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

Getir is leaving Spain and France
71% of UK mums buying less fruit and vegetables due to financial strain A new study by charity Vitamin Angels UK of 2,000 parents has found mums are making less healthy choices for their families

‘Labor rules must be eased to support NI agri-food sector’
Independent East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has stated that labor rules need to be eased to ensure the survival of the agri-food industry in Northern Ireland. Ms Sugden explained that fruit,

Czech Republic: Lowest fruit harvest in years expected
The Czech fruit harvest is expected to fall by 24 % this year compared to last year to a below-average 125,157 tonnes. This is the lowest harvest in six years. Compared to the average harvest of

"Demand for leeks in the UK is steady, possibly increasing"
The leek harvest got underway this week at Seddon and Sons in Lancashire and a good crop is expected. “We are about a week later than normal,” said James Seddon who looks after agronomy and

An association for retail women
The Associazione Nazionale Donne del Retail (National Association of Women in Retail) is born in Milan, which will act with the aim of promoting the culture and knowledge of Retail with an

"Limited blueberry volumes in switch from early to mid varieties"
In Belgium, the erratic spring will probably cause limited blueberry volumes between the early and mid varieties. That is according to Coöperatie Hoogstraten's Hannah Docus. "The early varieties

Argentinian phytosanitary alert in for the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus
The National Agricultural Health Service of Argentina (Senasa) has issued a phytosanitary alert for the entire national territory for the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV), a virus that

Rijk Zwaan bets on the future of aubergines in Sicily
Sicilian producers must adopt new techniques for winter aubergine cultivation if they want to counter the growing trend of foreign imports, if they do not want to risk being denied access to the

Cal Poly Strawberry Center and USDA receive funding to automate California strawberry farming
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Strawberry Center and the USDA Research Agency recently received a federal grant to focus on tools to help automate strawberry farming in California. The Strawberry

Netherlands/Belgium: Growing concern about the apple blossom weevil
According to a report by vilt.be, fruit growers in various parts of the Netherlands have recently increasingly found that large parts of their apple crops have been destroyed by the apple blossom