Plums

COT International looks back on the successes of the past year and shares its plans and prospects for 2024, while sketching out the trends of tomorrow. The French breeder based in the Gard department, has come a long way and is now present in over 30 countries (30% increase and growing market
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According to EastFruit, Morocco’s exports of frozen fruits and vegetables plummeted in 2023 due to severe weather events and tough competition in export markets. The country exported less than 70 thousand tons of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables from January to October of last year.
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The zero-emission orchard of Made in Nature, the project promoted by Cso Italy and financed by the European Union for the promotion of fresh and processed organic fruit and vegetables in Italy, France, Germany and Denmark, is expanding. In the second year another 90 trees were planted to
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Industry body Summerfruit NZ has launched a social media promotional campaign encouraging domestic consumers to purchase more fruit over the summer. read more

Dutch top fruit exporter Oskam recently concluded its first Alessia pear season with a pack out of over 90% Class I. That was shortly before the start of the 2024 overseas pear season. "Less than two percent rot and just under five percent good, sellable class II. Those are report figures you
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The Frutas de Chile Stone Fruit Committee has released a new estimate for this season, including nectarines, Japanese plums, European plums, and peaches. Forty-four companies, representing 84 percent of Chile’s global stone fruit exports last season, contributed to the estimate. read more

According to EastFruit, in the MY 2022/23 (November-October) Morocco experienced one of its worst seasons for exports of preserved olives in the last decade. The country was hit hard by the Mediterranean olive crisis, which prompted it to ban the export of olive oil in the fall of 2023 to keep
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Kent fruit grower Bardsley England is in the process of being wound down by parent company Camellia Plc after suffering “unsustainable losses”. read more

CMR Group recently joined a campaign dedicated to informing consumers about the crucial role of the agri-food industry in safeguarding Spain's food security. read more

Fresh mango is one of the fruits on the Peruvian coast that has been most affected by the effects of El Niño. The high temperatures affected the flowering of the mango trees, which led to a decrease in production and, consequently, to a decline in exports this season. read more

"Each year, more supermarkets are stocking Metis® products on their shelves, and more and more consumers associate Metis with quality and added value in plums, as well as an alternative to traditional products," state the brand's representatives. read more

Compared to the previous year, a smaller apple harvest was recorded in the eastern German region, albeit with good quality. "Sales in the first few months have been relatively good. We have also been able to raise prices, which was necessary to cushion the ubiquitous cost increases in
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While the plum harvest, in which a lot has been invested in recent years, is forecast to be down 4% compared to the last harvest season, there are promising prospects for nectarine exports. According to a Fruitnet report, some exporters have indicated that they will
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The Turkish experienced a record low against the US dollar, trading above 30 liras per dollar. Yesterday, at 10:25 a.m. local time, 1 dollar was equivalent to 30.01 liras. The lira's value has plummeted over 37 percent since last year, depreciating by 1.6 percent in the first 10 days of 2024. read more

Apricots, a stone fruit like peaches, plums, and nectarines, are typically either processed by canning, freezing, or drying, or sold as fresh, whole apricots. Regardless of how you like apricots, their production has been decreasing since the 1990s in response to falling US consumption,
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The plum cherry tomato variety Lobello has won the Flavor of the Year 2024 award in Spain for the sixth consecutive year. This exclusive variety from the Almeria-based company Caparrós has been gaining ground on Spanish and European shelves in the 10 years it has been on the market. This is its
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With the early South African stonefruit crop now done, clear patters are developing. Shipments of nectarines, for example, are running ahead of expectations, but the early plum crop, where most investment has taken place in recent years, is down. read more

As plums and damsons belong to the alternate tree fruit species, fluctuating yields from year to year are characteristic. Due to unfavourable weather conditions, pest infestation (e.g. vinegar flies) and bursting of the fruit caused by rain, some plums and damsons have not been harvested every year.
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Quality has always been at the centre of attention for South African pome and stone fruit producers in view of their demanding local customers. Careful cultivation of only selected varieties on the plantations in the Cape, where nectarines, peaches, plums and apricots are grown under excellent conditions, has always taken centre stage.
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Chilean stonefruit exports are set to exceed 30m cartons in 2023/24 according to the preliminary forecast released by Fruits from Chile. The estimate is based on data provided by 44 producers who together accounted for 84 per cent of stonefruit exports last season. read more