Short South African citrus season predicted
Export estimates for various citrus categories have been amended downwards: navels by 500,000 15kg cartons to reach an estimate of 24.8 million 15kg cartons; grapefruit by 100,000 cartons to 14.3

D'Amico launches the third edition of the Veggie style contest-the other side of the sandwich
D'Amico, in collaboration with 50 Top Italy, launches the third edition of the contest Veggie Style-L'Altra Faccia del Panino. The contest is aimed at young catering professionals under 35 years

South African oranges are on the market, arrivals of Vietnamese dragon fruits is down
As the production season develops, more American Washington cherries have arrived, including the "Rainier" yellow cherry; a small number of Canadian cherries are already on the market. In

Italian varietal innovation showcased in Netherlands and Spain
In June, the CIV-Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti proceeded with its continuous updating and sharing of information with other European operators by participating in events such as the "Delphy ISFC

Ukraina: ceny cebuli w dół ze względu na rosnącą podaż nowych krajowych upraw
Podaż krajowej wczesnej cebuli jest obecnie znacznie wyższa niż popyt, donosi EastFruit. W związku z tym sezonowy wzrost podaży zmusza ukraińskich rolników do aktywnego obniżania cen

Tesco has slashed the price of more than 500 household essentials including fruit & veg
Sri Lanka: Green supermarket opens in Nugegoda Sri Lanka’s first green supermarket with large live trees inside it, was opened at Stanley Tilakaratna Mawatha, Nugegoda by Laugfs Supermarkets.

Fresh produce coalition releases preliminary report on costs of production
The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce published the results of its survey conducted in the spring of 2023 to highlight the increasing costs of fruits and vegetable production around the world and

Zespri inks deal to increase China sales
Zespri has announced new distribution and sustainability agreements in China that will see more of its fruit reach more cities in sustainable packaging in the coming years. The deals were

Ukrainian walnut production will stand at 106,500 tons for marketing year 2023/24
Sources forecast that Ukraine’s walnut production will stand at 106,500 tons for marketing year (MY) 2023/24,similar to MY2022/23. Production fell in 2022 because some production areas are

Ripe to overripe stone fruit from Spain due to heavy rainfall
The heavy rainfall in Spain meant, among other things, that the water content of the fruit was so high that it arrived in Germany partly ripe to overripe and rotted more quickly, as Philipp Lang,

The French banana, official banana of the Tour de France since 2019
This year, the sector will celebrate 5 years as the official supplier and official banana of the Tour de France. After arriving at the world's biggest cycling race in 2018 as sponsor of the team,

Spain extends VAT reduction on food
Spain is extending the tax relief on food purchases, which was originally intended to cushion the price increases resulting from the Ukraine war for six months since the beginning of the year. As

UK expects bumper blueberry crop this summer
The British blueberry season kicked off a week later than usual this year; it started on 9th June and is set to run until 30th September. Experts predict that the crop will be particularly sweet

"The melon and watermelon shortage will continue during the first three weeks of July"
The situation of the Spanish melon and watermelon season has changed drastically from May to June and July, going from a clear oversupply in the markets and the collapse of prices to a shortage

Europatat welcomes the Polish Seed Trade Association as new member
Europatat has welcomed the Polish Seed Trade Association (PIN), the only chamber of commerce in the seed industry in Poland. The origins of the formation date back to the 90s of the twentieth

ASAJA Alicante warns that the heat and drought in March will cause a drop in the orange and mandarin harvest.
ASAJA Alicante states that the extreme heat that occurred in the province in March this year, with peak temperatures that exceeded 30 degrees, as well as the lack of rain in the same period have

While food runs, fruit and vegetables sleep
Not a day passes that, analysing what the various generalist media report on the food sector, I do not come across product launches, initiatives and communication campaigns, or even just the

Украина: цены на лук снижаются из-за растущего предложения нового отечественного урожая
Предложение отечественного раннего лука в настоящее время значительно превышает спрос, сообщает EastFruit.

South African growers and retailer create campaign around hail-damaged apples
South African retailer Pick n Pay has started selling apples of all varieties that sustained surface damage during hail storms over the Ceres area in November and again over the Langkloof in

Watermelon season in Calabria in the starting blocks
"The year 2023 is definitely a special one for watermelons. The weather has been crucial. First, there was a mild winter, then there was rain in February that somewhat complicated the planting of

Table grapes, Regina di Puglia programme defined
The event launched by the Municipality of Noicattaro (Bari) 'Regina di Puglia', an initiative to promote the Apulian table grape and its territory, will be held from 23 to 26 July. Table grapes,

Little Gem and Havana prove value for Perfection
Perfection Fresh’s approach to offering more choices for growers and consumers has been highlighted in its banana category as the wider Australian industry battles the spread of Panama TR4