Stonefruit season starts in Egypt, with less produced volumes but more exports forecast
The stonefruit campaign is starting in Egypt with lower volumes than last year, due to unstable weather conditions, and smaller sizes in the first harvests. Karim Fayed, operations manager of the

Gene-editing may lead to weather-resilient potatoes to be ready by 2025
A gene-editing potato project aims to boost the rate of photosynthesis in potato crops to promote yield, water use efficiency and drought tolerance. The project is known as PhotoBoost; it focuses

Yellow Pitaya from Ecuador is on the market along with a large number of domestic blueberries
The Ecuadorian yellow pitaya fruit, which has received much attention, has started to be sold in the fruit wholesale market this week. In addition, among the large-size fruit categories on the

Superfresh Growers names new president
Superfresh Growers has named its replacement for retiring president Tim Lane. Conner O’Malley will take the reins at the leading US fresh produce company. As president, O’Malley will lead

South Africans will closely watch discussion on AGOA
Promoting better access for Africa into the US is done mainly under the AGOA (African Growth and Opportunities ACT) which have benefited exporters from Africa since 2000. It will now be under