Pears

Dutch pears are fetching good prices. "Things are running very smoothly. The large sizes are selling for between €1.25 and 1.35. Those higher prices slow down sales somewhat, but I don't see prices dropping suddenly. The slightly shrunken Belgian supply benefits us," says Paul Peters of
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It is not always easy at the time of purchase to identify pears at the right degree of ripeness for different tastes. InGreatBritain the offer of this product is varied and there are references that indicate the degree of ripeness of the fruit on the packaging: from crispy to soft in
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Leading UK fruit and vegetable distributor Nationwide Produce has launched a premium British asparagus brand for its wholesale customers in time for the new season, which officially gets under way on 23 April. read more

The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus has been wreaking havoc on the entire tomato sector since 2014, when it first appeared in Israel. If resistant products were utopia until a few years ago, they have now become a certainty. HM.Clause, in fact, launched the
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We would like to invite you to the next meeting of the Pear Club, which will take place on 29 April 2023. The workshop this time will be led by a consultant from the Netherlands - Jos de Wit. read more

In Belgium, REO Veiling's strawberries are gradually making their way to market. With next week's sunny forecast, it seems local strawberries will finally appear on store shelves again. There has been some Belgian and Dutch supply here and there over the past few weeks, but after a tough winter,
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“Cacti family of products is what we specialize in,” says Mayra Vazquez with Latin Specialties in Houston, Texas. Due to favorable weather, the cactus pear season has started early this year, though volumes are still low at the moment. The company specializes in the cacti family of products
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At the end of March 2023, EastFruit wrote about the beginning of the harvest of early winter onions in the southernmost region of Uzbekistan. As we forecast in the article, a week later, the first large batches of onions became available on the wholesale markets of the country’s capital. read more

Most British apple growers are losing money as the cost of production soars. read more

Last nights' frost has compromised production in 2023. This was pointed out by Paolo Lavagnini from San Benedetto, an official of the Eastern Lombardy Cia in Mantua, who collected numerous reports from member companies; read more

At the end of March 2023, EastFruit wrote about the beginning of the harvest of early winter onions in the southernmost region of Uzbekistan. As we forecasted in the article, a week later, the first large batches of onions became available on the wholesale markets of the country’s capital. read more

Barbera International bets on the quality ripe melon. In the group's objectives it will become one of the strong references, together with oranges, table grapes and prickly pears. Alessandro Barbera, the general manager, tells us about the product that has just hit the shelves and future strategies.
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The early start of vegetation together with the recent low night temperatures have caused serious frost damage in Austrian fruit growing, according to information from the 'Agricultural Information Centre' (AIZ). According to the report, stone fruit with apricots are particularly affected,
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Agri-food centres are places unknown to the general public. Since they are not aimed at consumers, it is difficult for those who have never visited them to imagine the internal dynamics that animate the market, while what appears to public opinion are only the scandals linked to the
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The delivery of Chinese potatoes to Primorsky Krai has been resumed. From March 20 to March 26, the first batch of Chinese potatoes weighing 87.4 tons arrived, the Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor reported. read more

The Portuguese sweet potato season is currently coming on strong at East4Fresh. "Other Mediterranean countries have stopped delivering and we are pretty much the only ones left with good quality in both organic and conventional," Helien Verhagen says. read more

Since the second week of March, the first fresh asparagus from heated regional cultivation has been available in stores in western Germany. Due to high production costs and limited available quantities, prices for these first asparagus spears traditionally tend to be higher at retail. "Here we
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Nationwide Produce have today announced the launch of their new premium British asparagus brand, ‘Spear It’. The asparagus are exclusively packed for Nationwide and available for purchase as of today at UK wholesale markets. read more

"One aspect we are currently experiencing on the market is the promotion of domestic produce rather than the imported one due to the increase in costs in all producer countries worldwide. We are talking about bell peppers, strawberries, lemons, oranges and pears," reports Giuseppe Galluccio
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