"World's first fully automated sorting center of its size"
The Belgian cooperative BelOrta recently took a new sorting center into use. Its completion was delayed by several months, but the fully automatic optical sorting lines are now processing the

"The quality of garlic this season is not good, mold rate is as high as 15%"
Affected by the reduction in the production of new garlic and the unsaleability of some products, due to mold, the price at origin is currently rising, and most overseas customers are in a

South African industry welcomes the return of popular Allesbeste Symposium
After a Covid-enforced hiatus, South Africa’s favourite privately-organised avocado symposium returns to Tzaneen on 16 and 17 August, now bearing the name of the Allesbeste Symposium. Right:

Apple Inc. wants the rights to the images of the fruit in Switzerland
American multinational technology company Apple Inc. seems to want the rights to the image of apples - the fruit - in Switzerland. This is a concern for the Fruit Union Suisse, a 111 years old

Raspberries from long cane cuttings. Flowering begins
On the raspberry plot in Karczmiska where plants were planted in the last days of April, flowering is beginning. Long-cane plants of the Glen Caron and Glen More varieties were planted.

FEDEMCO and Interfresa sign cooperation agreement
"The European regulation on packaging and packaging waste makes it more important than ever to stand shoulder to shoulder with fruit and vegetable producers. The soft fruit sector in Huelva is of

China has lost its leadership in the global apple exporters’ ranking – EastFruit
China, a long-term leader in the world ranking of fresh apple exporters, has sharply reduced export volumes in the 2022/23 season. Thus, according to EastFruitanalysts, we will definitely have a

Rijk Zwaan, starting Demo Days on lettuce
The Demo Days 2023 - Speciale Villa Torlonia organised by Rijk Zwaan Italia in San Mauro Pascoli (FC) start today, Wednesday 21 June. Everything is ready to show partners and customers the main

Smaller calibres expected for Catalan stone fruit crop
After a 2022 campaign that ended negatively for Catalonia, due to heavy frosts, this year should see a recovery in volume (around 50,000 tons), but with smaller sizes due to the lack of water and

"Growing interest in Romanian cherries from wholesalers and importers from all over Europe"
The cherry season has already started in Romania, where Cerasus Grup, with its Panere brand, has launched its new sorting equipment purchased in Spain, with which it expects to significantly

Peru’s blueberry shipments forecast to reach 300,000 tons
In the 2023/2024 campaign, Peruvian blueberry exports is forecast to reach close to 300 tons. This would represent a 5% growth compared to the 286 tons shipped in the 2022/2023 campaign. In Peru,

New threat to horticulture of Central Asia: labor shortage
According to EastFruit experts from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, a new problem has arisen in the countries, which caught many by a complete surprise. This problem is rather serious and could lead to

Cricket invites you to 'Enjoy the simple' in summer too
Cricket, a company specialising in brassica production, is launching its summer campaign "Enjoy the simple, live the extraordinary". With this initiative, the Lorca-based company seeks to promote

Transforming rejected avocados from across Europe
Procesavo, the company that collects and pays importers and distributors for their rejected and damaged avocado’s across Europe, was started by agribusiness entrepreneurs Jose Antonio Aguilera

Fresh Philippine mangoes set for Australia
The Philippines will start shipping fresh mangoes to Australia starting June 2023. Shipments are being arranged by FastboxPH, a Sydney-based e-commerce and logistics provider and 1Export, a

In Kazakhstan, they plan to stabilize seasonal prices for onions
The measures to combat seasonal price surges for onions in Kazakhstan were discussed in the Majilis (lower house of parliament). Agriculture Minister Erbol Karashukeev stated that onion production

Tajikistan exported more cherries to China in May than Uzbekistan
According to EastFruit analysts, in May 2023, Tajikistan exported a record volume of fresh cherries to China for this month and even surpassed Uzbekistan. It should be noted that we are talking

Floods in Serbia could change the global raspberry market prospects
EastFruit analysts are closely monitoring the situation in Serbia, where heavy rains have led to floods. The natural disaster is observed in a large number of regions of the country, including the

New Zealand 2023 kiwifruit harvest leaves growers disappointed
The modest 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit harvest leaves growers under par and disappointed with the volume of kiwifruit produced this season. This brings another year of financial pressure burdens

'Young people, come and do this job'
When a strong passion for agriculture runs in the family since childhood, it can only be passed on. This was the case for Apulia'sAngela Cascavilla, who has a degree in exercise science but has

Magica blueberry achieves best price for Peru's 2023 season
Industry data published by Qeneto S.A.C, the Peruvian Customs, ranks OZblu® Magica in first place for achieving the best price for the 2023 season at US$ 7,64 per kg FOB. Second, at 21,7% lower,

"Expectations are high for the new apple campaign"
The 2022/23 apple campaign was characterized by two distinct phases: the first was rather difficult, with large volumes yet not very satisfactory prices, while the second one from March 2023