Asparagus sales are doing well for the conventional product, less for the organic one
The totally unpredictable weather is affecting all horticultural crops, from north to southern Italy. In the province of Foggia, the cultivation of conventional and organic asparagus, as well as

Germany, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Gulf countries are priority markets for almonds and walnuts from Georgia
On June 1, the Association of Almond and Walnut Growers of Georgia, with the support of the USAID program, organized a seminar on the export of crucial nut crops. During the event, Giorgi

Argentina can re-enter EU market with organic citrus after 20 years
After a 20-year hiatus, organic citrus from Argentina will be allowed to re-enter the European Union, the National Agency for Agro-Food Hygiene and Quality Service announced this week. Under a

Nearly 400,000 tons of vegetables and melons were harvested in Tajikistan this spring
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Tajikistan, the early crop of vegetables and melons exceeded 400,000 tons. It now is amounting to 10% of the planned agricultural production. This

Driscoll’s wins Superior Taste Awards
Driscoll’s berries scooped three gongs in the May round of the Superior Taste Awards 2023, organized by the International Taste Institute. Decided by an independent group of 200 world-class

Interest from India in South African fruit more than doubles
Every day he gets five or six inquiries from India about South African fruit, says Sri Krishna, founding director of Paarl-based Fruitful Global which he set up after 26 years in the trade in

This week in Fruchthandel magazine: German Fruit Award ceremony, summer fruit from France, avocados
Tears of joy flowed at many of the elegantly laid tables at the Hotel Oderberger in Berlin as the winners took to the stage and the great work of the award-winning markets was honoured with

Lively orders for kiwifruit plants
Orders for kiwifruit plants to be transplanted in the fall are coming in at La Quercia, which is currently carrying out grafts for club golden kiwifruits as well as growing "free sale" plants such

Thousands of litres of water discharged into Axarquía river
A large irrigation reservoir, built without a licence in Cómpeta in the Axarquía, broke on Sunday. This led to the loss of tens of thousands of litres of water. The incident happened at an