Spain will produce more than 120,000 tons of almonds this year
According to the latest estimate of the national nuts table, Spain will produce 120,633 tons of grain almonds in the 2023 campaign. This is 49% above the average of the last three years and is

Planned expenditure also for fruit and vegetables
The Fruit and Vegetable Monitor has in recent weeks investigated which purchasing strategies Italians have deployed over the past year as a result of the mostly negative change in their purchasing

Fall Creek: The globalisation of blueberries - threat or gift for local producers?
Consumers want to eat locally grown blueberries. Sekoya's varieties can revitalise local production and bridge the gap to out-of-season supply, says Hans Liekens, value chain and retail manager at

"South African citrus started on empty market"
Spring was a long time coming in the Netherlands, but the somewhat grayer weather was good for citrus sales, says Gijsbert van Leeuwen, responsible for procurement at Olympic Fruit. "It wasn't

Exports on the upswing in Q1 2023
Italian fruit and vegetable exports are on the upswing in the first quarter of 2023. With volumes up 6.5% and values up more than 10 percentage points compared to the same period in 2022 (+10.7%),

Vegetable prices decreasing during June in Libya
Looking at the prices of vegetables in the Libyan market, there has been a noticeable decrease in the general level of prices in the past months during which they rose slightly, while the prices

"We can already no longer rely on regional goods for some products"
In Saxony the regional outdoor harvest is now gradually gaining momentum. "Despite the delayed start to the harvest, we can now draw on the full range of lettuces, herbs and also cucumbers and

Fioroni fig campaign: lack of produce and 10 day delay
It's a complicated year for fioroni figs in Puglia due to the weather. "While the campaign of fioroni fruits is often already short with limited availability, the situation is looking even more

Turkey could face a record potato crop in 2023, record exports and a price collapse
According to EastFruit analysts, in 2023, a sharp increase in potato production is expected in Turkey, which is among the top 15 world’s largest exporters of these tubers. Statistics for seed

New study reveals skin benefits of blueberries
In a recent review article published in the journal Antioxidants, scientists in the United States and South Korea discuss the benefits of topical and dietary blueberry supplementation in