"Our preservative can prolong shelf-life of plums by 1.5-3 times."
Plum storage and transportation are prone to mechanical damage, brown heart disease at low temperatures, and rot and deterioration at high temperatures. It is very important during the harvesting

Killer frost in the Mantuan area
The frosts of the past few nights have compromised production in 2023. This was pointed out by Paolo Lavagnini from San Benedetto, an official of Cia East Lombardy in Mantua, who collected

Austria: Severe frost damage in fruit growing
The early start of vegetation together with the recent low night temperatures have caused serious frost damage in Austrian fruit growing, according to information from the 'Agricultural

The sales of Chilean Sweet Mary plums are ideal. Thailand's Monthong durian is on the market
Affected by continuous rainy weather and lower temperatures in large areas, the prices and sales of most fruits on the market have declined in the past two weeks. The weather gradually stabilized

Stonefruit producers losing patience with Transnet
The South African fruit industry is investigating the possibility of a partial privatisation of Cape Town's harbour, with a loading zone only for fresh produce. In its latest newsletter, the

Signor Datterino: red, all-Italian flavour
"Our objective was to supply consumers with high-quality plum tomatoes. The project started two years ago, in the midst of the pandemic, thanks to the passion and professionalism of a restricted

Another novelty of the season in retail sale of Uzbekistan – kuksultan
Spring is in full swing in Uzbekistan, and new season novelties appear on the shelves of supermarkets, kuksultan (or Kuk sultan – a variety of small plums or cherry plums) being among them. This

"There's only one-sixth of the supply of plum cherry tomatoes that there was in mid-February"
The tomato supply is still limited in the European markets, and even more so for cherry tomatoes. In Almeria, one of the most important Mediterranean production areas at this time of the year, the

Germany: First food retail chains withdraw from South African plum programmes
Due to the ongoing shipping delays from South Africa and the massive delivery problems, the first food retail chains have dropped out of the plum programmes, according to AMI. Instead, shelf space

Excellent sales campaign for Sicilian cherry tomatoes
"This year, we can say we are pleased with the tomato campaign despite the difficulties that the production sector has had to face because of the weather," reports Salvatore Albani, president of

New Zealand apples and pears available, Chilean stone fruits entered the peak of arrival
With the arrival of two large ships each carrying hundreds of containers of Chilean prunes and plums, Chilean stone fruits entered the peak of arrivals this week. In addition, the first batch of

Hungary expects normal 2023 cherry harvest season
As relatively good, warm spring weather continues across Hungary, producers in the country expect a normal 2023 cherry harvest of about 10 000 tons again. The harvest is due to start with the

Eastern buyers prefer the taste of South African Grannies
Richaardt Lingenfelder is a third generation farmer next to the Theewaterskloof, South Africa’s fourth largest dam (built on land that previously belonged to their family). The Theewaterskloof

Expansion of South African plum portfolio
Oppy, a grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce, plans to continue energizing the plum category in its second season of shipping South African plums to North America. The Black Pearl

Oppy expands South African plum portfolio
Oppy has said that it is planning to ”continue energising” the South African plums category with a successful second season. In 2022, the first load of South African plums in eight years was

Ukraine received permission to export apple, cherry plum, and plum seedlings to EU countries
The European Commission has adopted regulations on the cancellation of restrictions on the export of planting material of apple trees, plums, and cherry plums from Ukraine to EU countries. From

The collapse of onion prices in Tajikistan continues
The EastFruit team from Tajikistan reports that onion prices continue to plummet. On Sunday, March 5, 2023, wholesale onion prices dropped to $0.63/kg, down by almost a third in just 9-10 days. At

The collapse of onion prices in Tajikistan continues – will the export ban be lifted?
The EastFruit team from Tajikistan reports that onion prices continue to plummet. On Sunday, March 5, 2023, wholesale onion prices dropped to $0.63/kg, down by almost a third in just 9-10 days. At

Mississippi may have an official state fruit soon
After reading a story about how students in Kansas petitioned their legislators to name the sandhill plum the official state fruit of the Sunflower State, students at the elementary school in

Harsh season for frozen plum producers in Eastern Europe – causes and consequences
“Stanley” plum variety is the most purchased variety of frozen plums in Europe, so the start of its season was expected by all freezing enterprises. By the way, the variety is sold

Off-season red plums under the spotlight
The first red plums from South Africa have started arriving in Italy, and Granfrutta Zani continues to import larger volumes every year. "We are satisfied both with the varieties and with the

Prunes 2023 Expo to meet in person
After two years of virtual meetings, Chileprunes, the Association of Dried Plum Processors and Exporters of Chile, will be hosting a face-to-face event, in which the world of production, industry

Chile set a new record for plum exports, and Uzbekistan jumped to the top-4 globally
In 2022, Chile updated its own global record in fresh plum exports of 2019, EastFruit analysts report. Chilean fruit exporters supplied 158 000 tonnes of fresh plums worth $235 million to foreign