New Zealand’s 2023 kiwifruit harvest starts amidst bad weather, lower volumes expected
New Zealand’s 2023 kiwifruit harvest has kicked off amidst adverse weather, which is a challenge for some growers, while a lower volume of kiwifruit will be produced than in the previous year

Peru switches to closer target markets for grape exports
After the protest blockades were lifted at the end of January, grape producers and exporters in the Ica region are trying to get back to normal. However, they are only succeeding with difficulty,

Acreage of onion planting in Moldova forecast to increase by a third
Forecast by EastFruit 15 Feb The period of mass sales of seeds for sowing early vegetables has ended in Moldova. Managers of enterprises importing seedlings for agricultural production note that

Phased automation accelerates packing efficiency at fruit packer in UK
Packing automation success is all in the planning. Embarking on a mission to reconfigure its fresh-produce packing hall at Thrapston, the Morrisons Centre of Excellence - which prepares and

Planasa opens an R&D centre in Mexico
Planasa, a Spanish company and world leader in advanced varietal research in the agri-food sector, is setting up a new research and development centre in Jacona (Michoacán, Mexico) with the aim

Persimmons: few players, short season
A limited number of countries dominate the global persimmon market. China is, by far, the biggest producer; Spain, the leading exporter. Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan export significant quantities,

Coexphal: Almería is making huge efforts to meet European demand
This season will not go down in history as a normal campaign for the Almerian greenhouse producers. First the high temperatures in autumn and the warm start of winter and now the persistently low

World Citrus Organisation exchanged views on consumption and market developments
Leading citrus players from around the world came together during FRUIT LOGISTICA to analyse the industry's place in current trends in fruit and vegetable consumption, as well as market