Start of the loquat season in the Marina Baixa region
LA UNIÓ Llauradora points out that the high temperatures of the last few weeks and the lack of rain have marked the start of the loquat harvesting season in the Marina Baixa region. The high

The season of local greenhouse tomatoes has started in Ukraine
The first wholesale batches of greenhouse tomatoes from local plants entered the Ukrainian market this week, analysts of the EastFruit project report. According to forecasts of market

Mercalicante boosts the competitiveness of companies in the agri-food sector
Through this agreement, the more than 100 companies currently operating in Mercalicante will be able to access a diagnosis of their company's situation in order to improve its performance and

City Food & Drink lecture reveals panellists
The City Food & Drink Lecture’s panel of industry experts has been revealed. The panel, which will be chaired by Radio 4 Farming Today’s Charlotte Smith, will tackle a range of topics and

Tomatoes remain big business
Worldwide imports of fresh and chilled tomatoes grew in both value and volume terms in 2021, with the US and Germany leading the way. According to the International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Trade

"May is going to be an interesting month for stone fruit"
Murcia's stone fruit campaign started with some small quantities a few days ago. Next week, the harvest will begin in important areas such as Cieza and Abarán, so the supply will start to become

Anecoop looks ahead to positive Bouquet seedless watermelon campaign
Anecoop has fired the starting gun on its 2023 seedless watermelon campaign with the harvesting of the first volumes in Almería in late April. As one of the group’s most iconic products, the

Sicily: difficult 2022/23 season for oranges
The Sicilian orange season is over, although there are still considerable batches of late blond varieties that will finish within the next month. The production is however staggered in the various

Veg Power launches ‘Growing to Love’
Veg Power, the not-for-profit alliance to increase vegetable consumption across the UK, has launched ‘Growing to Love’ – a tomato growing project to support children’s learning about where

UK govt offers Africa cold-chain funding
African countries will receive £4 million in UK government funding to improve outdated and inefficient refrigeration capabilities and cold supply chains in a bid to support farmer productivity

Strong demand despite higher prices for mangoes from India
The mango season in India has developed positively in April, says Yashwant Chakve Patil, director of Indian fruit exporter AA Reyach International: “Over the past month, the demand for our

Large attendance for the first morning of medFEL
The 2023 edition of medFEL opened its doors at the exhibition center of Perpignan on Wednesday, April 26th. The attendance was good on the first morning for the opening of the event. For two days,

The European apricot production is recovering
The traditional medFEL crop predictions were revealed this morning. 2021 was a catastrophic year for the European apricots due to the frost that affected all production basins and caused

California stone fruit will also see late start
Like many commodities out of California this spring, stone fruit will also see a later start to the season next month. “The crop is really late--definitely two weeks later than last year,”

Port performance key for South African citrus
South African citrus exporters have had to deal with three very trying seasons as far as smooth passage through South African ports was concerned. South African Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA)

The Spanish apricot harvest is up 52%.
Europe has seen some frosts in Greece and northern Italy and has been affected by the lack of cold hours during the winter, which has caused an overall drop of 7% in the apricot crop forecast