Italians, spending 3 billion more to eat less
Italians spent over 3 billion more to eatbut due to high prices they had to cut back on the quantities they bought in the first five months of 2023. This is the estimate by Coldiretti on the

More small limes and fewer large limes than last year
The supply of limes right now looks fairly similar to last year. “The concentration on small fruit is higher than last year and the large fruit is lower than last year,” says Alex Teague of

Arancia di Ribera DOP, Parlapiano confirms its leadership
Top sales for the Parlapian company during the last season of the "Arancia di Ribera D.O.P.". From the analysis of the data communicated to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and

“The harvest potential of labeled products is much greater than last year”
49 tons of apricots and 29 tons of Red Label peaches and nectarines: these were the volumes sold last year, which is quite an achievement. In 2020, the sales of apricots and peaches/nectarines

First trial shipment of Australian avocados lands in India
Australian avocado grower and exporter The Avolution was central in this delivery. The firm’s CEO Antony Allen said, “Australia will send 10 trial shipments over the next month to verify the

“We hope to see French peaches and nectarines in supermarkets this week!”
Last week, the Federation of French Fruit Producers (FNPF) and the producers of Peaches and Apricots of France sent a letter to the main French retailers, urging them to switch from the Spanish to

"The fruit and vegetable sector should perhaps be the last among all sectors subject to these rules."
The European Commission's new proposal on packaging, which aims to reduce excessive packaging and make everything else reusable or recyclable by 2030, has generated a lot of debate recently. We

"With this scale up, we can supply all 258 stores in Flanders with mini-watermelons"
This week, Aldi Belgium started again carrying Tomeco's mini watermelons, Tomélon. "We partnered with Tomeco, part of Coöperatie Hoogstraten, last year to sell these mini watermelons. That

Kenya organic enthusiast has been making wine from the humble banana
An organic farming enthusiast in Kenya has been looking at the humble banana to make wine from it. The fermentation process was quite lengthy to achieve the desired result, lasting northwards of

Uber Eats opuszcza Włochy
Po Gorillas i Sezamo również Uber Eats, znana firma dostarczająca jedzenie, opuszcza Włochy. Jak donosi Corriere della Sera, aplikacja będzie dostępna do 15 lipca 2023 roku.

Highly resistant tomato varieties attract global chain partners to Enza Zaden House Fair
In week 24, growers, traders, retailers, and other chain partners gathered at Enza Zaden's House Fair in the Netherlands. Last year, this breeding company permanently opened its demo high-tech

Uber Eats покидает Италию
После Gorillas и Sezamo также Uber Eats, известная компания по доставке еды, покидает Италию. Как сообщает Corriere della Sera,

"Enough rain is all that can cool down the hot start of the new onion season"
Waterman Onions loaded the last 'air' onions this week. The rest will come from cooled crates. "And, thus, the scenario imagined in February - onions would run out in April - didn't materialize

The Mediterranean Organic Agriculture Alliance visits Lebenase producers
A delegation of the Mediterranean Organic Agriculture Alliance visited Lebanon last week to hold its plenary session and visit Lebanese producers of fresh organic produce. Said Gedeon, Deputy

Peak season brings promotable pricing on California avocados
California is in the season of peak availability on avocados. “Last year California avocado harvesting started somewhat earlier than usual, with more volume in the spring than this year,” says

Uber Eats leaves Italy
After Gorillas and Sezamo also Uber Eats, the well-known food delivery company, is leaving Italy. As reported by Corriere della Sera, the app will be usable until 15 July 2023. This was

Transparency and independence - Good report card for EFSA
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is basically in a good position in terms of transparency and independence. This is confirmed by a study carried out by scientists from Maastricht

Interfresh Eurasia returns to Antalya September 28-30
In the last week of September, a new edition of Interfresh Eurasia will be held in Turkey. According to Murat Ozer, general manager at Antexpo, he expects more participating countries than last

Piura kicks off Peru’s 2023-24 blueberry harvest season much earlier than usual

Fertilising blueberries. What can be done to make all the berries big and long-lasting?
Blueberries are growing and getting bigger every day. At this stage of blueberry bush growth, it is important to make sure that the bushes are well fed so that all the fruit reach an even size. It

Turcja rozpocznie sprzedaż rządowych zapasów orzechów laskowych - eksporterzy nie są zadowoleni
Jak czytelnicy EastFruit powinni wiedzieć, Turcja posiada znaczną ilość niesprzedanych orzechów laskowych. TMO, organ rządowy, który kupuje i sprzedaje orzechy laskowe z otwartego

For apples stocks 23% lower than in 2022
On Tuesday, 13 June, the Assomela Marketing Committee held its last meeting of the season. The meeting was an opportunity to take stock of the 2022/2023 marketing year and to discuss possible

Moroccan berry exports drop 28% due to Egyptian competition and bad weather
Morocco’s exports of fresh and processed berries totalled 157,616 tons in the first four months of 2023 compared to 218,904 in the same period last year, representing a 28% drop, due to

Nervousness on the Serbian raspberry market. It's all about prices
Serbian raspberry producers, after last year's very high raspberry rates, which are now hiccuping this year's purchase, are asking for 50 per cent higher rates for raspberries than what is being

Cauliflower VIP, the campaign looks promising
The Val Venosta summer cauliflower campaign, an excellence to whichVIP, the Consortium of Valley Fruit and Vegetable Cooperatives, is linked by a long tradition, is about to start. The harvest