Peaches and nectarines, depressing period. Consumption down by 50%
Summer is finally starting and consumption of typical summer fruit should explode... so at least it has been the case for melons and watermelons, which, thanks to the first warm weather, have had

Carrefour buys 10% more local watermelons and melons than last year.
Carrefour expects to sell more than 25,000 tonnes of melon and watermelon from Spain this summer, 10% more than in the previous year's campaign. In this way, the company is reinforcing its

Berries to achieve EU food sovereignty
The Regional Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, participated in the inauguration of the VIII International Congress of Red Fruits organised by

Hot weather, thunderstorms and hailstorms. IMGW warns
The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management has issued a warning for hot weather and thunderstorms, which may be accompanied by strong wind gusts and hail. The maximum temperature on

Smaller calibres expected for Catalan stone fruit crop
After a 2022 campaign that ended negatively for Catalonia, due to heavy frosts, this year should see a recovery in volume (around 50,000 tons), but with smaller sizes due to the lack of water and

‘Supporting Egypt’s currency is like putting water in bucket that has holes’
According to International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, it is important that Egypt take actions to protect against leakage of foreign reserves, because otherwise “it’s

Big strawberries for the rest of the harvest. How to do it?
There are many reasons for strawberries becoming finer in the subsequent harvest. Sometimes it is a varietal trait and the grower has limited influence on obtaining large, overgrown strawberries.

Raspberry buying 2023 "Unlikely to reach last year's prices"
Today there is great excitement about the raspberry market. Buy-in prices for processing are expected, as most of the domestic fruit goes to processing - mainly for frozen food. Speculation about

"This year we will only sell white striped watermelon to gain efficiency in our warehouses"
"We are currently getting ready for the watermelon campaign. The fruit is our most important summer crop, and we plan to market 10 million kilos of the white striped seedless variety," said

Dole Italia supports Swimtheisland Sirmione
On 24 and 25 June is scheduled the 2023 edition of Swimtheisland Sirmione dedicated to open water swimming, which as every year returns to animate the heart of the medieval village on Lake Garda.

Semillas Fitó is warming up for its Murcia Melon Show
Semillas Fitó is organising its Melon Show Murcia 2023 on 5 and 6 July in Campo de Cartagena, to which both melon and watermelon growers and technicians from cooperatives and marketing companies,

Promowane ilości truskawek w Kalifornii docierają później
Dostawy kalifornijskich truskawek z regionu Watsonville/Salinas są coraz większe. "Przygotowujemy się do szczytu produkcji, który według prognoz nastąpi na początku lub w połowie

Watermelons and melons: no to import, yes to service
This year's watermelon-melon campaign is and will continue to be a tough nut to crack for Italian retailers. First of all, the start with the Sicilian melon was a shock, due to the bad weather

California’s promotable volumes of strawberries arriving later
Supplies of California strawberries are coming on strong from the Watsonville/Salinas region. “We’re ramping up to peak production, which is forecasted to arrive in early-to-mid July,” says

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 19 June
The campaign for Apulia's florid green figs has started. The production of Italian apricots is in full swing. There is a high trend for melons, especially honeydew melons, while the demand for

Warm weather arrives, sales of watermelons and melons explode
Summer temperatures have finally arrived and the demand for thirst-quenching products has also gone into fourth gear. At the Rimini Food Centre, for example, sales - and demand - for watermelons

Vertical farming against desertification
Climate change represents an unprecedented threat to our planet, a scenario characterised by opposing and extreme phenomena such as droughts and floods, which are two sides of the same coin. If

The sun shines, Solinda returns to the benches
Summer has been a long time coming, but now it is also beginning to make itself felt in the fruit and vegetable department, which is teeming with watermelons and melons and where, shortly,

Watermelons will be cheaper this year. There is one reason
Year after year, we import more and more watermelons to Poland from Turkey. One of their advantages is the price. Like Greek and Italian watermelons, they are much cheaper than watermelons

Castellón: Benihort expects a good watermelon season
Benihort (Benicarlo/Castellón) expects to market 10 million kg of striped low-seeded watermelons in this year's campaign - provided the weather plays along. The 2023 campaign is expected to start

Thunderstorms with hail in parts of northern, central and southern Poland
The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management issued on Sunday first- and second-level warnings for thunderstorms with hail mainly for parts of northern, central and southern Poland, from

Monday bright and very warm. Hot weather is coming
On Monday, very warm air will start to flow into Poland from southern Europe. It will be very warm, but stormy. As Ewa Łapińska of the Central Forecasting Office of the Institute of Meteorology

Strong thunderstorms with hail in Greater Poland. IMGW warning
The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research Institute has issued a second degree warning for thunderstorms with hail for the district of Zlotow in Wielkopolska. First

Good demand for Moroccan watermelons at low price range
Since the end of April, fresh watermelons from Moroccan production have been available from the Stuttgart-based company Fresh Maximum GmbH, as junior managing director Enes Cakmak tells us. "We

ATB: Food safety - plasma instead of chemicals
A new process for cleaning conveyor belts in food production can replace the disinfection chemicals commonly used so far: Plasma-treated water can be used without residues and is efficient against