Orsero revolutionises summer with coconut snack
F.lli Orsero, the brand synonymous with high quality exotic fruit, presents an innovation in the IV gamma segment. An absolute novelty for the Italian market, which until now has only offered the

Bananas from Guatemala at £1.01: 4% drop from last week
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

Valerian innovates with Nunhems signature varieties
Continuity of quality, earliness, vigour, great adaptability, resistance, as well as an excellent shelf life: these are some of the main characteristics of Sensation, Vision and Canyon, the

New study reveals blueberry quality discrepancies at retail markets
A study published in the Foods Journal finds that some preharvest and postharvest factors may influence the quality of blueberries. However, blueberries' phenolic content and antioxidant

Ceny wapna rosną, ale wciąż pozostają poniżej "normalnych" wartości
Ceny limonek rosły w ciągu ostatnich kilku dni, jednak jak donosi Paolo Bernardi, operator pracujący dla hurtownika w Caab Bologna (F.lli Cazzola), były one bardzo niskie jeszcze

Uzbekistan beats onion exports record
Uzbekistan lifted onion export restrictions onions from March 15, 2023, and, according to EastFruit, since that day the country has been consistently exporting record volumes of yellow onions.

The Ercolini pear season started 10 days earlier than usual in Lleida
The Ercolini pear season in Baix Segre, a region in the northeastern Spanish province of Lleida, has started about 10 days earlier than usual. According to Jordi Vidal, head of the provincial

Intervention purchase of raspberries already in operation
What next for raspberries for industry? Some action to improve the situation is already underway. Intervention buying of raspberries started yesterday in the Lublin region. It is being conducted

Farbela, Farbaly and Nelson late apricots harvest expected to start soon in Italy
"Only a few more days left and then we will start harvesting the late varieties Farbela and Farbaly. We will give the market a little more time to absorb the mid-late apricots, such as Kioto and

Amazon workers at a warehouse in Britain will stage a strike for 3 days
UK: Riverford scoops hat-trick in annual organic awards Veg box company Riverford (and publisher of Wicked Leeks) scooped a hat-trick at the Soil Association-run BOOM Awards, for best veg box,

“Producers can already place orders to acquire the only banana plant variety tolerant to Foc TR4”
Formosona-218 is currently the only somaclonal variant of the Cavendish banana that has a very high tolerance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4, the greatest threat to the

Price of imported citrus down, performance of durians from Thailand and Vietnam similar
Most of the newly imported fruits this week are citrus and American cherries. According to information, the current prices of several mainstream fruits are lower than in the same period in

"I've been in business for 33 years, but prices have never been this high"
In Spain, the harvest of fresh onions started about three weeks ago. "Overseas produce is also available to us, although the quantities are slowly dwindling. We are also already selling the first

Melons and watermelons: what will happen in the coming weeks?
That the 2023 melon campaign would be characterised by a lower-than-average supply was expected by the sector's 'bigs' (click here to read more), but the prices that have been characterising the

“The French onion market should regain balance in August”
The French onion market finally seems to be recovering after months of shortage in supply. “The last quarter was particularly complicated at the French, European and global level, due to a

"Everything is last minute, and poorly thought through," warns Nigel Jenney
The Chief Executive of the UK's Fresh Produce Consortium, Nigel Jenny, spoke to the House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee on Thursday (6 July) urging them to heed the consortium's warnings

"New puree has unique fresh garlic flavor"
In the Netherlands, fresh garlic harvesting is in full swing at Beemster Garlic. "This year's weather extremes mean yields and grading are slightly lower. Some skins are missing across the board,

FRUIT LOGISTICA 2024: "Young Innovators" wanted
Start-ups can register now and until 31 July 2023 for the joint stand "Innovation made in Germany" at the leading trade fair for the global fruit trade. Participation is sponsored by the BMWK.

Switzerland: Project partners satisfied with Agri-Photovoltaic solution
A pilot project by the three partners Insolight, Romande Energie and Agroscope has been running on the Agroscope site in Conthey (VS) since July 2021. During 2022, data on agricultural yields and

Australia's first tearless onions launch exclusively in Woolworths
There’s no use crying over onions any longer as Australia’s first crop of Happy Chop - Tearless Onions launches exclusively in Woolworths Supermarkets stores across NSW, Victoria and the ACT

Fall in Spanish consumption of all fruit and vegetable groups in 2022
In 2022, Spaniards consumed 12.2% less fresh fruit and 13.4% less fresh vegetables in volume compared to the previous year. This was the case across all categories. This is the finding of the Food

Malaga province potato growers are faced with low prices
June and July are the months in which growers harvest their potatoes. Between the Vega de Antequera and some municipalities on the Costa del Sol, approximately 500 hectares in the province are

Chiquita launches 'It Peels So Good' campaign
Chiquita, the leading banana company, launches 'It Peels So Good' (click here to read more), a new global campaign that aims to reinforce the brand's leadership role in its category by celebrating