The increasing supply of zucchinis suggests a decrease in prices. Currently, prices for Spanish zucchinis are still above last year's levels. read more

The Val Venosta Association of Fruit and Vegetable Cooperatives (Vip) has been experiencing strong sales of its premium apple varieties in non-EU markets since the start of the campaign. Latin America and India are key target markets for the Italian supplier outside of Europe. read more

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Argentina is the second largest country in the world in terms of organic farming area, surpassed only by Australia. According to Senasa, in 2023 there was an area of 4.1 million hectares being organically farmed by 1,370 enterprises. A significant portion of this area consists of Patagonian pasturelands. read more

Earlier this month, the Korean government intensified efforts to address the country's increasing prices of fresh fruit by extending tax exemptions for imported fruits. read more

Asia Fruit Logistica gathered important participants in Thailand's fresh produce industry for a day of networking and knowledge exchange at its Bangkok Business Meet-Up on April 3rd. read more

Sun World International, a prominent company specializing in fruit variety development and licensing, has effectively put an end to fraudulent activities on the widely used social media platform, TikTok. read more

Superfresh Growers anticipates that its upcoming cherry season in the Pacific Northwest region will be the longest and largest yet. The company expects cherries to be available as early as late May and to continue through August. read more

Zespri's Kiwi Brothers mascots have launched the 2024 export season at Nangang Port, celebrating the arrival of the initial shipment of New Zealand kiwifruit on the Kowhai charter vessel, which docked in Shanghai at the end of March. read more

With the first shipments of Picota, the hand-picked stemless cherry from Spain's Jerte Valley, set to arrive in European supermarkets within weeks, Fruitnet speaks with Monica Tierno of Agrupación de Cooperativas del Valle del Jerte (ACVJ), the largest producer in the region, about the prospects for the new season. read more

Bollo Natural Fruit has kicked off its 2024 citrus campaign in China. The Valencia-based company supplies the Chinese market with citrus fruits year-round and holds an 80 percent share of Spanish citrus sales in the country. read more

The kiwifruit company Zespri has announced its readiness for an early launch of its New Zealand campaign in Europe, anticipating a boost in trade due to the elimination of tariff duties under a new NZ-EU free trade agreement. read more

The kiwifruit company Zespri has announced its readiness to begin its New Zealand campaign in Europe earlier than usual. They believe that the trade will benefit from the elimination of tariff duties as part of a new free trade agreement between New Zealand and the European Union. read more

Representatives from Frutas de Chile met with two senators from Chile's Atacama Region, Yasna Provoste and Rafael Prohens, this week to advocate for progress in the approval of a Systems Approach protocol for grape exports to the US. read more

The vegetables are grown in a specific area defined by the specification of the g.g.A., which extends from the province of Bologna, east of the Via Emilia, through the municipalities along the Po River in the province of Ferrara, to the sea in the municipalities of Lagosanto Ferrarese and Mesola. read more

The Ecuadorean banana association Acorbanec has issued a warning that the increasing instability in the Middle East could pose a threat to the country's banana exports to the region. read more

A total of 3.085 billion euros were generated, which is 5.5% more than in 2022, based on the average prices at the source, as well as a portion of increased production and marketing costs, and the impact of the decrease in production. This trend is similar to that seen across Spain, where the fruit and read more

Całkowita przeładunku ładunków na Porcie w Antwerpii-Brugii wyniosła 70,4 mln ton w pierwszym kwartale 2024 roku, co oznacza wzrost o 2,4 procent w porównaniu z tym samym okresem ubiegłego roku. read more

According to Freshfel, this is 5% less than in 2021 and almost 3% less than the average of the past five years. This value still remains more than 12% below the WHO recommended minimum value of 400g/day/head. Freshfel Europe emphasizes that consumption is well above this. read more

Gisborne-based produce company, First Fresh, has announced that New Zealand rugby star Renee Holmes will be the company’s first-ever brand ambassador. The two-year deal started in early April, just as the 2024 fruit supply season began. read more