Pruning blueberry bushes (part I). Selected varieties - Last Call
By pruning blueberries, we not only influence the habit of the bushes, their appearance but, above all, the quality of the fruit. This will be determined not only by the number of shoots left, but

Sainsbury’s: Boxes of fruit and vegetables for just £2
Australia: Coles appoints new CEO as supermarket giant sees prices rise alongside big profits Leah Weckert has been appointed as the new managing director and CEO of Coles, starting in the role

Leah Weckert named Coles CEO
Leah Weckert has been appointed managing director and chief executive of Australian retail giant Coles Group. She will succeed the retiring Steven Cain, effective 1 May (2023). Weckert has held

Spain struggling to meet European vegetable demand
Producers in southern Spain are struggling to fulfil their supermarket programmes due to supply shortages caused by unseasonal weather. The high temperatures recorded this winter, followed by a

South Island apple growers help cyclone hit growers
Apple growers near Nelson have donated machinery to try to help counterparts in Hawke’s Bay, to salvage crops, and clean up cyclone-hit orchards. A truckload of equipment trucked from Motueka in

“The pineapple that melts in your mouth”
Kingsley Ansong grew up in Canada, but his family roots are in Ghana. He is the founder and president of Elefante Farms. Elefante Farms is growing Ghana’s specialty Sugar Loaf pineapple variety,

Major Tropical Fruits market review, Preliminary results 2022
The Intergovernmental Group on Bananas and Tropical Fruits, a sub-committee of the Committee on Commodity Issues, issues the Tropical Fruits Market Review on an annual basis to its members and

Pierwsze na świecie jabłko w gorącym klimacie
Po dwudziestu latach hodowli i rozwoju naukowego, Tutti™, pierwsza na świecie specjalnie wyhodowana odmiana jabłek odporna na gorący klimat, została wprowadzona na rynek podczas targów

Первое в мире яблоко для жаркого климата
После двадцати лет селекции и научных разработок на выставке Fruit Logistica в Берлине состоялся коммерческий

Long-term contracts key to survive shocks for Hungarian fresh produce cooperative
The Hungarian fruit and vegetable cooperative Szatmár Régió, based in the eastern part of the country, said that, due to long-term contracts, they are reasonably covered from external shocks,

Producenci jabłek z Wyspy Południowej pomagają plantatorom dotkniętym cyklonem
Apple growers near Nelson have donated machinery to try to help counterparts in Hawke's Bay, to salvage crops, and clean up cyclone-hit orchards. Ciężarówka z wyposażeniem została

World’s first hot climate apple
Following twenty years of breeding and scientific development, Tutti™, the world’s first specifically bred hot climate tolerant apple variety, was commercially launched at the Berlin Fruit

Испания с трудом удовлетворяет европейский спрос на овощи
Производители на юге Испании с трудом выполняют свои программы в супермаркетах из-за нехватки поставок,

Registration deadline for exhibitors at ASIA FRUTI LOGISTICA 2023 approaching
From 6 to 8 September 2023, ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA will once again take place at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. Leading companies from 27 different countries and regions on all continents have

Hiszpania z trudem zaspokaja europejski popyt na warzywa
Producenci z południowej Hiszpanii mają trudności z realizacją programów supermarketów z powodu braków w podaży spowodowanych niesezonową

South Africa sees stage 6 loadshedding "Until further notice"
Stage 6 load shedding will be in effect until further notice, according to South Africa's power utility provider Eskom. This comes as approximately eight power producing units at power plants

In Kazakhstan, in the foothills, growers are concerned about the sale of the crop
Last year, growers in the foothills harvested and stored almost 23.4 thousand tons of apples, which is enough to fully meet the needs of the region's inhabitants for vitamins and iron until the

Japan’s fruit imports sink to lowest in 5 years
Recent data from the Japanese Ministry of Finance shows that Japan’s fruit imports dropped by over 8% Y-o-Y in 2022 to 1.63 million tons, which is even lower than the 1.66 million tons imported

Lack of snow to lead to lower stone fruit harvest in Himachal, India
Due to the lack of snow and rains, apple and stone fruit producers in Himachal, India are likely to have a lower harvest this year. The insufficient cold units and delayed flowering will lead to

Positive expectations for organic apples, says Vog
Vog, the South Tyrolean Consortium of apples, showed off its wide range of organic apple varieties and brands at the BioFach organic exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany. Despite a challenging start

Pomefruit growers appreciate Cape’s summer rain as dams start running dry
The Western Cape is receiving larger amounts of summer rainfall than usual just as the Department of Water and Sanitation has notified the public that the average level of Western Cape dams has

Французская ассоциация яблок и груш просит Carrefour остановить недобросовестный импорт
Поскольку французские производители яблок столкнулись с беспрецедентным ростом затрат и очень сложной

Sainsbury’s launches £2 fruit and veg boxes
Sainsbury’s is introducing a £2 fruit and vegetable box to help combat food waste. The ‘Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me’ boxes will appear in fresh produce aisles from this week in over 200

French Apple & Pear Association asks Carrefour to stop unfair imports
As French apple growers are faced with an unprecedented increase in costs and a very difficult economic situation, they asked large-scale distributors in January to promote French apples and raise