40 percent more lemons expected in the market this year
There’s an abundance of conventional lemons right now. “Overall supply is very strong due to the heavy rain in California this season,” says George Uribe of McDaniel & Chirico Worldwide.

Delhi Defence, the new standard for the future of the courgette
Starting from a solid foundation is the prerequisite for looking to the future, especially in uncertain times such as these. That is why Rijk Zwaan, the Dutch horticultural breeding company,

Promising signs for Australian Imperials
On the eve of the Australian Imperial mandarin harvest, one of the country’s biggest growers has shared an optimistic outlook for the season ahead. Red Rich Fruits will begin picking new-season

MOYA deadline draws closer
Have you seen a great example of fresh produce or floral marketing? Don’t miss your chance to nominate that campaign – and the talent behind it – for the 2023 IFPA-Produce Plus Marketer of

Lidl enhances fruit and vegetables with anti-waste bag
After the success of the initiative in its shops in the Canary Islands, Lidl announced the launch in Spain of its anti-waste bag. The virtuous bag contains fruit and vegetables that do not meet

A look at the South African apple and pear season
The apple and pear season in South Africa (RSA) began a few weeks ago and Vanguard International notes there are challenges ahead. The RSA apple and pear industries are very stable, showing small

"There's only one-sixth of the supply of plum cherry tomatoes that there was in mid-February"
The tomato supply is still limited in the European markets, and even more so for cherry tomatoes. In Almeria, one of the most important Mediterranean production areas at this time of the year, the

T&G begins apple export campaign
T&G Global has begun its 2023 New Zealand apple export campaign. The company’s director of operations, Craig Betty, said despite Cyclone Gabrielle significantly impacting parts of the North

"7 million tons of imported fruit cannot meet China's total consumption of 300 million tons"
In recent years, under the trend of China's domestic consumption, upgrading and supply-side reform, the intersection of the imported and the domestic fruit industry has become more and more