Plums

While the peach and nectarine campaigns are heading towards their end in the Spanish region of Extremadura, the plum season is now underway with fewer kilos than initially expected, said Antonio Pereira, of Sol Badajoz. "We thought the volumes were going to be lower only for the May and June
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"The current plum season is certainly better than that of 2022, when producer prices were recorded as low as €0.20 per kilo," said Maria Cuppone, a stone fruit grower and fruit and vegetables operator from the southern Italian province of Matera. "The demand has increased tremendously in
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Ten days late, on July 26, the Reine-Claude plum harvest began. Some 1,000 tons of label-grade plums are expected to be harvested this year, thanks to the hard work of 53 growers covering 77 ha. A campaign going quite well after two consecutive years of frost: "This year is a good one, despite a
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A few months ago, at the 10th Dry Plums EXPO, Pedro Pablo Díaz, the president of Chileprunes stressed that one of the sector's greatest strategic objectives was to export to the giant Indian market. read more

After arduous public-private work, this goal has finally been achieved and made official: dehydrated and tenderised plums will be able to enter the country, a market of more than 1.4 billion inhabitants. read more

Ideal conditions in one of Australia's biggest winter vegetable growing regions have seen the volume of produce skyrocket. The vegetable glut has led to an oversupply which, given the basic law of supply and demand, should lead to cheaper vegetables for the consumer. read more

This year's plum harvest volume is far above average. "Marketers are making every effort to place the goods accordingly. However, the price increases for the producer in terms of wage and operating costs could not be enforced due to the abundant market," summarizes Jürgen Hattemer, sales
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Despite challenging weather in Poland, the new apple harvest is looking positive according to Dominik Woźniak, of Polish apple exporter Rajpol: “The 2023 harvest of the Rajpol Cooperative is looking promising. We endured some challenging weather during the spring time in Poland. Spring frosts
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EastFruit experts are trying to estimate the production outlook for plums in Moldova. Harvesting of “Stanley” plums will begin at the end of next week in the southern regions. This is the number 1 variety in terms of production volumes in Moldova and is popular for both: fresh consumption
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EastFruit experts are trying to estimate the production outlook for plums in Moldova. Harvesting of “Stanley” plums will begin at the end of next week in the southern regions. This is the number 1 variety in terms of production volumes in Moldova and is popular for both: fresh
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The new week begins with another increase in plum prices. Even operators who have offered the lowest rates so far are now offering £2.50/kg. read more

Carrefour is stepping up its support for local Spanish producers by basing its fresh produce offer on local, seasonal products, thus committing itself to local production to supply its stores, with the aim of ensuring that customers have at their disposal
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“Economic Cooperative doo Serbia” is specialized nursery for the production of fruit plants: apples, pears, cherries, plums, apricots, peaches, nectarines, grapevines, raspberries, blackberries, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc., and also rootstock plants, rose seedlings and ornamental plants with an
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After two consecutive years marked by late frosts, which severely impacted growers, 2023 is set to bring a very favorable harvest of Metis® plums (a Plumtastic Europe club variety), both in terms of quantity and quality. Blue Whale growers - experts in this crop in the southwest of France - are
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According to the BLE, the season for plums and damsons was running at full speed: Italian and Spanish offers set the tone for the sussines, while domestic batches were the priority for the damsons. Here, Katinka and Cacak's Schöne predominated. read more

The Hatch chile season has arrived and many retailers featured the popular peppers in multiple regions of the country. Specials on grilling and roasting items like sweet onions, tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, pineapple, corn, and bell peppers were tied in with Hatch chile promotions. Sales
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The plum season started for the company Pronto Service from Taufkirchen with produce from Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Serbia, with produce from Moldova also part of the range. "They are characterised by good quality and will be in our range until around October/November," Sales Manager
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Lily Ploom was created by three plum specialists, Cancel, Boyer and Apifood, who decided to join forces to raise the profile of a few new tasty plum varieties. “It is a club dedicated to the communication and marketing of varieties selected for their taste qualities. We each have our own
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Production in southern Italy allows Metis® to start the season a few weeks early, which, of course, will be packed with initiatives to communicate and demonstrate the quality of Metis® plums to consumers. "We want customers to perceive the difference in taste -
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The season for selling local plums on the Moldovan market in 2023 began in mid-July, about two weeks later than last year (which, in terms of weather conditions and fruit ripening, was close to the benchmark averages). The starting price level for these fruits was one of the highest in the five
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