Increased Brazilian melon exports create tensions over water
In the Chapada do Apodi, a plateau that stretches across Rio Grande do Norte and neighbouring Ceará state, things began to change with the arrival of large melon producers in the late

The First European Watermelon is from Spain, it is ours' kicks off its tour at Infoagro Exhibition
The Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers' Organisations of Almeria, COEXPHAL, has presented today in Almeria the campaignLa Primera Sandía Europea es de España, es nuestra (The First

Watermelons, prices are already at an all-time low in Spain
Spain is on the alert for speculation. The watermelon campaign has just started, but producers are already facing collapsing prices, well below current production costs and among the lowest ever

France: Winter lettuce production declines despite increasing areas
According to estimates released by the French statistical service Agreste on 1 April 2023, the national harvest of winter lettuce will decline by 18% year-on-year in the 2022-2023 season - despite

Chiny opracowują nową odmianę borówki amerykańskiej, która jest bardzo odpowiednia dla południa kraju o wilgotnym klimacie
Według informacji chińskiej gazety Science and Technology Daily, zespół z Agricultural University of Southern China kierowany przez profesora Chen Riyuana opracował nową odmianę

AMI: German salads start the season
The lettuce harvest in Germany already started several weeks ago and continues to progress. After the import season struggled with the highly variable weather conditions at the beginning of the

Who loves Moroccan watermelons the most?
EastFruit continues a series of articles on the horticultural market in Morocco. The country is confidently increasing exports of several categories of high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables,

PGI Melocotón de Cieza approved by the European Commission
On the 5th of May, the European Commission approved the inclusion of “Melocotón de Cieza” from Spain in the register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI). © Melocotón de

Omer-Decugis & Cie: strong H1 2022/23, with revenue up 8.1% at €104.4 million
Omer-Decugis & Cie, an international group specialising in fresh and exotic fruit and vegetables, has published its revenue for H1 2022/23 (1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023) and Q2 2022/23 (1

В Китае выведен новый сорт голубики, который очень подходит для юга страны с влажным климатом
По информации китайской газеты Science and Technology Daily, команда из Сельскохозяйственного университета Южного

FLP obtains B Corp status
Exotic fruit specialist FLP Global Colombia has been awarded B Corp Certification in recognition of its social and environmental standards relating to its governance, workers, community,

Almaty is running out of groceries
Monitoring of the prices of socially significant food products conducted in stores of Almaty showed that the trend of decreasing the cost of the social basket, observed in the second half of

Vegetable supplies looking good as winter approaches but weather still the wild card
Vegetables New Zealand says vegetable supplies are looking good as winter approaches but ongoing unsettled weather across the country is still the wild card. ‘The weather’s been warm and wet

Indian farmer producer organizations successfully export watermelons to Dubai
Indian watermelons are earning a premium over those from Iran in Dubai with a few farmer producer organizations (FPOs) beginning to ship the fruit to the United Arab Emirates. Mukesh Singh,

Fruits with fruit fly larvae did not pass quarantine control in the Russian port
The dangerous quarantine object was discovered by inspectors of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance at the Big Seaport in a batch of citrus fruits. During the

"Dolce Passione" watermelons: Ripe for the German market
When was a watermelon ripe again? Various pictures and advice are circulating on the internet. The "Dolce Passione" watermelon from the consortium of the same name makes the decision a little

UK’s new Brexit plan: Vegetables will sport ‘Not for EU’ stickers
The European Commission and the UK government has agreed on requirements for the labelling on agri-food retail goods. A label will be placed at different levels starting from individual, box,

Peru's ginger shipments increased by 59%
The ginger export campaign is exceeding initial expectations, showing a 59% year-on-year increase in export volumes, as Peru has exported a total of 25,609 tons of ginger so far this season,

Fruvo/VAM WaterTech: "We want to get our pears to the consumer as cleanly as possible".
"We don't recommend it to our employees, but you can drink the water as it is," says Martijn Vogelaar from the Fruvo fruit sorting and packaging station in Krabbendijke. Last year, VAM WaterTech

The fruit and berry market in Russia has the potential to increase by almost 70%
A recent report by "Interagro" reveals that the fruit and berry market in Russia has the potential to increase by almost 70%, reaching 14.6 million tons annually. The research suggests that the

Crop challenges and high costs impacting yuca supplies
Yuca or cassava supplies out of Costa Rica are seeing some challenges currently. Costa Rica is a year-round producer of the root vegetable and the crop takes approximately nine months to mature.

DIA fined for failing to comply with the Chain Law
This appears in the quarterly publication of final administrative or judicial sanctions by the Food Information and Control Agency (AICA), an autonomous body attached to the Ministry of

Black rind and red flesh: the midi seedless watermelon the big retail chain was looking for
Characterized by a bright red flesh and a dark green - almost black -rind, Dolce Passione watermelons are now part of a consortium. Consorzio Dolce Passione was in fact presented at Macfrut - a

Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time?
Plants provide almost every calorie of food we eat. Grains like rice, wheat and corn make civilisation possible. For millennia, farmers have bred grains, fruit and vegetable varieties to get