo yellow mango."
"The last three years, worsened also by covid-19 and the climate change, have been very complicated for plantains, with missing investments in plantations in Ecuador and Colombia. First and

If you 'confuse' foreign countries with Italy, the whole supply chain loses out
The transition from the winter season to the summer season is certainly challenging for a department manager in the large-scale retail trade, because in a short time the assortment is turned

Big laughs, bright ideas shared during Australia's 2023 banana congress
Hundreds of people involved in ensuring Australians have access to their favourite yellow fruit have met in Cairns for the 2023 Australian Banana Industry Congress. After the success of the 2021

Florette launches ‘taste of adventure’ tie-up
Leading salad brand Florette and UK outdoor activities company Go Ape have joined forces to give shoppers a ‘taste of adventure’ while on a budget this summer. The partnership will offer

F&H accounts for the largest expenditure in fresh produce.
Fresh produce (bread, charcuterie, eggs, meat, fish and seafood, fruit and vegetables) accounted for 43% of annual food spending by Spanish households in 2022 (2 out of every 5 euros spent), with

Two new Ecoculture technologies
Ecoculture Biosciences continues to innovate and develop new tools to help farmers around the world improve crop health and future profits, and recently presented two new technologies at Infoagro

Dole: First quarter 2023 result driven by fresh fruit
Total revenue increased by 1%, or US$18.9m, to US$1.989bn compared to the first quarter of 2022. According to the company, this was mainly due to a strong performance in the Fresh Fruit and

Strawberries from Lower Saxony: outdoor harvest begins in early June
The red, juicy fruits from Lower Saxony are increasingly on sale these days. Most of the produce currently still comes from protected cultivation. According to the Lower Saxony Chamber of

"The picture is not totally bleak for the Moroccan agricultural campaign"
Morocco's agricultural export season is nearing its end, closing in July with the watermelon and grape calendars, and the last volumes of vegetables nearly sold out. It has been a memorably

"Greenhouse redcurrant harvest starts two weeks late"
In the Netherlands, the late spring affected BerryBrothers' soft fruit production. "Last year, we started harvesting greenhouse redcurrants as early as the beginning of May. Now, we won't start

This year, Ukraine can't count on a large harvest of early fruits and berries
This summer, there will be a lack of apricots, cherry plums, and early sweet cherries. The harvest of plums, cherries, and late sweet cherries is also uncertain as it depends on the weather in the

Strong demand for California stone fruit will keep prices elevated this season
As California stone fruit season begins, growers and shippers know the pressure will be on the state’s supplies of fruit. “Demand is pretty strong, especially with everything being late.

South African citrus to US begins in earnest
South African citrus sources have said they are confident of a good season in the US this year, with indications of a good crop and fruit of excellent quality. While container shipments left South