Apricots

This week, the Dutch company Tovano received the new crop of dried apricots from Turkey. "They're of excellent quality, but available volumes are limited," says Richard Strijbis. That decreased volume is partly due to the earthquake. "The growing area is right alongside that area, so the
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The 2023/24 season has begun for many fruit and tree nuts. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecast almond, apple, apricot, grape, pear, sweet cherry, and walnut production up while peach, tart cherry, and cranberry production are expected to decrease. Good spring
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The organic plum season out of California will run until the end of October this year. “Supplies are good now. Typically the season starts in early May. However the season got started late like all the other tree fruit did including peaches, nectarines and apricots along with grapes and
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After starting off with some problems due to the weather, the apricot season of the Italian brand Albisole is now going very well, according to the Guidi growing company’s management. “Up to mid-July, the season was marked by ups and downs, but from the beginning of August the
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After starting off with some problems due to the weather, the apricot season of the Italian brand Albisole is now going very well, according to the Guidi growing company's management. "Up to mid-July, the season was marked by ups and downs, but from the beginning of August the weather was
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The apricot season will come to an early end in Spain this year. "The season is practically over," says Fabián Nicolás, of Albice Fruits. "At Albice, we are currently harvesting the last batches of the last of our varieties: the Farlís. Other years, the harvest could be extended until the
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“Economic Cooperative doo Serbia” is specialized nursery for the production of fruit plants: apples, pears, cherries, plums, apricots, peaches, nectarines, grapevines, raspberries, blackberries, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc., and also rootstock plants, rose seedlings and ornamental plants with an
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"The apricot, peach and nectarine season is in full swing at Ecofarm. Harvesting started a little late than in the past, but quality is good," reports Sabina Donzella, quality manager at the Sicilian PO, before adding that "the weather of the past few months has caused a delay in ripening, which
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The fruit-growing sector is raising a cry of alarm and asking the government to take urgent action. Last April frost hit the sector in Emilia-Romagna in a massive way: a wave of polar air hit the crops in the field, with losses that
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The 2023 apricot campaign, which started badly due to excessive rainfall and lack of sunshine, straightened out after 20 June and ends satisfactorily, with the late varieties, in this first week of August. read more

The commercial campaign of Metis, the premium fruit resulting from the natural cross between the plum and the apricot, started two weeks early, thanks to the first varieties from Southern Italy (Basilicata). Excellent product quality and good sales even though production
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The commercial campaign of Metis®, the premium fruit resulting from the natural cross between plum and apricot, started two weeks early, thanks to the first varieties from Southern Italy (Basilicata). Positive quantity and: "Medium large size," explains Antonio Zani, Office
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Full campaign for apricots; good demand for peaches and nectarines, despite the drop in availability of the Emilia-Romagna product; strong demand for tomatoes. Low volumes are common to several crops: onions, potatoes, watermelons themselves. First batches of the varieties
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As large parts of Greece swelter under 40C-plus temperatures, and as wildfires rage in the south of the country, it’s easy to neglect the continuing impact of the spring’s hailstorms, not least for the country’s stonefruit crop. read more

Peaches and Apricots of France and FNPFruits have contacted the Union of Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers (UNGCFL) to “organize an urgent meeting and find solutions.” read more

Warm weather favours the sale of summer fruit, especially melons and watermelons, for which positive price trends continue. Apricot prices are on the rise as supply appears to be more limited. For peaches and nectarines, the situation is stationary; read more

The apricot campaign gets into full swing, with the arrival of new varieties such as Goccia d'oro. Apricot quality is increasing with the start of sales of the Pellecchiella and Faralia cultivars. Production is growing in the open area for watermelons. Sustained demand but availability
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Warm weather favours the sale of summer fruit, especially melons and watermelons, for which positive price trends continue. Apricot prices are on the rise as supply appears to be more limited. For peaches and nectarines, the situation is stationary; read more

French apricots are currently going through a difficult period, due to a number of factors that have gradually driven prices down to levels unacceptable to producers. “The situation is partly due to the general economic context and the drop in purchasing power,” explains Raphaël Martinez,
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Demand for watermelons is very strong with production coming into full swing. High and decidedly good quality also for melons with prices at historic highs. Good volumes for peaches and nectarines but demand is not the best, the same goes for plums.The entry of the new
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