AMI: German tomato season gets underway
Recently, tomato production has picked up speed due to the sunnier weather and longer day length in Central Europe. Promotional campaigns are increasingly drawing attention to the German supply.

Hail in Piedmont, watch out for phantom damage
Hail covered entire fields and roads in the Cuneo area during late Wednesday afternoon. And yesterday the accumulations of the hailstones were still visible. As Coldiretti Cuneo also reported in a

“Current market is looking for smaller sized cherries”
The Turkish cherry season is very close to starting. Kubra Guven, marketing manager of Ana Fruit, states they’re expecting a larger harvest than they had last year. “This year, the weather

Bad weather damage in Emilia-Romagna, 1 billion needed
Damage amounting to at least 6 million euro, but the bill is growing by the day: this is the first balance sheet of the disaster that Legacoop Romagna, the Agricultural Cooperatives of the

Brazil: Initial orange forecast for 2023–24 at 309 million boxes
The 2023–2024 initial orange forecast for Brazil’s citrus belt is 309.34 million boxes. The forecast was announced on May 10; the projected volume is 1.55% less than the previous crop, which

AMI: German salads start the season
The lettuce harvest in Germany already started several weeks ago and continues to progress. After the import season struggled with the highly variable weather conditions at the beginning of the

“Our Mexican table grape growing costs have increased by 35% in last two years”
The start of Agrofesa’s 2023 Mexican table grape season is up to 7 days later than last year due to colder weather during blooming and flowering. César Ortiz, CEO of Agrofesa, says despite this

Brazylia: Wstępna prognoza dla pomarańczy na lata 2023-24 na poziomie 309 mln skrzynek
Wstępna prognoza zbiorów pomarańczy w latach 2023-2024 w brazylijskim pasie cytrusowym wynosi 309,34 mln skrzynek. Prognoza została ogłoszona 10 maja; przewidywany wolumen jest o

BayWa AG: Adverse weather conditions in fruit-growing regions affected result
BayWa AG generated above-average earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in the first quarter of the current financial year. As expected, this was lower than in the same period of the previous

South Africa's past table grape season challenging due to unexpected weather patterns
The South African Table Grape Industry (Sati) together with the Fresh Produce Exporters' Forum (FPEF) reflected on the past 2022/2023 table grape season, which they described as a challenging one.

Blueberry in bloom (monitoring of plantations, Lublin region 09.05.2023)
The phenological phase of highbush blueberry plants was determined for three cultivars of different earliness: 'Duke' (early), 'Bluecrop' (medium) and 'Last Call' (late) on a plantation located in

Vegetable supplies looking good as winter approaches but weather still the wild card
Vegetables New Zealand says vegetable supplies are looking good as winter approaches but ongoing unsettled weather across the country is still the wild card. ‘The weather’s been warm and wet

Cucumber pricing remains difficult, including organic
The cucumber price continues to hover at low levels. In week 18, the average price dropped slightly again after a small rebound of the average price in week 17. With an average price of 12.7 euro

"New Belgian apple crop's delayed start seems to be keeping market in its grip"
The upcoming Belgian apple season's expected delayed start is causing excitement on the market. "We've recently concluded that a shortage is coming. It's still real 'apple weather', so consumption

Kiwi, how to strengthen the root system
Depleted soil, new diseases, drought, lack of cold hours, extreme climatic events: these are some of the challenges faced during the fourth edition of the Biosolutions International Congress.

A good blueberry yield and calcium supply must be ensured right from flowering!
The spring development of blueberry flower buds took place under not very favourable weather conditions. It is likely to be the same with blueberry blossoming, the forecasts for the next several

Zespri confirms quality up but New Zealand kiwifruit crop volumes well down in 2023
Zespri has confirmed that challenging weather events throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower-than-expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season. The latest New Zealand

New Zealand braced for sharp drop in kiwifruit production
Challenging weather events throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower-than-expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season, Zespri has confirmed. The marketer said it now

Zespri: Fruit quality up, but New Zealand 2023 kiwi crop significantly down
Zespri has confirmed that difficult weather conditions throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower than expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season. According to the latest

Record prices for strawberries in Ukraine in May 2023
According to EastFruit analysts, the situation on the strawberry market in Eastern Europe is non-standard in 2023. Cold and mostly cloudy weather in Ukraine leads to a delay in the ripening of

Zespri: Fruit quality has increased, but significantly lower New Zealand kiwi crop 2023
Zespri has confirmed that difficult weather conditions throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower than expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season. According to the latest

Turkish cherry harvest delayed in early regions due to lower temperatures
The growing period for the Turkish cherries has been rather positive, says Belit Balci, deputy managing director of Turkish fresh produce exporter Alara Tarim: “The weather conditions are