Fewer smaller size Valencias from California this season
Just over four weeks into the California Valencia orange crop and smaller sizes look to be tighter. “While the crop is down in both districts, the size structure has grown because of all of the

Peru: blueberry exports almost double in first month of 2023/24 season
Whereas 790 t of blueberries were exported in May last year, the figure was 1,574 t in May this year, agraria.pe refers to Proarándanos. The reason for this enormous growth was the deliveries to

BayWa r.e. builds largest "Fruitvoltaic" project in Europe
In the Netherlands, BayWa r.e. and its subsidiary GroenLeven have begun construction on Europe's largest "Fruitvoltaic" project. The plant, which involves placing PV modules over raspberries, has

Start of the early potato harvest in the southwest - New brand ambassadors for Pfälzer Grumbeere
At the official start of the early potato harvest in the southwest, the DEHOGA Rhineland-Palatinate - as the mouthpiece for the hospitality industry in the state - is awarded the distinction of

Peach and nectarine market: price outlook and present situation in Uzbekistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey
According to Fedor Rybalko, international consultant of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and EastFruit expert, relatively low peach and nectarine yields are

Recent rise in UK packing potato prices has been weighing on demand from retailers
The recent rise in UK packing potato prices has been weighing on demand from retailers, with supermarkets utilising contracted supplies as much as possible to reduce exposure to high prices in the

Raspberries are a very demanding but fascinating product
On his plot of 2,500m², Thomas Le Bot grows raspberries, mainly for French pastry chefs, as well as supermarkets. The harvest started 3 weeks ago, and this year's raspberries are more fragile

Peaches and nectarines, bad weather aligns production
This year's peach and nectarine campaign has started a few weeks late in the south, where reduced volumes are expected due to the bad weather in the last month, but at the same time it is ahead in

Mission Produce: second quarter 2023 revenue 20 per cent lower year-on-year
Total revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 decreased $57 million, or 20%, to $221.1 million compared to the same period last year, primarily due to the Marketing and Distribution segment.

[Announcement] Sale of Krebeck ADS-80/1-2 dosing line
To sell a dosing line from the German Company Krebeck ADS-80/1-2 dedicated to blueberry fruit. The set includes two belt conveyors and a turntable with two scales. The unit in perfect condition

Peru: Heat exports almost double in first month of 2023/24 season
Whereas 790 t of blueberries were exported in May last year, the figure was 1,574 t in May this year, agraria.pe refers to Proarándanos. The reason for this enormous growth was the deliveries to

"Egyptian grapes are driving down the price of Italian grapes on the European markets"
"We started processing Sicilian Victoria and Black Magic grapes on May 7th 2023, which have been performing well. Of course reference prices change as the season progresses: they initially reached

Effect of carbon substrate on growth and yield of raspberries
In the last days of May, Sylwia Gabrysz from the company Carbohort visited the farm of Katarzyna Witkowska located near Goszczyn near Grójec. There, Carbomat was applied at the stage of soil

Spanish and Dutch tomato exports have decreased in the last decade, but not the value of shipments
In the last decade, Morocco and Turkey have increased their tomato exports by 61.74% and 7.69%. Meanwhile, Spanish and Dutch tomato exports have fallen by 40.55% and by 17.29%, respectively. In

Batch of Serbian strawberries returned to sender after inspection in Pskov region
At a temporary storage warehouse in the Pskov region, a state inspector of the North-Western Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor, during quarantine phytosanitary control, found berries

Fluid market and good prices for the 2023 French asparagus campaign
Fleuron d'Anjou has celebrated the end of its asparagus campaign. After a rather “timid” start due to cold weather in April, the 2023 season has turned out to be very positive. “There are

Exceptional kiwi campaign marked by stability of prices
At almost 1,700m above sea level, Nooyenskopje in Magoebaskloof, Limpopo, has had an exceptional kiwi crop, running across all colours. “In February we started with kiwi berries of which we had

'Any asparagus shortage in South African market will only be temporary'
Grahame Osler, a manager at the asparagus company Denbi, which supplies large retailers, explains that they imported less asparagus from source markets outside of Africa this year compared to

First trial shipment of Australian avocados to India to arrive Wednesday
In March this year the Australian and Indian governments issued a joint statement welcoming the finalisation of market access for Hass avocados. Australian avocado grower and exporter The

Georgian Agriculture Minister inspects blueberry harvesting process in Zugdidi
The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Otar Shamugia, has visited local blueberry farmers in the village of Narazeni of Zugdidi. He inspected the blueberry harvesting

Hass Avocado: Peru's exports will increase in 2023, but not as much as expected
6,952 containers or 149,468 t of Hass avocados were exported from the Andean country by week 21. This is an increase of 15 % compared to the same period last year, reports agraria.pe with