Chile has started its 2025/26 cherry campaign by sending two air shipments to China. Last week, Global Talsa sent a 1.4-tonne consignment to Shanghai via Seafrigo Lancargo. Shortly after, Garcés Fruit completed a second shipment with cherries harvested in the Coquimbo Region and processed at its facility. read more

Enza Zaden has developed a range of lettuce varieties with intermediate resistance to Nasonovia ribisnigri, the green lettuce aphid which continues to be a major challenge for European producers. read more

The inaugural Asia Fruit Logistica Peru Meet Up, originally planned for October 28-29, 2025 at the Swissotel in Lima, has been postponed by the organizers. Due to a rapidly evolving political situation and safety concerns for participants, the organizers have decided to... read more

Durian growers in southern Thailand, with the assistance of Thai authorities, have introduced new measures to improve the quality of their fruit and compete with other major production regions. read more

Before the Fruitnet Tomato Congress, which will be held on 11-12 November in Malaga, Spain, Fresh Focus Tomato interviewed Hicham Abba, the head of marketing and area manager for the Americas, Western Europe, Africa, and the Middle East at Yuksel. He mentioned that the tomato industry is dynamic but challenging. read more

Cauliflower growers will have the opportunity to review 81 established and new varieties from nine seed houses during the annual Duchy College 2025-26 field open days. read more

New Zealand grower-marketer The Fresh Berry Company has partnered with Driscoll’s to market Eterna, the blueberry variety that was recently certified as the world’s largest by the Guinness Book of World Records. read more

A new six-month campaign is aiming to bring Swedes back to the forefront of Scotland's food culture by presenting the vegetable as a fresh, modern ingredient. read more

Westfalia Fruit has partnered with AgriSound, a UK-based agtech company, to improve avocado breeding and commercial production by using advanced pollinator monitoring techniques. read more

Itaueira from Brazil states that around 200 containers of melons have been arranged for export from its new farm in the city of Morada Nova in Ceará this season. read more

"Yellow kiwis have significantly increased in popularity in recent years," says Turgut Akkaya, market manager at Rewe Center. He states that they clearly stand out from the traditional green kiwis "due to their sweetness and more exotic flavor." However, green kiwis still remain "Continuously" for him. read more

Przed Kongresem Pomidorowym Fruitnet, który odbędzie się 11-12 listopada w Maladze, Hiszpanii, Fresh Focus Tomato rozmawia z Manuelem Hernándezem – specjalistą od uprawy pomidorów w Rijk Zwaan Iberica – na temat najnowszych osiągnięć specjalisty od nasion w walce z ToBRFV oraz ekscytujących odmianach. read more

British-grown Butternut squash is receiving increased promotion thanks to a new collaboration involving the Veg Power campaign, seed breeders Sakata, supplier Barfoots, and retail partner Waitrose. read more

The growth was driven by products such as dragon fruits, pineapples, and passion fruits. The USA was the main destination country, followed by the European Union and Canada. read more

Exotica, a seedless mini watermelon variety developed by Hazera, is making waves after winning this year's prestigious Fresh Market Award 2025, presented during the Fresh Market B2B event in Poland. read more

"We see potential, especially because consumers are open to innovations in the fruit segment," commented Turgut Akkaya in response to our question. Red kiwis have sparked curiosity, "but they must establish themselves in the long term based on taste and value for money." read more

Ecuador's export of tropical fruits reached $179.9 million between January and August of this year, marking a 40 percent increase compared to the same period last year, as reported by the Central Bank of Ecuador. read more

Shipments of Colombian Hass avocados to global markets increased by 32.9% in September compared to the same period last year, according to data from Market Intelligence and Foreign Trade (Sicex). read more

French type cucumbers are sold for 0.60 to 0.50 Euro per kilogram, short black cucumbers for 0.90 to 0.70 Euro per kilogram, and snake cucumbers on average for 1 Euro per kilogram. The plants in the greenhouses are in full development and quickly entering production. read more

"In this way, we can overcome all obstacles so that we can start shipping our blueberries and cherries to China next season," he said after the signing ceremony for the stone fruit protocol with Sun Meijun, the Chinese Minister. read more