VSSE: Intense taste experience with good demand and stable prices for asparagus
Due to the weather, the supply of asparagus in March and April was lower than usual, so that the purchase quantities were limited. In May and June, the market was sufficiently supplied. In

Zespri triples RubyRed kiwi exports
New plantations exported 330,000 trays of the red variety to Japan, China, Singapore and Taiwan this season. While this is a tripling of exports, the calibres were smaller, stuff.co.nz

Tomatoes, now you can grow them without the help of the plant
Is it possible to produce fruit and berries without the aid of the plant? It sounds utopian, but it is the experiment of researcher Lucas Van Der Zee from the Dutch University of Wageningen, who,

Weighted average orange prices in EU came in at €106 per 100 kgs in May 2023
The weighted average orange prices in the EU in May 2023 came in at €106 per 100 kgs. This is €26 above the 5-year average and about €30 above the number from last year. EU monthly orange

German fruit and vegetables: Crisp, seasonal and regional - leaf salads
The range of creative preparation options is as diverse as the spectrum of seasonally available salad varieties. Whether iceberg lettuce, lollo rosso or bionda, endive, lettuce or frisée - leaf

Organic apples from Lebanon will be available soon
Lebanese organic apple growers and exporters are gearing up for this year's campaign. According to Rudolph Elias, CEO of Agreen Organics, the campaign is shaping up to be satisfactory, and both

"Staggered supply means strawberry prices are great for the time of year"
Summer has arrived in Belgium. Temperatures are soaring, and the days are getting sunnier—the perfect time for strawberries. And according to Guy De Meyer of Demargro, it shows because summer

"Cherry growing experienced a renaissance in South Baden"
OGS Südbaden was able to offer the first cherries grown in Baden at the start of week 23, managing director Lorenz Boll tells us. "Usually we receive the first delivery around May 25. However,

"The consequences are not yet very noticeable in the markets"
Floods and weather damage in large parts of Italy have certainly affected the Swiss market, an important outlet for the Italian export industry. "The extreme weather is known to have left deep

Freshfel calls for “demystifying” misperceptions about price of fresh produce
At the Freshfel Europe Annual Event, Salvo Laudani, President of Freshfel Europe, called on the sector to join forces in reinforcing the role of the sector as essential and address the

2023 French plum production back to normal levels?
The past two years were particularly difficult for the plum sector, which was severely impacted by the frost. For the 2023 season, however, the harvest seems to be back to normal levels. “In

Imported fruit, trends with Conor
While the summer fruit campaign is proceeding between highs and lows - with limited volumes and fruit spoilt by the latest weather events - the trends for imported fruit, such as learance, kiwis,

Industrial raspberry prices in Serbia slowly upwards
The buying season of one of the most important fruits for Serbs - raspberries - got off to an unacceptable start for the growers there. 200 dinars/kg (about 7.59 zlotys/kg) is considered an

Moldovan cherries eyeing the European market
The sweet cherry season in Moldova has just begun. Despite poor pollination for medium and late varieties of cherries in some regions of the country, the overall harvest looks promising and

Cypriot government is determined to improve competitiveness in cherry cultivation
The Cypriot cherry production is valued at €1.6 million. Cherries are an important crop in Cyprus, especially for mountain and semi mountain communities. Under the right circumstances, these

Egypt reduces exports of dates to South-East Asia, but still remains the leading exporter
The Egyptian exports of dates to South-East Asia will drop in the MY 2022/23, as reported by EastFruit. Nevertheless, their volumes will still be among the highest ones over the past few marketing

'Logistics, fragmented production complicates management'
Logistics in the fruit and vegetable sector is a discriminating factor that is too often underestimated. A load that arrives late at the Ce.di. is often returned to the sender or is subject to