Garlic Solutions' new fresh catering products in range at Van Gelder groente & fruit
Garlic Solutions is a large supplier of unpeeled and peeled garlic cloves in Europe. It has for several years produced and supplied freshly chopped spices, blends and also fresh-cut convenience

California rains temporarily affect kumquat harvest
The atmospheric river rains that have hit California this week are, for the moment, halting the harvest of our kumquats. “Kumquats cannot be picked when it’s raining because they have tiny

Циклы цен на малину и прогнозы на 2023 год
16 марта 2023 года проект EastFruit провел первую онлайн-конференцию, посвященную актуальным событиям на рынке

"Our goal: to supply Belgian potatoes year-round; something I think we're close to achieving"
Costs keep rising, consumer demands keep changing, and sustainability is becoming increasingly important. In today's market, distinguishing yourself is, therefore, becoming more and more critical.

Raspberry price cycles and forecasts for 2023
On March 16, 2023, the EastFruit project held the first online conference on the current developments in the market of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables. The video of the conference “Shock

Magic Star apple coming to the United States
Continuing their goal to offer new and exciting tree fruit options to the industry, Proprietary Variety Management proudly announces they have reached an agreement with Fresh Forward, a plant

Strawberry fields flooded in California’s Central Coast communities
A broken levee is having a huge impact on California's farming communities in the Watsonville and Salinas areas. This region is estimated to grow about one-third of California's strawberries. A

Transitioning to low carbon future a high priority at T&G
Some apple orchards in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne did not escape the impact of February’s devastating cyclone, but many others were completely untouched, according to Craig

South African market feels effects of flooded banana fields in Mozambique
Banana availability in South Africa has tightened as a result of the flooding in the southern parts of Mozambique last month. Up to 75% of the bananas sold at Gauteng’s municipal markets come

Orah mandarins boost Chinese growers’ livelihoods
The orah mandarin is a thick-skinned citrus fruit, which originates in Israel, and which has been planted in China’s Wuming District since 2012. Thanks to the unique subtropical monsoon climate

"The business around Italian imported apples has developed quite strongly in just a few years"
With the arrival of the first Mauritanian watermelons and Spanish strawberries, the spring campaign is ready to get underway at Herner Gastro Service Ltd. "Due to the rainy weather, demand for

AMI: Trend reversal on the apple market?
As a result of a massive reduction in stocks, German apple stocks are now at last year's level. Understandably, producers are pushing for higher prices to compensate for rising costs. Is a

Australia: Good negotiating basis for apple and pear producers
Flooding in the eastern states in late 2022 and two major hail events in the Goulburn Valley will impact this year's apple and pear crop in the domestic market, according to APAL's announcement.

Cykle cenowe malin i prognozy na 2023 r.
16 marca 2023 roku w ramach projektu EastFruit odbyła się pierwsza konferencja online na temat aktualnych wydarzeń na rynku mrożonych owoców, jagód i warzyw. Wideo z konferencji

Current options for spider mite control in strawberry and raspberry plantations
As temperatures rise, female spider mites will emerge from their overwintering sites to lay eggs. The beginning of spring is also the time to start a new season with a small population of the

"In the organic and Demeter segment in particular, our product has already become well established"
During the trade fair premiere at expoSE last year, FPS Flexpack Ltd. picked up the coveted innovation award for its PaperStretch wrapping paper, which is used as a plastic-free alternative to

"Declining supply causing lime market revival"
Europe's lime market prices, which have been dismal for a while, are improving. "Export volumes have dropped considerably, and the old stocks in Europe are as just about sold out," says Dutch

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW ONIONS
Global onion prices are at record-high levels due to a global shortage of onions. In the Netherlands, the onion market has stabilised around 90 cents for the 60/80 grade, while in Germany, Spanish

Overview of retail prices for onions in Kyiv
According to EastFruit analysts, who finished an audit of the fruit and vegetable departments of supermarkets in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, today, the average retail price for onions in

Technological innovation indispensable to horticulture
Despite the crisis facing horticulture, there is no shortage of innovations in the sector. More to the point, horticulture simply can no longer do without technological advances. Technological

"This next step opens the door for the apple variety to be grown in other countries and sold under the Soluna™ brand"
The Bravo® apple is running slightly late this season, however fruit is expected to be harvested mid-late April around Australia. The harvest will start in Western Australia – Perth Hills or

"Convenience remains highly valued, in the Peruvian season's last weeks too"
Despite the Peruvian grape season nearing its end, sales are still going well at Dijk Foods in Belgium. "We're currently working exclusively with those grapes. There's enough supply coming from