Published: Jun 07, 2016

The harvest of Spanish new potatoes started about three weeks ago in the earliest areas of Spain. The campaign is developing smoothly, although yields are lower because of the impact of frost and the reduction of the acreage in southern Spain.

Published: Jun 07, 2016

"So far this year, the rainfall in Huaping county's mango district is relatively average. Even though the cold air currents of the beginning and end of spring 2016 had an influence on the small amount of mango trees that were blooming at that time, the in

Published: Jun 07, 2016

"Our indoor watermelon season starts in the beginning of May and runs until August. Prices have been stable so far, and our sales have been strong," says Mr. Tian Yinghui of the company Xiale Agriculture Technology Service located in Shanxi province.

Published: Jun 07, 2016

Origene Seeds, a producer of vegetable seeds in Israel, is following western world trends by developing a range of snack vegetables which aim to replace fast food snacks.

Published: Jun 07, 2016

Part of the Belgian greenhouse vegetable market is currently in a slump. Tomato growers are suffering the impact of low prices and lettuce also yields very little. "

Published: Jun 07, 2016

In addition to starting earlier than normal, this year's cherry harvest in Washington has been light. But the latter part of June promises bigger volumes when the Bing crop ramps up.

Published: Jun 06, 2016

According to information from the delegation of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) in Puebla, the entity is the seventh biggest producer of avocado nationwide.

Published: Jun 06, 2016

Some eight Honduran exporters are getting ready to participate in Fruit Logistica 2017. The fair will be held next year in Berlin, Germany, and more than 73,000 buyers from around the world are expected to attend it.

Published: Jun 06, 2016

For Deniz Fruit, in Rotterdam, the Turkish melon season has already started. "We work directly with Turkish growers and the melon season lasts until October," explains Rahim Deniz. "

Published: Jun 06, 2016

In recent weeks the sales of Conference have been going quite quickly. "We've been pushing it forward for a while but in recent weeks have been able to catch up a little.

Published: Jun 06, 2016

The Swiss Fruit Association expects an average cherry harvest this year. A harvest of 2200 metric tons is expected and about the same as in 2015. The main harvest starts at the beginning of July.

Published: Jun 06, 2016

“There's less fruit than we expected and calibres are also smaller because of the lack of sunshine during the flowering period, when there was a lot of rain.

Published: Jun 06, 2016

Smart Agriculture Iwata Co., Ltd., Fujitsu Limited, ORIX Corporation, and Masuda Seed Co., Ltd. announced that, starting in mid-June, Smart Agriculture Iwata will begin full-fledged sales in Japan of kale that can be eaten fresh and uncooked as the first

Published: Jun 06, 2016

The Canary Islands has lost 2,500 hectares of tomato in the past fifteen years because the agricultural agreement between the EU and Morocco has seriously affected them.

Published: Jun 06, 2016

"Over the past one and half years, chicory has gradually entered the Chinese market. Consumer demand for this vegetable is increasing.

Published: Jun 03, 2016

On Wednesday 1 June, the Processed Pear Committee board of directors unanimously agreed to keep the assessment charged to growers for the federal marketing order for processed pears at $7 per ton.

Published: Jun 03, 2016

For Belgian potato traders, Sweden is a small, but admittedly growing market. In late April, the potential for Belgian fresh and processed potato exports was further explored.

Published: Jun 03, 2016

“Due to extreme cold and snow fall in early Spring, garlic yield has come down by 10% to 20%. The size of the garlic coming from Jinxiang, the central region of Chinese garlic production and export, is also slightly smaller than in previous years,” explai

Published: Jun 03, 2016

On a global front the 2016 cherry season is going to be trying to say the least. Weather is the main culprit of course. Cold wet springs followed by sluggish starts to summer seems be a common factor in most of the Northern Hemisphere producing countries.

Published: Jun 02, 2016

In Krasnoyarsk, Russia, employees of the regional office of Rosselkhoznadzor, along with the police, discovered around 800 kg of imported fruits, which were forbidden from import into Russia, as reported the press service of the department.