The National Association of Producers and Marketers of Garlic (Anpca) has warned that the current Spanish garlic campaign has been low in yields due to drought and the 15% reduction in production area, in a year in which costs have almost doubled. read more

Portugal’s fresh fruit, vegetable and flower sales increased to €1.036bn in the first half (H1) of the year, up 8 per cent on the same period of 2022. read more

Despite the record inflation changing consumption habits, Pink Lady® Europe enjoyed a good season, with volumes up by 3% from the previous year to 180,000 tons of Pink Lady® & PinKids®, driven by more than 700 promotional operations. In Germany, sales were up 13% to 46,678 tons, in
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EastFruit experts are trying to estimate the production outlook for plums in Moldova. Harvesting of “Stanley” plums will begin at the end of next week in the southern regions. This is the number 1 variety in terms of production volumes in Moldova and is popular for both: fresh
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As far as raspberries for processing are concerned, this year's season cannot be counted as a success. Nowadays, only fruit picked by the farmer is delivered to the collection points. Some are abandoning the harvest altogether. read more

Morocco has been rapidly increasing its fruit and berry exports, with some destinations showing triple-digit growth rates, reports EastFruit. read more

The South African fruit industry is looking ahead to the BRICS summit this month in South Africa with mixed feelings. read more

Biobest has announced the acquisition of Austria-based crop protection group Agrotech, a specialist in the supply of products for the high-tech horticultural vegetable industry. read more

According to the National Farmers Union (NFU), PM Rishi Sunak needs to make the UK more self-sufficient and less reliant on imported food. Climate change and the war in Ukraine have made global food imports vulnerable, the union argues. The government claims the UK is 61% self-sufficient in all
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In Belgium, the last few weeks' bad weather has been affecting typical summer fruit sales. Van Dijk Foods has been receiving melons from France for the past month, but sales are lagging. "The quality's good, and we get enough in, but no one craves melons in such weather," says Kristof Maes. read more

Spanish growers are likely to have lost “millions of kilos” of stone fruit this year due to the ongoing drought. While growers in major producer region Murcia might rely on desalinated sea water, inland growers of peaches and nectarines have faced bans on irrigation. In the tropical fruit
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“Economic Cooperative doo Serbia” is specialized nursery for the production of fruit plants: apples, pears, cherries, plums, apricots, peaches, nectarines, grapevines, raspberries, blackberries, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc., and also rootstock plants, rose seedlings and ornamental plants with an
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European production is expected to reach 11 411 000 tonnes, a decrease of 3.3% compared to the previous year. read more

Morocco has overtaken the Netherlands and Spain as the leading supplier of tomatoes to the UK. Also, Morocco has become the second-largest supplier of tomatoes to the EU, surpassing Italy. Experts suspect that the Netherlands will regain its production capacity and level of competitiveness next
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According to the BLE, the season for plums and damsons was running at full speed: Italian and Spanish offers set the tone for the sussines, while domestic batches were the priority for the damsons. Here, Katinka and Cacak's Schöne predominated. read more

After two consecutive years marked by late frosts, which severely impacted growers, 2023 is set to bring a very favorable harvest of Metis® plums (a Plumtastic Europe club variety), both in terms of quantity and quality. Blue Whale growers - experts in this crop in the southwest of France - are
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The global potato market is in for a very fluctuating year, according to the reports from across the globe, with generally high prices in many countries. The Netherlands is battling weather conditions affecting yields, while a thriving chip industry drives contract prices. Belgium grapples with
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A changing global climate and worldwide economic instability are shining a light on the need to protect and boost Britain’s production of home-grown food. read more

According to EastFruit, in the 2022/23 season, small landlocked country Mongolia with 3.3 million inhabitants, located at more than 7 thousand km from Poland, has suddenly become quite an important market for the Polish fresh apples. read more

Prognosfruit has reflected on a successful return to Trentino, Italy, where it gathered more than 350 delegates from the apple and pear sector from Europe and beyond. read more