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

Preliminary results show that Ekobot can contribute to reduced storage losses in Swedish onion cultivation
The Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy has stated: "Ekobot can contribute to reduced storage losses in Swedish onion cultivation according to preliminary results from Hushållningssällskapet

Lidl bananas at 0.95 euro cents kg not sustainable says LATAM banana producers
Latin American banana producing countries are unhappy at the latest -35% price reduction in a recent promotion by German retailer Lidl. The week of March 13, the German retail supermarket Lidl,