Tasty wonders, the sustainable way
The Nadorcott variety, marketed under the “Nadorine” brand, is expected to reach about 250,000 tons of marketing volumes this season, after a record 350,000 tons were produced and 296,000 tons

Mission Produce to open new UK forward distribution centre in 2023
Announced last September, Mission Produce plans to open a state-of-the-art ripening, packing and forward distribution centre (FDC) in the UK in the spring of 2023. Featuring the company’s

Moroccan bell pepper exports to EU and UK rapidly growing
Bell peppers are one of the most exported categories from Morocco and the second in revenues from exports after tomatoes. Morocco, thanks to its favorable climate and developed agricultural

APAL announces awards for excellence
The 2023 APAL Awards for Excellence were held in Melbourne on 1 June acknowledging some of the Australian apple and pear industry’s great contributors and achievements. Among the list of winners

Resistant varieties defeat New Delhi virus in Almeria's zucchini campaign
Almeria's zucchini export campaign is coming to an end. The season was characterized by a significant decrease in production compared to last season, stated Jose Luis Escobar, from Berdea, the

Strawberry price swing in New Przybov (2 June 2023)
The strawberry market in Nowe Przybojewo on the second of June was a real price swing. In the morning, a nice strawberry cost as much as 28 zł for a 2-kg lump. By midday, it was already 20-22

Agreement reached for the price of processing tomatoes in northern Italy
An agreement has been reached for the price of processing tomatoes in northern Italy for the 2023 growing season. Representatives of the agricultural sector expressed content with the negotiated

Researchers from China and Pakistan innovative endophyte-mediated approach to citrus greening
Huanglongbing or citrus greening disease, seems to be spreading to citrus trees across the globe, with more than 10 million diseased trees destroyed all over China each year and over $1.3 billion

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW TOMATOES
From Europe to Africa and across the Atlantic, the tomato industry is encountering a multitude of challenges and opportunities.The Netherlands and Belgium grapple with a backlog in planning and

Value-added crops dominate Moroccan market
Specialising in vegetables, the Agri-Souss exporting group includes Comaprim, Sofprim, Cofima, Cooperative Toupkal and Salad Time, together representing more than 90,000 tons of exported

Serbian blueberry exporter looking to expand in Europe during 2023 season
Late spring rain and cooler weather in Serbia, is making the mainly blueberry producers anxious as they hope to have a good season, which is due to start in two weeks’ time. According to

BelOrta sells first locally grown blueberries of 2023
Albert and Maarten Royakkers from Kinrooi grew the Duke variety berries, which were bought by Fangio Winckels, the person responsible for purchasing Belgian fruit at Bouvry NV. With this

Brazil presents orange variety resistant to yellowing
The disease, also known as Citrus Variegated Chlorosis (CVC), has been affecting Brazilian orchards since the 1980s. It can be transmitted by insects or contaminated seedlings. The new variety

BelOrta marks start of local blueberry campaign
Belgian cooperative BelOrta has announced the year’s first sale of locally grown blueberries, produced by Albert and Maarten Royakkers from Kinrooi. These Duke variety blueberries were bought by

Georgia wants to become a global blueberry market player
A massive harvesting of blueberries will begin in Georgia in a week. In the last two seasons due to relatively cold weather and rains in producing regions, the beginning of the harvesting season

Xeneta container contract rates drop 27.5%
Xeneta’s Shipping Index (XSI) has been falling for the past nine months as shippers renegotiated lower contract rates on the back of sharply falling spot rates. However, the 27.5% drop for May

Turkish hazelnut market is in a hard situation
There are major issues with the world’s leading hazelnut producer Turkey. Many EU buyers are now preferring other alternatives, which include Georgia. Competition is getting fiercer in the

The Walnut and Almond Growers Association of Georgia expects a 50% increase in production
The Walnut and Almond Growers Association of Georgia interviewed 180 farmers who harvested about 1,300 tons of almonds and 2,000 tons of walnuts (Chandler) from commercial orchards in 2022/23.

"Asparagus season was great, price-wise, but with very erratic supply"
The last month of the Dutch asparagus season is here again. "We're not dissatisfied. Price-wise, it was definitely a good season, with no lows," says Will Teeuwen of Teboza. "However, this

No delay and sufficient volumes for Polish white cabbage
As the cauliflower harvest arrives in Poland, the Polish white cabbage season is also running. According to Kornelia Lewikowska, purchasing manager for Polish vegetable exporter Green Best, the

This week in Fruchthandel Magazine: European Sustainability Forum, Bananas - a commodity guide
Climate change is having a significant impact on global rainfall patterns. As the planet warms, the atmosphere can store more moisture, leading to more intense and frequent rainfall in some

Upper Austria: The first outdoor strawberry fields are in the starting blocks
From the beginning of June, the farmers' strawberry producers open their fields in the earliest locations. This is followed by the gradual start of the season in all regions of Upper Austria, as

Peaches and nectarines, slow start and low volumes
The peach and nectarine campaign has started with produce from southern areas. Marked by a delay in production, due to lower temperatures and smaller volumes, the season started with rather high

Interfresa releases a statement regarding the German campaign against Spanish strawberries
"Interfresa would like to clarify some things regarding the campaign carried out by Campact (the German platform) urging citizens to ask German supermarkets not to sell strawberries from Spain."