Poland as an attractive market: fruit and vegetable imports analyses
According to EastFruit analysts, despite the world’s leading position in the exports of certain fruits and berries, such as fresh apples or frozen raspberries, Poland remains a major net

How to help raspberries after the cold season?
Raspberry plantations are in varying condition. Cold weather and locally occurring frosts, are disrupting the normal course of vegetation. In places, frost can be seen on shoots and buds. It is

"The flowering of the Pink Lady has been extraordinary, with maximum pollination thanks to the use of bee hives"
Pink Lady has recently brought its Bee Pink program to the Spanish city of Seville to highlight the role of bees in the pollination, just at the time when the trees that will produce the next

VOG, optimistic about the coming season
From the Macfrut pavilions, VOG is looking ahead to the 2023-2024 apple season. On the occasion of the Rimini trade fair, the Consortium is outlining its future strategies, based on four elements

"More accurate yield estimation leads to information and competitive advantage"
The digitization of the fruit sector has accelerated in recent years, and with it the need for modern yield monitoring tools in fruit growing. For this purpose, Pixofarm GmbH, founded in 2019 and

ASF gains exclusive UK licence for Magnum
Angus Soft Fruits (ASF) has announced a collaboration with Earth Market that sees it become the exclusive licence holder for the production of the Magnum strawberry in the UK. Earth Market is a

Consumption slowdown weighs on Bonduelle revenue growth for Quarter 3
The Bonduelle Group's revenue stands for Quarter 3 of FY 2022-2023 at € 572.2 million, a change from the previous financial year of +4.7% based on reported figures and +3.6% on like for like

“Vegetable prices on roller-coaster ride in Sweden”
Swedish consumers can look forward to more affordable summer fruit prices, while the same cannot be said for vegetables. According to Kristoffer Löfgren, newly appointed managing partner of

VOG, optymistycznie nastawiony do nadchodzącego sezonu
Z pawilonów Macfrut, VOG patrzy w przyszłość na sezon jabłkowy 2023-2024. Z okazji targów w Rimini, Konsorcjum nakreśla swoje przyszłe strategie, oparte na czterech elementach

Greek kiwi season coming to an end in a few weeks
The Greek kiwi season started performing a lot better after a slower start in 2022, says Antonis Ioannidis, Sales Manger for Zeus Kiwi: “There has indeed been a slow start to our kiwi season.

Krasnodar region again proposes limit to apple imports
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Krasnodar Territory intends to limit apple imports. This proposal was made by regional Minister of Agriculture Fedor Dereka. The demand of the Russian population

“We’re completely confident in our expertise and ability to export Polish sweet cherries”
For one Polish apple grower, their sweet cherry production has been part of the business for quite some time, Mateusz Wajnert, head of sales for Polish apple and sweet cherry trader Galster,

ALDI prevents more than 6,400 tonnes of food from being wasted
ALDI has avoided wasting a further 6,400 tonnes of perishable goods over the past year by applying a 30% discount on selected best-before or best-before date items. Through this action, from April

Weather and social unrest impact fresh produce harvest in Colombia
As the avocado and lime season kicks off, Carlos Eduardo Beltran, Operations Manager for Managro Fresh, provided insights into the current state of the market. Baltran spoke about the main fresh

Unitec's integrated technology chain at Macfrut
With almost 100 years of experience, UNITEC has confirmed itself as the leading company in innovative technological solutions at the service of the fruit and vegetable supply chain. The company,

European apple stocks in April were 12.6% lower than in 2022
WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released the apple and pear stock figures for 1 April 2023. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks decreased by 12.6% compared to 2022 to reach 1

Europejskie zapasy jabłek w kwietniu były o 12,6% niższe niż w 2022 r.
WAPA, Światowe Stowarzyszenie Jabłek i Gruszek, opublikowało dane dotyczące zapasów jabłek i gruszek na dzień 1 kwietnia 2023 roku. Dane pokazują, że w Europie zapasy

Strawberries in the field - it's happening (plantation monitoring, 3.05.2023)
The first strawberries from greenhouses are already available for sale, and the first strawberries from tunnel crops are also already appearing. Let us not forget, however, that it is the field

Apple imports reach 5-year low in Egypt due to currency devaluation, food inflation and economic downturn
Egypt, one of the key importers of fresh apples in the world, continues to reduce trade in these fruits, according to EastFruit. Under conditions of rapid devaluation of the national currency,

Hot climate apples and pears head to South America
VentureFruit, the commercialisation manager for the Hot Climate Partnership, has announced a new partnership that will see the future-focused hot climate breeding programme expand into South

Crisp and crowded, Macfrut convinces
Macfrut celebrated 40 years and did so in grand style. The visit of the Head of State to Cesena on 2 May was the appetiser that gave an even greater insight into the importance and vitality of the