Morocco: imports of raisins up 20-fold in just five years!
Along with fresh grape and wine production, Morocco is a relatively large producer of raisins; however, Moroccan production of dried grapes is not enough to satisfy the domestic market demand,

“Current market is looking for smaller sized cherries”
The Turkish cherry season is very close to starting. Kubra Guven, marketing manager of Ana Fruit, states they’re expecting a larger harvest than they had last year. “This year, the weather

Brazil: Initial orange forecast for 2023–24 at 309 million boxes
The 2023–2024 initial orange forecast for Brazil’s citrus belt is 309.34 million boxes. The forecast was announced on May 10; the projected volume is 1.55% less than the previous crop, which

Mexico's mangoes are working towards internationalisation
The General Director of EMEX (Association of Producers - Exporters of Mangoes of Mexico), Myrna Castro, acknowledges that "our main market is the United States, but we are trying to boost the

Pakistan mango exports affected by climate change
Pakistan Fruit Exports have declined by an alarming 42 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the first 9 months of FY 2022-23 in dollar terms. Although the exports of the fruit have witnessed a 110%

“Our Mexican table grape growing costs have increased by 35% in last two years”
The start of Agrofesa’s 2023 Mexican table grape season is up to 7 days later than last year due to colder weather during blooming and flowering. César Ortiz, CEO of Agrofesa, says despite this

Positive trends for apples and citrus fruits at CAR
"In the last few days there has been quite a bit of movement as far as sales of apples and citrus fruits are concerned". Amato Marocca, of Fratelli Marocca Srl, a wholesaler specialised in pears

New theme for ClemenGold
Premium mandarin brand ClemenGold has unveiled a new marketing theme to help promote its fruit and connect with consumers. ‘ClemenGold, your language of love’ is the new theme introduced by

South Africa's past table grape season challenging due to unexpected weather patterns
The South African Table Grape Industry (Sati) together with the Fresh Produce Exporters' Forum (FPEF) reflected on the past 2022/2023 table grape season, which they described as a challenging one.

Fyffes opens Costa Rica packhouse
Fyffes has continued to invest in its own banana production in Costa Rica by building a new packhouse at its farm Victoria in Sarapiqui de Heredia, Costa Rica. According to the group, the new

Cucumber pricing remains difficult, including organic
The cucumber price continues to hover at low levels. In week 18, the average price dropped slightly again after a small rebound of the average price in week 17. With an average price of 12.7 euro

Georgian farmers complain about imports from Turkey
Georgian farmers cannot sell their apples and are being forced to throw them away, but imports continue, says Vakhtang Bezhitashvili, head of the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Exporters. In

Kiwi, how to strengthen the root system
Depleted soil, new diseases, drought, lack of cold hours, extreme climatic events: these are some of the challenges faced during the fourth edition of the Biosolutions International Congress.

Greek police seize 105 kilograms of cocaine hidden in banana shipment
On Tuesday, Greek authorities have arrested 10 people that were suspected of smuggling drugs from South America to Europe. Some 105 kilograms of cocaine were seized. The arrests made in

Delegation from China Fruit Marketing Association visits Egyptian exporters
The China Fruit Marketing Association visited Egypt last week and met with a number of producers and packing stations, working on the export of grapes, citrus, and pomegranates. Among these

"We introduce a single-use real-time carbon dioxide monitor"
According to statistics from ASOEX, the export of Chilean plums to China in 2022/23 will hit a record high of 55,000 tons. Plums, including prunes, have become the second largest Chilean fresh

Ribera Dop oranges receive praise from Lollobrigida
On the occasion of Macfrut2023, Arancia di Ribera D.O.P. Parlapiano Sicilia met the Minister of Agriculture Lollobrigida, whose priority is the promotion of D.O.P. and I.G.P. products and the

Zespri confirms quality up but New Zealand kiwifruit crop volumes well down in 2023
Zespri has confirmed that challenging weather events throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower-than-expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season. The latest New Zealand

New Zealand braced for sharp drop in kiwifruit production
Challenging weather events throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower-than-expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season, Zespri has confirmed. The marketer said it now

Bulgarian sweet cherries on domestic market
Recently, Bulgarian sweet cherry has appeared on the markets in Bulgaria, selling for no more than 5.11 euros per kilogram, while imported fruit is sold for 35.80 euros per kilogram. However,

Zespri: Fruit quality up, but New Zealand 2023 kiwi crop significantly down
Zespri has confirmed that difficult weather conditions throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower than expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season. According to the latest

Chiquita, a banana for every moment
"It's Chiquita o'clock" is Chiquita's spring-summer campaign, a new limited-edition series of the iconic Blue Sticker that this time celebrates the versatility of the banana through 3 different

Japanese farmer produces mangoes that sell for $230 each
On the island of Hokkaido in Japan, Hiroyuki Nakagawa plucks ripened mangoes ready to be packed and shipped. Nakagawa has been growing mangoes in the snowy Tokachi region of Japan’s northernmost

Bananas from Belize at £1.06: steady compared to last week
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and