November came to a close with the price of Spanish oranges again at the highest level of the last ten seasons, both at origin and in storage. read more

The 2023 chestnut campaign was not among the easiest and the negative forecasts at the beginning of the season were confirmed. Producer Vincenzo De Maio, of the homonymous company in Forino (Avellino), which dedicates 300 hectares to chestnuts, draws the conclusions. The Campania-based company cultivates the
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"On the strategic issues related to the CAP, during a meeting with all regional councillors we discussed a common and convergent strategy. We are working on a financial and regulatory framework that will enable us to meet the new challenges related to climate change and the
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Bingo, the national retail market leader in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will participate in the Fresh Food Leader's event "International B2B meetings with retailers" (see previous article) that will take place in Bergamo on the 25th of January 2024. This is a one day event of face to face business
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Too wild, Dutch onion exports are not, says Gerard Hoekman. "It's a standard pre-Christmas period. Batches are being cleared out, but it's never spectacular. Many companies will probably also stop between Christmas and New Year. After all, it's only three working days," he says. read more

Another year of great success and steady growth is drawing to a close for iSuccosi oranges, the only oranges with guaranteed juiciness. After the extraordinary exploit of 2022, about one month before the close of 2023, Agricola Lusia's iSuccosi Oranges record a further
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In the last 15 years, Spanish tomato exports have decreased by 34%, going from 957.6 million kilos in 2008 to 629.27 million kilos in 2022. However, since the average price in this period went from 0.89 euros per kilo to 1.75 euros per kilo, revenues increased and went from 848.8 million euro in
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Deglet Nour dates from the new Algerian harvest have been shipped to Europe for several weeks now. "We generally have good volumes available, even if more dates have to be sorted out," says Eden Fruit. The company, which is based in Kehl am Rhein, sources a significant proportion of its produce
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The President of the Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia, Federica Argentati, made statements on the sidelines of the technical round table convened last week by Undersecretary of State Luigi D'Eramo, at the Sala Natali of the Ministry of Agriculture, which was attended by
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Antonio Ruggiero, with his advertising campaign centred on all the national broadcasters and the programmes most loved by Italian families, enriches his story with telepromotions conducted by well-known personalities of the general public. Also this year the much-loved Antonella
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The clementine season is also beginning in Apulia, particularly in the Taranto area, and the situation is no different from other areas. The campaign, due to the hot and dry weather, started with a considerable delay. The producer describes the first remnants of the season
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The Danish start-up PerPlant has recently launched its new device to enable farmers to monitor their crops and intervene promptly in the event of problems: it is called Jarvised and is a platform based on artificial intelligence. read more

At a North Vancouver dump, several people encountered a mountain oranges. Strangely nothing seems to be wrong with the fruit. According to one source, the fruit simply ripened too early for the holiday season, so a food broker was getting rid of them. As for how many oranges were being dumped,
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The gross value of production (GVP) for Australian avocados was estimated at $574 million in 2022-23. According to Avocados Australia’s Facts at a Glance 2022/23 Report, this is a return to the 2020/21 level. read more

They are red in the skin and also in the flesh and have become famous on Tik Tok and Instagram. They are the Kissabel apples; read more

The restrictions on the irrigation allocation for irrigators of the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation this season, of up to 90% for crops with higher water consumption, compared to their concessional allocation, has had an impact (for the second consecutive year) on citrus producers in the
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According to EastFruit analysts, a sharp surge in demand for Turkish mandarins was noted in the past week, which led to an increase in transportation fees by logistics companies. Another bad news for buyers of mandarins was rainy weather in the Mersin region, which led to delays in harvesting
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“Banana producers, cooperatives and traders of the Colombian Caribbean, represented in ASBAMA, are standing together against the permanent harassment to which we are subjected by various criminal gangs, which are jeopardizing the security and viability of Colombia’s fourth largest
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Spanish exports of fresh fruit and vegetables to the United States have grown slightly in the last five years, from 31,389 tonnes in 2018 to 33,234 tonnes in 2022, a 6% increase, according to the latest available figures. However, the share of the total
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The research and consultancy company Agroter, specialising in fresh produce, carried out an analysis on the perception of the fruit and vegetable department. The research, which involved the 3,000 purchasing managers of Agroter's Monitor Ortofrutta nationwide, revealed the following
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