Large amount of Greek apricots damaged by weather conditions

Berries introduced on top of stone fruit
For "Domenico Laghi", a historic trading business based in Forlì, the apricot, peach and nectarine campaign has started off well with good demand from both Italy and abroad. "Demand is lively but

"The cherry season in Lleida has been spectacular in terms of demand and price"
Even though the flowering of the early stone fruit trees in Lleida was late, the harvest started about a week earlier thanks to the continuous high temperatures in spring, which were accompanied

Leni's thinks summer with new cool and tasty drinks
Apples from Trentino-Alto Adige combined with yellow kiwi from Piedmont and bergamot from Sicily, apricots from Emilia-Romagna, or even red-fleshed apples and cherries: healthy, practical and

Summer fruit, Italiafruit analyses trends
It was certainly not an exciting market yesterday for summer fruit at the Bologna Food Centre. Also due to bad weather, with a rainy day, sales of peaches, nectarines, apricots and cherries

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 5 June
Italian apricots are on the market, with a high price range due to lower product availability, also due to the flooding in Emilia-Romagna. Quality and demand are pushing melon prices up. For

Rain and hail for the start of the French apricot campaign
The first French apricots were harvested around May 15th, but the weather conditions have severely affected the start of the season. After a long period of drought, a strong storm and rainfall

Week 20, fruit and vegetables in the negative and the gap with Lcc widens
In week number twenty, fruit and vegetables by imposed weight show a setback in large-scale retail sales, and the gap with LCC performance increases. This time the main culprit is classic modern

Russia: The import of fruits from Turkey, Chile, and South Africa has doubled
Since the beginning of this year, 180 tons of apricots, nectarines, peaches, and plums have arrived in the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation from abroad, according to the regional

"Problems with early stone fruits in Italy, but the late season will see Le Meraviglie."
In the case of cherries, the situation is compromised, while problems for apricots are limited to the early segment; for the medium and medium-late crops, however, yields should meet quality

"A hailstorm impacted part of our apricot production"
The stone fruit sector has been mainly concerned about the drought for the 2023 campaign. But for Anthony Oboussier, who produces cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines and kiwis in the Drôme

Flowers and dried fruits, the innovative Mixes & Snacks range

AMI: Early start to the season for apricots meets high propensity to buy
Currently, the supply of apricots on the German market is increasing. With the increasingly summery weather, the stone fruit is already being heavily promoted by food retailers at an early stage

Apricots, two months of rain caused 60% of production to be lost
In Calabria, the apricot season is starting but, as yet, the effect of the fine weather is far away and both production and consumption volumes remain at a standstill. Natalino Gallo, president of

Edible flowers, the new charge for sportsmen
Edible flowers take the field, or perhaps it would be better to say the gym. Insalata dell'Orto, Europe's leading producer of edible flowers, will be present for the first time at Riminiwellness

Ранние абрикосы в Греции пострадали от погодных условий
Погода вызвала некоторые проблемы для ранних сортов абрикосов в Греции, говорит Парис Карастергиос,

Wczesne morele w Grecji ucierpiały z powodu warunków pogodowych
Pogoda spowodowała pewne problemy dla wczesnych odmian moreli w Grecji, mówi Paris Karastergios, koordynator ds. importu i eksportu greckiego eksportera produktów Kastargiou P. Bros

Early apricots in Greece suffered from weather conditions
The weather has caused some issues for the early apricot varieties in Greece, says Paris Karastergios, import-export coordinator for Greek produce exporter Kastargiou P. Bros S.A.: “The Greek

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 29 May
The apricot campaign has started with the Pricia variety for Italian production. The Sicilian and Latium watermelon campaign is also underway. Demand for cherries and melons penalised by the

Apricots: boutique prices but poor quality
After the disappointments with cherries (Click here to read), we wanted to repeat the experience by buying apricots in a large-scale retail outlet, but we were not lucky this time either. In fact,

Relaunching fruit consumption: let's start with the minimum brix
What happened to Fabrizio Pattuelli when testing apricots in this summer fruit launch and which you can read about in today's IFN (click here to read the full article) made me reflect on one of

“Overnight, producers discovered they had no harvest to pick”
According to the Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of the Region of Murcia (Fecoam), the heavy rains have caused damages to apricot crops that range between 15 and 20 million euro. Juan

Flood effect, fruit prices up 15%
A 15% increase in wholesale fruit prices compared to May 2022 and increased dependence on Spain for supplies. These are some of the consequences of the flood estimated by the Centro Agroalimentare