Zespri International
The warm winter in New Zealand, with some of the highest temperatures recorded in 110 years, is threatening this year’ kiwifruit crop. The New Zealand Herald reports that kiwifruit growers […]
Thu 24/08/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Zespri International
This year’s kiwifruit crop in New Zealand is set to be one of the smallest in 20 years, although quality is expected to be high. Zespri forecasts that the challenging […]
Tue 22/08/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
NW Cherries
The NWCG’s preliminary crop estimate projects 19.9m (9kg equivalents) cartons will be sold this year. This would mark a significant increase on the 13.3m cartons packed in 2022. The northwestern […]
Thu 08/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
DIA
Prices of Spanish fresh pulses and vegetables in March this year were 27.8% higher than they were a year previously and 5.7% above the previous month’s level. As for fresh […]
Tue 02/05/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Eurofresh Distribution
Chile’s 2021/22 citrus crop was hit by winter frosts in the Valparaíso, Metropolitana and O’Higgins regions. According to FAS Santiago estimates, lemon production decreased by 30% to 140,000 tons in […]
Tue 20/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Vijaym Verma/Flickr
India’s agriculture is bearing the brunt of climate change, as the annual monsoon season is becoming longer. Fruit and vegetable crop yields are dropping as a result of the unseasonal […]
Thu 24/11/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Eurofresh Distribution
Florida is expected to see a sharp drop in its citrus volumes this season. A USDA October 12 crop forecast projects that Florida’s total orange output this year will be […]
Wed 02/11/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Explum
The EU’s peach and nectarine crop for 2022/23 is estimated at around 3.1 million tons, while cherry production is forecast to reach just over 726,000 tons, according to USDA data. […]
Wed 31/08/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
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Japan’s 2022/23 cherry production has recovered following last year’s frost-damaged campaign, while peach and nectarine production continues to expand. According to a USDA report, stone fruit consumption in the country […]
Tue 23/08/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Eurofresh Distribution
This year, Russian apple crop amounted to 1.25 million tons, which is 1.3 times more than previous year. Domestic apple production has almost doubled during the last decade. The areas […]
Thu 09/12/2021 by Natalia Bammatova
GIROPOMA
EU apple production in 2021/22 is estimated to increase by 4.5% from the previous campaign to 11 million tons, according to a USDA report. However, the EU’s pear crop is […]
Wed 17/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Public domain
South Korean officials fear that Typhoon Chantu may have caused serious damage to winter crops and tangerines. Other field crops such as potatoes, broccoli, carrots, and cabbage are also expected […]
Mon 27/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
