Nashik district exports 127,000 tons of grapes
Nashik district, despite facing adverse weather conditions in the form of unseasonal showers, has managed to export 127,000 tons of grapes in the 2022-23 grape season - between November and April.

"Our harvest window opens in late March and as such gives us a quite significant break on the Zespri Sun Gold variety"
The Italian Gold variety “Dori” came to Australia 3 years ago and is in the establishment phase in Australia. Production is still modest at 150 tons this year and anticipating 300 tons next

Outbound Mission program plays an important role supporting Australian grape exporters
India is a large producer of table grapes with relatively small volumes imported mostly from China. India’s lack of cold chain infrastructure inhibits table grape development. In 2021/22 India

'Eating mushrooms might lower blood pressure levels'
In a recent Phytotherapy Research study, scientists review existing literature on edible mushrooms and their bioactive constituents and their impact on hypertension. Edible mushrooms are enriched

Good demand for Zespri kiwifruit and AAA class stone fruit - despite high price level
Currently, the company Mack and Gerstner from Mannheim is still offering the last green kiwifruit from Italian origin, as Managing Director Florian Wahl (pictured below) tells us. "Since last

How to effectively feed flowering blueberries during cold weather?
The low temperatures recorded in recent weeks are causing many problems for the proper nutrition of blueberries. Depending on the location and variety, the blueberries are at the beginning or the

Falling prices and over-supply of macadamia nuts not all doom and gloom
Falling prices and over-supply has been topic of discussion, but it is not all doom and gloom, says Jillian Laing, CEO of, the World Macadamia Organisation (WMO). Keep the faith farmers! We have a

Parlapiano starring in Tgr Sicilia
Parlapiano Sicilia was the protagonist of the Tgr Buongiorno Regione, Sicily Edition (click here to see the interview at about minute 11.20), in the part dedicated to the extraordinary excellences

Wind and cold spells New Zealand avocado shortage
New Zealand avocado growers have been hammered by high winds and cold snaps which mean an avocado shortage on supermarket shelves. Head of domestic avocado sales at fresh produce marketer and

"Greek asparagus came early this year, while the German supply was quite late to market"

Blueberry council applauds Congressional Action on Japan’s frozen blueberry tariffs
A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Reps. Rick Larsen (D-WA-02) and David Valadao (R-CA-22), and Sen. Angus King (I-ME), are calling on the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S.

Vitalis subscribes its capital to Turenne Groupe and Nord Capital Partenaires
This operation comes five years after the capitalist grouping of the BILLAUT, BATEMAN, COO, LECONTE and LORIDAN families, which marked the creation of the VITALIS Network, around the company

Soft fruit exempted from bulk sale
The Huelva Strawberry Producers and Exporters Association, Freshuelva, has applauded the decision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to exclude berries from the obligation to be

"AI will massively simplify sales planning"
The urgency of digitization is being recognized: In Switzerland, the Charter for the Digitization of the Swiss Agriculture and Food Industry, adopted in 2018, forms the basis for digital

Ukrainian berry season 2023: another frost challenge
In early May EastFruit reported of late April frosts’ aftermaths for the Ukrainian fruit and berry business. As reported, there were short frosts in the northern regions of Ukraine with

The Chinese have increased the export of vegetables and fruits to the Primorsky Krai
During the first week of May, the agricultural supervision specialists branch checked almost 5.9 thousand tons of fresh vegetables and fruits imported to the Primorsky Krai from China. According

German asparagus harvest gets off to a cold start
Farmer Lisa Kraft from Naunheim: “When it’s dry and warm early in the year, we start harvesting asparagus at the end of March. Normally, the start is at the beginning of May.” This year,

South Africa: Citrus industry expects growth of 100 million cartons in the next ten years
South Africa's citrus industry is currently facing a huge challenge, as based on the number of new orchards established, the industry is expected to grow by another 100 million cartons by 2033.

Raspberries in Tajikistan are going to be ready for picking soon – farmers expect high prices!
According to EastFruit experts, in 10 days Tajikistan will start harvesting a new crop of raspberries from open fields. Encouraged by high prices for raspberries in previous seasons, the

"The later the potatoes are planted, the riskier the transition to the new crop"
Belgian potatoes are pricey at present. This affects the fresh as well as processing sector, including Waltson Chips, which specializes in local artisan chips. "Stocks are very limited and might

New genetically modified banana to tackle TR4
A Queensland University of Technology-developed, genetically modified (GM) variety of Cavendish banana, that is highly resistant to Panama Disease TR4, has been submitted for regulatory approval

IV Edition of #VitaminatewithPepper by Semillas Fitó
The #VitamínateConPimiento campaign was created four years ago by Semillas Fitó, with the aim of promoting the consumption of peppers in the Region of Murcia as a local, quality product with

Grenoble walnut PDO presented at Macfrut for the first time
The Grenoble walnut PDO participated for the first time in the Italian Macfrut event that took place from May 3rd to 5th. With 18% of its exports to Italy, this small nut with its own PDO decided

Oranges, campaign balance in the red
The 2022/2023 orange campaign, compared to previous ones, shows quotations that, overall, are not higher than the average of the last three years, with the exception of the start which, due to the