Major suppliers of fresh and frozen strawberries with smaller harvests
Strawberry producers from Spain and Egypt, i.e. the largest suppliers of these fruits to EU markets, among others, are making the first summaries of the strawberry campaign that has been going on

Duroc reiterates commitment to sustainability
In much of Europe, including the UK, soaring energy prices have forced tomato producers to limit their production or even consider leaving the business. This is placing ever greater responsibility

Oslo: Again cocaine found in banana shipment
For the second time in less than three weeks, Oslo police have seized as much as 900 kilos of cocaine found in boxes of bananas believed to have originated from Ecuador. The police think it was

Canadians are running to buy Avo-cat-o statues
Apparently, it’s time for another shopping trend: Avo-cat-o. Last summer, Canadians wouldn’t stop quaking up about the Duckana figures sold at London Drugs locations. However, shoppers who

Tomato, pre-transplantation affects all production
For tomatoes, the first weeks immediately after planting are the most delicate, and it is essential that the seedlings have a good, strong and healthy root system in order to determine optimal

IBO pays tribute to Bernadine Strik
The International Blueberry Organisation (IBO) has paid tribute to Bernadine Strik, who passed away recently. Through her ground-breaking research and trials over more than 30 years, Strik helped

Bernadine Strik remembered as a 'true legend and friend of the global blueberry industry'
The International Blueberry Organisation (IBO) sadly notes the recent passing of Bernadine Strik, who did so much to develop the growing of blueberries into the truly international industry that

Val Venosta's "Yellow Week" comes to Cordoba
Yellow Week was present in DEZA supermarkets in: - ZOCO - MARRUBIAL - LA ISLA - CASH1 Since a few weeks ago, the different establishments selected by the brand in the area have been offering

Chopped Salad Kit line introduces five new flavors
Dole Fresh Vegetables introduces five new flavor varieties to its DOLE® Chopped Salad Kit product line. In addition to the new flavors, the new kits feature a new package design to deepen

New technologies for genetic innovation, focus at Macfrut
At a difficult time for the national fruit-growing industry, grappling with problems of various kinds (climate change, water shortages, alien pathogens and pests), the need for new genotypes, i.e.

Organic fruit acreage enrolled in the Federal Crop Insurance Program grew between 2011 and 2021
The acreage of organic fruits protected by Federal crop insurance has increased notably from 2011 to 2021. For instance, the acreage of insured organic apples more than doubled from about 12,000

To be Polish!
The start of the strawberry season has been linked to the widespread falsification by sellers of the place of origin of the goods. It is not surprising if any quantity of cheap strawberries

'Spanish peaches: we sell them for 7 euro per kilogram'
Spanish peaches have already arrived on the market stalls in Brescia. The fruit has been on sale for a few days with respectable prices, although the low temperatures still do not encourage

Japanese grapefruit market: no fireworks, despite shortage
The first vessel carrying South African grapefruit to Japan was loaded at the port of Durban this past weekend, a week or two earlier than the norm. "Usually our grapefruit would arrive at the

Vip, Joachim Rabensteiner is the new export sales manager
The extensive restructuring of the Vip Val Venosta team initiated last autumn and presented at Fruit Attraction 2022 is enabling the consortium to cover as many as four continents and more than 50

Westfalia and Chiquita join European Sustainability Forum
What does sustainability really mean for fruit and vegetables? And how should the trade itself respond? AMI and Fruchthandel Magazin, part of Fruitnet Media International, want to provide answers

Courgette prices fall below 30 cents
Translator With the inflationary crisis registered during the current season, everything has been a continuous increase in production costs in agriculture and livestock farming. This situation

Vito Gambina extends the cycle with Arrigoni shields
Small fruits are among the most complex crops from an agronomic point of view: atmospheric agents (rain, wind, hail, high insolation, etc.), associated with sudden temperature changes, can have a

"Mango market switches smoothly from Peru to West Africa"
Last year, there were plenty of mangoes from Peru and West Africa. Prices dropped, and the transition from the Peruvian to the West African season, thus, did not go smoothly. This year, however,

AMI: German vegetable imports lower than at any time in the last twelve years
Last year, imports of fresh vegetables to Germany veered off their growth course of many years. For the first time, fewer vegetables were imported again and imports were lower than they had been

Egypt consolidates orange exports thanks to better quality standards
From the Italian wholesale markets but, to some extent, from the entire distribution chain, one recurring statement cannot be ignored: 'Egyptian oranges are currently dominating the markets with

Expensive imported potatoes of the 2023 harvest became available on the Moldovan market
The first batches of imported potatoes arrived in Moldova, as businessmen say, in the first days of April. Potatoes come from Egypt and possibly Morocco. In the domestic market of the country, the

Orange juice prices to remain higher for longer on the back of tight global supply
For now, the orange juice market is staying tight for at least another season, unless there is a significant supply-side surprise for the 2023/24 harvest in Brazil or a much sharper contraction in

What are the most produced fruits in Brazil?
Guilherme Coelho, re-elected in March for another three-year period (2023-2025) as president of the Brazilian Association of Exporters of Fruit and derivatives (Abrafrutas), uses the benefits of