Fruit growing in Romagna at the end of the line: how to restart?
"The agony cannot last long and if we want to save the fruit-growing sector in Romagna, we need an intervention. An emergency manoeuvre, especially in terms of timing, but one that condenses a

The heat wave is burning fruits and vegetables
Climatic changes are disrupting the countryside where there has been a 10% cut in wheat production while the honey harvest has fallen by 70% compared to last year, but orchards are also in trouble

In&Out shows resilience of fruit and veg supply
Climate change is subjecting Europe’s fruit and vegetable sector to one of its most complex challenges in recent history. From a current severe drought in Spain, to the floods that struck

Ecuador bananas, producers on El Niño alert
The Ecuadorian banana growers' association El Oro predicts a possible loss of more than 50,000 hectares in production due to the imminent impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon. Reporting the

Big swing in citrus exports to East expected over coming month
In Citrusdal and Clanwilliam, the areas most affected by recent Western Cape floods, some citrus orchards are still unpassable but most farms have been able to resume packing this week, says Nico

Cherries growing market, but technology needed
High prices and a compromised harvest in Italy also due to the flood. In fact, global demand for cherries is increasing and packing centres are under pressure because they have to handle larger

Post-flood, Lollobrigida and farmers' organisations meet Figliuolo
An initial fact-finding meeting was held yesterday in Rome between the Commissioner for Reconstruction, Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, the Minister for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry,

"July and August will be good for Spanish stone fruit and pears, with the Italian production declining"
After the good sales and prices achieved by Spanish stone fruit in May and June, the situation in July and August is also expected to be positive, with a full stone fruit harvest and a lack of

Wind and hail devastate the Bologna area
The little that had been saved from spring frost and the May floods was finally destroyed within a few minutes. Monday afternoon's violent thunderstorm hit Bologna's agriculture hard: hail, wind

China opens its doors to Italian pears after a lengthy procedure
Although this year's pear season will register the lowest yields of the past 10 years - also due to the flood in Emilia-Romagna, where 70% of the domestic production is located - the news has

North West, optimistic for the new reefer season
Summer seems to have started, but we are leaving behind a tormented period; from North to South Italy has been hit by bad weather with catastrophic events unique in terms of violence, such as the

“These rains in Chile have been the worst in 30 years.”
Table grape, cherry and some blueberry fields in Chile are still wet, muddy and inaccessible after last week’s heavy rain and flooding. Vegetable producers are especially hard hit, while some

The state of Chilean imports following rains and flooding
There is going to be fruit from Chile this season. That’s the sentiment North American importers have following this past weekend’s sizable rains and flooding in Chile--a weather event that

Emilia-Romagna, Figliuolo will be commissioner for reconstruction
The Council of Ministers has given the green light to the appointment of General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo as commissioner for reconstruction after the floods that hit Emilia-Romagna and parts of

No peace for Romagna as a hailstorm damages hundreds of hectares
First the frost, then the excessive rain and then the flood... only hail was missing, and it hit the Romagna area on Jun 23rd, causing considerable damage between Ravenna and Cesena. Click here

Italy: Restrained start and new varieties in summer fruit in Emilia-Romagna
The summer fruit campaign has started very quietly in Emilia Romagna. This year's stone fruit quantities proved to be "very low", comments Giancarlo Minguzzi, president of the regional

South Africa resumes citrus shipments to the US after they had been disrupted by storms
After a week of heavy rains and flooding, the second conventional South African refrigerator ship carrying citrus fruits from the Western Cape region, whose campaign will last until October,

Chilean flood damage being assessed by Fedefruta and Asoex
The Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile (Fedefruta) and the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX), are both assessing the impact and damage while seeking how best to support producers and

Heavy rains, severe flooding causes damage in Chile
In what is described as the worst weather in a decade following a storm and days of heavy raining led to the rivers in Chile flooding key areas of the centre of the country since the past weekend

Current availability of late mandarins unaffected by Cape floods
Availability of citrus for South African consumers has been affected by severe flooding in Citrusdal, where harvesting had to be suspended. According to the South African Weather Service, the area

Rijk Zwaan embraces Romagna, lettuce demo days kick off
Rijk Zwaan in the heart of Romagna for its Demo Days 2023 dedicated to open field lettuce. "We have a strong bond with this region," says Carlo Fermi, account manager of the Italian subsidiary,

Floods in Serbia could change the global raspberry market prospects
EastFruit analysts are closely monitoring the situation in Serbia, where heavy rains have led to floods. A natural disaster is observed in a large number of regions of the country, including the

Floods in Serbia could change the global raspberry market prospects
EastFruit analysts are closely monitoring the situation in Serbia, where heavy rains have led to floods. The natural disaster is observed in a large number of regions of the country, including the