The Austrian fruit harvest from commercial orchards in 2022 was far more satisfactory than in previous years despite periods of drought. After two smaller harvests, an above-average harvest of 244,300 tonnes and +26% compared to the previous year was recorded for the first time again. Most of
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Going beyond the Cavendish variety to produce bananas resistant to pathogens and more resilient to climate change. This is the goal of the innovative Yelloway project launched by Chiquitain in collaboration with KeyGene, MusaRadix and Wageningen University and Research. After mapping
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Zespri and its board advisor Sir John Key have met with the Chinese foreign minister to discuss the illegal plantings of Gold3 kiwifruit in China. Zespri owns the rights to Sun Gold, or G3, and growers in New Zealand pay hundreds of thousands of dollars per hectare to grow it. However, a grower
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Ukrainian farmers were able to increase wholesale prices for high quality onions in the first days of the current week, according to EastFruit market monitoring. The main reason for the uptrend was shortage of supply of higher quality onions as farmers preferred storing them. read more

In November, 2023, Sakata Seed Corporation will start an activity to commercialize F1 seed strawberry varieties suitable for greenhouse cultivation in the near future. read more

Italy is speeding up bilateral agreements with non-EU countries in the Far East on the subject of phytosanitary protocols, a subject that has often been a brake on exports and also ended up on the Ministry's table. After the necessary inspection visits, prepared by Cso Italy, we open
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Despar Italia, the consortium company that brings together six food distribution companies and affiliated retailers under the Despar brand, presented yesterday its Sustainability Manifesto and the new 'Let's Change Tomorrow' brand, which will cap all the initiatives promoted
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The NPPO of Morocco recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of the occurrence of tomato brown rugose fruit virus (Tobamovirus, ToBRFV – EPPO A2 List) on its territory. ToBRFV was first detected in October 2021 in the region of Souss-Massa and in March 2022 in the region of Dakhla. During the
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Despite industry consolidation resulting in limited expansion, deciduous fruit production is expected to grow marginally as plantings come into production. The production of apples, pears and table grapes is forecast to grow by 7 percent, 2 percent, and 8 percent respectively in MY 2023/24 based
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Serbian blueberry growers lament a bad season of late spring rain and cooler summer weather that led to quality issues for the open field production during the 2023 harvest. Sladjana Vuković, CEO of the Serbian exporting company Srbovoće: “Generally, this has been a bad year for Serbian
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Inferior quality oranges and mandarins and a kiwi shortage caused by crop issues in New Zealand. In these times when the climate significantly affects harvests, it can be difficult to get good product. It is a situation that suits Jaap van Dijk of the Dutch company Más Frutas to a tee. "I deal
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Joint statement by Transnet & Deciduous Fruit Industry 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

Chilean cherry exporters are preparing for the new season. "Currently, China is the main sourcing market for Chilean export companies. That demand increases annually. It's become difficult for the European market to compete with the Chinese market's purchasing prices. But, as harvesting
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Italian consumers are ready to bet on IGP Verona radicchio, which is now in the height of its season. While until now the product was preferred in the northern regions, interest is now also growing in central and southern Italy, favoured by consistently high quality. read more

In the Netherlands, top fruit harvesting has been over for a while at Van Blijderveen Fruit. "Cultivation-wise, we still rely on the old-fashioned Dutch varieties, with Elstar, Jonagold, and Red Prince forming the main bulk," begins Kees van Blijderveen. He is satisfied with how the harvest
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Conference Pears catalyzed by Expo launch with sales accelerated read more

University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisor Franz Niederholzer, an orchard systems expert involved with tree nuts and navel orangeworms, is finding “massive losses” in at least four counties due to a major infestation. “The picture is not yet totally clear, but NOW damage
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"Orticoltura tecnica in campo" was conceived more than 25 years ago in Guidizzolo, a small town in northern Italy that is not far from Lake Garda. This was an idea coming from 3 founding companies: Ferrari Growtech, Idromeccanica Lucchini, and Gremizzi Nurseries. Their will was to open the doors
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