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.

Prices for greenhouse cucumbers went up again in Ukraine on the eve of the holidays
Before the Easter holidays, Ukrainian greenhouse plants once again increase selling prices for cucumbers, EastFruit project analysts report. In addition to the pre-holiday rush, prices in this

Strawberries, an uncertain campaign between cold weather and labour shortages
The strawberry season has not got off on the right foot in the Verona area. Producers have to contend with difficult weather conditions on the one hand and a labour emergency on the other. Cold

Dutch fruit growers combat frost
In the Netherlands, the fickle weather is over, and the sun is back. But, there has been light nightly frost again, Weer.nl reports. For many fruit growers, that means there is work to be done to

Bad weather, from Lazio to Romagna the damage is extensive
The bad weather with violent thunderstorms accompanied by hail has hit the peninsula in a leopard-like pattern, from the capital to the Veneto and Romagna, with serious damage to arable crops and

Weather ravages Chile’s avocado crop
Chile’s 2023 avocado crop is projected to fall 30% compared to 2022. The estimated total volume of 155,000 tons (source: Avocado Committee) is well below the 220,000 tons of the 2022 campaign,

“We will have a very good quality of asparagus this year thanks to the cold weather in February”
The asparagus campaign is starting at Fleuron d'Anjou, “a couple of weeks later than in previous years,” explains Brahim El Hasnaoui. This delay is due to the cold weather in February, but it

Lleida's pear and apple stocks in February were 28% and 43% lower than in the same month last year
The director of Afrucat, Manel Simon, said it would be a short campaign and there would be a lack of apples and pears due to the impact of weather on this year's harvest. This year's apple and

Suppliers predict salad sales surge
Leading UK salad suppliers are gearing up for a huge uptick in leafy and prepared salad sales from May onwards, with the King’s coronation a potential high spot for demand. After a turbulent 12

What lies ahead for summer bell peppers?
Industry-wide, a lot remains up in the air as the summer bell pepper season approaches. So says Kevin Batt, category director of greenhouse for Oppy. “Only time will tell what’s going to

Pogoda niszczy zbiory awokado w Chile
Przewiduje się, że zbiory awokado w Chile w 2023 roku spadną o 30% w porównaniu do 2022 roku. Szacowana łączna wielkość 155 tys. ton (źródło: Avocado Committee) jest znacznie

Wholesale, rising quotations for red berries
Good sales and rising quotations for red goods at the Vittoria market. This is the comment we receive from Eugenio Celeste, co-owner of the company Verde Sud, which operates within the market in

Непогода уничтожает урожай авокадо в Чили
По прогнозам, урожай авокадо в Чили в 2023 году снизится на 30% по сравнению с 2022 годом. Предполагаемый общий

Blueberry mealybugs - monitoring of plantations (02.04.2023)
The weather in recent weeks has been very dynamic, moving from snow and ice to warm sunshine from day to day. Regardless of what we have outside our windows it is spring and the time for

“Increasing production quantities and volume caught up with each other in terms of sales”
The weather in Turkey has been similar to the weather last year in the cultivation areas for Bursa Black Figs, says Ceyhun Gündüz, general manager of Turkish black fig exporter Alya: “We’ve

Lower volumes lead to higher citrus fruit prices
“The last stretch of this citrus fruit campaign, which has been affected by various problems (fewer volumes, weather anomalies, drop in consumption) will be characterized by considerable prices

Egypt reduces exports of oranges to the EU due to unfavorable weather and devaluation of the pound
The EU, one of the main markets for oranges from Egypt, sharply reduced the volume of purchases in the 2021/22 season, EastFruit reports. Egyptian exports to the EU fell to the lowest level in at