Lack of fruit and vegetables at the Lazio wholesale market
The consequences of the flood in Emilia Romagna and the swift temperature changes are causing a lack in the supply of fruit and vegetables, affecting prices and consumption habits. The

"With our organic apricot, we are at world championship levels"
Brothers Michael and Christoph Simon are currently establishing an organic orchard in Mollram with 10,000 fruit trees, 5,000 of which are apricot trees. "Of course, we looked at similar projects

"The demand for apricots is great, as long as they are good and of the right size."
Although weather conditions are not typical for this time of the year, apricots are certainly in demand at the market. "It is a strange season. The bad weather not only impacted the yield of the

French apricot volumes are slightly lower than last year
According to Peaches and Apricots of France, “the very first harvest of French apricots will take place this week (week 20), and more significant volumes should arrive on the market from the end

Wolumen francuskich moreli jest nieco niższy niż w ubiegłym roku
Według Peaches and Apricots of France, "pierwsze zbiory francuskich moreli odbędą się w tym tygodniu (tydzień 20), a większe ilości powinny pojawić się na rynku pod koniec

Lower apricot exports from Hungary to rest of Europe due to frost damage
Hungary’s 2023 apricot export season, set to start next month, will see lower volumes sent to the rest of Europe due to widespread frost damage during spring. Last year producers and exporters

Summer fruits, the Italiafruit analysis
The heat is starting to make itself felt and summer fruit is pawing the market in Bologna. The supply of melons, however, is still surplus to demand. Apricots are also already present in

"We are now increasingly importing our organic apricots from Spain instead of Italy"
The massive rainfall in Italy is not only affecting the Emilia-Romagna region, but also other growing areas in the country. "The Italian fruit and vegetable sector is in a very bad position at the

Bad weather causes damage in Sicily again
Winds exceeding 100 km/h hit western, northern, and central Sicily on May 19th and 20th. Greenhouses covered in (old) plastic films and polytunnels were damaged, as well as many blossoming citrus

Confagricoltura ER: '10 million fruit trees to be grubbed up'
Confagricoltura Emilia Romagna is starting to write the numbers of the disaster in the crater hit by the flood. We are talking about at least 10 million fruit trees to be uprooted - in particular

This year, Ukraine can't count on a large harvest of early fruits and berries
This summer, there will be a lack of apricots, cherry plums, and early sweet cherries. The harvest of plums, cherries, and late sweet cherries is also uncertain as it depends on the weather in the

"A lot of apricots lost due to bad weather"
When the rain comes down in buckets and at the wrong time, much of an entire year's work can be lost just like that. It happened to Adriano Vena, a grower from Montalbano Jonico, a village in the

"A lot of apricots lost due to bad weather conditions"
When the rain comes down in buckets and at the wrong time, much of an entire year's work can be lost just like that. It happened to Adriano Vena, a grower from Montalbano Jonico, a village in the

“Approvals should take weather hazards into account”
For the French company Louis Rosario, the apricot campaign started 3 weeks ago with the Murcia region. The production from Valencia has just started and will be followed by the Lleida region,

'Sales blocked for summer fruit'
The weather these days, which is not exactly spring-like, is directly influencing sales in the markets, and this is also affecting the agricultural phase. "We are witnessing a production gap in

“We are optimistic about the apricot season”
At the dawn of the 2023 apricot season, Raphaël Martinez, director of Peaches and Apricots of France, highlights the trends that are emerging for this campaign. The impact of drought on the

"Jesteśmy optymistycznie nastawieni do sezonu morelowego"
Na początku sezonu morelowego 2023, Raphaël Martinez, dyrektor Peaches and Apricots of France, podkreśla trendy, które pojawiają się w tej kampanii. Wpływ suszy na europejską

"Мы с оптимизмом смотрим на абрикосовый сезон"
На заре абрикосового сезона 2023 года Рафаэль Мартинез, директор компании Peaches and Apricots of France, выделяет

"The lower supply of Chilean plums in the markets is leading us to expect a good start for the Spanish plum season"
The stone fruit harvest has started slowly in Extremadura with the first apricots and with very limited volumes. Soon the first nectarines, peaches and extra early flat peaches will also arrive.

"Despite the high risk of frost, we will harvest our first marketable apricot crop this year"
For a long time, stone fruits such as apricots, nectarines and peaches were regarded as imported goods par excellence. But after the first, successful cultivation trials in southern Germany, the