The weather disruptions in Morocco have had a severe impact on the soft fruit sector, raising concerns among industry professionals about the supply of suitable, resistant plants. read more

Three and a half months before the start of Fruit Attraction, which celebrates its 15th anniversary from 3 to 5 October 2023, and in full marketing phase, the fair has already exceeded the total occupancy of the last edition with 58,700 m2. read more

According to a report by vilt.be, the Belgian Colruyt Group no longer wants to source its Charentais melons from France, but is starting a trial this year with the fruit from a Flemish greenhouse. A contract has been signed for the production with Tomeco, a
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On June 20, a consignment of fresh lychees from Bac Giang province landed in Houston in the US. Soon after the arrival, the lychees hit the shelves of large supermarkets, including brands Hong Kong, Tan Binh, Viet Hoa, Linda’s Tropical Fruits and Ca Mau. read more

Originally from Chile, elephant garlic is hardly found in Europe anymore. However, Robert Eder, managing director of Früchte Eder, has been offering the product at his company in Kirchham/Tutting for about five years. "A supplier from whom we mainly buy wine and Parmesan cheese introduced me to
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The 2023 Australian macadamia crop forecast has been revised down by 11% from 60,000 tonnes in-shell to 53,160 tonnes in-shell at 3.5% moisture (from 64,400 to 57,000 tonnes in-shell at 10% moisture), announced the peak industry body, the Australian Macadamia Society (AMS), today. read more

The Board of Directors of Cesena Fiera, in consideration of the tragic events that hit the Romagna region, resolved at yesterday's meeting to allocate an amount of 100,000 euro in favour of the Cesena families affected by the flooding. In the coming days, this sum
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In recent days, several areas in south-central Chile have experienced heavy rainfall, which has affected the vineyards in the area; read more

The Indian Barhi date exporters are looking at a bumper crop this year. According to Himant Chavda, chairman of Indian fresh produce exporter Krish International, this is partly thanks to the good weather conditions during cultivation: “The fresh Barhi date season in India has kicked off last
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Eurosemillas presented the BL 516, flower type B variety, patented under the trade name LUNA ucrTM, to just over a hundred major Californian avocado producers at the University of California Riverside (UCR) in week 25. read more

1 July 2023 is International Fruit Day. Lemon, as this year's Fruit of the Year, is grown just as little by farms in Saxony-Anhalt as blackberry, which was Fruit of the Year in 2022, the Saxony-Anhalt State Statistical Office announced. read more

It is not customary to talk about this, but Polish fruit growers, on the one hand, demand to ban raspberry imports from Ukraine, but at the same time, they do not want Ukraine to ban imports of Polish fruits and other food products. At the time of signing the Association Agreement with the EU,
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Agricola Famosa, the world’s largest melon and watermelon grower and exporter from Brazil, will now have a guaranteed 12 month supply of melons to Europe. The company is also set to increase exports to Europe by between 10-15% next season. Carlo Porro, CEO of Agricola Famosa: “Right now,
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Luis Planas took part in the meeting of the Agricultural Insurance Quality Observatory, created in 2004, to monitor the measures being taken to improve the quality of the agricultural insurance system. read more

The Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL) is once again offering its tried and tested alternative route map. It has been drawn up in consultation with the responsible transport authorities and enables truck drivers who have to travel on Saturdays in July and August to
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After the successful debut year of Turkish Pitahayas last year, the team of Petrik & Sahin OG started the second marketing season this week. The outlook at the beginning of the season is particularly positive, reports co-managing director Baris Sahin when asked. "Compared to last year, we
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A recent poll seems to indicate that a majority of people now believe that the Northern Ireland Protocol, with the Windsor Framework attached, is overall a good thing for the region. The protocol was first introduced to manage the flow of goods moving between the UK to the EU through Northern
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The cherry season in Turkey is in full swing, but demand isn’t equal in every region, says Yahya Erdogan, sales and marketing director of Turkish fresh produce grower and exporter Ana Fruit: “Since the beginning of the season, the demand was strong from European countries for Turkish
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Italy: Francesco Pugliese stepping down as Conad CEO read more

Queensland’s ongoing management of Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) will be led by the banana industry from 1 July 2023. Panama TR4 was first discovered in Queensland in the Tully Valley in 2015. Since then, it has been successfully contained to just eight properties through a
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