FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
Lower apple and pear production in Europe
Apple production in the EU is estimated to decrease by 3.3% compared to last year, up to a total of 11,410,681 tonnes; and in pears the figure will reach 1,746,000, according to predictions by Prognosfruit.
AgroFresh solutions for persimmons
Preventing food waste and extending the freshness of fruit are AgroFresh’s main aims.
Armandis: “We continue to be the only seasonal fruit”
Pest control and permanence on the market are the main challenges faced by persimmons, while production volumes are being recovered after the important decrease seen last year
Fruit Attraction, the guiding element
I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that the year starts in September, and the Fruit Attraction Trade Fair, which once again will beat its own record, is the new school year.
Orri, ten years as a Protected Vegetable Variety
This year, Orri Running Committee is celebrating its tenth anniversary of receiving its Plant Breeders Title from the European Plant Variety Office
South African orange exports have been suspended from the 15th of September onwards
This announcement made by the South African citrus fruit exporter employers’ association regarding its suspension of orange shipments to Europe is not the first time it has occurred.
Lemons and grapefruit: stable
The Spanish lemon and grapefruit harvest forecasts for the 2023/2024 campaign are similar to those of 2020/2021
Intercitrus is demanding the EU to take steps due to the detection of the HLB vector in Cyprus
The Mediterranean and the EU continue to be the only large citrus fruit production area that is resisting against this most devastating disease, which is caused by the bacteria Candidatus liberibacter, which causes Huanglongbing or HLB (also known as Greening or ‘Yellow dragon’).
Mergers and integrations
The citrus fruit growing sector is on the move. On the one hand investment funds are entering the sector and, on the other, mergers and integrations are taking place. The 23-24 season is starting off with new road maps to survive the significant ups and downs and competition that lies in the future of the citrus growing world.
Prices have not compensated for the lower production
According to information from Plataforma Tierra, in the 2022/23 campaign, prices for citrus fruit rose due to the shortage of supply, but these did not compensate for the low production and the drop in consumption
Citrus fruit: 5.75 million tonnes in 2023/24
The citrus fruit capacity report prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Food shows a production forecast of 5,754 million tonnes for the 2023/2024 campaign.
Axarfruit has created Freshfy
The company belonging to the AF Group is engaged in the production of fresh-cut and ready-cooked articles.
