The 2024/25 campaign is developing well, with an expected increase in quantities and better sizes, explains Abdellah Elyamlahi, President of the Moroccan Avocado Association. "We are making good progress and the outlook for the next season is promising," says Elyamlahi. read more

Asia Fruit Logistica will return to Hong Kong on September 4-6, 2024, uniting the international fresh fruit and vegetable industry and presenting the full value chain. read more

Asia Fruit Logistica is back! And it’s bigger than ever… brimming with fresh insights, innovations, and business opportunities. read more

There are strong regional differences in this regard. According to a statement from the Federal Specialist Group for Fruit Growing, fruit growers in the central German states are particularly affected, with losses of up to 100%. read more

The World Avocado Organization (WAO), a non-profit organization representing avocado producers, exporters, and importers worldwide, has initiated a campaign in India to educate consumers and food businesses about the health benefits of regular avocado consumption and the best ways to incorporate avocados into their diets. read more

This peaks in mid-September and lasts until the end of October. The Swiss Fruit Association expects a harvest of 103,589 tons of apples and 16,364 tons of pears. For the first time, the harvest forecast was determined using an AI-supported app. read more

Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) has been detected at two properties in the Northern Adelaide Plains region. read more

Australian growers and plant scientists have collaborated on a new A$41 million tree crop program to expedite the creation of new almond, apple, citrus, macadamia, and mango varieties. read more

The British Berry Growers (BBG) producer group warns that new regulations mandating growers to cover recruitment fees for seasonal workers could potentially devastate the British berry sector in one fell swoop. read more

Chile's Catholic University of Temuco (UCT) has created a cutting-edge manual harvesting tool for blueberries that it says can enhance productivity and enhance working conditions for harvesters. read more

According to Fruitnet, a significant wildfire in the Attica region, north of Athens, has destroyed thousands of hectares of land and had a negative impact on local vegetable production. read more

Worldwide Fruit has outlined its recent advancements and future goals in its latest sustainability report. read more

Consumers had to dig much deeper into their pockets for blueberries and watermelons. In the 33rd week, the average price for a kilogram of blueberries was 10.17 euros. This represents an increase of 28.2% compared to the corresponding week of the previous year (7.03 euros/kg). read more

If the self-sufficiency rate was always above 90% from 2000 to 2009, it has fallen below 90% 8 times in the past ten years. "These numbers are alarming. In Austria, regional production is increasingly at risk. Due to active ingredient losses, there is hardly any read more

Ten years ago this month, the Russian Federation imposed an embargo on the import of fresh fruits and vegetables from the European Union, cutting off Spain's largest export market outside of the EU. read more

This month marks ten years since the Russian Federation imposed a veto on the import of fresh fruits and vegetables from the European Union, closing off Spain's biggest export market outside of the EU. read more

So far, the 2011 harvest year has been the worst performer with 52 tons per hectare. Just like with the cherries, a short but intense frost period at the end of April caused yield losses of over 80% of the apple harvest. Currently, it is estimated that around 3,200 tons of apples will be harvested. A year ago read more

Angus Soft Fruits has officially introduced two new raspberry varieties that it claims "significantly raise the bar in terms of quality and economic value". read more

Fruit has surpassed coffee as Kenya's largest source of export revenue, according to a report in Business Daily Africa. read more

After the mushroom harvest, the used mushroom substrate is then used as fertilizer and soil conditioner for agriculturally used fields. read more