After a couple of years of low volumes during the cherry season, Yigit Gokyigit, commercial coordinator for Alanar, thinks this is finally the year that turns it around: “We expect a higher volume of cherries in Turkey this year, compared to the last couple of years. Last year, 2022, was very
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On Tuesday, May 24, prominent Flemish agriculture and horticulture figures gathered in Belgium. It was the Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives Federation (VBT) and the Producer Organizations' Logistics and Administrative Association (LAVA) annual meeting (AGM). Besides the VBT's published annual
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Rain is expected to continue in the Western and Eastern Cape as a cutoff low moves over. Snow has fallen over the mountains of the Western and the Eastern Cape. read more

May and June account for 40% of the total annual strawberry purchases in the Netherlands. In 2022, most strawberries were bought in the week of 16-22 May (week 20). Strawberries are increasingly considered a 'spring crop'. With the advent of greenhouse cultivation is
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The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is implementing a comprehensive reform plan to develop the agricultural sector in the Kurdish region of Iraq and expand the market for Kurdish products worldwide. read more

The government, through Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), has secured $1.3 million (approximately Rwf1.5 billion) from partners to support the development of a cold chain system. The primary goal of this initiative is to reduce post-harvest losses and improve cold-chain
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Brothers Michael and Christoph Simon are currently establishing an organic orchard in Mollram with 10,000 fruit trees, 5,000 of which are apricot trees. "Of course, we looked at similar projects in Germany and South Tyrol and everyone said we were crazy. Because the cultivation of the apricot
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Bayer has cut the ribbon of a new quarantine facility dedicated to testing resistance to Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) virus in tomatoes. read more

Apofruit, a cooperative of fruit and vegetable producers with more than 2,700 members throughout Italy, organised an extraordinary board meeting on 24 May, at its headquarters in Pievesestina di Cesena, to deliberate on some important actions to support its members affected
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At the beginning of week 21, Taiwan banned imports of South African apples because the downy mildew was found in two shipments. This is the second time in a period of six years and the suspension of imports into this market means an economic and
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The first severe thunderstorms of this year caused agricultural damage in several regions of Austria on Tuesday, with hail, heavy rain and partly stormy winds. As Österreichische Hagelversicherung VVaG announced in the evening, storm cells, which moved in particular from the Waldviertel to the
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The Hawita Group, based in Germany, Italy, and Latvia, has become part of Group De Ceuster. The integration aims to join forces within GroupDC's "Plant care" division and to take a leading role in making the sector more sustainable. read more

Although weather conditions are not typical for this time of the year, apricots are certainly in demand at the market. "It is a strange season. The bad weather not only impacted the yield of the early varieties, it also disrupted the production plans of growers and caused many growers to lose
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This year's citrus season in Egypt is marked by high volumes, but an abundance of small sizes to the detriment of large and medium sizes. For exporters focused on the Chinese market, this situation is having a major impact on business. Amr Abdelhafiz, Managing Director of the Egyptian exporter
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The SanLucar company has chosen Hispatec Agrointeligencia as its technology partner to support it in the digital transformation of its agricultural activities. The company currently has its own cultivation in countries such as South Africa, Tunisia,
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Experts from the Institute of Macroeconomic and Regional Studies have studied the export of fruit and vegetable products from the Republic of Uzbekistan from January to April 2023. During this period, the volume of exports of fruits and vegetables amounted to $256.1 million, or 359.2 thousand
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African countries, including Morocco, accounted for about 40% of the global production of dates in 2021, according to FAOStat. Nevertheless, as reported by EastFruit, Morocco has never been among the global leaders in exports of dates and even continues to increase its imports! read more

In 2022 Saudi Arabia became the biggest importer of grapes from Egypt, leaving behind the Netherlands, the previous year’s leader, according to EastFruit. Furthermore, Saudi Arabia showed the most active growth rates of imports from Egypt, with trade to have grown manyfold over the past years! read more

Vanguard has received the full estimate for the 2023 citrus crop in South Africa. The latest estimate is 165.6 million cartons--800,000 more than last year. read more

With an early entry of Egyptian grapes on the market, exporters are delighted to see a good business opportunity, especially in Europe, and hope to recover after a difficult season last year. Mahdi Salem, technical director of Sherouk Land for Agricultural Development, comments on the situation. read more