USA is a meaningful destination for South African stonefruit this year
Icon Fruit, a joint venture between the Unlimited Group and Cape Fruits Produce, has a good mix of everything Stonefruit, says Lohan Marais, commercial director. Right: Ruby Crisp plums “We’re

Chile set the global record in plum exports, and Uzbekistan entered the TOP-4 plum-exporting countries!
In 2022, Chile updated its own global record in fresh plum exports of 2019, EastFruit analysts report. Chilean fruit exporters supplied 158 000 tonnes of fresh plums worth $235 million to foreign

The volume of Peruvian red grapes decreased, and Chilean black grapes are on the market
In the current imported fruit market, peaches, plums and grapes are the main categories. In terms of domestic fruits, blueberries, citrus and pineapples make up the bulk of the available produce.

"Sicilian storm limits greenhouse vegetable supply, babyleaf availability back to normal levels"
Vegetable supply is not only limited in Spain and Morocco; Italy also shares in the malaise. "Especially in Sicily and Puglia, it is problematic," says Frits de Mooij of Vita Verde from Maasdijk.

The logistics of Chilean dried plums
One of the most complex aspects of last year was the high cost of the logistics chain - due to multifactorial factors, including a war between Russia and Ukraine that is still ongoing - which

Jos vegetable farmers in trouble as prices plummet
Tomato farmers around Jos, the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State, are in trouble due to the current situation of the price of tomatoes in the market, occasioned by the

Landfrisch expands product range
Directly on the opening day of FRUIT LOGISTICA, Landfrisch underlined its expertise in marketing premium fruit and vegetables. "With today's signing of the contract with Vitaminsee, Landfrisch has

Chilean cherries, blueberries and plums have returned to the Chinese market
The first shipment of Chilean cherries were unloaded at the Nansha Port of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, on December 22. Chilean cherries, blueberries and plums have returned to the

There is still demand for plums on the Polish market
Last year's end of the domestic plum campaign in Poland was marked by high demand for this fruit, which translated into a clear trend of increasing wholesale prices. This year the situation is

First domestic plums on the Polish market
The first batches of domestically produced plums have appeared on the domestic wholesale market in Poland. Of course, it is still very early in the plum season in Poland, so we have a very limited

Plum exports from Poland in 2020 based on GUS data
The volume of plum exports from Poland (CN category 08094005 - Fresh plums) amounted to 8.7 thousand tonnes in 2020, and its value to PLN 29.3 million. This means a significant increase in both

On the wholesale markets in Poland, the supply of plums is still quite high.
The season for trade in export plums is over. The same is true of industrial plums, although there are still companies looking for plums for processing at a price of 0,06 - 0,07 EUR per

Is something going on in the plum trade? 2018-10-25 12:09 | Source: www.fresh-market.pl (KZ)
What is interesting, there are even companies and groups looking for plums for export, offering for them within the range of 0,28 – 0,30 EUR per kilogram. Fruits in the large wholesale trade

Cheaper nectarines from South Africa
This is not the best season for those who deal in stone fruits from South Africa. Weather and low crops cause that importers have problems. They don't want to sell peaches or nectarines. Those

Plum season ends?
The season of plums has ended long ago. Till now, in offer, there were only fruits from cold stores. Such situation repeats every year but in 2013 supply of fresh fruits ended early. This is why

Plum season ends?
The season of plums has ended long ago. Till now, in offer, there were only fruits from cold stores. Such situation repeats every year but in 2013 supply of fresh fruits ended early. This is why

Peaches and nectarines are going up in prices
Currently it is almost impossible to buy imported sweet cherry. In Chile – main supplier of these fruits in winter months – the season has finished. In South Africa the season

Low prices of plums
As a result there is oversupply of apples and plums and in consequence prices are low. Only few companies are purchasing fruit for export. Near Grójec producer price of plums varieties