Mantuan PGI melon, excellent quality but low volumes
The 2023 campaign of the Melone Mantovano Igp started slightly later than planned, but it promises to be one of the best seasons ever in terms of quality. Taking stock of the situation is Mauro

Bejo lettuce varieties resistant to new Bremia strains
On Saturday 1 July, the International Bremia Evaluation Board of the EU (IBEB-EU) officially identified three new breeds of Bremia in lettuce, Bl:38EU, BI:39EU and BI:40EU. Several tests on Bejo's

"We fear Europe will ban the import of Brazilian Tahiti limes because of 'Xanthomonas citri'"
Xanthomonas citri, the bacterium that causes citrus canker, is causing serious trouble to the Brazilian Tahiti lime export sector, one of the major players in the international trade of this

Price for organic plums from Spain 13 percent higher
"We received the first plums from Spain in mid-June. Usually, the first batches come to us from the regions of Murcia and Valencia, followed by plums from the region of Extremadura, which is the

EU seeks to allow CRISPR-Cas in future
The European Commission's new draft law for GMO plants, made public on July 5, proposes to relax regulations, which will have a significant impact on Europe's seed companies, farmers, and

Household consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables is expected to fall by 12-13.5% in 2022.
In vegetables, the group of fruits and flowers, which includes the most popular ones, such as tomatoes, cucumbers and cabbages, fell by 14%. In fruit, the most consumed are citrus fruits, with a

Competition in the horticultural industry in Ukraine is intensifying
Experts on the market in Ukrainian believe that the horticultural industry will gradually transfer from one crop to another type of agriculture. Numerous farmers are currently uprooting orchards

Malta: Aquaponic farming without significant operating costs
“We first started by growing anything that would easily allow us to enter the market and are now replacing these crops with others that are in higher demand. These are all accessible in

"The doubling of organic carrot prices saved our season"
Overall, the organic sector in northern Germany can look back on an eventful marketing season. "Due to the drought, we have had to accept hard losses of up to 50 percent, especially for organic

MY 2022/23 South African orange production forecast revised downwards to 1.63 million tons
South African production of oranges and lemons is projected to decrease in MY 2022/23 due to stagnated production area and a return to normal yield. Grapefruit and tangerine/mandarin production is

"Demand for leeks in the UK is steady, possibly increasing"
The leek harvest got underway this week at Seddon and Sons in Lancashire and a good crop is expected. “We are about a week later than normal,” said James Seddon who looks after agronomy and

Argentinian phytosanitary alert in for the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus
The National Agricultural Health Service of Argentina (Senasa) has issued a phytosanitary alert for the entire national territory for the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV), a virus that

A total of 780,000 tonnes of German carrots were harvested last year
The carrot is finally in season again in Germany. And this was celebrated on 1 July 2023 with a big season opening at the Abenhardt farm in Datteln. The carrot is the most harvested vegetable in

Op Primo Sole fruit returns to Sonic Park
Melons, mini watermelons, nectarines and extracts from Op Primo Sole are ready to play a starring role at Sonic Park, the music festival to be held in the city of Matera and featuring artists of

SanLucar lists "Sweet Sense" papayas from the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands, where the papayas are grown, offer an ideal sub-tropical climate with year-round temperatures between 18ºC and 28ºC for the growth of the melon tree. "The high humidity and

Wholesale, an overview of seasonal vegetables
"After a disappointing May due to the weather situation, June was a very good month and now we hope that July will follow the same positive trend," says Riccardo Pompei, the historical operator of

"Surprisingly stable qualities in Turkish watermelons"
"We started the season for Turkish watermelons about three weeks ago," Murat Günes from Westfalen Frischdienst GmbH informs us. "The season for Moroccan produce is now over. With the Spanish

FuturPera, 29 and 30 November at Ferrara Expo
On 29 and 30 November 2023 Ferrara Expo will host the fifth edition of FuturPera - International Pear Exhibition, the biennial trade fair - organised by Ferrara Expo in cooperation with Futurpera

Spain, record prices for watermelons in discount stores
The Spanish watermelon and melon campaign has been heavily marked by the weather events of recent months: first the drought then the storms. And the consequences are directly visible at the sales

Melons from Uzbekistan vs Spanish melons in the supermarkets of Latvia
According to EastFruit, a melon from Uzbekistan has reappeared in supermarkets in Latvia, which is positioned as the “Central Asian melon”. The retail price for this melon is 2.49 euros per

'Unifrutti allowed us to look higher'
Oranfrizer has been going through several positive changes in recent years, starting with the marriage with Unifrutti, which has enabled the Sicilian company to relaunch its image even more and

"European melon cultivation challenges make Brazilian supply a good, reliable alternative"

"Low European yields could benefit Belgian pears"
For the new season, the Belgian pear situation looks good so far. During the recent Interpera, preliminary estimates were announced, which predict the second-lowest pear harvest at the European

Potato prices in Ukraine decline daily
According to the daily market monitoring of the EastFruit project, prices for new potatoes in Ukraine are declining this week. According to the local potato growers, the main reason for the price

Currant buying 2023: Drama awaits in a few days
In the Lublin region, no large processing plants have yet started buying currants. According to the owner of the fruit purchase in the municipality of Wilkołazie near Kraśnik, the lack of