Reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia is good news for Iranian tomato producers

Chilean plum shipments to North America 50 percent higher than same time last year
Plum supplies continue to be steady from Chile though other stone fruit varieties such as peaches have finished for the season. Nectarines: Through week 10, 22,014 tons/2,446,003 cases of

Price analysis 2022-2023 clementines in Italy
The quotations for the last campaign for common clementines, the variety most widely available in the Italian markets, are not dissimilar to the past, although at slightly higher levels: the same

Huelva's blueberry and strawberry production decreased by 25% and 30%, respectively
The Association of Strawberry Producers and Exporters of Huelva, Freshuelva, has calculated that, as the strawberry campaign nears its midpoint, production is 30% lower than on the same date last

Israel’s 2022-23 avocado harvest - volumes lower and lighter
Israel’s 2022-2023 avocado season, has seen lower volumes with an estimated 70 000 tons up to now, compared to over 100 000 tons at the same time last year. “It's been a challenging season to

REO: Filip Vanaken appointed General Manager
The board of REO Veiling recently unanimously appointed Filip Vanaken as general director of the Roeselare-based producer and marketing cooperative. Filip Vanaken had already held the position of

Beware of frost!
A little warmer air has finally arrived in Poland. It has also become sunnier. Many growers have set to work on their farms. But it is also about time. Today, 21 March, is the first day of

"Qualitatively speaking, this year's Orri campaign was better than last year's"

Thuringia: Production area for edible mushrooms was 41,000 square metres in 2022
As reported by the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, last year Thuringian farms, each with a minimum area of 1,000 square metres, cultivated a production area for edible mushrooms of around

Los Angeles sees container downturn in first months of 2023
The Port of Los Angeles handled 487,846 TEUs in February, translating to a 43% drop from the all-time high in the same month last year. The Californian port's loaded imports totalled 249,407 TEUs,

Freshuelva expects strawberry production to fall by 30 per cent
According to information from Freshuelva (Association of Strawberry Producers and Exporters of Huelva), production up to the current halfway point of the strawberry season has been 30 % lower than

"The ginger market will remain challenging in Q2"
There are major shortages on this year's ginger market. "The Chinese crop is 40-50% lower than last year, and since there are so many market speculators, prices have doubled," begins Gerry Li of

Exports of 2022 apples from Moldova will be half that of last year
According to experts from Moldovan organizations of agricultural producers in Moldova, about 60 000-65 000 tonnes of apples from the harvest of 2022 remained in the refrigerated warehouses of

Cajamar sadzi 12 000 drzew w Sierra de María
Dziś po południu zaprezentowano akcję ekologiczną "Las Cajamar", kompleksową inicjatywę zalesiania, która ułatwia odzyskanie krajobrazu, flory i fauny na posiadłości

First Dutch chilies come early again this year
"I've sent the first Dutch chilies out the door already," says Hamid Haddouch of Chili & Pepper. He points out that this means the pepper season is early again after all, despite growers' concerns

Zrównoważona gospodarka leśna: fundament europejskiego przemysłu papierniczego i kartonowego
W 2012 roku Zgromadzenie Ogólne ONZ ogłosiło, że 21 marca będzie znany jako Międzynarodowy Dzień Lasów, aby świętować i podnosić świadomość znaczenia wszystkich typów

How record rainfall is impacting California’s strawberries
Watch and wait. That’s where California strawberry growers are at following late last week’s record rainfalls and subsequent flooding in the Salinas-Watsonville region. Now, growers are still

Salix Fruits opens new office in Egypt
Salix Fruits, an importer and exporter of fresh fruits, continues its global expansion with the opening of its office in Sadat City, Egypt. “This is one of the most important milestones for the

Belgian cooperative appoints general manager
Last Wednesday, March 15, the REO Veiling board of directors unanimously appointed Filip Vanaken as general manager of the Belgian cooperative growers' association. Filip has held the position on

Rethinking how to present guava to consumers and retailers
Supplies of guava from Mexico, which are lower than this time last year, continue to be tight and have been since November. Alberto Diaz of Spring Valley Fruits says guava is grown year-round in

Drought risk East Anglia forces growers to switch crops
East Anglian farmers are cutting back on irrigated crops like potatoes, onions and carrots this year, responding to the growing threat of a second summer drought. The region is one of only two in

Sicilian fruit juice featured at Foodex Japan 2023
"Last weekend I was in Tokyo at Foodex Japan - Asia's international food and beverage fair - and I had a very clear sense of how highly Japanese culture values certified quality food.

Raspberry Factory 2023 - back after 10 years
The Raspberry Factory project, for the last few years, we have been implementing at Dr Paweł Krawiec's farm in Karczmiska. However, we initiated the event in 2014 on the farm of Katarzyna and

Big fall in berry production in Huelva
The Association of Strawberry Producers and Exporters of Huelva, Freshuelva, has calculated that, when we are at the halfway point of the strawberry campaign, the production is 30% lower than that