Kiwi, how to strengthen the root system
Depleted soil, new diseases, drought, lack of cold hours, extreme climatic events: these are some of the challenges faced during the fourth edition of the Biosolutions International Congress.

Greek police seize 105 kilograms of cocaine hidden in banana shipment
On Tuesday, Greek authorities have arrested 10 people that were suspected of smuggling drugs from South America to Europe. Some 105 kilograms of cocaine were seized. The arrests made in

Delegation from China Fruit Marketing Association visits Egyptian exporters
The China Fruit Marketing Association visited Egypt last week and met with a number of producers and packing stations, working on the export of grapes, citrus, and pomegranates. Among these

Ribera Dop oranges receive praise from Lollobrigida
On the occasion of Macfrut2023, Arancia di Ribera D.O.P. Parlapiano Sicilia met the Minister of Agriculture Lollobrigida, whose priority is the promotion of D.O.P. and I.G.P. products and the

Corrugated cardboard, a green sector worth more than EUR 4 billion
After post-pandemic record levels, with annual production reaching 8.3 billion square metres in 2021, the Italian corrugated cardboard sector, a sector that generates a total annual turnover of

Why invest in modern strawberry production in Georgia when Turkey is the neighbor? – plans of cooperative “Madlieri”
EastFruit periodically publishes an analysis of the Georgian strawberry market, where local producers frequently comment about the price competition with Turkish strawberries and its negative

A good blueberry yield and calcium supply must be ensured right from flowering!
The spring development of blueberry flower buds took place under not very favourable weather conditions. It is likely to be the same with blueberry blossoming, the forecasts for the next several

Zespri confirms quality up but New Zealand kiwifruit crop volumes well down in 2023
Zespri has confirmed that challenging weather events throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower-than-expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season. The latest New Zealand

Blueberry varieties and market expectations
The XII International Blueberry Conference was a great opportunity to meet representatives of leading blueberry growers and seedling producers. We ask Marcin Wereszczuk of Fall Creek about the

New Zealand braced for sharp drop in kiwifruit production
Challenging weather events throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower-than-expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season, Zespri has confirmed. The marketer said it now

Plans for net zero potatoes push ahead
Leading UK potato supplier Branston has launched new trials to pioneer the net-zero production of potato crops. Branston this week (10 May) began plantings for its second year of extensive field

Zespri: Fruit quality up, but New Zealand 2023 kiwi crop significantly down
Zespri has confirmed that difficult weather conditions throughout the 2023 growing season have contributed to a lower than expected New Zealand kiwifruit crop this season. According to the latest

Record prices for strawberries in Ukraine in May 2023
According to EastFruit analysts, the situation on the strawberry market in Eastern Europe is non-standard in 2023. Cold and mostly cloudy weather in Ukraine leads to a delay in the ripening of

"We are represented in all national supermarket chains, which support us in our initiatives."
Selenella Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità (Italian Consortium for Quality Potatoes), made its presence at the 40th edition of Macfrut with products derived from agriculture 4.0, with a high

'Tomatoes, Dutch product flattens the market'
We have now entered the month of May ten days ago, but temperatures, at least in northern Italy, do not seem to have fully noticed. Fortunately, for vegetable consumption little has changed and

Chiquita, a banana for every moment
"It's Chiquita o'clock" is Chiquita's spring-summer campaign, a new limited-edition series of the iconic Blue Sticker that this time celebrates the versatility of the banana through 3 different

Bananas from Belize at £1.06: steady compared to last week
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

Save Foods commences first large scale commercial pilot with Mexican strawberry packer
Save Foods, Inc., an agri-food tech company specializing in eco-crop protection that helps to reduce food waste and ensure food safety while reducing the use of pesticides, has announced that it

Market participants expect lacklustre April almond shipments
Market participants surveyed by Mintec in the first week of May were expecting lacklustre shipments and new sales ahead of the April position report, which is due for release on 11th May.

“Arguably, this could be the latest start of Sonora’s grape season ever”
North America is eagerly waiting for Mexico’s Sonora region to kick off table grape harvest. With Chile, Peru and South Africa having finished early, the pipeline is empty. “On top of this,

How Europe is promoting potatoes to millennials
Under the logo 'Potatoes, they will surprise you; Europe's favourite since 1536', the new promotional campaign will run until the end of 2025. Europe is concerned about the decline in potato

Utilized production of pecans in state of Georgia was up 47 percent in 2022
The USDA has released key findings for the Southern Region crops. Regarding avocados, Florida's utilized production for 2022 totaled 17,840 tons, up 25 percent from 2021 while its associated