The Kostroma region experienced a significant increase in potato yields this year, reaching 276 quintals per hectare, marking a 20% improvement from the previous season. The total harvest amounted to 51 thousand tons, utilizing a total area of 1872 hectares for potato cultivation. read more

England is feeling the brunt of storm Ciaran this week as high winds and heavy rain has caused flooding and has left thousands without power. read more

The Greek kiwi season is in full swing. Apostolos Tsinoglou, owner of the Greek fruit exporter Europe Export, states that they’re having a good season, despite the lower volumes. “Our current kiwi season is generally satisfactory. Although the quantity is 40 per cent less than in the
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The Protected Geographical Indication "Plátano de Canarias", which encompasses 100% of the banana production in the archipelago, will now have a differentiated nomenclature within the European Union's customs code. read more

Recently, a selection of off-season vegetables, including tomatoes, cucumbers, and strawberries, grown in greenhouses, has appeared in the Belarusian market. The first batch was harvested near Minsk in a winter strawberry greenhouse. These greenhouses yield strawberries for 9 months a year, and
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As winter weather closes in on the Northern Hemisphere, the demand for limes changes accordingly. In the Netherlands, the lime market saw a resurgence in mid-October after a challenging September, attributed to lower export volumes and a robust local market in Brazil. In Germany, stable demand
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Maersk Line has been actively chartering vessels in the last fortnight, as the Danish company tries to close the gap with its rival Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), which displaced the former at the top of the liner rankings last year. Maersk has committed to at least six ships in the last
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The Irish potato harvest is currently sitting at best 60% complete and it would be fair to say it’s been one of the most difficult harvests in a generation. read more

"The first two days of the exhibition were very positive, although most visitors were from Kazakhstan. The current geopolitical tensions are holding back the participation of foreign visitors," said Omar Papi, CEO of the Futura Company, one of the exhibitors at the fair. "Kazakhstan is a very
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Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have switched to growing short-term crops and perennial trees and breeding aquatic species on nearly 5,000ha of paddies. The crops include vegetables, watermelon, corn, and lotus and the trees include mango, jackfruit, lime, and orange. read more

Citrus Australia is excited to present the inaugural Australian Citrus Congress, a world class event focused on all things citrus. read more

The Philippine corn crop will be most at risk from climate change by 2030, followed by sugar and rice, the World Bank said. “Climate change poses major risks to the Philippines’ agriculture sector achieving sustainable growth and higher productivity,” the World Bank said in a background paper. read more

Despite Pear cultivation seeing a growth in Poland over the last few years, when looking at the last decade the acreage and production has actually dropped significantly. According to Emilia Lewandowska, office manager for Polish top fruit exporter Fruit-Group, more apple producers are
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At FruitSA’s tenth birth day celebration hosted in Pretoria, the diplomatic capital of South Africa, a number of speakers reiterated the contribution of fruit exports to South Africa: more than R63 billion (3.2 billion euros) in foreign revenue. read more

Commercial apple production in Marketing Year (MY) 2023/24 (July/June) is forecast at 11,554,650 metric tons (MT) a drop of 2.5% compared to the previous year. The reduction is largely a combination of poor pollination, higher than normal physiological fruit fall in June, and drought and/or high
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”What has happened in the North American market is consolidation, a key trend is taking place. Especially within the vine crop markets, they consolidated down to almost a classic industry structure. Retailers are in the very same breath saying ‘I want local- and fresh products from a small
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Residents of Thousand Oaks, Florida, have had to adapt to a black bear's unwanted appetite in recent months. Resident Lynn Wracan has caught the bear several times while feeding on avocados growing in her backyard. Although she contacted authorities, it appears the bear continues to roam,
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Researchers from the University of Florida plan to utilize $2 million from an initiative by UF President Ben Sasse for a Crop Transformation Center to help Florida farmers improve production of citrus and specialty crops. Front and center among goals for the center is to find citrus varieties
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A few days after producers started harvesting cherries in the earliest areas of central and southern Chile, a new frontal system affected these areas. read more

Senegalese onions are now available for export. Mokhtar El Mahdaoui, a Moroccan-Senegalese producer, gives us an update. read more