"If it's stays hot, we won't have problems in placing the watermelons."
They may be difficult to transport, but traditional watermelons continue to have their important market share, despite changes in consumer purchasing habits. This trend was confirmed by Giuseppe

Melon & Watermelon Innovation Days connect producers of melon and watermelon in Murcia

"Clients keep returning for our own brand Dumara watermelons"
The Moroccan Dumara watermelon season is in full swing at Ibrahim Nieuwegein, a fruit and vegetable/meat wholesaler in the Netherlands. "We carry these under our own brand Lamyae. They're bright

Haut-Poitou Melon PGI celebrates 25 years
Melons from the Haut-Poitou region are usually harvested from July onwards, but this year’s excellent spring weather conditions have been favorable to their growth, shortening the ripening cycle

Anecoop teams up with Koppert to implement biological control
There is a paradigm shift in the management of plant health thanks to new biological solutions that offer producers an effective means of controlling pests. This is also the case for the citrus

Pere, will this be the year of Spain?
'Luckily there is Spain'. In recent days, this is a phrase we have heard frequently from several operators in the wholesale markets dealing in pears. In fact, since last week, the first

Lime prices are growing but still remain below "normal" values
Lime prices have been increasing over the past few days however, as reported by Paolo Bernardi, an operator who works for a wholesaler at Caab Bologna (F.lli Cazzola), they were very low up to one

Floating wholesale markets in Mekong Delta in Vietnam
In recent weeks, Enrico Turoni of the Italian company TR Turoni toured Vietnam. Among other things, he was impressed by the floating fruit and vegetable wholesale markets, which were more popular

Poor weather in May and early June has led to shortage of melons in Mallorca
Poor weather in May and early June is a reason for a current shortage of melons in Mallorca. We are talking melons produced locally as well as imported from the mainland. According to Matias

Orsero revolutionises summer with coconut snack
F.lli Orsero, the brand synonymous with high quality exotic fruit, presents an innovation in the IV gamma segment. An absolute novelty for the Italian market, which until now has only offered the

Bananas from Guatemala at £1.01: 4% drop from last week
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

Valerian innovates with Nunhems signature varieties
Continuity of quality, earliness, vigour, great adaptability, resistance, as well as an excellent shelf life: these are some of the main characteristics of Sensation, Vision and Canyon, the

The Ercolini pear season started 10 days earlier than usual in Lleida
The Ercolini pear season in Baix Segre, a region in the northeastern Spanish province of Lleida, has started about 10 days earlier than usual. According to Jordi Vidal, head of the provincial

Amazon workers at a warehouse in Britain will stage a strike for 3 days
UK: Riverford scoops hat-trick in annual organic awards Veg box company Riverford (and publisher of Wicked Leeks) scooped a hat-trick at the Soil Association-run BOOM Awards, for best veg box,

Melons and watermelons: what will happen in the coming weeks?
That the 2023 melon campaign would be characterised by a lower-than-average supply was expected by the sector's 'bigs' (click here to read more), but the prices that have been characterising the

Labour, 40,000 more workers with the flows decree
"With the flows decree approved by the Council of Ministers, the Meloni government shows that it is working to promote legal immigration, which can only be fostered with certain rules that can

Higher growing costs impact Mexican papaya supplies
Supplies of papayas from Mexico are tight right now. “This is an easy growing period for them so there are usually a lot more right now because it’s hotter,” says Lance Peterson of Super

Three new strains of lettuce downy mildew identified
Bremia lactucae, or lettuce downy mildew, is a common plant disease of lettuce. This fungus can have a major impact on the lettuce crop. Bremia lactucae, the causal agent of lettuce downy mildew,

BASF draws up roadmap to satisfy melon and watermelon consumers
BASF held a new edition of its Melon and Watermelon Business Event for Experts at its research centre in Finca Lo Ruiz (La Palma, Region of Murcia) from the 3rd to the 7th of July. Under the title

A storm is gathering above Italian pear cultivation
Italian pear cultivation is struggling. A major harvest is not expected there this year, which could result in the second-lowest European pear harvest in the past decade. That is according to

Naturitalia, let's open up more markets for made in Italy #vocidellortofrutta
The Russian-Ukrainian war and the trade tensions between China and the USA are also having an effect on the export markets for fruit and vegetables. The good news is, for example, the opening of

The Fitó Melon Show arrives with 3 new features
Semillas Fitó held its Melon Show in Campo de Cartagena. For two days, attendees were able to see a good part of its extensive melon and watermelon catalogue. A portfolio to which three new and