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

Asia Fruit Logistica visits Vietnam
Asia Fruit Logistica and Asiafruit Magazine travelled to Ho Chi Minh City last week to strengthen connections in the booming Vietnam market ahead of the return of Asia’s premier fresh fruit and

"Formosa papayas remain really popular, especially in Germany"
"After severe Formosa papaya shortages in Brazil due to weather conditions, production is slowly picking up a little," says Robbert van Essen, Sourcing Manager at the Dutch company, Yex. "Though

Sicilian Cantaloupe melons 0.10 to 0.20 cents per kg
"The Sicilian season of the Cantaloupe melon seems to be turning into an absolute disaster for the growers. They are being offered barely 0.20 cents per kilo for their product," said Alessandro

Sydney cafe receives much criticism for AU$10.90 side dish of avocado
Little Jack Horner, a café in the Sydney beachside suburb of Coogee, is now the focus of a backlash among locals after it raised the price of its side dish of avocado to A$10.90. according to

Cherry field day in Spain centered around low-chill program
Table grape and cherry breeder International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), announced that its international cherry team hosted its first-ever European IFG Field Days in Zaragoza, Spain on May 16,

Fast-track breeding brings TR4 resistant bananas a step closer
New gene editing techniques are powering the race to develop TR4 resistant bananas. Two different approaches were presented during the first day of the International Banana Congress in Miami –