Switzerland: Continued satisfactory reduction in stocks of organic apples
In May 2023, organic apple stocks were reduced by 735 t, at the end of the month there were still around 950 t of organic apples in storage. The reduction roughly corresponds to that of May 2021;

Syngenta's battery against ToBRFV
At the end of last year Syngenta held a field conference to show its first solutions to the dreaded Tomato Rough Borer Virus (ToBRFV) and today it already has 10 varieties with intermediate

W ubiegłym roku ponad 6.000 hektarów owoców cytrusowych zostało porzuconych na obszarach produkcyjnych Walencji
W związku z tym, że kampania cytrusowa 2022-2023 dobiega końca, La Unió Llauradora wyraziła "zaniepokojenie ciągłym spadkiem produkcji zbiorów we Wspólnocie Walencji w ciągu

Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 0.2% this week
Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 0.2% to $1,682.10 per 40ft container this week. Drewry assessment for Thursday, 01 June 2023 The composite index has decreased by 0.2% this

Switzerland: Barely enough apples until the free import period
At the end of May, the stock level is 9,131 t, 9,161 t below the level from 2022 (18,292 t) and 5,821 t below the level from 2021 (14,952 t). As was to be expected, the total stock is at a very

In Senegal, a new tax to combat fruit flies sparks discontent
Fruit flies were among the main causes of the Senegalese mango industry's poor performance last season, prompting the government to take steps to combat them, and to resort to a new tax to finance

Turecki rynek orzechów laskowych jest w trudnej sytuacji
Istnieją poważne problemy z wiodącym na świecie producentem orzechów laskowych, Turcją. Wielu nabywców z UE preferuje obecnie inne alternatywy, w tym Gruzję. Konkurencja na światowym

Strawberries 2023: Lower prices at the end of May. What forecasts for ground crops?
Author: Krystyna Zagórska 02 June 2023 11:20 Strawberries from accelerated cultivation are coming to the market, open ground strawberries are not yet on sale. We asked Dr. Bożena Nosecka,

"The season's last refrigerated leeks mostly suitable for processors"
The Belgian leek season is genuinely reaching its end. Unlike last year, this season was characterized by good prices for both traders and growers, something Calsa's Pol Dendauw of Calsa does not

"Compared to strawberries, a bit of seasonality has been lost with raspberries"
In week 21, the first tunnel raspberries of this year's season could be harvested at Obsthof Spinner in Oberkirch. "We started a few days later than last year, but the stands and budding are all

More Orius in the face of a T. parvispinus upsurge
The arrival of June is the starting signal for the pest Trips parvispinus to increase its presence in greenhouse horticultural crops. This pest has already been visible since last April,

JKI: Senior fruit disease expert Prof. Wilhelm Jelkmann retires
He is leaving, but not quite yet: Before his final retirement, Prof. Dr Wilhelm Jelkmann will attend one last Open Day at "his location" on 25 June. And he would also like to greet the Federal

Last year, more than 6,000 hectares of citrus fruit were abandoned in the Valencian production areas
As the 2022-2023 citrus campaign comes to an end, La Unió Llauradora expressed "its concern about the continued loss of harvest production in the Valencian Community over the last three campaigns

"The EU Agreement doesn't favor Moroccan growers"
Since the entry into force of the Association Agreement between the EU and Morocco in 2013, the country has gone from selling 365,695 tons of tomatoes to 557,225 tons in 2022, according to

В прошлом году в производственных зонах Валенсии было заброшено более 6 000 гектаров цитрусовых плодов
В связи с завершением цитрусовой кампании 2022-2023 годов, La Unió Llauradora выразила "свою озабоченность

Mission Produce to open new UK forward distribution centre in 2023
Announced last September, Mission Produce plans to open a state-of-the-art ripening, packing and forward distribution centre (FDC) in the UK in the spring of 2023. Featuring the company’s

Resistant varieties defeat New Delhi virus in Almeria's zucchini campaign
Almeria's zucchini export campaign is coming to an end. The season was characterized by a significant decrease in production compared to last season, stated Jose Luis Escobar, from Berdea, the

Researchers from China and Pakistan innovative endophyte-mediated approach to citrus greening
Huanglongbing or citrus greening disease, seems to be spreading to citrus trees across the globe, with more than 10 million diseased trees destroyed all over China each year and over $1.3 billion

Better returns, but lower yields and higher costs for New Zealand onions
The New Zealand onion harvest was finished on time and the bulk of the seasons exports have been shipped. Planting has started for the new season albeit a bit stop start due to more wet weather.

Georgia wants to become a global blueberry market player
A massive harvesting of blueberries will begin in Georgia in a week. In the last two seasons due to relatively cold weather and rains in producing regions, the beginning of the harvesting season

FEDEMCO is committed to recycling
Fruit Today magazine talks to Enrique Soler, president of the Spanish Federation of Packaging and its Components (Fedemco) about the challenges of his term in office.In the last year Fedemco has

"Asparagus season was great, price-wise, but with very erratic supply"
The last month of the Dutch asparagus season is here again. "We're not dissatisfied. Price-wise, it was definitely a good season, with no lows," says Will Teeuwen of Teboza. "However, this

"W porównaniu do ubiegłego roku, spodziewamy się wprowadzić na rynek więcej wolumenów po niższych cenach"
"Pierwsze senegalskie owoce mango w tym sezonie zostaną wkrótce zebrane, a pierwsze partie eksportowe zostaną załadowane między 15 a 20 czerwca", powiedział Papa Alioune Dieng z

Solar step forward for Brakes
Brakes has installed a solar array at its Aylesford depot as it steps up its plan to harness natural energy across its estate. The Aylesford project is part of a phased programme of projects that

"Недостаток воды в прошлом году привел к тому, что большая часть итальянских груш была меньшего калибра"
"Мы предлагаем груши круглый год. Через поставщика по имени Сандри, который сам выращивает груши, мы