UK - Australia trade deal: Tariffs on strawberries and pears will be eliminated over four years
As the UK-Australia trade deal is now in force, not everyone seems to totally informed. Unlike Australia, the UK is retaining its tariffs, quotas and product specific safeguards on Australian

Interest from India in South African fruit more than doubles
Every day he gets five or six inquiries from India about South African fruit, says Sri Krishna, founding director of Paarl-based Fruitful Global which he set up after 26 years in the trade in

"Red Conference has potential on all green Conference pear sales markets"
"Very pricey" is how the Staay Food Group - Direct Fruit Services' Alex van Ieperen describes the current pear market. "Everything has been working in favor of good pear sales. In hindsight,

“Sweden and Morocco are new Xenia pear sales markets”
The Dutch Xenai pear sales season ended earlier than expected, in late April. Xenia Europa's sales manager Raymond van Ojen reflects on a good sales season. "The harvest was similar to last year.

Metis® plum season kicks off despite the unfavorable weather conditions
The Metis® brand made its appearance in Europe almost nine years ago with only one variety present at the end of the season: Sunset Sky. Since then, the range has been expanded with four

Farmer successfully introduces pitaya cultivation in eastern Spain
We enter the Rosa Pitaya greenhouses developed by Novagric and the first thing that strikes us is the colours that surround us. We see deep green cacti as they climb and intertwine around the

Tonnes of British apples sold to UK supermarkets by BAPL growers in April 2023
British Apples and Pears presents monthly data as a percentage of all British apples sold, by supermarkets. There is also a comparison data point of the grocery market share for that supermarket.

Tony brytyjskich jabłek sprzedanych do brytyjskich supermarketów przez producentów BAPL w kwietniu 2023 r.
British Apples and Pears przedstawia miesięczne dane jako procent wszystkich sprzedanych brytyjskich jabłek w podziale na supermarkety. Istnieją również dane porównawcze dotyczące

"The demand usually falls in June, but asparagus prices remain at a good level"
Many eagerly await the asparagus season every year. For them, the moment when these seasonal vegetables can start to be harvested is always a highlight, but "the white gold" season isn't a long

China blows a fresh breeze into South African pear industry
The start of the topfruit season wasn’t auspicious but, as poorly as it had started, it could be heading to a strong run for South African pears. Marketing the early Williams or BC crop was

For Rijk Zwan, the solution lies in high resistance.
Rijk Zwaan is approaching its 100th birthday and continues with the same vitality as ever. Its tomato catalogue is being renewed with materials such as Margymeno (74-PL001 RZ), a pear tomato for

De Ruiter®: more security in 'portas'.
De Ruiter®, a Bayer brand, is the benchmark in tomato rootstocks and, as such, tries to stay ahead of trends with materials that provide solutions to the new problems that are appearing in the

Arondir, the latest from Top Seeds
Top Seeds has expanded its tomato portfolio with the Arondir pear. The variety has been commercially available since April, and is characterised by maintaining the homogeneity of the fruit and the

Catalan production 5% lower due to the drought
For Manel Simon, general manager of the Catalan Fruit Business Association (Afrucat), "the area affected by the Urgell canal basically produces apples and pears, the heart of stone fruit

"We have never had to commit so many organic pears so early for next season"
Whereas Belgian organic apples are still having a tough time toward the end of the season, organic pears are already in particularly high demand. "We have never had to commit so much volume so

"Last year's lack of water caused a large part of Italian pears to be of smaller calibers"
"We have pears on offer all year round. Through a supplier called Sandri, who grows pears himself, we will obtain our goods from Italy. As soon as the Italian season is over, we purchase overseas

Stone fruit, Romagna in the corner does not scare
Romagna was overwhelmed by the flood a couple of weeks ago, after the frost had already severely compromised fruit production, and the scars on the production world will be slow to disappear.

Senegal: BelOrta on an African export mission
Recently, several Belgian companies, including leading fruit and vegetable marketer BelOrta, took part in a business mission to Senegal led by Princess Astrid. BelOrta mainly explored new

Груши с любовью, новый сайт в Интернете
Веб-сайт проекта ЕС "Груши с любовью: тематическое исследование устойчивого сельского хозяйства",

Pears with love, the new website is online
The website of the EU project 'Pears with love: a case study of sustainable agriculture', promoted by Apo Conerpo Sca and co-financed by the European Community, is online at www.pearswithlove.eu.

Flood effect, fruit prices up 15%
A 15% increase in wholesale fruit prices compared to May 2022 and increased dependence on Spain for supplies. These are some of the consequences of the flood estimated by the Centro Agroalimentare

Poland a second Netherlands? Or re-exporting pears
Bearing in mind the growing area of pear orchards, it is likely that we will produce more fruit of the species in the coming years. The re-export of pears from Poland is also growing, which is

Gruszki z miłością, nowa strona jest już online
Strona internetowa projektu UE "Pears with love: a case study of sustainable agriculture", promowanego przez Apo Conerpo Sca i współfinansowanego przez Wspólnotę Europejską,

The abundant rains will again accentuate the shortages and tension in the onion market
After a long period of drought that caused the water reserves to be significantly depleted, torrential rainfall has been recorded in recent days in the main onion producing areas of Spain, such as

Italian orchards after floods. Losses estimated at $1.65 billion
Author: Sylwia Sałyga 26 May 2023 12:23 Great floods in northern Italy have destroyed fruit production in one of the country's most prosperous agricultural regions. Initial estimates put the