New Zealand red pear PiqaBoo® gently combines Chinese, Japanese and European pear characteristics
2023-05-08 00:00
The new season of PiqaBoo® pear imported from New Zealand has recently arrived in China and is selling well on the market.
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South African strawberry afficionados in for a Woolworths treat
2023-05-08 00:00
South African retailer Woolworths is always looking to distinguish itself through fruit. This week's introduction of the Florida Pearl white strawberry, wholly unknown to local consumers, follows the same ambition.
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Food Futures Conference Program Released
2023-05-08 00:00
The program for Australia’s largest conference on agricultural development in northern Australia has officially been released.
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Korean pine nuts will be added to the list of strategically important goods, according to a draft government resolution posted for public discussion by the Ministry of Justice.
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"At the moment, our Colombian Keitt mango is only competing in the European market with fruit from Africa"
2023-05-08 00:00
Keitt mangoes grown in the Colombian department of Magdalena are already, for the first time, on their way to the European market. These mangoes are, in fact, giving the department the potential to expand its exportable supply, which today consists mainly of bananas, as explained by Iris
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The Ministry of Agriculture recently shared the first analysis of the 2022/23 campaign of Spanish greenhouse vegetables, which shows an advance in production and interesting results.
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San Lidano, sustainability becomes a work of art
2023-05-08 00:00
Breaking the mould was San Lidano's aim for this Macfrute and the result went even beyond expectations. As the company had anticipated (click here to read more), the project was to represent the fruit and vegetable sector under the sign of art, that of the artist
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“Machine harvesting is blueberry cultivation's future”
2023-05-08 00:00
Every year, Schrijnwerkers Plants propagates about 1.5 million blueberry plants for the European market on its Dutch production site. In recent decades, the company has built up an extensive portfolio of early, medium, and late varieties. Although berry cultivation has expanded tremendously
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EU average prices for bananas mostly unchanged in week 17
2023-05-08 00:00
Week 16, average wholesale prices of bananas produced within Europe stood at €105/100 kgs in Spain. Prices in the Portugal came in at €200 per 100 kgs, while the French paid €135/100 kgs.
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"Good demand and enough supply of (water)melons in coming weeks"
2023-05-08 00:00
"This season, we're continuing longer, until mid/end May, with good quality Brazilian and Honduran melons and watermelons. In May, supply from Spain and Italy will also slowly begin arriving, with expected limited quantities and high prices," begins Frank Ocampo (Melon and Watermelon Global
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New Zealand's red pears are on the market, and the price of blueberries varies greatly among different varieties
2023-05-08 00:00
This year's "May Day" holiday has significantly boosted fruit sales. After the holiday, the traffic in the fruit market decreased this week, and the overall sales have been relatively slow, and the prices of some fruits have been lowered. Some merchants said that Mother's Day will have a certain
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EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual packaging and very low prices of fruits and vegetables. The information is valid for of May 3, 2023
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When Denmark joined the European Union in 1973, Nordic Greens - called Alfred Pedersen then - promptly planted tomatoes in its greenhouses. That was the country's first commercial tomato crop. "The company, founded in 1948, focused on growing cucumbers, but my father, for whom the company was
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Picotas: all their nutritional properties
2023-05-08 00:00
What are picotas?
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Sources say Chinese scientists have recently discovered that passion fruit can directly kill the eggs of fruit flies. This might point to a new method to control the pest. The scientists observed that passion fruit attracted native fruit flies to lay eggs in the fruits, but most of the eggs did
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SAAGA encourages South Africans to add an avo (or two) to any meal
2023-05-08 00:00
Due to the expected increase in avocado volumes (now estimated at 20 million 4 kg cartons for exports) and an early start to the 2023 season, the South African Avocado Growers' Association (SAAGA) embarked on its local market development promotional activities at the start of March.
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“We want to develop in Europe”
2023-05-08 00:00
Les Herbes du Roussillon was present for the first time at this year’s Macfrut event in Italy, a great opportunity for the French producer of aromatic herbs to increase its presence in Europe and beyond. Already present in Germany and Belgium, the dried herbs in bouquets, the latest
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Dino Polska has reported like-for-like sales growth of 27.2% in Q1
2023-05-08 00:00
Oman: New e-platform delivers 1kg to 1 tonne veggies, fruits to doorstep
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Poland as an attractive market: fruit and vegetable imports analyses
2023-05-07 00:00
According to EastFruit analysts, despite the world’s leading position in the exports of certain fruits and berries, such as fresh apples or frozen raspberries, Poland remains a major net importer of produce and could be a very attractive market.
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Lots of cherries, apricots, strawberries and cucumbers at $0.3 per kg – a video review of the market in Tajikistan!
2023-05-06 00:00
EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual packaging and very low prices of fruits and vegetables. The information is valid for of May 3, 2023 as
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