Peaches

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Afrucat, the business association for Catalan fruit, presented the first nectarine and peach estimate of the 2023 season in a press conference at the beginning of calendar week 21 together with DACC, Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda of the Catalan regional government.
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The cherry campaign, which got off to a difficult start in Italy due to heavy rainfall, is now at an end, while that of hawthorns and strawberries in the central and southern regions of Italy is coming to an end. There is less availability of aubergines and peppers due to the bad weather. Delayed the
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Titan Farms, grower, packer, and shipper of fresh peaches and vegetables is pleased to welcome James Sparks as its new Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, the company announces the recent promotions of Jason Rodgers and Ross Williams. read more

As a result of the inclement weather (lack or excess of rainfall, unseasonal heat and cold, etc.), harvest forecasts are becoming a production potential, as the representatives of the different countries that have presented their stone fruit figures for this year have remarked.
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Afrucat, the business association for Catalan fruit, presented the first nectarine and peach estimate of the 2023 season in a press conference at the beginning of calendar week 21 together with DACC, Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda of the Catalan regional government.
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Confagricoltura Emilia Romagna is beginning to write the numbers of the disaster in the crater hit by the flood. We are talking about at least 10 million fruit trees to be uprooted - in particular peach and kiwii trees, which are more sensitive to water stagnation, but also apricot trees - along the
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