Carlo Nicotra, an avocado producer with over thirty years of experience, gives his point of view on the dynamics of Italian avocados.  read more

Even with historically low schedule reliability in 2021, there were 3 deep-sea services that had 100% schedule reliability across the entire year. In fact, roughly 11% of the deep-sea services were at 70% or higher. What this means, is that even in the most trying of times,
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Unseasonal rains, accompanied by hail, have left mango farmers in Siddipet reeling under huge losses. According to a preliminary survey, out of 12,800 acres of mango orchards in the district, there were damages in 5,104 acres. In most orchards, 40 to 70 per cent of the mangoes have fallen. The
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Thanks to a USDA-AMs Specialty Crop Block Grant administered by the Texas Department of Ag, the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) has launched an ambitious promotional campaign for Texas 1015 Sweet Onions, otherwise known as TX1015. read more

California Citrus Mutual is excited to launch a new citrus import dashboard that is now available on our website. The new dashboard tracks imports of lemons, oranges, grapefruit, clementines and tangerines available in real time as they are published by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. read more

Chicory prices are still good even as summer approaches, says Charles Cattoir of the Belgian company Primalof which specializes in hydro chicory. "Spring has been long and good. Now, in the second half of April, demand is still generally excellent. The export market's getting somewhat quieter,
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In 2022, 425 million kg of fresh fruits and 439 million kg of fresh vegetables were sold in the Swiss retail sector. Thus, retail sales fell for a second year in a row, but were still above those of 2018 and 2019. The value per kilogram of fruit and vegetables sold again fell slightly in 2022.
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California’s almond acreage decreased in 2022 for the first time in more than 25 years, despite a slight increase in bearing acres, according to new reports released Thursday by Land IQ and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS). read more

A scandal is brewing in Poland over fruits from Ukraine. Many companies have filled their refrigeration chambers with Ukrainian produce. The president of the Association of Polish Fruit Producers, Miroslaw Malinski, is concerned that it is no longer economically viable for Polish businesses to
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UK: Asda opens landmark 150th Asda On the Move convenience store read more

Trucco, a global sourcing company and nationwide distributor of fresh produce, announced the expansion of its distribution center located in Vineland, New Jersey. The company has received approval from city planners to add an additional 67,000 square feet to the building located at 2440 North
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Researchers have been looking at the potential link between garlic consumption and the risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC). CRC is a major cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Garlic consists of several non-digestible carbohydrates, polyphenols, and organosulfur compounds, many of
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Although parallel trade permits have allowed plant protection products to be imported into the UK, based on regulatory assessment work done in another EU country, sales of parallel products will end on June 30. Losing the permits, will inevitably lead to price rises and less availability for
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On April 12, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that it had opened an investigation into tariffs and other unilateral restrictions on 2,455 Chinese items banned by Taiwan, including agricultural products, textiles, minerals and petrochemicals. In doing so, Beijing is following the
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While the recent California rains have partly pushed back the start of the organic blueberry season in the state, that may just be a good thing. “We’re probably 10 days to two weeks away from getting started,” says Stephen Paul of Homegrown Organic Farms, noting color break is starting now
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The global orange trade currently faces various challenges across the different markets. In the Netherlands, importers believe the cold weather in Northern Europe may be beneficial for citrus sales. However, the lack of demand for oranges in Belgium is also also being accredited to colder
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The primeur (early fruit and vegetable) season in Morocco is coming to an end. Producers and exporters deplore a difficult year, marked by bad weather conditions, water crisis, general cost increases, and the prohibition to produce some products or to export others. read more

Ukraine cannot avoid the influence of external factors on the cost of fruits in the country. This summer promises to be challenging for Ukrainian fruit consumers. As a result of Russia's occupation of parts of southern regions, Ukrainians have lost access to early vegetables, sweet cherries, and
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"Weather permitting, the harvesting of melons will start in mid-June and continue until mid-September. Watermelons will instead be harvested between early July and late August," reports Christopher Bernardi, representative from Rimini Bernardi Ortofrutta. "We are attending Macfrut (D4, 29),
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The Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Department has introduced six new varieties of mangoes that can be cultivated in a high-density format. The project is part of the World Bank-sponsored Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project, which has allocated Rs 13 bln (€143 mln) to the State
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