At the conclusion of the intense and memorable 2022-2023 winter production campaign, Vilmorin-Mikado Italia held an evening event on 18 May for the official presentation of the new commercial varieties, which will soon be available to the chain operators. The event
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EastFruit analysts note that the new potato season in Georgia began with very high prices for the potatoes of the new harvest. However, according to a survey held on May 19, the average wholesale price is at the lowest point for the week in EastFruit’s history. Interestingly, prices for
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Oranges are coming to the end of their campaign in all areas, but the IlGirasole cooperative in Paternò (Catania) is still processing, thanks to its members producing the blond Valencia and Ovale varieties - which are marketed until the first ten days of June - and Tarocco Meli and
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In the Netherlands, Marni Fruit is currently transitioning from stone fruit from southern Spain to that from that country's north. "On Tuesday, we'll start getting supply from Zaragoza - peaches and then nectarines. Flat peaches and Platterinas will soon follow," says Erik-Jan Thur. read more

Household consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables continues to fall, by 12.5% up to November 2022, totalling 6.4 billion kilos, which is the latest public data from the MAPA Food Consumption Panel, compared with the same months in 2021. Most fruit and vegetables fall
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In Belgium, the season's first Flemish cherries came from the Demedts - De Mey strawberry farm's greenhouse. These are the region's very first cherries grown under glass. "We had to wait and see how it would all go, but the quality is surprisingly good, as is the production," begins Benoit Demedts. read more

Online at www.pearswithlove.eu is the website of the EU project 'Pears with love: a case study of sustainable agriculture', promoted by Apo Conerpo Sca and co-financed by the European Community. The aim of the programme is to explain the agricultural chain of the pear
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Still getting 5 a day? High prices force Belgians to buy less fruit and veg read more

The Zespri Kiwis' season from New Zealand has officially restarted. read more

The Italian nut supply chains gathered at a working table at the recent edition of Macfrut 2023. An opportunity to take stock of a sector that counts important numbers and growing potential, especially in some areas, as well as an increase in the preferences of
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After the disappointments with cherries (Click here to read), we wanted to repeat the experience by buying apricots in a large-scale retail outlet, but we were not lucky this time either. In fact, the experience was even worse, demonstrating how, at the beginning of the campaign, the
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The best known alkaloid in aubergines is solanine. Solanine is a toxic compound that acts as a natural defence mechanism to protect the plant from insects and other predators. However, there is no need to fear, since in aubergines properly cooked their
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The California stone fruit season is off to a delayed start by approximately two weeks. “We have some earlier ranches in Kettleman City that we start about two weeks ahead of the valley and so we started around May 1st this year. Typically we would have started about April 15,” says Chad
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Last year was particularly complicated for organic strawberries, but it seems that all the parameters are now in place for a successful campaign. “We started the season on March 20th and we still have three weeks left to harvest. The weather has been on our side this year, with no heatwave
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La Unió Llauradora has achieved that in the next revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, the frequency of identity and physical checks on consignments of oranges from Egypt entering the European Union will be increased from 20% to 30%. This regulation is revised twice a year
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On the 22nd of May, Le Jardin de Rabelais opened its doors for the first time to some 30 fresh produce retailers from all over France. “Within Demain la Terre, we have a partnership with the federation of local food specialists, Saveurs Commerce, which we met at the Paris International
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What happened to Fabrizio Pattuelli when testing apricots in this summer fruit launch and which you can read about in today's IFN (click here to read the full article) made me reflect on one of the main causes of the continuing debacle in summer fruit consumption:
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Mango season has arrived in Birmingham. These mangoes aren't the large green variety you get all year round; these are the bright orange Indian and Pakistani varieties that run for a very short season. read more

During April 2023 consumers in world markets enjoyed about 5.81 million, that is an increase of 4,56%, more boxes of bananas from Ecuador compared to April last year (2022.) read more

Italian strawberries continue to occupy a primary position in wholesale markets and supermarkets. Italian and European traders continue to order large volumes from the southern regions, mainly due to the current shortage of summer fruits on the shelves.  read more