Raspberry in the ground - an important period in cultivation (plantation monitoring, early June, 2023).
Summer variety raspberries are at or nearing the flowering stage. Raspberries bearing fruit on this year's shoots ('Poranek', 'Mapena', 'Enrosadira') are at the stage when 30% of this year's

This week in Fruchthandel magazine: German Fruit Award ceremony, summer fruit from France, avocados
Tears of joy flowed at many of the elegantly laid tables at the Hotel Oderberger in Berlin as the winners took to the stage and the great work of the award-winning markets was honoured with

Lively orders for kiwifruit plants
Orders for kiwifruit plants to be transplanted in the fall are coming in at La Quercia, which is currently carrying out grafts for club golden kiwifruits as well as growing "free sale" plants such

Thousands of litres of water discharged into Axarquía river
A large irrigation reservoir, built without a licence in Cómpeta in the Axarquía, broke on Sunday. This led to the loss of tens of thousands of litres of water. The incident happened at an

Ceny jabłek na Ukrainie osiągają historyczny poziom
Ceny jabłek na Ukrainie osiągnęły ostatnio historycznie wysoki poziom, według EastFruit. Na dzień dzisiejszy aktualne ceny jabłek na Ukrainie wahają się w przedziale 25-37 UAH

The harvesting of mountain strawberries has started
The harvesting of Fragolà, the brand that identifies mountain strawberries at Kingfruit, started a few days ago. It is a product grown at 1200 meters asl in the Verona province as well as in

The 'superpowers' of salad carrots
A carrot salad is enough to rebalance hormones. This is the (wrong) message being spread by the new #carrotsalad fad, which is all the rage on TikTok and other social networking sites such as

Fruit Attraction 2023, applications open for Innovation Hub Awards
Fruit Attraction announces a new edition of the Innovation Hub Awards, the awards recognising innovation and entrepreneurship in the fruit and vegetable sector. Fruit Attraction 2023 companies

ZVG: Practical tour of horticulture underlines the value of an adequate water supply
The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau, ZVG) once again invited employees of members of the Bundestag as well as agricultural advisors of the parliamentary groups and

Apple prices reach historic high in Ukraine
Apple prices have recently reached their historic high in Ukraine, according to EastFruit. As of today current prices of apples in Ukraine vary between UAH 25-37 ($0,68-1,01/kg), an average

Egypt will commence onion and citrus exports to Philippines and Uzbekistan on June 15
According to Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayed Al Qusseir, the nation will start exporting onions and citrus to the Philippines and Uzbekistan on June 15. Egyptian

“Turkish lira was much more valuable than it should have been”
The political elections had an impact on the course of the Turkish Lira, says Berdan Ber, of the Türkiye Exporters Assembly. Ber is on the Fresh Vegetables and Fruits Sector Board (dişil)

"Red Conference has potential on all green Conference pear sales markets"
"Very pricey" is how the Staay Food Group - Direct Fruit Services' Alex van Ieperen describes the current pear market. "Everything has been working in favor of good pear sales. In hindsight,

European button mushrooms producers formed a group
The GEPC (European mushroom producer group) promotional campaign is starting. With a budget of €5 million - 675,000 of which to be invested in Italy - the aim is to increase consumption in those

Fairtrade branded products, fresh fruit growing
Fairtrade brand bananas remain the best-selling product in 2022. With 13 million kilograms sold, although down on the previous year (-3% in volume sales) due to the general contraction in organic

If you want to prevent wrinkles, try eating some of these fruits
For those who are continually struggling with skin aging, there are some fruits that will aid them, as they increase the skin's collagen, which gives it more firmness. According to dermatologists

Will there be a future for mature green tomatoes in California?
At the moment, California's production of mature green tomatoes is centered in the Coachella Valley, in the very southern part of the state. "The season saw a bit of a late start," says Todd

Leni's thinks summer with new cool and tasty drinks
Apples from Trentino-Alto Adige combined with yellow kiwi from Piedmont and bergamot from Sicily, apricots from Emilia-Romagna, or even red-fleshed apples and cherries: healthy, practical and

No exports for Israel 2023 table grape harvest as Egypt market closes for them
While Egypt has totally closed the window for Israel’s 2023 table grape exports, producers and exporters are not worried due to strong local market demand. Israel’s 2023 harvest started early

Morocco: kiwifruit imports reach record high in Q1 2023
Kiwifruits, with their unique flavor, have been rapidly gaining popularity among Moroccans, and Morocco continues to increase kiwifruit imports, as reported by EastFruit. As a result, nowadays

Chat GPT creates robot gripper for harvesting tomatoes
Poems, essays, and even books – is there anything the open AI platform ChatGPT can't handle? These new AI developments have inspired researchers at TU Delft and the Swiss technical university

The annual gap in retail prices in Georgia has reduced significantly
EastFruit analyst note that consumer price levels drop to the National Bank’s target range in Georgia. After rising fast since 2019, the retail price growth has finally cooled down.

9th International Symposium on Walnut and Pecan
It is in Grenoble that the 9th International Symposium for Walnut and Pecan will be held. “This event takes place every 4 years, and this year is an exceptional opportunity for professionals of

IFPA members put advocacy into action in D.C.
For the second week, International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) members are testifying at key hearings for the produce industry. The June 7 hearing is with the U.S. Senate Committee on