Peaches

The peaches and nectarines campaign got underway with produce from the southern areas. Marked by a production delay, due to lower temperatures and lower volumes, the season started with rather high quotations, as is also evident from the analysis of the
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This year in the Granda region, pear production will collapse by up to 80% and 50% of cherries have already been lost, but the peach and apple sectors are also in difficulty. This is the alarm launched by Coldiretti Cuneo, according to which the main cause is to be found in the
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The stone fruit sector has been mainly concerned about the drought for the 2023 campaign. But for Anthony Oboussier, who produces cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines and kiwis in the Drôme department of France, this year’s harvest has been severely impacted by the excess of rainfall. read more

With the arrival of warmer temperatures, the summer fruit season is in full swing. Prices for stone fruits are mixed, and the highest prices are being achieved by peaches and nectarines.
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The MAF RODA Group has been innovating and developing robotics systems for years to automate the tasks of fruit and vegetable processing plants. “Robotics is one of the group's six major lines of innovation, which also include electronics, automation, electricity, mechanical engineering, and
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Last week, on the occasion of the digital event "Les Mardis de medFEL", the most important European producing countries for peaches and nectarines published their forecasts for the coming campaign - but much of it with reservations. The big unknown is the
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The apricot campaign has started with the Pricia variety for Italian production. The Sicilian and Latium watermelon campaign is also underway. Demand for cherries and melons penalised by the weather is not taking off. The marketing of strawberries is coming to an end. First batches of
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After Mango, Pineapple, Banana and the recent Prune, theFrullà Puro line is enriched with a new original reference presented as a preview at the recent TuttoFood: Pescabianca®. Only pure peach has been used for this fresh fruit smoothie,
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At MEDFEL-EUROPECH, the peach and nectarine harvest forecasts for Europe 2023 presented indicate a 14% rise in output. However, the estimates did not take into account the impact of frosts, hail, drought and floods on the final crop, which may be significantly lower. read more

Overall production of Turkish peaches and nectarines is increasing as more farmers turn to the specific crop. Mustafa Arslan, owner of Turkish fresh produce exporter MDA Agricultural Products, says: “Although peach and nectarine vary from year to year, Turkey ranks 6th in world production with
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In the Netherlands, Marni Fruit is currently transitioning from stone fruit from southern Spain to that from that country's north. "On Tuesday, we'll start getting supply from Zaragoza - peaches and then nectarines. Flat peaches and Platterinas will soon follow," says Erik-Jan Thur. read more

In the fruit market, more and more domestic fruits are arriving. Seasonal fruits include bayberry, lychee, peach, and cherry. Among the imported fruits, durians are still selling well, mangosteens from Thailand are increasing, and grapefruits from South Africa are selling smoothly. read more

A 15% increase in wholesale fruit prices compared to May 2022 and an increased dependence on Spain for supplies. These are some of the consequences of the flood estimated by the Centro Agroalimentare Roma observatory for the coming weeks. Less
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The European forecasts for supesca and nectarines were presented two days ago as part of Medfel-Europech. The data at the moment are comforting, as they estimate a +14% compared to 2022, and a -1% compared to the 2017-2021 average. As Revista Mercados reports and can be verified on the website of
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According to Peaches and Apricots of France, “the very first harvest of French apricots will take place this week (week 20), and more significant volumes should arrive on the market from the end of next week (week 21) and in week 22. For the whole season, forecasts are based on a volume
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Ecuador’s banana and other industries have done the homework with a free trade agreement (FTA) signed with China, but now they have a slightly longer waiting period before they can enjoy the benefits. The delay comes after Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly
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Winds exceeding 100 km/h hit western, northern, and central Sicily on May 19th and 20th. Greenhouses covered in (old) plastic films and polytunnels were damaged, as well as many blossoming citrus fruit groves and orchards in full production. The immediate effects were apricot and peach drops, as
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During the 2023 crop forecast webinar, Eric Hostalnou explained that the sector is “facing an unprecedented situation this year.” The current weather conditions, the drought in Spain and France as well as the recent floods in northern Italy, make it very difficult to estimate the losses that
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While the European stone fruit campaign is now rapidly picking up speed despite the weather caprices, exotic imports are seasonally declining. "Last year we had an extremely long stone fruit season, with high-quality batches from Greece and Turkey available to us right into September. Among
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The peach and nectarine contact group, which is made up of government and sectoral organizations -including FEPEX- from the group's member countries (France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal), will meet to analyze the production forecasts for 2023 and the current problems of the sector, such as the
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