Barbera's Arra Sugar Drop grape campaign starts
The campaign for Barbera's seedless table grape Arra Sugar Drop (Arra 30) is now underway: the first releases at the beginning of June. "The market is ready in Italy too: 2023 will be the

“Our mango season is really ramping up right now”
The southern part of India is in the midst of the mango season and sales are really increasing at the moment, says Amit Sharma, owner of fruit trader Fresko Fruits: “We’re currently in the

Edible flowers, the new charge for sportsmen
Edible flowers take the field, or perhaps it would be better to say the gym. Insalata dell'Orto, Europe's leading producer of edible flowers, will be present for the first time at Riminiwellness

Roll on summer
As the summer approaches, all eyes turn to what is a busy cherry season across Europe. Norton Folgate started its Northern Hemisphere cherry season in early April from Spain with covered fruit

PIL delivers first avocados from Africa to Asia with EverFRESH
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has successfully transported its first shipments of avocados from Kenya to Brunei using Carrier Transicold’s innovative EverFRESH Controlled Atmosphere system.

Grade level and fruit size impact California lemon season
California’s lemon growing regions are facing unique situations this season driven by common events of high, frequent precipitation and cooler temperatures. District 1, the San Juaquin Valley

Inaugural Global Tropicals Congress set for September
Leading players from the international tropical fruit sector will meet in The Hague on 14 September, 2023 for the first Global Tropicals Congress, organised by Fruitnet Media International. The

"Low rainfall delays Aiwen mango season until early June"
Aiwen mangoes are known for their high sugar content and sweetness and are in high demand, despite high prices due to limited production. In previous years, the Aiwen mango season started at the

United Producers of Mexico focused on avocado quality
Mexico is preparing to ship an exceptionally good volume to Europe when the next avocado season starts in a couple of months. The solution for good quality avocados from Mexico is now available.

Short supply of quality mangoes affects sales in Madurai
Even as demand remained as usual, traders said that they were disappointed as inadequate supply of quality mangoes affected sales. The four common varieties of mangoes sold in Madurai include

Tuta absoluta, increasing risk and lack of suitable active ingredients
The increasingly warmer winters are changing the production calendar in the countryside and, thus, the fight against harmful insects is also becoming more complicated; in fact, due to the rising

Souped-up broccoli bowls over researchers
Smarter Food is increasing production of its broccoli variety GRextra for its soup products after research shows one bowl a week can help lower elevated glucose levels, the Guardian reports. The

Peaches and nectarines: Climate is the great unknown
Last week, on the occasion of the digital event "Les Mardis de medFEL", the most important European producing countries for peaches and nectarines published their forecasts for the coming campaign