Indonesian mangosteen harvest season in transition
Indonesia's tropical climate provides an ideal environment for growing mangosteen, which thrives in warm and humid conditions, with temperatures ranging from 25 to 35 degrees Celsius. Fresh

Leafhopper and Moth, how to protect the vineyard naturally
Cicalina and Tignoletta are among the most insidious insects for grapes; Xeda Italia(click for website) has developed a targeted strategy for the natural control of these insects using natural

“Days of berry production without cold chain are over for Serbian producers”
Following another year of harsher rainy weather across Serbia that negatively impacted blueberry, raspberry and other soft fruit production, Sanja Larsson, CEO and owner of Serbian berry producer

"At the moment, a lot of Mexican Kent mango is being shipped by air to the European market"
Logistics plays an essential role in the import of perishable products, especially when it comes to the shipment of fresh fruit like mangoes, whose season is already underway in Mexico, and even

Slight uptick in Ontario peaches this season
Ontario stone fruit growers are getting ready to harvest within the next few days, depending on the crop and area. “We have some earlier varieties of nectarines that would be harvested alongside

"We estimate that we will pack around 3,000,000 trays at our facility”
The Western Australian avocado season will get underway in mid-August and packing company The Avocado Collective is looking forward to a good season. “We have had a great spring and mild summer

Summer fruit alert, peaches and nectarines knockout
In week 25, fruit and vegetables at fixed weight slightly improved its performance compared to the week before, but the gap with Lcc increased. In fruit and vegetable sales, discount continues to

Morocco accounts for a half of Canada’s total imports of mandarins in current MY
Morocco has been steadily increasing its exports of mandarins to Canada, reports EastFruit. In the MY 2022/23 (September-April) Moroccan exporters shipped 73,000 tonnes of mandarins, a record high

Austria: Food trade rejects accusation of price gouging
The Austrian food trade is defending itself against accusations of price gouging and possible price fixing among discounters. This was prompted by statements by SPÖ economic spokesman Dr

Wild blueberries: why are prices declining while yields are low?
According to EastFruit, rapid decline is observed on the European market of frozen wild blueberries (bilberries). Piece decline came as a surprise for many freezers, as earlier there were many

Commencement of commercial production of highland bananas in the Philippines
The Farmind Corporation, which is fully engaged in banana production in the Philippines' main production area, Mindanao Island, held a ceremony on June 28 for the completion of the packing house

Growth in the fruit/vegetables/potatoes categories is larger again in May 2023
After the April sales trend was a bit problematic, growth in the fruit/vegetables/potatoes categories was larger again in May 2023; household spending rose by nine percent compared with the same

Competition in the horticultural industry in Ukraine is intensifying
Experts on the market in Ukrainian believe that the horticultural industry will gradually transfer from one crop to another type of agriculture. Numerous farmers are currently uprooting orchards

Malta: Aquaponic farming without significant operating costs
“We first started by growing anything that would easily allow us to enter the market and are now replacing these crops with others that are in higher demand. These are all accessible in

Tropea Experience, the Festival of the Red Onion of Tropea Calabria Igp
Contributing to the deseasonalisation and internationalisation of the Calabria destination through one of its agri-food icons is the objective of the Tropea Experience. This year, the Festival of

China's domestic and import fruit industry on display
In recent years, in line with China's domestic consumption growth and reforms on the supply-side, the intersection of the imported fruit industry and the domestic fruit industry has grown,

High-pressure washer removes up to 98% of pests, exceeding NZ Ministry for Primary Industries requirements for export
A few years ago, the New Zealand fruit industry needed a solution to the pest contamination that the growers were experiencing as it was preventing them from exporting to key markets. The solution

"In the space of a week, prices have fallen by almost 4 euros/kg"
Although the open ground season was not officially launched until July 4th, blueberries have already been harvested for a week at the Finck farm in the southwest of the Lüneburger Heide area. "We

"The doubling of organic carrot prices saved our season"
Overall, the organic sector in northern Germany can look back on an eventful marketing season. "Due to the drought, we have had to accept hard losses of up to 50 percent, especially for organic

MY 2022/23 South African orange production forecast revised downwards to 1.63 million tons
South African production of oranges and lemons is projected to decrease in MY 2022/23 due to stagnated production area and a return to normal yield. Grapefruit and tangerine/mandarin production is