Sector | Fruit
Verdi raises $4.7M to expand smart irrigation technology
Società Agricola Guidi has outlined a forecast for apricots
Romagna kicks off peak artichoke harvest season
Manuel García, from Frutas Torrebaja: "This Saturday we'll start harvesting the first peaches"
"Although Extremadura will again have an irregular plum production, it will be better than last year's"
Orchardist unveils plan to revitalize ailing apple industry
Carlos Llambrich, Llamfruit:
"We expect to make our first shipments of cherries to China this season"
“Mini tomatoes remain high in price, despite the end of exports”
Flash Gala apple exports top one million cartons
Rachel Piper - Piper Cherries
“It is looking like we will get a slightly early start"
Pune traders ban Turkish apples, Himachal seeks nationwide ban
Lidl recalls Alesto fruit bars over plastic risk
Devastating fire in shantytown in Manolada, Greece, leaves over 1.000 farm workers homeless
Pierre Del Valle, Naturalvi:
"We are seeing a growing rejection of plastic, both in Europe and around the world"
Ciarciello Group made its debut at Macfrut with an innovative line
Packed unwashed range and a modern, ethical, and sustainable agricultural vision
Rafael López, manager of MABE:
"Despite the fire, this vegetable season has been good overall"
Deliveries abroad are starting earlier than expected
Italian mini watermelons off to a better start than last year
British berry industry faces rising costs and retail pressures
COAG alleges €400,000 fraud affecting Malaga farmers
Netherlands secures China market access for apples
Driscoll’s files appeal in strawberry patent case
Mouhssine Ismaili, of iBerry:
"The working model of European supermarkets has helped us grow in the berry export market"
German BLE week 19:
'With more favorable weather, customers were more eager to buy asparagus'
Mónica Tierno, Director General of the Jerte Valley Cooperative Association:
"We are about 15 days late with the cherry harvest in the Jerte Valley"
Battistini Vivai has established new partnerships
New varieties grown in the blueberry sector
Seasonal perishable products weekly update:
Avocados steady, organic blueberries $44–46 per flat
Will Hill - Colina Fruit
"The reality is that growers don’t need to shift big volumes at low prices at the moment”
Good southeast watermelon supply ahead for summer holidays
California cherry production expected to be down 50 percent from last year
Mexico grown Sweet Karoline blackberries hit second peak
Apple imports make their way from Chile to U.S. retailers
Difficult Spanish stone fruit season at Van Dijk Foods
"Spanish stone fruit season struggles: 'Everything is quite expensive'"
Agroseguro estimates that 80,000 hectares were affected by the storms in May
Serbia's frozen raspberry exports hit by low yields, disease
Wet spring delays tomato planting across Europe
Mexican berry and tomato exports drop, avocados surge
mainly kiwifruit
Māori horticulture grows 35% despite land decline
Canadian fruit land values steady despite challenges
Anusaya Fresh and SanLucar collaborate to bring blueberries to India
Reservoir Farms opens robotics incubator in Salinas
"Yellow melons account for more than 85% of our production"
New UK berry development site opens in Kent
Ela Daher, export salesperson for Cuna de Platero:
"Despite the bad weather, we've had a stable blueberry season and achieved reasonable financial results"
Southern Italy's apricot season begins with good quality
China boosts cherry exports with 80,000 tons from Shaanxi
"Demand for apples in India is back, and we are still shipping Red Jonaprince"
Growing regions of Ruby Rush grape variety continue to expand
Colombia’s fruit and vegetable supply rises 12.4%
Zimbabwe targets Singapore's $15B food market with fruit exports
"Granny Smith apples also hold a very good position in the markets"
U.S. to impose 17% levy on Mexican tomatoes
Slightly later start for Central Texas peaches
Jon Clark - Fruit World International
“This will be an interesting cherry season for sure"
Kent farm tests solar-powered berry cultivation
Promising outlook for larger 2025 Pacific Northwest pear crop
Amelinckx Fruit launches local season
"We expect to pick the first Belgian cherries within days"
"Fruit and vegetable purchases remained under pressure in Flanders in 2024"
"Developing ToBRFV resistant cultivars is the most viable and sustainable solution"
China starts exporting fresh pears to Argentina
Vincent Schoen, Freshlink:
"Lemon market shifts despite high expectations"
California and Mexico table grape growers announce partnership
Mauritania's watermelon season still progressing with late production
IPS Small by TopControl
A system that changes the packaging and weighing of berries
Algeria triples farm output in a decade, targets Europe
Holy Greens adopts Swedish-grown tomatoes
Unseasonal rain damages 4,240 hectares so far in Nashik
Switzerland: Stable 2024 financial year for Fenaco
Record sales in the convenience sector
The first female Moroccan seasonal workers' union is created in Huelva
Peru bets on raspberry and cherry crops
U.S. apple storage down five percent compared to 2024
Abundant strawberry crop for National Strawberry Month
New jumbo blueberry brand introduced
Iran's tomato exports hit $233 million
Kolar tomato farmers suffer as prices drop
Indian traders boycott Turkish apples, boost Iran, U.S. demand
New Zealand persimmon yield up 20%
Russia leads Chinese strawberry imports in 2025
China boosts apple exports to Russia to highest level since 2019
Tariffs threaten Washington blueberry exports to Canada
Moldova's apple exports to CIS fall to 54% over four months
Florida farmers plow over tomatoes amid tariff, labor challenges
“Thanks to our grape program in Jalisco, my life will be extended by six to seven years”
José María Pérez, from El Ciruelo, on the impact of hail:
"In mid-June there will be a noticeable gap in stone fruit supply"
Berry yields in Moldova expected to drop in 2025, prices likely to rise
Antonio Guglielmi (Apulia):
"The demand for cherries is greater than the supply"
Rockit Global appoints Ivan Angland as COO
Frost damage to Moldovan orchards nears €38 million
David Peachey – Ideafruit UK
Strong demand for South African Pink Lady apples
Two policemen suspended for not paying street vendor
New cherry packing line for Washington grower
Eminent launches new pepper variety on the Dutch market
AGF Price Monitor week 19
Notable price changes and promotions in Dutch cucumber, cauliflower, tomato, and galia melon
La Unió
Hailstorm damages more than 12,000 hectares of crops in Valencia and Castellón
Arie Jongeleen switches to organic substrate
"The roots now look like we're used to seeing them"
Marco Masotti, Maf-Roda
Dual Fast Pack packaging robot with fruit orientation system
Martucci (Italy): "The product is brushed, branded, weighed, and polished"
First Nardò watermelons expected by the end of the month
Achraf Nasser, Moroccan table grape grower
"We've been through a tough period over the last two seasons”
China leads global strawberry production with tech
Brazil seeks to expand fruit exports to China
In April 2025, wholesale apple prices in Moldova increased by 10-15%, while exports significantly dropped compared to previous months
Apple prices rise in Moldova as exports decline
Spanish melon sales in the EU have fallen by more than 32% since 2019
Santiago Martínez, President of the Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Murcia (FECOAM):
"There is 100% crop damage from Calasparra to Yéchar"
Spanish, Dutch tomato prices higher in April 2025 than in 2024
Uzbekistan starts early cherry exports with high demand
Lithuania's 2025 strawberry season begins with high prices
China’s cherry prices drop as Latin American imports rise
Canterbury’s first Joli apple orchard replaces dairy farm
Fruit and vegetable producers comment on hail damage in eastern Austria:
"Critical phase has become much longer"
India, New Zealand launch new trade talks
Redland names Peter Marshall, Jason Kotz as export managers
Vietnam expands fruit, vegetable exports to China
Week 19 Fruit Wholesale Market Report
Durian sales surge ahead of Mother's Day, while South African grapefruit hits the market
Mexico's avocado exports to reach $4 billion this year
Mariano Sáez, of Subasur:
"Shortage of Piel de Sapo melons expected in June"
Michael Oosthuizen – International Plant Selection
Autumnal Carmingo foliage lights up Koo Valley field day
Lower Austrian stone fruit producer Manfred Harbich:
"So far, we have been spared major frost and hailstorms"
Swiss organic fruit is on trend
"Organic blueberry production is particularly successful"
An orchard of 30 hectares of apricot trees to be planted in Bukovina
Juan Pablo Muñoz, president of the irrigation community of El Torno, in Caceres, Spain:
"The rain and cold weather are causing the campaign to start much later than desired"
Santiago Vázquez, Director of La Vega de Cieza:
"The harvest is slow and there is good demand for stone fruit, with 50% less early apricot"
"Frosts may still occur, maybe the risk is smaller than it was this week"
Robert Simpson - Fife Fruits
"The plants are looking great, and there are plenty of flowers and fruit on them"
Moldova's grape exports seen as last resort move
Moldova expects good early plum harvest despite frosts
BC cherry and apple crops rebound after disastrous 2024
U.S. blueberry growers face tariff challenges with Canada
Bulgaria faces a cherry shortage in 2025 due to frost
Korean melons enter Vietnam after 17 years
