Fruit and vegetable supplies down by 8% in the first quarter
The trend in the domestic consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables was still negative in the first quarter of this year, with purchases by Italian households standing still at 1.27 million tons,

Spain: Strawberries get into politics
What started as a campaign supported by 150,000 people in Germany encouraging supermarkets to stop buying Spanish strawberries could become a more serious problem. Following this boycott attempt

Marlena could overtake currant market leader
German fruit breeder Artevos says it has identified a potential long-term replacement for the popular redcurrant variety Jonkheer van Tets, an early-harvesting Dutch winter type that produces

Two weeks left for Michigan asparagus
Michigan asparagus looks to have two more weeks left of its season. “We’re on the wind-down,” says Trish Taylor, marketing manager for Riveridge Produce Marketing, Inc. “Particularly with

Calavo announces total revenue of $244.7 million; 26% decline from prior year
Calavo Growers, Inc., a global avocado-industry provider of convenient, ready-to-eat fresh food, today reported its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended April 30, 2023. Second

IFG to open state-of-the-art research laboratory this summer
International Fruit Genetics (IFG) is to open a new state-of-the-art breeding and research laboratory this summer. The facility will form part of IFG’s new US$19m Fruitworks|IFG Discovery Center

Landesverband Sächsisches Obst: The strawberry season really gets going now
After delays due to cool days and especially cold nights, strawberry growers are finally starting the harvest. After having already started in North Saxony and the Elbe Valley in week 22, the

Farmer plants Central Florida’s first avocado trees for commercial production
A citrus grower in Frostproof, Florida, is changing tack after Hurricane Ian and citrus greening devastated his crop. “We’re going to plant 700 avocado trees here in Central Florida, which is

Belgian tomato prices rebound
In Belgium, loose and vine tomatoes' median prices rebounded last week. That, thus, halted the recent week's steady decline, as evidenced by VBT figures. As the year's longest day approaches, the