Challenges for the grape industry in Lebanon
The Lebanese table grape is becoming increasingly well known on the international markets and appreciated by consumers, boosted by several assets but also hindered by great difficulties. Mehdi

Texas onion production transitioning north
“As they say in real estate, this could be a seller's market for a while.” So says Dante Galeazzi, CEO/president of the Texas International Fresh Produce Association of the onion market right

"Despite far lower volumes, the new kiwi crop has better quality"
The first new New Zealand Zespri kiwis began arriving at the Belgian Port of Zeebrugge at the start of this month. Zespri had a tough 2022 with many quality issues, but they are optimistic about

Agrintesa is there. A letter dedicated to members
Agrintesa is an agricultural cooperative for the collection, processing, transformation and sale of agricultural products. This tells what we do, not what we are: we are 4,000 farms; we are the

Syniti brings focus to data management for Zespri Horizon digital transformation
Kiwifruit cooperative Zespri has partnered with enterprise data management vendor Syniti as part of its Horizon digital transformation programme. The $160 million Horizon transformation programme

Start of the cherry harvest
"For cherry cultivation, the harvesting phase has just begun, and with it, the moment of truth, although it can already be said that the quality of national cherries will remain at a high level;

Empowering growers with a sustainable solution against Banana Panama Disease (TR4)
Founded in 2016, Tropic emerged in the United Kingdom, with one mission: to address the unique challenges faced by farmers in tropical regions through cutting-edge genetic innovation. With coffee

“Rising US mandarins demand, price increases in Europe due to market shortages"
The Peruvian exporter Compañía de Exportaciones y Negocios Generales (Coexa) sees a rising demand for mandarins in the US market, while in Europe they see price rises due to a market shortage of

Russia will increase imports of fruits and vegetables from Uzbekistan in 2023
The majority of the import are fruits and vegetables that are not grown in Russia or are limited in supply due to climate conditions and seasonality. The largest shares of imports are grapes

Entrepreneur decides to uproot its cherry trees, stirring controversy
When Michele Bernocco, an entrepreneur from Ruvo di Puglia (BA) who, over the past few days, uprooted his cherry orchard covering one hectare, it was an act of despair. "Over 90% of my cherries

Chinese research offers promise to prevent spread of Brown marmorated stink bug in New Zealand
Zespri International is funding research to understand the lifecycle of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) on organic and conventional kiwifruit in China, part of its native range.

New Zealand’s kiwi producers expect far smaller 2023 crop
New Zealand’s kiwifruit producers are estimating far lower volumes this year, although quality is expected to be high. This is the result of difficult weather conditions during the 2023 growing

Driscoll’s celebrates 10 years in China with eye on further growth
California-based fresh berries expert Driscoll’s is celebrating a decade in China by announcing the tripling of its investment in the country over the next five years. Miles Reiter, chairman and

Banana trade gathers in Miami for International Banana Congress
Almost 600 members of the global banana business gathered in Miami this week for the IXth International Banana Congress organised by the National Banana Corporation of Costa Rica (Corbana).

National Mango Board in the book "The International Dimension of Mexican Mangoes".
According to Dr. Manuel Michel, Executive Director of the National Mango Board, "we are very happy to participate in this publication, which is going to deal with a very interesting topic such as

Cherries from Vignola (PGI): Consortium hopes for good yields despite bad weather
Hurricane Minerva, which devastated Romagna this week, has also caused considerable damage to fruit crops in the Modena region, especially to a typical variety for this time of year such as the

Good volumes of French cherries despite the lack of water
Les Fruits de Provence started harvesting and marketing its cherries more than a week ago. “We cannot complain, the volumes are quite good,” explains Alexandre Cerdan. The lack of water was

Peak volume season is here on Mexican mangoes
Mexican mango supplies are starting to hit peak season. “May has seen a steady supply of mangoes--with the heat, the fields are ready. The cornstarch is turning into sugar faster so there’s

"Cucumber production in Almeria, and also in our case, has been the highest in recent years"
"Overall, the winter cucumber campaign has been good," says Antonio Escobar, manager of the Almeria-based Nature Choice SAT. "We have been able to successfully meet the demand of all our European

Cherries, 60% of the product lost in Campania
Too much water after a mild winter, which did not strengthen the fruit. This is the perfect storm that has hit the fruit that heralds summer in Campania: the cherry. This was announced by

Domingo Martín Ortega re-elected president of ASPROCAN
Domingo Martín Ortega, has been re-elected as president of the Association of Banana Producers' Organisations of the Canary Islands (ASPROCAN), according to the agreement adopted by the Ordinary

Bananas from Belize at £1.06: same as last week
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

'For green beans and courgettes, sales are running'
It is a good period for sales of courgettes and green beans, as told to IFN by Sergio Clemente, a trader at the Agribologna stand at Caab (Centro Agro Alimentare di Bologna), a market that is

Oranges, waste becomes lamps
Orange peels give birth to lamps. It is not science fiction but just the intuition of the Milanese design studio Krill Design that transforms waste into new products thanks to an innovative