Strong pomefruit campaign a felicitous touch to a decade in fruit trade
Ten years ago Michiel Herholdt and his business partner Andries Greyling established Paarl-based The Fruit Route “with love,” says Michiel. “We mean to be in this business for a long

Indonesian market closest to opening for Peru’s blueberries
Peru has ambitions to turn the world blue with their fresh blueberries, and make it the most preferred fruit on earth. They aim to open new markets, with Indonesia the closest to opening next and

Citrus growers choose the best business of the 2022/23 campaign
Naranjasyfrutas.com, a leading platform in Spain that is used by thousands of farmers to announce their productions with their contact details, has carried out its first survey on the sale of this

Drought brings Spanish garlic harvest forward
The National Association of Garlic Producers and Marketers, ANPCA, met in its extraordinary General Assembly held in Santaella (Códoba), on the occasion of the start of the new Spanish garlic

Moroccan soft fruit season ends earlier than usual
The soft fruit season is about to end in Morocco, earlier than usual, due to adverse weather conditions that have exhausted the plants, and a low demand that demotivated producers. Zouhir

Table grape campaign is about to start in Morocco, hit by climate upsets
The table grape season is about to kick off in Morocco, with the first harvests expected by the end of May. Volumes will be impacted by the climatic abnormalities and drought that the country is

Fruits and vegetables, a priority in the shopping basket
Health, quality and respect for the environment play a fundamental role for consumers when buying fruit and vegetables. The campaign under the slogan "Compete for a better life by eating at least

“Approvals should take weather hazards into account”
For the French company Louis Rosario, the apricot campaign started 3 weeks ago with the Murcia region. The production from Valencia has just started and will be followed by the Lleida region,

“The Moroccan blueberry campaign has been consistent in volumes and prices”
“We still have two to three weeks of marketing left for the Moroccan blueberry season, but with the weather-related problems that production has experienced lately, the season could end at any

Egypt supplied 93% of the oranges that the EU imported in the first quarter of the year
According to the Enhanced Monitoring on EU Citrus Imports report published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, in the 2022/23 campaign, the EU imported 613,597 tons of oranges

Fruit Vegetables Europe: Fruit and vegetables must not be missing from the shopping list
The campaign, with the slogan "Join the #LongLifeChallenge in Europe and take action for a better life by eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day", aims to raise awareness of the importance of eating

“We are optimistic about the apricot season”
At the dawn of the 2023 apricot season, Raphaël Martinez, director of Peaches and Apricots of France, highlights the trends that are emerging for this campaign. The impact of drought on the

A well-balanced French strawberry campaign so far
The 2022 campaign was marked by notable production peaks and a quality impacted by the various heat waves. This year, the strawberry season seems to be going much better. “Since the beginning of

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 15 May
The wave of bad weather conditions and slows down production, affecting price changes. Courgette prices have risen sharply, while peaches and nectarines are falling and demand for them is

Melon and watermelon production falls by 20%
According to estimates, this season's melon and watermelon production has decreased by more than 20% due to drought, high production costs, and the delay of the end of the winter campaigns. The

Citrus consumption in Spain has fallen by 5 kilos per capita in just 10 years
Over the last decade, there has been a decline in the consumption of citrus fruits, both in Spain and at the European level. According to the international agri-food consultant Paco Borras: "The

"Italian pepper consumption on the rise in Northern Europe and Scandinavia"
The bell pepper campaign has come to an end in the province of Almeria. As already reported by the Prices and Markets Observatory of the Government of Andalusia in week 16, the entry into

Drought decimates Spain’s onion crop
Spain’s onion campaign is being affected by several factors, particularly drought which has led to a 40% drop in cultivation area. The lack of water availability has caused the cost of onions to

IV Edition of #VitaminatewithPepper by Semillas Fitó
The #VitamínateConPimiento campaign was created four years ago by Semillas Fitó, with the aim of promoting the consumption of peppers in the Region of Murcia as a local, quality product with

GEPC Promo starts campaign to promote mushrooms in Ireland
In order to promote European mushrooms throughout Europe, GEPC Promo (European Association of mushroom producers) has presented a new campaign co-financed by the EU with the slogan: ‘European

Oranges, campaign balance in the red
The 2022/2023 orange campaign, compared to previous ones, shows quotations that, overall, are not higher than the average of the last three years, with the exception of the start which, due to the

Will the Moroccan tomato satiate Europe?
The report on tomatoes held during the contact group made up of representatives from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, which met on 4 and 5 May in Piré-Chancé, near Rennes, revealed

Watermelons and melons defy rainy days
Melons and watermelons, the symbolic fruits of the summer season, are peeping out in the general markets and on the shelves of Italian large-scale organised distribution. "It will be a year of

Excellent Mundial netted melon campaign
"It's an excellent year for Consorzio Mundial Group melons. Demand is high and we are very pleased with both production and commercialization," explains President Domenico Raneri. Domenico Raneri