Queensland pineapples might be rotting in the field - consumers urged to buy up tropical fruit
Queensland pineapples will be left to rot in fields as farmers struggle to keep up with a prematurely ripened crop. Unseasonal winter rain caused a mass natural flowering event on farms across the

Florida orange growers struggle to keep the juice flowing
Florida orange farmers are suffering devastating supply and labor issues. The state’s orange production is projected to hit historic lows in 2023, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Climate change endangers crops in the Himalayas
In three of the past four years, growers in the Kashmir Valley — which produces 75% of India’s apples — have witnessed major early snowfalls. In the late autumns of 2018, 2019 and 2021,

UK fruit and vegetable growers' margins are tight post-Brexit
On 26 January, the future of post-Brexit agricultural policy in England became more clear with the official announcement of six new standards under its Sustainable Farming Incentive. While UK

Floods hit Californian strawberries
The Californian strawberry industry is counting the cost of recent storm damage with hundreds of acres of property damaged. According to a release from industry body the California Strawberry

Prices of Gala apples in Moldova are too low for the local farmers but too high for the EU buyers
According EastFruit analysts, in January 2023, the weighted average wholesale price for high-quality apples of Gala variety increased only slightly – by about 0.5 MDL/kg (US $0.02/kg). So far,

'UK potato growers are underestimating their own industry’
Industry experts claim that UK potato growers are massively underestimating the economic significance of their sector. This could be as high as £4.5 billion, rather than the commonly-used

DBV: Carbon farming needs to be valorised & a reliable framework for certification systems is needed
The President of the German Farmers' Association (DBV), Joachim Rukwied, stressed that greenhouse gas neutrality would only be possible through the storage of carbon in nature and through

Kaluga region of Russia exports 645 tons of mushrooms
The Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor summed up the results of exports from the Kaluga region. The department reports that in 2022, the region's farmers sent 645 tons of mushrooms

Filipino president Marcos wants meeting to discuss high prices of imported onions
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a stakeholders’ meeting next week after discovering that imported onions are sold up to ₱ 200 per kilo. Presidential Communications Office Secretary

Lesotho to increase fruit production
The Lesotho Competitiveness and Financial Inclusion Project, working together with the Lesotho National Farmers’ Association (LENAFU) will teach farmers the necessary skills to increase fruit

Frosts affect more than 40% of the extra-early fruit in the Murcia region
The Secretary of Agriculture of the Union of Small Farmers (UPA), Antonio Moreno, estimated that the repeated frosts of the last days in large cultivation areas of the Region of Murcia, where the

Shropshire tech start-up Upp advocates for big automation
Upp, a Shropshire, UK-based tech start-up, is using computer vision AI plus farm-sized proprietary machinery to expand crop yields. Its specialist, AI-driven harvester will make it more efficient

Citrus grower fights to keep crop healthy as Phoenix area is faced with cold spell
Arizona citrus growers are working hard this week to keep their plants thriving during this cold snap as overnight temps are hovering around the freezing mark. Fortunately, the plants at Agritopia

Could water capture help solve irrigation crisis?
Technology solutions to the irrigation crisis are up for discussion at an event on innovation in water and agriculture, hosted by AgriTechE. The Felixstowe Hydrocycle is one of the projects that

Record high prices on Moldovan table grapes market despite Russian ban and a good harvest
According to EastFruit analysts, in the recent 10 days wholesale prices for table grapes of all kinds in Moldova increased by 1-2 MDL per kg ($US 0.05-0.10/kg) or by 5-7%. Consequently, the export

Government gives more detail on ELMS
Eagerly anticipated details on the government’s post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme in England have been unveiled. Under the Environmental Land Management Schemes, landowners and farmers will be

Fairtrade risk map identifies human rights and environmental dangers
Fairtrade has launched a new risk map to identify and visualise the greatest human rights and environmental risks in the sectors where it is active. The charity stressed that human rights

Frozen raspberry market in the EU – when will the free fall in prices stop?
EastFruit team is starting a series of market reports on frozen berries, fruits and vegetables. The first analytical report will be devoted to raspberries – the key product that gave impetus to

Mayani secures more funding
Mayani, a Philippines-based ag-tech start-up, has secured US$1.7m in seed funding led by AgFunder through its GROW Impact Fund. According to a report from technode, Mayani seeks to transform the