Castellón: Benihort expects a good watermelon season
Benihort (Benicarlo/Castellón) expects to market 10 million kg of striped low-seeded watermelons in this year's campaign - provided the weather plays along. The 2023 campaign is expected to start

Florida Tomato Exchange wants to terminate Tomato Suspension Agreement
The Florida Tomato Exchange filed a request with the U.S. Department of Commerce to terminate the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement because it has failed to stop unfairly traded Mexican tomatoes

First trial shipment of Australian avocados lands in India
Australian avocado grower and exporter The Avolution was central in this delivery. The firm’s CEO Antony Allen said, “Australia will send 10 trial shipments over the next month to verify the

“We hope to see French peaches and nectarines in supermarkets this week!”
Last week, the Federation of French Fruit Producers (FNPF) and the producers of Peaches and Apricots of France sent a letter to the main French retailers, urging them to switch from the Spanish to

Egypt intends to increase orange exports to India
Egypt has exported record-breaking volumes of oranges to India in the first half of the current MY 2022/23 (October-September), as reported by EastFruit. India is one of the key export markets for

Sweet cherry market in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia – prices, production, quality
The cherry season is beginning in Eastern Europe, in Georgia it is in full swing, and in Central Asia it is already coming to an end. However, mid-June is the period of time when cherries can be

Construction begins on project to help agriculture researchers conserve nut and fruit crops for today and tomorrow
Renovation and construction of nearly 35,000 square feet of screenhouses and greenhouses began on June 15 at the Lewis Brown Research Farm in Corvallis, Ore. The project supports the Agricultural

Kenyan avocado exports to China hit Sh9 billion
Kenyan avocado exports to China have hit Sh9 billion in the period March to May, despite steep competition from Chilean growers. Kenya exported 7,000 tons to Beijing between March and May this

DFHV Annual Conference: Nutrition strategy and drug smuggling were the focus in Hamburg
This year's annual meeting of the German Fruit Trade Association (DFHV), which was attended by around 70 participants in Hamburg on 15 June, was characterised by lively discussions around the

Fornari (Apofruit): 'For cherries, the worst campaign ever'
The wave of bad weather that has been affecting the Peninsula for several weeks now has not yet stopped and, inevitably, the first balance sheets of one of the most difficult fruit and vegetable

Peak season brings promotable pricing on California avocados
California is in the season of peak availability on avocados. “Last year California avocado harvesting started somewhat earlier than usual, with more volume in the spring than this year,” says

Turkey to start selling governmental stocks of hazelnuts – exporters are not exactly happy
As EastFruit’s readers should know, Turkey has a substantial amount of unsold hazelnuts stocked. TMO, a governmental body, which buys and sells hazelnuts from the open market in order to

Record high walnuts exports from China to Kyrgyzstan in 2023
According to EastFruit analysts, in 2023 Kyrgyzstan sharply increased walnut imports from China. During the first four months of the current calendar year, China shipped 25.5 thousand tons of