Avocado harvest in Morocco expected to be 20% higher than last year
According to Abdellah El Yamlahi, president of the Moroccan Avocado Association, three months before the start of the avocado harvest campaign in Morocco, growers announce a good harvest –

Exports of cherries from Moldova exceeded expectations with higher share going to the EU
According to Moldova’s fruit growers’ information in June 2023 Moldova exported more than 8 thousand tons of sweet cherries. This is almost 1.5 thousand tons more than in the same month of

The potato harvest in Castilla-Leon is starting between 7 and 10 days early
The potato harvest in Castile-Leon, the most representative in terms of production volumes in Spain, has started between 7 and 10 days earlier than last year. The early potato campaigns in

“We expect 30 to 35% more production of mini kiwis this year”
Good weather will lead to a good harvest for mini kiwis in Portugal. According to Filipe Gomes, export manager for Portuguese fresh produce exporter Twinkle Green, this year’s production of mini

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW RASPBERRIES
Weather and labor remain two key talking points this raspberry season. In the Netherlands, raspberry prices remain stable but not exceptionally high, prompting concerns among growers due to

Long and satisfactory season for Sicilian raspberries
The Sicilian raspberry campaign was extended by over one month this year, leading to great satisfaction for producers. FreshPlaza talked about it with Salvatore Azzara, a berry producer from

"With our focus on year-round premium exotics by air, we aim to find a unique market niche”
With over 10 years of experience in the Dutch fruit and vegetable trade, Ricardo Mendes has taken on a new challenge together with partner Carlos Henrique Ferreira: Trust Green Trading. From the

Ceny czereśni – trend nie tylko się utrzymał, ale przyśpieszył
Trwa sezon handlu krajowymi czereśniami i co więcej, wchodzi on w fazę szczytu podażowego. Do niedawna owoców tych było zauważalnie mniej niż zazwyczaj w tej fazie

Ecuador bananas, producers on El Niño alert
The Ecuadorian banana growers' association El Oro predicts a possible loss of more than 50,000 hectares in production due to the imminent impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon. Reporting the

Drewry WCI composite index now 86% below the peak reached in September 2021
Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 1.3% to $1,474.32 per 40ft container this week. The composite index has decreased by 1.3% to $1,474.32 this week, and has dropped by 79.1%