The upcoming season is expected to be a challenging one for the apple industry. This was revealed at Prognosfruit 2024, the annual conference where WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, shares forecasts for the upcoming apple harvest across Europe. From Budapest, it emerged that... read more

Since acquiring Fazendas Labrunier in 2019, the Spanish company El Ciruelo has intensified its efforts to optimize the performance of its farms and improve conditions for employees and facilities in Brazil. According to CEO José Velasco, the table grape company has four key production areas -
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According to initial estimates, the watermelon harvest in the Spanish region of Murcia will increase by 22% in the current season, exceeding 178 thousand tons on a cultivated area of 2,775 hectares, as reported by valenciafruits.com. The Regional Councillor for Water and Agriculture, read more

Approximately six years after its appearance in Italy (end of 2018), ToBRFV - Tomato brown rugose fruit virus - is still the number one enemy for tomato producers. This fear is justified by the high virulence of the disease, which is capable of causing significant damage. read more

This past Monday, Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida as a category 1 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm. From Florida, the storm slowly moved up the East Coast and hit Georgia and South Carolina. Florida citrusRainfall in Florida varied from 6 to 27 inches and the crops most
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Peter Klein, founder of Biota Nutri started his career as a grower of roses, tulips, cut flowers and bell peppers. Then, he worked for 7 years at a fertilizer trading company. There he realized there was another way to grow crops. About 7 years ago he founded Biota Nutri with the goal of helping
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Enza Zaden, founded in 1938 by Jacob Mazereeuw and now led by the third generation, stands out for its long-term vision, innovation, and focus on people. In this perspective, Jaap Mazereeuw, CEO of Enza Zaden, recently visited the research station. read more

"Egypt and Morocco, two of the leading global exporters of frozen berries, are mostly missing from the Southeast Asian market, which is currently witnessing a considerable growth in frozen produce," said Yevhen Kuzin, an International Consultant at FAO and a Horticulture Market Analyst, during the online event. read more

In late July, fruit breeding company Zouk presented its new Ziola® summer apple. Belgian retail and trade were able to come and have a look at the company's plots in the last week of July and taste the new summer variety before the first commercial picking. "In the studies, the Ziola had stood
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The supply of autumn porcini mushrooms is slowly picking up speed. "The start of the porcini mushroom season is a highlight of the mushroom year for many gourmets," says Lisa Niklas from the mushroom wholesaler of the same name. "So far in 2024, there has been a long wait for fresh porcini
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While the domestic blueberry season will continue for another six weeks, the industry is preparing for the transition to the import season. Currently, Oregon, Michigan, Washington and British Columbia are all offering high quality fruit, but just lighter production volumes compared to average
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We are preparing for the August rush, in the hope that the pre-holiday demand will revive the vitality that we have seen only occasionally and only for certain items, after weeks of uncertain sales due to various factors such as the unpredictable weather, a slow start to the tourist season and a
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In the last 48 hours, 101 extreme weather events have hit Northern Italy, including heavy rainstorms, hailstorms, and windstorms, resulting in devastated vegetable and corn fields, flooded farms and barns, and torn roofs off warehouses. This is what emerges from Coldiretti's analysis of data from Eswd regarding the wave. read more

Golden Bay Fruit will once again be exhibiting on the new Zealand stand at Asia Fruit Logisitca in Hong Kong in September. "We are very grateful to New Zealand Apple & Pear Industry and Plant and Food Research who organize the shared NZ pavilion which showcases a range of New Zealand companies
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The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a modification to an Italian scheme made available through the PNRR to support investments in photovoltaic panels in the agricultural sector. The scheme was approved by the EU in July 2022 and its. read more

Last year, the Senegalese market had been open to import onions for several weeks. This year, the situation is very different, and the biggest export destination for Dutch onions still has plenty of domestic goods. However, the annual Magal de Touba festival ensures that a boat with Dutch onion
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Luciën and Luuk de Wit of LuBa Fresh visited their grape suppliers in Puglia last week. "The most striking thing is that the season has been brought forward by several weeks. All varieties arrive a lot earlier. For example, with us the Autumn Crisp varieties that we normally start in September
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The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) has played a key role in enhancing the avocado production sector in Tanzania. According to Geoffrey Kirenga, CEO of SAGCOT, the sector has experienced growth in productivity, value addition, and exportation due to collaborations with
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A delegation of 10 industry participants from across the supply chain is setting off on an exciting journey to California's renowned melon-growing regions. This diverse group, composed of professionals from various sectors within the industry, will spend 10 days in the state, departing from
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The usual Prognosfruit conference, organized this year in Budapest, Hungary, by FruitVeB (Hungarian interprofessional organization for fruit and vegetables) together with WAPA (World Apple and Pear Association), was a key moment of discussion for apple producers. read more