Pakistan begins mango export season by first air shipment to Europe
The export season for Pakistani mangoes commenced on Saturday after the country dispatched the first air shipment to Europe. “The mango export season started today with the first air shipment to

Downy mildew spreads in Sicily
The disastrous weather conditions of recent weeks, with constant rainfall and peaks of humidity, have created fertile ground for the proliferation of downy mildew. In recent seasons, with the dry

Booming fruit trade at China-Vietnam Youyi border post
Imported fruit passing through Pingxiang’s Youyi Port was up 246% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, reaching 643,400 tons. Youyi Port Customs has supervised the import of 61,000 tons of

Late spring rain damages Hungary’s early 2023 cherry crop
Heavy late spring rain across Hungary last week caused significant cracking damage to early season cherry orchards. “The damage is reportedly widespread, even some sweet cherries under plastic

Young and courageous, they are the Val Venosta apple growers
They are at the heart of it: the farmers and farmwives of the Vinschgau. They have forged themselves, generation after generation, overcoming the challenges of mountain apple growing. Passionate,

"Maintaining the same quality standards is a challenge in cherry tomatoes"
"The tomato and cherry tomato supply continues to increase in the European markets, not only from Spain but from many countries, so competition is greater, and prices are falling because there is

NWCG releases round one estimate
Around 20m cartons of cherries could be packed in the US Pacific Northwest this season. That’s according to industry association Northwest Cherry Growers, which represents growers from the

Grape farming firms among Namibia’s fastest-growing companies in 2023
Grape packaging and farming company Achill Island Investments Pty Ltd has received the title ‘Namibia’s fastest-growing company of 2023’. The company achieved a compound annual growth rate

Apple prices in Ukraine more than doubled on a year – which varieties are trending?
According to EastFruit analysts, wholesale prices for apples in Ukraine are currently more than twice as high as at the same of 2022. Ukraine’ s apple harvest in 2022 was good and many wonder

Sicilian bell peppers reach European markets
It's an exceptional year for Sicilian bell peppers - the season started in March, and quotations have been high. FreshPlaza talked to OP Albani, located in Vittoria, to better understand the 2023

The 'cross' of the Dana in the Southeast
The countryside was looking to the sky for water, and finally the rains have arrived, but in torrential form in the southeast of the peninsula. This Tuesday the rains have fallen with intensity

Henry Pollard re-elected as Markets Board chairman
Henry Pollard has been re-elected as the chairman of the City of London Corporation’s Markets Board. The Markets Board holds the responsibility of overseeing the management of Smithfield Market,

Ceny krajowych wczesnych ziemniaków już w trendzie zniżkowym
Pierwsze krajowe wczesne ziemniaki z upraw pod wysokimi osłonami pokazały się na lokalnych rynkach hurtowych jeszcze przed 10 maja. Od tamtej pory ich ceny w zasadzie nieustannie