Cherries, the campaign gets into full swing in Piedmont
The IFN survey on the state of the art in the main Italian cherry-growing areas continues, and today we are in Piedmont, where Luca Nari and Valentina Roera, researchers in the fruit-growing area

More small limes and fewer large limes than last year
The supply of limes right now looks fairly similar to last year. “The concentration on small fruit is higher than last year and the large fruit is lower than last year,” says Alex Teague of

“The harvest potential of labeled products is much greater than last year”
49 tons of apricots and 29 tons of Red Label peaches and nectarines: these were the volumes sold last year, which is quite an achievement. In 2020, the sales of apricots and peaches/nectarines

NZ apple exports plummet by 21%
New Zealand’s 2022/23 apple production has been revised down sharply to 453,000 tons as a result of the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, which hit the nation’s largest apple growing and

Panama set to export first official commercial dragon fruit shipment to Europe
Panama is set to export their first officially certified commercial dragon fruit (pitahaya) shipment by air to Europe later this month (June 2023). “At this moment we are about to make our first

'Fruit to Drink, that's why they like it'
Summer is coming and brings with it an increased desire for juices and smoothies that rhyme with Frutta da Bere, Orsero's signature range of juices and smoothies, which includes a total of 20

Fruit and vegetables from the farmer for 25 million Italians
About 25 million Italians have bought food from farmers, driven by a new sensitivity towards healthy food but also by the desire to regain direct contact with those who grow the products they

Peru: Blueberry exports of 300,000 tonnes possible in 2023/24 season
In the current season, exports are expected to increase by around 5 % compared to the 286,000 t of the previous season (2022/23), reports agraria.pe with reference to Proarándanos. The

Allianz Trade Study: perceived and actual inflation diverge
The Swiss continue to live on an island of monetary stability. They recorded an inflation rate of only 2.2 % in May 2023. In contrast, inflation rates in Germany and Austria are almost three and

New berry packs do away with bubble pads
Thermoforming packaging specialist Waddington Europe has claimed a first by supplying a full range of soft-fruit punnets to the UK market that are easier to recycle and use less plastic than