Apricots
Stone fruits: up nectarines, down apricots
2023-07-05 00:00
Weak performance for apricots, mainly due to different varieties with different characteristics; there is a high supply, not matched by adequate demand. Prices are falling, but are expected to settle down in the coming days. Fluid situation for
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After the first few weeks of sales, the French stone fruit season is now slowly picking up speed. "We are expecting the first arrivals of the popular apricot variety Orangered in a few days, which we can then usually offer for about three weeks. Sales have been somewhat weaker so far, although
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Apricots, the season has taken a tasteful turn
2023-07-04 00:00
The apricot campaign is taking off and finally the organoleptically performing varieties are enjoying success on the market after a start of the campaign with a few hiccups;
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Greek apricot season started strong in terms of demand
2023-07-04 00:00
Lower availability for apricots in Europe has led to strong demand for the Greek product, says Matoula Katsika, export and sales manager for Greek fruit exporter A.C. Kissavos: “This year, our season started strong in terms of demand, as there was a lack of apricots from other European
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 3 July
2023-07-04 00:00
Strong demand for watermelons driven by high temperatures. Demand for Italian hulled melons was also high. Increasing quantities and subdued demand, however, for apricots. Good availability of peaches and nectarines despite a lower supply of fruit from Emilia-Romagna. In
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In a batch of 21 tons of apricots imported into the Sverdlovsk region, a plum fruit eater larva was discovered. Quarantine service experts reported the low quality of fresh fruit on their official website.
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"The best tasting apricot varieties are reaching the markets"
2023-06-30 00:00
"Working only with varieties that are most appreciated by consumers, especially in terms of taste, continues to be our goal, even in a campaign characterized by abnormal weather, such as the one recorded this year," says Natalino Gallo, president of the Agricor producers' organization of
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AMI: Stone fruit - Germany is Southern Europe's main buyer
2023-06-29 00:00
Peaches, nectarines and apricots are in high season during the summer months. Due to Germany's lack of self-sufficiency, imports are unavoidable. The main suppliers are Spain, Greece, Italy and France. In recent years, all four countries have improved in terms of their
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Medium-late apricots focus on size
2023-06-28 00:00
The apricot marketing campaign has not got off to the best possible start; between product shortages in vocated areas such as Romagna and the rainy weather that has compromised quality, apricots have not yet conquered the markets. The season, so far, has been marked by a
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According to EastFruit analysts, Uzbekistan is likely to harvest a record apricot crop in 2023, which will contribute to higher exports and return of this country to the top positions in global ranking of leading exporters. Currently, apricot prices in Uzbekistan are at historically low levels
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 26 June
2023-06-27 00:00
Melon is one of the most popular products at the moment and the hot weather is driving up demand. The high temperatures are also increasing demand for watermelons. The pace of Italian apricot production is increasing: several varieties, such as the Cot and Errani types, are on sale. It is instead
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 26 June
2023-06-27 00:00
Melon is one of the most popular products at the moment and the hot weather is driving up demand. The high temperatures are also increasing demand for watermelons. The pace of Italian apricot production is increasing: several varieties, such as the Cot and Errani types, are on sale. It is instead
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The weather in France brings early volumes of peaches and nectarines
2023-06-27 00:00
Larger volumes, a slower market at the end of June, and a switch of origins. “We are in a pivotal period,” explains Raphaël Martinez, director of Peaches and Apricots of France. “The end of June is always a delicate time for all products in terms of sales!”
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Uzbekistan could become second largest global exporter of fresh apricots in 2023 – EastFruit
2023-06-26 00:00
According to EastFruitanalysts, Uzbekistan is likely to harvest a record apricot crop in 2023, which will contribute to higher exports and return of this country to the top positions in global ranking of leading exporters. Currently, apricot prices in Uzbekistan are at historically low levels
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Unprecedented apricot harvest in Tajikistan in 2023 – prices of dried fruits are collapsing
2023-06-25 00:00
According to the participants of the fruit and vegetable market of Tajikistan, after two consecutive lean years for apricots, in 2023 an unprecedented apricot harvest was obtained in the country. The harvest is so high that there is literally not enough people to harvest it, according to EastFruit.
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Agribologna, new media campaign kicks off
2023-06-23 00:00
The campaign celebrates the value of the producer partner as a true specialist of the land and the special character of the product, which fully represents the excellence and qualities of the land. The protagonists of the launch in the coming days include the Fabbri family with apricots
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'Young people, come and do this job'
2023-06-21 00:00
When a strong passion for agriculture runs in the family since childhood, it can only be passed on. This was the case for Apulia'sAngela Cascavilla, who has a degree in motor sciences but has always dedicated herself to her father's business, which bears their
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Spain, apricot production falls by 65% by 2022
2023-06-20 00:00
The Castilla-La Mancha cooperative tried to estimate the 2023 apricot harvest in the region and, in consultation with other structures in the area, it emerged that production will fall by 65% compared to the previous year. The spokesman for the stone fruit sector, José Carlos Blázquez,
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"Royal made Pluot® and Metis® available to consumers and continues to innovate to set new trends".
2023-06-20 00:00
Nearly two decades ago, the Sevillian company culminated with a real and differentiating alternative in the stone fruit segment through the incorporation of its Pluot® and Metis® interspecifics, plums hybridised with apricot, which resulted in a real and
real alternative for the stone fruit segment.
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 19 June
2023-06-20 00:00
Puglia's green florid fig campaign kicks off. Italian apricot production gets underway. There is a high trend for melons, especially row melons, while demand for watermelons is slow to start. Production of Italian cherries is very low. Trentino mountain strawberries
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