"Curiously, French apricots are cheaper than last year at the moment"
After the first few weeks of sales, the French stone fruit season is now slowly picking up speed. "We are expecting the first arrivals of the popular apricot variety Orangered in a few days, which

South African oranges are on the market, arrivals of Vietnamese dragon fruits is down
As the production season develops, more American Washington cherries have arrived, including the "Rainier" yellow cherry; a small number of Canadian cherries are already on the market. In

ASAJA Alicante warns that the heat and drought in March will cause a drop in the orange and mandarin harvest.
ASAJA Alicante states that the extreme heat that occurred in the province in March this year, with peak temperatures that exceeded 30 degrees, as well as the lack of rain in the same period have

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen originally sold oranges in Lagos
In this last season, Victor Osimhen, the Nigerian striker of Napoli, was champion of Italy. Several European clubs want to hire him, and one of the most interested is Real Madrid. Victor scored 26

"Colored cauliflower a typical product in Mediterranean countries"
Colored cauliflower can completely brighten store shelves, yet you won't easily find these eye-catching products in Dutch supermarkets. "We offer most of the purple, orange, and green locally

California's second lightest Valencia crop in history
California is moving deeper into the second lightest recorded crop of Valencia oranges in its history. The state estimate for the citrus fruit is 16.2 million cartons this season--that follows the

Over a thousand tons of citrus fruits from Iran, Turkey, and Georgia inspected in Russia's Stavropol region
Since the beginning of 2023, the North Caucasus Interregional Department of Phytosanitary Surveillance has inspected imported batches of citrus fruits with a total weight of 1,089 tons in the

Sicily and the exotic, an idyll in danger of faltering
Sicily is not only the land of oranges and prickly pears but, in recent years, the island's farms have specialised in exotic fruit. Tropical crops in Sicily seem to be expanding day by day and

South African citrus growers say EU pest rules could put the squeeze on exports
New European Union health safety requirements on citrus exports from South Africa might cut the volume of South African oranges by up to 20 percent. The rules, which came into effect in January,

Ugandan scientists develop banana that could help reduce blindness and save lives
Ugandan scientists have developed a genetically modified banana that took millions of dollars and 20 years to make. It contains so much provitamin A, a substance that transforms into vitamin A in

Citrus Australia leads first Origin Verification Program
Through an Agriculture Victoria Food to Market programme, Citrus Australia has conducted a first-of-its-kind study to characterise Australian oranges at both a country and regional level, using

My carrots: Regional and sustainable - start of the local carrot season
Carrots are now fresh from the field again. Now the orange vegetable is available in all regions of Germany from local cultivation. At the same time, the carrot is both regional and sustainable,

Washington cherries are on the market; new arrivals of Australian tangerines
In the past two weeks, many imported fruits have been launched, including American Washington cherries, Australian tangerines, South African oranges, and Monthong durians from southern Thailand.

"The emphasis will lie on the larger sizes in this South African season"
Last week, the Dutch company OV Fruit received its first shipment of Navels from South Africa. "These oranges come from Marble Hall [in the] Limpopo [province]. They're still a little light in

Good U.S. and European demand for Uruguayan citrus
Despite a delayed start to Uruguay’s 2023 citrus season, they are seeing good early demand from their two leading markets in the U.S. and Europe. “This year we are having good demand of

Citrus Australia conducts study to characterise Australian oranges at both a country and regional level
Through an Agriculture Victoria Food to Market program, Citrus Australia has conducted a study which is the first of its kind, to characterise Australian oranges at both a country and regional

MY 2022/23 citrus production down for all citrus fruits except tangerines
In Turkey, MY 2022/23 citrus production decreased for all citrus fruits except tangerines due to freezing weather conditions reaching -7 C during the beginning of the orange blossoming period in

EU citrus output drops 10%
The decline especially affects oranges and lemons. Spain is the most affected country, where citrus production is down by almost 18% from last year due to a combination of 2022 spring rains that

Adjusted production estimates for tangerines/mandarins show slight increase
Adjusted production estimates for tangerines/mandarins and oranges based on the latest data obtained from the Moroccan citrus industry show a slight increase for tangerine/mandarins, moving from

meine-Möhren.de produces educational film for school lessons
Everyone knows the favourite orange vegetable. But what do schoolchildren actually know about the production of carrots here in Germany? For this knowledge transfer, the team of meine-Möhren.de

EU citrus production projected to amount to 10.4 million tons in MY 2022/23
In MY 2022/23, European Union (EU) citrus production is projected to amount to 10.4 million metric tons (MMT), 10 percent down from the previous season, especially impacting oranges and lemons,

New Peruvian pomegranate farm completes first export season
The greenfield pomegranate farm and new pack house in the fruit fly free area of Tacna in southern Peru, close to the border with Chile, exported 13 containers to six countries in North America,

Egypt supplied 94.9% of imported oranges to EU from third countries between January and May
The EU imported 723,984 tons of oranges from third countries between September 2022 and May 2023, i.e. 31.6% or 173,700 tons more than in the same period of the 2021/22 campaign and 16.5% (102,400

EU forecast for citrus fruit drops by ten percent
In a recent USDA report, citrus production in the EU has been revised downwards for this season, affecting lemons and oranges in particular. The drop in production is mainly due to expected sharp

“We hope there's more fruit than last year”
Producers have had difficulties maintaining their activity in a citrus campaign with 17.7% less production (-22.8% in the case of oranges). However, they aren't the only ones going through a rough