EU monthly orange imports came in at 78.808 tonnes in March
EU monthly orange imports came in at 78.808 tonnes in the past month. Data shows that the majority of these imports came from Egypt -the same as the month before- at 75.307 tonnes.

Morocco’s tomato challenges
Due to the weather conditions in several European and African countries, there is a shortage of several products, such as tomatoes, says Fatiha Charrat, deputy managing director for Moroccan fresh

EU production of apples expected to be around 12.2 million tons in 2022/23
Apples: High storage costs direct more apples into processing The EU production of apples is expected to be around 12.2 million t in 2022/23 (a volume similar to the last marketing year, 2.6%

Week 12, good for fruit and vegetables, bad for discounters
Sales of both consumer packaged goods (FMCG) and fruit and vegetables by weight also increased in week 12, although the differential between the two performances increased, but to the detriment of

Car, cold consumption for the Easter holidays
A "coldness" in the consumption trend of the Romans is announced at the moment. According to the Centro Agroalimentare Roma's Price Observatory, while there is good availability of typical food

Moderate stone fruit season expected in Spain in terms of volume
Currently, the early growing areas of Spain are slowly but surely starting this year's stone fruit harvest. In a few weeks, the first apricots, peaches and nectarines will hit the German market.

Future Crops declared bankrupt: all equipment in online auction at Troostwijk Auctions
Poeldijk-based vertical farm Future Crops has been declared bankrupt. For this reason, all equipment belonging to the baby lettuce and herb producer will be auctioned through Troostwijk Auctions'

Restyling for Interspar, new with the Pronto Fresco corner
The Interspar in Siderno (Rc), a sales outlet included in the project to modernise the Despar network in the Centre-South, reopens its doors to customers after a major restyling. The refurbished

NZ kiwifruit growers vote to retain levy
New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers (NZKGI) will continue its advocacy work for at least the next six years. The decision was approved in a recent referendum, where New Zealand kiwifruit growers voted

Research center aims to grow and create awareness for organic production
Back in the 1960s, brothers Rob and Bob Grimm opened a roadside produce stand. Their company Grimmway Farms grew into a massive agribusiness operation and became one of the largest carrot growers

Warmer temperatures and extra acreage leads to “glut” of tomatoes
There’s an oversupply of tomatoes right now. “It’s an oversupply that’s almost a glut,” said Bob Spencer of West Coast Tomato, LLC, noting it’s affecting all varieties of tomatoes.

Asparagus bundling machine: a simple, compact, modular and product-friendly innovation
Frédéric Jautrou is one of the 15 asparagus growers who came together to create the registered trademark “Asperges du Pays de Richelieu”, an initiative that has helped promote the spring

Prices for melons in Rotterdam on 24.03.2023
  Name Variety Size Packing Price USD Cantaloup BR 5s 5 kg

Prices for fresh apples in Rotterdam on 24.03.2023
  Name Variety Size Packing Price USD Fresh apples Fuji, FR 75s 12.5 kg 18.83 Fresh

Carantic, the Seminis cauliflower for late harvests
Late harvest time for cauliflower and once again this year Carantic, the Seminis-Vegetables by Bayer cauliflower with a cycle of 200-205 days after transplanting, is back in the news. This

"The sizing of the fruit looks to be a bit bigger this season, this is a good thing for the US market"
This year South Africa will celebrate the 25th year of exporting citrus fruit to the US. The harvest is just getting underway and Miles Fraser-Jones, VP of New Business Development at Sierra

Ramon Alcedo appointed as new director of Fairtrasa Peru
Fairtrasa is proud to announce the appointment of Ramon Alcedo as the new director of Fairtrasa Peru S.A. Fairtrasa Peru is part of the Fairtrasa Group, a vertically integrated global organic

Study focuses on drones to target desert locusts with biopesticide
A study, led by the first winner of the inaugural Carol Ellison Science Award 2021, has determined the optimum height for a drone to fly and target desert locusts with biopesticides in order for

Arena Group: lemons for prevention in Decò and SuperConveniente stores
In all Decò and SuperConveniente sales outlets in Sicily and in the province of Reggio Calabria, Sicilian lemons for prevention will be available from 11 to 20 April 2023. They will be sold in

Prices for kiwi fruit in Rotterdam on 24.03.2023
    Name Variety Size Packing Price USD KIWIFRUIT Yellow Flesh GR 39s 3 kg containers N/A

Budget-conscious apple option introduced
After several months of inflation, budgets continue to be tight and top of mind for consumers. In response to this challenging environment, Honeybear Brands is offering a no-frills, Sweet Deal

Late frost, the centre-north still suffers
As we had anticipated (click here to read the article), unfortunately, the temperatures have also dropped below zero over the last two nights, frightening growers in the centre-north, especially

Ceny ogórków szklarniowych znów poszły w górę na Ukrainie w przeddzień świąt
Przed świętami wielkanocnymi ukraińskie zakłady szklarniowe po raz kolejny podnoszą ceny sprzedaży ogórków - informują analitycy projektu EastFruit. Oprócz przedświątecznego

Russia's weekly consumer prices went up more quickly at the end of March
According to data from state statistics service Rosstat, Russia's weekly consumer prices went up more quickly at the end of March. Russia's central bank held the key interest rate at 7.5% last