Huelvan berry exports dip in 2022/23
Huelva exported 243,310 tonnes of strawberries in 2022/23, a fall of 10 per cent on the previous season according berry association Freshuelva. It said the campaign was plagued by bad weather,

Melone Mantovano Igp: less quantity but more quality
Less volume but one of the best seasons ever in terms of quality: this is how the 2023 Melone Mantovano Igp campaign can be summarised. Prices at 3-4 euros per kg Mauro Aguzzi "We expect the lack

The Gavina watermelon commercial is on air
The campaign for Agricola Campidanese's Gavina watermelon has begun (click here for more information). Since 9 June, in fact, the television commercial has been airing, starring Alessia Orro,

Ecologízale', CAECV's new people-centred promotion campaign
The Organic Agriculture Committee of the Valencian Community (CAECV), the body responsible for the control, certification, representation and defence of organic products, as well as their research

Pick n Pay mandarin sales support Africa’s only dedicated children’s hospital
This is the final week of Pick n Pay’s annual June campaign that leverages mandarin popularity in aid of charity. Their Crafted Collection mandarins (showcasing some of “the best varieties in

Poor' fruit and vegetables dominate 2023 with stellar prices
We are in the middle of the summer campaign and, by now, all the key references of the season have made their debut; these last few months have presented us with the bill for climate change; in

Haut-Poitou Melon PGI celebrates 25 years
Melons from the Haut-Poitou region are usually harvested from July onwards, but this year’s excellent spring weather conditions have been favorable to their growth, shortening the ripening cycle

“We cannot continue to sell below the production costs”
“The French apricot sector is in crisis,” explains Jérôme Jury, apricot producer and president of the ODG Qualité Fruits Plus. “We have not been able to sell our merchandise for a week.

"Given the situation, broccoli producers will have no problem selling what they produce"
The broccoli campaign came to a close in the Spanish region of Navarre a few weeks ago. "The winter season runs from October to the end of March, and the summer season ends in June, but this

Amazon workers at a warehouse in Britain will stage a strike for 3 days
UK: Riverford scoops hat-trick in annual organic awards Veg box company Riverford (and publisher of Wicked Leeks) scooped a hat-trick at the Soil Association-run BOOM Awards, for best veg box,

Melons and watermelons: what will happen in the coming weeks?
That the 2023 melon campaign would be characterised by a lower-than-average supply was expected by the sector's 'bigs' (click here to read more), but the prices that have been characterising the

Chiquita launches 'It Peels So Good' campaign
Chiquita, the leading banana company, launches 'It Peels So Good' (click here to read more), a new global campaign that aims to reinforce the brand's leadership role in its category by celebrating

GIS launches checks at fruit and vegetable buying stations
The summer campaign of intensified controls over commodity exchanges is underway. Due to consumer complaints about soft fruit, Sanitary Inspectorate is intensifying controls over fruit and

Season of red onions from Acquaviva starts over 15 days late
The first harvesting operations of red onions from Acquaviva started just a few hours ago, with a 15 day delay with respect to the the past season when producers started operations on June 20th.

South Africa to shape grape campaign in Hong Kong
A highly successful three-year promotional campaign for South African table grapes in China came to an end this season, with the industry now using its traditional off-season to fully evaluate

South African apple and pear exports “significantly down”
In what has been described as a ‘stormy’ campaign, the South African apple and pear industry has confirmed that exports will be lower than last season. Apple exports will be down by 11 per

Avocado harvest in Morocco expected to be 20% higher than last year
According to Abdellah El Yamlahi, president of the Moroccan Avocado Association, three months before the start of the avocado harvest campaign in Morocco, growers announce a good harvest –

French cherry volumes down 50% for 2023 campaign
The French cherry campaign was rather mixed, with weather conditions that were not conducive to fruit development, impacting yields from the moment the fruit set in bloom. “First, we had bad

The potato harvest in Castilla-Leon is starting between 7 and 10 days early
The potato harvest in Castile-Leon, the most representative in terms of production volumes in Spain, has started between 7 and 10 days earlier than last year. The early potato campaigns in

Adiós al Mosquito Tigre
The tiger mosquito, known to all for its annoying bites, is an exotic and invasive species that also poses a risk to public health, as it is a vector of up to 22 diseases including dengue and

Long and satisfactory season for Sicilian raspberries
The Sicilian raspberry campaign was extended by over one month this year, leading to great satisfaction for producers. FreshPlaza talked about it with Salvatore Azzara, a berry producer from

Aop Luce, the vegetable campaign gets into full swing
Aop Luce's summer vegetable campaign is now in full swing, with tomatoes grown in the Fondi-Sperlonga plain being one of its main crops, followed by courgettes and aubergines. We had an overview

"Tomatoes at high prices? There will be nothing to laugh about starting with the next campaign"
"The Italian tomato season is coming to an end after a rather positive period characterized by unprecedented prices. Those who are under the impression of having made a profit, however, will

Mantuan PGI melon, excellent quality but low volumes
The 2023 campaign of the Melone Mantovano Igp started slightly later than planned, but it promises to be one of the best seasons ever in terms of quality. Taking stock of the situation is Mauro

Ismea, the cost of insurance policies rises with inflation
The market for subsidised agricultural policies confirms, in 2022, the upward trend in values and premiums that, according to insurance company data, reached a new all-time high in the last