Australia’s Shepard avocados to be showcased in Hong Kong
Australia’s Shepard avocado season has started and to showcase this special fruit Avocados Australia, Hort Innovation, Trade Investment Queensland and the Australian Trade and Investment

Production costs, disease, and other factors behind a sudden reduction in banana availability
Evеrуbоdу lоvеѕ thеir bаnаnаѕ - аnd whу nоt? But thеѕе dауѕ thеir аrе fеwеr bаnаnаѕ аrоund tо lоvе bесаuѕе rrісеѕ hаvе gоnе ur - frоm аѕ muсh

India’s first commercial exports of Purandar figs arrive in Hong Kong
The first commercial shipment of 550 kg of GI-tagged Puranadar figs from India was successfully sold to Hong Kong by a farmer producer firm in the Purandar taluka of Maharashtra's Pune

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

Schleswig-Holstein: 28 percent of the vegetable cultivation area is organic
In Schleswig-Holstein, vegetables were grown according to organic standards on around 28 % (1,914 ha) of the total outdoor vegetable cultivation area in 2022. This means that the organic vegetable

Import malin mrożonych w 2022 r.
Wolumen importu malin mrożonych z Polski w 2022 roku (kategoria CN 08112031 - Maliny niegotowane lub gotowane na parze lub w wodzie, zamrożone, niezawierające dodatku cukru lub

"Regionally produced niche crops are well received among consumers"
Despite inflation increases and the energy crisis, stability and continuity characterize the fruit and vegetable trade in the canton of Bern. "We can't complain at the moment," reports Fabio

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,

“I believe 2023 may become the most challenging year in recent history”
In 1991, Craig Stauffer and Guy Kisling founded Vanguard International with the explicit goal of becoming the link between growers and customers around the world. Growing up on a family farm in

U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable imports keep growing
Last year, the United States again imported more fruit and vegetables. At 22.1 million tons, that is three percent more than in 2021. Imports increased gradually in the previous years too. The

Australian berry grower trials robot harvester
Fruit farmers are turning to robots to help with harvest amid a human worker shortage. One Tasmanian soft fruit farm is using 16 robotic harvesters to help pick its fruit this summer. Burlington

How a New Zealand grower has built and is expanding a successful multi-fruit orchard
A New Zealand fruit grower says that, while it was as challenging season weather-wise for its blueberry crop, they were still able to produce strong volumes. Pahoia Orchards is a family-owned and