The executive director of the Institute for the Protection of Consumer Rights (Proconsumidor), Eddy Alcántara, has been speaking about the reasons for the shortages of some products in the Dominican Republic, depending on the year’s season, as is the case with bananas. He stated: “Every
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Irish potato farmers are warning that supermarket shelves will go bare if they don't increase the prices. Of course, as inflation continues to take hold across the country, many are happy to see that the potato and other Irish-grown vegetables have escaped the rising costs. This is despite the
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Rovigo is the Italian champion, sponsored by citrus producer Agricola Lusia, for the 14th time: the ‘Bersaglieri’ beat Petrarca Padova 16-9 in the final of the ‘Top 10’ which took place in Parma, putting their signature on the 92nd edition of the men’s 15s rugby tournament. "It is a
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EastFruit analysts are closely monitoring the situation in Serbia, where heavy rains have led to floods. A natural disaster is observed in a large number of regions of the country, including the region of compact cultivation and processing of raspberries. It could have a very serious impact on
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For 25 years, the company behind FreshPlaza has been reporting on the latest fresh produce news globally. To celebrate this anniversary with the team, we will be taking a short break on Thursday and Friday of this week. read more

The World Avocado Organization (WAO) a non-profit organization which represents producers, exporters and importers of avocados from across the world, is pleased to announce its expansion of educational activities to promote avocados in the Indian market. read more

Growing Kent & Medway, Innovate UK and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) are joining forces for the first time at this year’s Fruit Focus. read more

While one grower in The Dalles, Oregon is hitting its 100-year anniversary this year, its president, Brenda Thomas, has the crop on her mind. “We have to get through harvest first,” she says. “The focus is to take care of everybody that’s working for us, take care of the cherries and
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Ukrainian growers have started their sour cherry season last week. However, first large shipments of Ukrainian sour cherries appeared in the market only this week, as reported by EastFruit. The current sour cherry season kicked off in Ukraine several weeks later than last year, but with higher
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In MY 2022/23, European Union (EU) citrus production is projected to amount to 10.4 million metric tons (MMT), 10 percent down from the previous season, especially impacting oranges and lemons, and slightly lower than previous estimations. read more

The Netherlands is the world's second-largest avocado importer, reports the CBS. "Many of those are ripened into ready-to-eat fruits, but that process results in a small percentage of rejects," says Refruit's Jan Kraayeveld. In January, this Dutch company began processing these excess avocados
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According to EastFruit analysts, in May 2023, Tajikistan exported a record volume of fresh cherries to China for this month and even surpassed Uzbekistan. It should be noted that we are talking about relatively small volumes of products compared to these supplied by other exporters. However,
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“Monoprix and Amazon are supporting the purchasing power of French consumers by launching an unprecedented offer for all everyday purchases, online and in the stores. Amazon Prime members in France now benefit from a 10% discount at Monoprix for 6 months, in-store and online, for all their
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The last Rocca Imperiale lemons left the packing station on Monday. Although the season lasted 20 days longer than last year, it was nevertheless not devoid of difficulties. The weather was not always conducive in southern Italy and there were also challenges on the sales front. read more

The third consecutive monthly easing in grocery inflation in the UK is nice, welcome there is no reason for celebration yet, as the rate remains the sixth highest recorded in the past 15 years. The pace of grocery inflation has eased to its slowest monthly rate this year, according to industry
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The application of CRISPR gene editing has boomed in recent years, and now the humble tomato is no stranger to the CRISPR toolbox anymore either. In 2021, genome-edited tomatoes enriched in γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were commercially launched in Japan by Sanatech Seed. read more

Grapes from the San Joaquin Valley will see a later start this season by an estimated week to 10 days. “It’s mostly due to the cool weather we’ve had all spring and even now,” says Jim Beagle of Grapery. He notes that while some growers in the region may start the week of July 10th, due
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The Belgian cooperative BelOrta recently took a new sorting center into use. Its completion was delayed by several months, but the fully automatic optical sorting lines are now processing the first apples and pears. "The machine hasn't stood still. It's the first facility of its size in the
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Turkey has raised monthly minimum wage by another 34%, coming into effect on July 1. This will bring it to a net 11,402 lira ($483) for the second half of the year in an effort to address soaring inflation. Inflation is well above the official 5% target and touched a 24-year peak of 85.5% in
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Affected by the reduction in the production of new garlic and the unsaleability of some products, due to mold, the price at origin is currently rising, and most overseas customers are in a wait-and-see state, while the enthusiasm for purchasing is not high. Mr. Wang is the sales manager of
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