Market players expect strong March almond shipments
Market participants surveyed by Mintec in the first week of April were expecting strong shipments ahead of the March position report, which is due for release on 11th April. Estimates for February

Kiwifruit - 4.0 technologies to save water, fertilizers and energy
"While, on the one hand, the first positive results of what Sentek multilevel probes can achieve are starting to become known, on the other hand, it is not always clear that they also contribute

"Belgian potato sector growing strongly, but struggles with high costs"
Last year, the Belgian potato processing sector processed 6.2+ million tons of potatoes. It, thus, broke its 2019 record by a whopping 18%. Employment in the industry is rising accordingly, with

EU monthly orange imports came in at 78.808 tonnes in March
EU monthly orange imports came in at 78.808 tonnes in the past month. Data shows that the majority of these imports came from Egypt -the same as the month before- at 75.307 tonnes.

EU production of apples expected to be around 12.2 million tons in 2022/23
Apples: High storage costs direct more apples into processing The EU production of apples is expected to be around 12.2 million t in 2022/23 (a volume similar to the last marketing year, 2.6%