Frosts cause damage locally in Polish apple orchards, but majority is unaffected
The Polish apple season has had its challenges, but overall the season has been pretty good, Adam Malengiewicz, sales manager for Polish apple exporter Ewa-Bis, explains: “I think that the

Second International Africa Avocado Congress takes place on the 31st of May
The Avocado Society of Kenya has organized the second International Africa Avocado Congress, also known as Avocado Africa 2023, which will be held at Sarit Expo center Nairobi, Kenya, on 31st May

Packaging machines make fruit and vegetables more sustainable and digital
Ulma Packaging, present in Italy with its branch in Gragnano Trebbiense (PC), one of 23 in the group, will be present from 3 to 5 May at the trade fair of reference for professionals in the fruit

Amidst industry disruption, uncertainty about Moroccan watermelon volumes this year
Estimates are hesitant about the watermelon volumes this year in Morocco. Several sources indicate a lower volume than last year, due to water stress and the ban on cultivation in some areas.

AMI: Weather-related supply shortage for broccoli
At the beginning of the year, a cold spell in the Spanish broccoli growing areas led to tight supplies and prices shot up. With improved weather conditions, the market eased in recent weeks. But

Spanish oranges have reached the highest prices at origin of the last 10 seasons
Spain's orange production has been reduced by 32% (-608,000 t) compared to the 2021/22 season and by 24% (-409,000 t) compared to the average. According to MAPA's Weekly Agricultural Price

Gardini (Agri2000): 'Fruit and vegetables need biosolutions'
Macfrut is just around the corner and, this year too, there will be plenty of space for biosolutions. On 4 May there will be the Biosolutions International Congress (click here for the brochure),

'Apricots: too many goods and not yet ready'
While Italian apricots have already made their debut on the markets of the Boot (click here to read more), the results are not always as expected. We talked about this with Dennis Boarin of Sover

Pests found on imported kiwis from Iran
At one of the bases in the Yekaterinburg region of the Russian Federation, seven tons of kiwi infected with the mulberry shield were discovered. The insect came from kiwis imported from Iran. The

"10 to 15 percent decline in melon acreage expected in Spain - focus on fall crops"
Ongoing crises, the consequences of climate change and the focus on autumn crops, are shaping the current melon season, as Lutz Krasemann, Managing Director of Fruchthansa GmbH, tells us. "It is

BMEL: New Fertiliser Act - Protecting water and strengthening the polluter-pays principle
The Federal Government wants to shape fertiliser legislation in Germany in a targeted manner. The aim is to ensure that plants receive the nutrition they need, while at the same time promoting

Carbon credits and hazel: Terremerse focus at Macfrut
From 3 to 5 May, Terremerse will be at Macfrut in Rimini with its Fruit and Vegetable Sector and its O.P. (Hall D1 Stand 032). Within the framework of the fair, and more precisely in AREA MEETING

“Frozen mushrooms are gaining ground on the fresh mushroom format even in the harvest season”
"There's some uncertainty about Europe's wild mushroom campaign because of the abnormal weather conditions in autumn. Mushrooms are highly sensitive to external conditions and cycles, and they've

Alicante: Early start of the medlar season
The high temperatures and the intense sunlight for this time of year resulted in a shorter pollination period, so that the loquat season in Marina Baixa/Alicante started about two weeks earlier

Table tomato prices remain high
The prices of Sicilian greenhouse vegetables continue to remain rather high, but only when it comes to table tomatoes. A small tour taken with Giuseppe Zarba, president of the dealers of the

More fruit in jam, the European Union demands it
European regulations become strict for some agricultural products and require more fruit in jams, mandatory labelling for nuts, dried fruit, processed and cut vegetables such as bagged salad. Jams

Moldovan berry producers rely on sales in the domestic market and exports to Romania in 2023
Farmers from the village of Kunicha, one of the largest export-oriented berry clusters in Moldova, hope to maintain and even expand the supply of strawberries to Romania this year. In 2022, the

medFEL: Planting forecasts for Charentais melons
On the occasion of the medFEL in Perpignan in the south of France, in addition to the harvest forecast for apricots, the current developments of the acreage for Charentais melons in Morocco, Spain

Gamtoos vegetable farmers drive hundreds of kms daily to keep going during drought
Eight years of drought has had a “fatal impact” on vegetable production in the Eastern Cape’s Gamtoos Valley, says Noelie le Roux. “There are only two or three farmers left who plant

Florette unveils £1m summer marketing plan
Florette, the £40m salad brand, has announced a £1m marketing campaign that will reach 8.6m shoppers this summer. Spearheaded by sponsorship of Food Network, the UK’s only dedicated food TV

“Dry garlic season seems to compensate for lower demand for fresh garlic”
The dry garlic season in Egypt has started and it’s looking hopeful. The dry garlic can compensate for the lower demand that was seen during the fresh garlic season, says Gehan ElSheref,