At the beginning of April, frosts of between minus 3 and minus 8°C were recorded in Hungarian apricot orchards. There were also reports of cold temperatures during the relatively early flowering period, which started in early to mid-March. But it was the damage caused by the transported
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Texas is looking at approximately 25 percent of a full peach crop this season. “We’re not going to have a very strong crop of Texas peaches. Mostly our early, low-chill clingstones have good settings but once we get into the freestones, it’s pretty weak,” says Jamey Vogel of Vogel
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The persistent cold weather in the Mediterranean region has also significantly slowed down vegetation in the southern Italian stone fruit growing regions - Puglia and Sicily. "We are about 14 days behind the normal schedule for all stone fruits," says Peter Haas, managing director of the
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Arrivals of imported soft citrus begin this week, starting with fruit from Peru. Andres Haloua of World Fresh Produce Inc. says Peru, which expects an overall volume similar to last year, has begun shipping the Primosole and Satsumas varieties, while Uruguay has also begun to ship, and that
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The apricot campaign at Lozupone Import-Export will start in mid-May. The company, which specializes in the cultivation of table grapes in Puglia, introduced the crop a few years ago. There are multiple varieties available, both early and late. read more

Pfalzmarkt eG invited media representatives to its new Hall 4 in Mutterstadt for the official start of the 2023 fresh vegetable season. This new hub for fresh fruit and vegetables was first put into operation at the beginning of 2022 to once again accelerate fresh produce logistics to food
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The Salon International de l'Agriculture au Maroc (SIAM) is currently being held in Morocco. All the agricultural sectors are represented at this prominent trade show. read more

DiMuto, a global Agri-FinTech company, strengthens its presence in Latin America with the latest financing of Colombian fresh produce exporter Montana Fruits. The deal will first see DiMuto leverage its AI-powered financing solution to finance Montana Fruits’ exports to Europe, before
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California Giant Berry Farms started small. It was originally founded in 1983 by Bill Moncovich, Pat Riordan, Frank Saveria and Red Bryant and the quartet joined forces with a simple mission in mind—provide the best quality strawberries and give back to their community. read more

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

The Citrus Management Committee (CGC) -the association that brings together private companies, business groups and producer organizations- has recently commemorated having been at the "service of exports and Spanish citrus exporters" for half a century. This is what its president, Inmaculada
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The mango season continues in Côte d'Ivoire. Exporters are keeping their spirits up despite the obvious impact of the lack of rainfall. Adjoka Joel, Ivoirian mango producer & exporter, explains the situation. read more

Like pretty much the entire fruit and vegetable sector, the Balkan countries were also affected by the negative impact of the war, Anneliese Vollweiler, Managing Director of Anevo Trading GmbH, tells us. read more

Brødrene Hartmann A/S, a prominent manufacturer of fruit packaging in South America and India, has announced its preliminary Q1 2023 financial figures and updates guidance for 2023 read more

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After the plane crisis with Russia, the export of tomatoes, which was first banned to Russia and then subject to a quota, was increased by 150,000 tons with the latest agreement. As a result of the decision made during the last meeting between President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip
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According to EastFruit analysts, Georgian apple market participants are perplexed by the fact that apple prices remain incredibly stable, although, as a rule, there is a seasonal increase in prices at this time. read more

In Australia, a potato processing company wanted to replace its potato receiving line and turned to the Dutch company Tolsma-Grisnich. They report that the line they placed buffs, cleans, and samples the potatoes brought in by trucks at high capacity. read more

After the apricots, it is now time for the melon harvest predictions. Like every year, the Interprofessional Melon Association presented the 2023 plantation predictions for Charentais melons at medFEL for Morocco, Spain and France. read more

Every June and December sees the beginning of a new durian production season in Malaysia. Durian sellers usually sell out the durians of the previous season before the new season. read more