Second International Africa Avocado Congress takes place on the 31st of May
The Avocado Society of Kenya has organized the second International Africa Avocado Congress, also known as Avocado Africa 2023, which will be held at Sarit Expo center Nairobi, Kenya, on 31st May

Amidst industry disruption, uncertainty about Moroccan watermelon volumes this year
Estimates are hesitant about the watermelon volumes this year in Morocco. Several sources indicate a lower volume than last year, due to water stress and the ban on cultivation in some areas.

AMI: Weather-related supply shortage for broccoli
At the beginning of the year, a cold spell in the Spanish broccoli growing areas led to tight supplies and prices shot up. With improved weather conditions, the market eased in recent weeks. But

Spanish oranges have reached the highest prices at origin of the last 10 seasons
Spain's orange production has been reduced by 32% (-608,000 t) compared to the 2021/22 season and by 24% (-409,000 t) compared to the average. According to MAPA's Weekly Agricultural Price

Gardini (Agri2000): 'Fruit and vegetables need biosolutions'
Macfrut is just around the corner and, this year too, there will be plenty of space for biosolutions. On 4 May there will be the Biosolutions International Congress (click here for the brochure),

Pests found on imported kiwis from Iran
At one of the bases in the Yekaterinburg region of the Russian Federation, seven tons of kiwi infected with the mulberry shield were discovered. The insect came from kiwis imported from Iran. The

BMEL: New Fertiliser Act - Protecting water and strengthening the polluter-pays principle
The Federal Government wants to shape fertiliser legislation in Germany in a targeted manner. The aim is to ensure that plants receive the nutrition they need, while at the same time promoting

Carbon credits and hazel: Terremerse focus at Macfrut
From 3 to 5 May, Terremerse will be at Macfrut in Rimini with its Fruit and Vegetable Sector and its O.P. (Hall D1 Stand 032). Within the framework of the fair, and more precisely in AREA MEETING

‘UK post-Brexit checks will cost importers up to £400 million a year’
The UK’s final post-Brexit border checks will cost food importers hundreds of millions of pounds under the government’s own internal estimates. British officials told industry executives to

Table tomato prices remain high
The prices of Sicilian greenhouse vegetables continue to remain rather high, but only when it comes to table tomatoes. A small tour taken with Giuseppe Zarba, president of the dealers of the

More fruit in jam, the European Union demands it
European regulations become strict for some agricultural products and require more fruit in jams, mandatory labelling for nuts, dried fruit, processed and cut vegetables such as bagged salad. Jams

Moldovan berry producers rely on sales in the domestic market and exports to Romania in 2023
Farmers from the village of Kunicha, one of the largest export-oriented berry clusters in Moldova, hope to maintain and even expand the supply of strawberries to Romania this year. In 2022, the

На фоне перебоев в отрасли, неуверенность в объемах марокканских арбузов в этом году
По оценкам, объемы арбузов в этом году в Марокко колеблются. Некоторые источники указывают на меньший

"Europeans like organic Ivoirian coconuts because of their calibers"
Côte d'Ivoire is a major coconut-exporting country, by African standards, but the coconut industry has been suffering lately from climate change. "Ivoirian production accounts for 95% of African

“Compared to the same period in 2022, US avocado prices are almost half,”
The price of avocados in the US market are about half of what they were, despite strong sales during the recent Super Bowl final weekend, says Mexican grower and exporter Francisco Murguía, from

The category in figures: the melon
The year 2022 was a good year for Italian melons and, therefore, it is hoped that it can be repeated in this campaign, which is now in its very early stages. Let's see, therefore, what has

Ukrainian supermarkets lowered prices on potatoes, beets and garlic
In early April, Ukrainian supermarkets lowered prices on some types of vegetables. Young potatoes went down from 0.71 euros/kg to 0.43 euros/kg. Pink potatoes also decreased in price. White

President Ramaphosa/South Africa: Criticism of EU for protectionist restrictions on citrus exports
President Ramaphosa was responding to a direct request from the South African citrus industry for support in the industry's objection to the introduction of new cold storage regulations for citrus

Wydajność portu kluczowa dla południowoafrykańskich owoców cytrusowych
Południowoafrykańscy eksporterzy cytrusów musieli poradzić sobie z trzema bardzo próbnymi sezonami, jeśli chodzi o płynne przejście przez południowoafrykańskie porty. South

Wśród zakłóceń w branży, niepewność co do wielkości marokańskich arbuzów w tym roku
Estymacje są niezdecydowane co do ilości arbuzów w tym roku w Maroku. Kilka źródeł wskazuje na niższy wolumen niż w zeszłym roku, ze względu na stres wodny i zakaz

"Not an easy year to predict and that seems to be the trend – stability is hard to find!"
The grape business has been a tricky one for the past few months. Between the different Southern Hemisphere growing countries there have been weather issues, port strikes, civil unrest and vessel