"Stone fruit still in short supply in May, but of good quality"
At the Staay Food Group, too, the Spanish season began two weeks late. "No numbers are available yet, but we've started," says Nico Veldhoen. "Because productions are two weeks behind, the

Aldi to buy 7,100 tonnes of Spanish bone meal
ALDI plans to buy around 7,100 tonnes of stone fruit from national suppliers between May and September this year. The supermarket chain plans to increase its purchase of these products by around

Stone fruits analysed by Italiafruit
For stone fruits, the week started with substantial arrivals on the markets, especially from abroad. While Spanish and Moroccan peaches can already count on a high level of quality, apricots are

Lots of cherries, apricots, strawberries and cucumbers at $0.3 per kg
EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual

Много черешни, абрикосов, клубники и огурцов по $0,3 за кг - видеообзор рынка в Таджикистане!
Эксперт EastFruit Бахтиёр Абдувохидов посетил оптово-розничный рынок на севере Таджикистана и поделился

Lots of cherries, apricots, strawberries and cucumbers at $0.3 per kg – a video review of the market in Tajikistan!
EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual

Dużo czereśni, moreli, truskawek i ogórków po 0,3$ za kg - video przegląd rynku w Tadżykistanie!
EastFruit ekspert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov odwiedził rynek hurtowy i detaliczny na północy Tadżykistanu i podzielił się ciekawym wideo, w którym pokazuje asortyment, jakość,

Cooperatives promote stone fruit consumption
The stone fruit producing cooperatives, mainly peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, flat peaches and cherries, have launched this Wednesday, 3rd May, the campaign 'Good to the Stone', with the

Severe frost damaged apricot orchards in Hungary
At the beginning of April, frosts of between minus 3 and minus 8°C were recorded in Hungarian apricot orchards. There were also reports of cold temperatures during the relatively early flowering

The apricot campaign is starting
The apricot campaign at Lozupone Import-Export will start in mid-May. The company, which specializes in the cultivation of table grapes in Puglia, introduced the crop a few years ago. There are

"We hear that Hungary and also Austria are experiencing frost damage to apricots and plums"
Like pretty much the entire fruit and vegetable sector, the Balkan countries were also affected by the negative impact of the war, Anneliese Vollweiler, Managing Director of Anevo Trading GmbH,

Stable acreage in France, slight decrease in Morocco and drastic drop for Spain
After the apricots, it is now time for the melon harvest predictions. Like every year, the Interprofessional Melon Association presented the 2023 plantation predictions for Charentais melons at

Apricot production drops by a quarter in Italy
Apricot production is declining across Europe according to data presented by Europêcha Perpignan, France, as part of the new edition of Medfel. According to estimates for Italy by Cso Italy,

Photo report medFEL 2023
The 2023 edition of medFEL is officially over! This year, the fruit and vegetable sector met on April 26th and 27th at the exhibition center of Perpignan. These 2 days entirely dedicated to the

Stone fruit season looking uncertain
"Although the 2023 summer fruit season has not started yet, things are already looking uncertain. The main reasons are the weather and the drought, which have already caused a 20% drop in

Europe’s apricot sector remains short of full potential
Apricot production in Europe will be shorter this year, according to a new forecast issued during Europêch, an annual industry meeting that took place at trade event Medfel in Perpignan, France.

European apricot forecast: 7% drop in production by 2022
The production forecasts for apricots - Europêch 2023 - were presented in Perpignan as part of Medfel. As every year, Cso Italy participated by providing estimates for Italy. In 2023, the

Hiszpańskie morele odbijają się od dna
Hiszpańska produkcja moreli ma powrócić do stanu sprzed niszczących mrozów w ubiegłym sezonie. Według najnowszych prognoz stowarzyszenia owocowego Afrucat, przedstawionych na targach

'Apricots: too many goods and not yet ready'
While Italian apricots have already made their debut on the markets of the Boot (click here to read more), the results are not always as expected. We talked about this with Dennis Boarin of Sover

Испанские абрикосы возвращаются
Испанское производство абрикосов должно в значительной степени восстановиться после разрушительных

medFEL: Planting forecasts for Charentais melons
On the occasion of the medFEL in Perpignan in the south of France, in addition to the harvest forecast for apricots, the current developments of the acreage for Charentais melons in Morocco, Spain

Spanish apricots bounce back
Spanish apricot production is set to broadly recover from last season’s devastating frosts. According to the latest forecasts from fruit association Afrucat, presented at Medfel this week,

Large attendance for the first morning of medFEL
The 2023 edition of medFEL opened its doors at the exhibition center of Perpignan on Wednesday, April 26th. The attendance was good on the first morning for the opening of the event. For two days,

The European apricot production is recovering
The traditional medFEL crop predictions were revealed this morning. 2021 was a catastrophic year for the European apricots due to the frost that affected all production basins and caused

The Spanish apricot harvest is up 52%.
Europe has seen some frosts in Greece and northern Italy and has been affected by the lack of cold hours during the winter, which has caused an overall drop of 7% in the apricot crop forecast