Philippine's banana export drops to six year low
The Philippines’s banana export volume last year dropped to a six-year low of 2.273 million metric tons as producers faced high input costs to the spread of Fusarium wilt. The country’s total

Cosmic Crisp breaks into US top ten apple varieties
Cosmic Crisp apples have recorded the biggest sales gains among the top 40 selling apple varieties in the US. A review of Nielsen sales data released by Proprietary Variety Management (PVM)

Prices of golden onions are sky high
Stocks of Italian golden onions are very low, 50% lower in February than during the same period in previous years. Availability is low abroad as well. Everybody's looking for them so, of course,

Almeria gospodarzem II Forum HortiDATA 2023
Prowincja Almeria po raz kolejny będzie scenerią drugiej edycji Forum Innowacji Cyfrowych w Ogrodnictwie (HortiDATA) 10 marca w Parku Naukowo-Technologicznym Almeria (PITA),

Almeria hosts the II HortiDATA Forum 2023
The province of Almeria will once again be the setting for the second edition of the Horticultural Digital Innovation Forum (HortiDATA) on 10 March at the Almeria Science and Technology Park

Puffin Produce dostarcza do Asdy żonkile na Dzień Świętego Dawida
Asda współpracuje z walijskim dostawcą Puffin Produce z siedzibą w Pembrokeshire, aby dostarczyć ponad 6 milionów łodyg ręcznie zbieranych i pakowanych żonkili Blas y Tir do

Growers warn of leek shortages as weather hits UK crop
A series of unfavourable weather events over the past year has resulted in UK leek yields being down by between 15 and 30 per cent, according to the British Leek Growers Association. Described

Statement on California’s Central Valley water allocation announcement
The California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) has issued a statement in response to yesterday’s initial water allocation announcement of 35 percent for the Central Valley Project (CVP) by the

"Uprawa wiśni w Peru zakończy się sukcesem"
W ostatniej edycji Fruit Logistica w Niemczech, Peru oficjalnie ogłosiło, że zamierza wejść w biznes wiśniowy. Według Promperú, owoce te zaczęły być testowane w kraju

The rise of China’s avocado sector
Known as “butter fruit” due to its creamy flesh, avocados are being produced in every greater volumes across China. The main production area is Menglian county in Yunnan province,

Nowe materiały w portfolio sałat Vilmorín-Mikado
Dni Liściaste Vilmorín-Mikado odbyły się jak co roku, aby pokazać nowości firmy nasiennej. Jedną z nich jest nowa linia Little Gem, w której pracują nad poszerzeniem swojej oferty.

Fresh Del Monte posts "best fourth quarter in recent history"
Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022 increased by $22.7m, or 2%, to $1.04bn compared to the same period last year. For the full financial year, revenue increased by US$190.3 million, or 4%,

"Our goal was to realize added value for bell pepper"
Snijpunt celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Both management and employees are proud of this anniversary. The entire year 2023 will therefore be a celebration. This year, they look back at

"Wyjątkowa zmienność na rynku awokado jest być może oznaką nadchodzącego 'boomu i bumu'"
Ceny hiszpańskich produktów owocowo-warzywnych nadal spiralują w górę, biorąc pod uwagę naturalne spowolnienie produkcji, które ma miejsce w najzimniejszym okresie zimy, a także

Albert Heijn airfreight ban touches down at start of June
Dutch retail chain Albert Heijn has confirmed that it will no longer sell fresh fruit and vegetables that have been transported by air. By the middle of this year, products including sugar snap

Peru: Asparagus exports down in value and volume
In 2022, 131,295,602 kg worth US$372,252,711 were exported. This is a decrease of 12.02 % in value and -8.19 % in volume compared to 2021, agraria.pe refers to data from the Agrodata Peru portal.

"Peruwiańscy inwestorzy cytrusowi stawiają na nową linię biznesową"
W 2022 roku ilość cytrusów, które Peru wyeksportowało, spadła o 2% w stosunku do roku poprzedniego. Był to rok, w którym ponad koszty, zwłaszcza fracht morski - który wahał

Spadek eksportu hiszpańskiego sektora f&h w 2022 r.
Zmniejszenie wolumenu eksportu w relacji rok do roku było najbardziej zauważalne w owocach, gdzie spadek wyniósł 13%, łącznie 6,6 mln ton i dotyczył prawie wszystkich

Supermarkets limiting sales of veg per customer
Across the UK supermarkets are facing shortages of some fruit and vegetables. Asda said it was capping sales of items such as tomatoes, peppers and lettuce at three each per customer. Morrisons

“Peruvian citrus investors are betting on a new line of business”
In 2022, the volume of citrus that Peru exported decreased by 2% over the previous year. It was a year in which over costs, especially shipping freight -which ranged between 9,000 and 12,000

Spanish f&h exports decline in 2022
The year-on-year drop in the volume exported was most notable in fruit, with a fall of 13%, totalling 6.6 million tonnes and affecting almost all products. In stone fruit, the main products fell,

Improved fourth quarter at Fresh Del Monte
Fresh Del Monte has reported on its results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022, seeing improvements in net sales, net income and gross profit. Net sales for the fourth quarter of 2022

Chilean blueberries did well during Chinese New Year
Chilean blueberries have performed well in the Chinese market in the 2022/23 season, especially during the run-up to the Spring Festival, since early January, and during the holiday itself.

Oppy brings Spanish garlic to North American consumers
Fresh produce group Oppy has said that it is following up the success of its Peruvian organic ginger offering by bringing Spanish garlic to consumers on both the East and West Coasts of North