Baden Ribbon - Hansen Orchards
Sector | Fruit
Kurt Livingston - Fern Ridge Fresh
"We are expecting the harvest to be slightly early, particularly out of the Gisborne and Hawkes Bay region"
Polish apple exports have endured challenging year
"We haven’t seen sales levels this low in a couple of years"
More normal blackberry season for 2024/2025 expected
Top 10 horticultural investment opportunities in 2024: a global perspective
Autumn Glory apples win over new fans, capturing younger consumers
Blueberry council awarded $1.5 million to further develop export market opportunities
Eric Godard Durand, Laparra Agency
"Candy grapes have become a benchmark"
Morocco projected to dominate EU tomato imports through 2035 amid farmer protests
Blueberries have gained popularity among Indian consumers
"The volume of blueberry exports is still in its early stages"
Mexican berry exports face 11% decline amid rising costs and climate challenges
Pear growers around the world hoping to strike gold with Eden Gold variety
Canadian farmers face major crop losses from extreme cold, $70M program launched for climate resilience
Preparing for the Christmas rush
Kyrgyzstan quadruples vegetable imports from China in 2024
Growing greenhouse vegetables in Spain is challenging even without DANA
Air New Zealand Cargo exports 5 million kgs of fresh produce, focusing on cherries
Duwan Jackson - DFM Technologies
Soil conditions and irrigation affected by a changing climate
Why Christmas trees were once decorated with apples
Chile
The Port of Valparaiso experiences its biggest cherry export week ever
Dimitri Calabrese, of Hortoverde Nature S.L.:
"Some pepper growers are already thinking of pulling up the plants and getting the land ready to plant watermelon"
“Red Delicious apples we sell well, only before Christmas and then the season is over in Finland”
Table grape exports from Ica and Piura soar
Chile's Cherry Express advanced with Hapag-Lloyd technology to ensure fresh arrivals
Tight grape supply could last until the end of January
Watermelon board assessment increase approved
South African apples regain access to Thailand, boosting export opportunities
British apple sales analysis reveals supermarket support for local produce
Difficult campaign for Egyptian fresh strawberries
Australia launches research project to combat apple scab and fungicide resistance
Weekly produce ads drop 5 percent with rising prices for apples, oranges, and sweet potatoes
"We have better quality of Royal Gala apples available compared to competing markets"
Turkestan farm celebrates second commercial banana harvest and plans expansion
Fake documents found in import of Pakistani mandarins to Uzbekistan: pest discovered in shipment
Egypt intensifies food safety inspections, issuing over 2,000 export permits in one week
Carlos Echeveste, of Grupo Frutaria:
"A good mandarin campaign is expected in the coming months thanks to lower production and good sizes"
Federico Stanzani from Civ describes the Klodia® strawberry:
"A real solution to the challenges of modern strawberry farming"
Wibo van den Ende, Vita Optima:
"The grape season promises to remain exciting"
Carsten Gogoll from Böhmer Frische GmbH:
"Falling prices for Egyptian air freight, delayed start to Greek strawberry season"
New greenhouses for Stoffels Tomaten and the return of an old acquaintance
Successful trials for blueberry growing in Egypt
Driscoll’s Sweetest Batch Strawberries debut for the season in Australian stores
Peru's blueberry exports set to reach 324,000 tons in 2024-2025
South Africa’s grape exports rise 23% despite 12.6% drop in inspected volumes
The Crea 105 apple is showing excellent productivity and resistance to scab
Apple sector looking for innovation to replace old plants
Increasingly true in recent years
Persimmons: low income without larger grades
Consorzio Dolce Passione to attend Marca, Fruit Logistica and Macfrut
"We will bring the hectares dedicated to seedless, black-skinned watermelons to 400 in 2025"
Week 50 Fruit Wholesale Market Report
Sea-freight cherries are selling well, and apple holiday gift boxes are attracting attention
EU apple prices up 4.3% year-on-year in November 2024 with regional variations
Some Florida strawberry volume expected to pick up by end of 2024
"Export markets are interested in high quality white strawberries."
"Black strawberries have development potential, while the white strawberry market is declining"
Kobus Bothma, executive director of Capespan Namibia
Winding down, Namibian grape growers look back on excellent quality season
The challenges of growing consumption on core–and new–apple varieties
Roel Paesmans, Logofruit & Fruitsnacks:
“An apple with a logo is truly eye-catching”
Frutas Luna and Marni Fruit
“Europe’s vegetable garden still in a strong position”
Berry Fresh welcomes new director of sales
"Egypt’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports continue to grow"
Jamaica invests $182M to rehabilitate 2,819 hectares of farmland after hurricanes Beryl and Rafael
United States holiday produce update:
Asparagus prices rise to $35.75-$38.75 as imports increase for the holiday pull
GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW PEARS
New Zealand cherry season expected to increase volumes with favorable weather
Blueberry supply in Canada could tighten up
Today, December 19
Webinar on the state of the U.S. apple industry
Wim Bijl (Bijl's Fruit): "One just has to remember not to sell too early"
"Pear market traditionally slows down as the holidays approach"
Tzone Launches Upgraded TempU02 Disposable USB Temperature Logger
"The Chilean cherry season has begun, and the market demand for temperature and humidity data loggers has increased"
Expansion of transport and storage solutions for fresh fruit and vegetables
PerfoTec and Master Plastics collaborate to enhance the freshness of South African exports
Ukraine's apple harvest good, but prices remain high due to concentrate demand
China sees 20% drop in chile's cherry prices due to bumper harvest
Heavy rains cause fruit splitting in Nilakottai grape farms, affecting over 50% of crops
Completion of Udhampur-Srinagar rail link to boost Kashmir apple trade and tourism
Himachal Pradesh faces severe drought, prompting shift to integrated farming strategies
Sinaloa blueberry sector struggles with diseases, pests, and environmental challenges
Serge Mouneyrac, Mouneyrac Frères
"Consumers want good pears more than new varieties"
BLE week 50:
'Moroccan clementines gains popularity in Germany'
"Apples are kept in storage, hoping for better prices from the processing industry"
“This season will signify the single largest Chilean cherry volume ever shipped into the U.S.”
Fruithandel Wouters
“Smooth QTee pear sales again, despite this summer’s crowded market”
Brazil's fruit exports reach record $1.2 billion with new market openings and trade deals
Nick Lee - Daemyung Farms Corporation
Popular fruits for Chinese New Year in short supply, driving up prices
Brahm Jonker – FieldBugs
Interest in beneficial wasps grows by leaps and bounds
"Reduced availability of apples in the Indian market"
The challenges in managing the 2024-2025 domestic pear supply
Prices down, except for fresh fruit and vegetables, according to INSEE
After hoovers, Dyson starts growing strawberries
Valencia's persimmon season to end with a 50% drop in production
Mark Vernooij (Urfruit) on collaboration in challenging times:
"Turning point in fruit trade as producers gain more control"
Hideo Obori - Aomori Trading
"The Chinese economy is in recession, so we are doing our business very carefully now.”
Sun World expands global licensing network with new marketers and importers
Prevar and OSF announce research partnership to focus on apple and pear breeding
First direct cargo from Chancay port to Shanghai boosts Peru-China trade
Australia takes steps to eradicate tomato brown rugose fruit virus in South Australia
South Korea plans expansion of apple cultivation in Gangwon to combat climate change
Climate change taking toll on cherry production in Michigan's Traverse City
Tomato potato psyllid detected in Victoria, growers urged to monitor crops
South Africa’s 2024 pome and stone fruit export season: recovery, challenges, and market outlook
U.S. leads while Asia faces challenges
South American grapes respond to changing demand
FAO launches new grant program in Lviv region
Peru expected to produce more than 323,000 tons of blueberries in the 2024/25 season
"The growth of the Peruvian blueberry is no coincidence"
New Zealand-Canadian global R&D partnership formed
Richard Marillo Núñez, of Servinca Export:
"The production of small mangoes in Peru has saturated the market and put downward pressure on prices"
Eduard Reixachs, of Fruit Nature:
"We hope to get the pear season off to a strong start once the festive season is over"
"We understand the consumption preferences of the northern China market"
Bert Morren, Fruitbedrijf Morren:
"Low yield and quick sales mean we’re already out of pears"
Tasmanian cherry harvest predicted to be up 15% with increased with global demand
Libyan farmer successfully grows mejhoul dates, aiming for international export
Lower supply and higher prices of Honeycrisp apples provide opportunities for other varieties
Victoria confirms tomato potato psyllid presence, bolsters pest management efforts
Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices - Week 50
Strawberry prices jump a whopping 29% from week 49
China boosts global fruit production, leading growth in apples, pears, and grapes
Tony Harding - Worldwide Fruit
"Jazz harvest went well despite the wet conditions, the fruit quality looks excellent with good storability"
Brazil boosts grape exports to china with lightweight, recyclable packaging
"Fresh lettuce sales thrive in Curaçao"
Russia halts FMCG deflator index as inflation pressures rise, driven by vegetable prices
Advancing sustainable fruit exports from Brazil to China with new protocol and packaging solutions
China-Laos railway boosts fresh vegetable exports from Yunnan’s Tonghai county
Kyrgyz cherry suppliers discuss export with Chinese company
"The timing of the Tasmanian cherry season is almost perfectly aligned with Chinese New Year"
Week 49 Fruit Wholesale Market Report
Chilean seafreight cherries hit the market, while the volume of Peruvian blueberries has increased
Frutas de Chile's Grape Committee releases its second estimate
New grape varieties' share increases in Chilean exports
Peach and apricot sector wants to sign a progress contract with retailers
Rising costs to push apple and pear prices higher in 2025, growers warn
New Zealand food prices fall 0.1% in November, with vegetables dropping and fruit rising
Philippines lifts ban on Japanese strawberry imports starting December 2024
Holiday grocery ads highlight fruits, vegetables, and rising produce prices
VentureFruit partners with Copefrut to expand Tutti apples in Latin America
European conference on blueberry pot cultivation set for March 2025 in Milan
Three-quarters of Kyrgyzstan's apricot exports go to Russia
Ersan Yildizak from disFruta Fruchtimport GmbH: