FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NEWS
Avocado shipments from Morocco gather pace
The particularly intense 2025/2026 avocado season in Morocco is now in full swing. The market seems to be regaining some balance after prolonged price tractions and a standoff between producers and exporters, or between exporters and their clients, punctuated by harvest suspensions
Peru’s mango campaign hits peak volumes
This time of year, the U.S. market mainly depends on offshore mangos to satisfy demand. Ecuador winded down at the end of December and Peru is now the only South American country shipping to the U.S., bringing in the Kent variety
Brazil’s table grape sector gains momentum with EU access
The free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, negotiated over more than twenty years and approved at the beginning of 2026, has entered its implementation phase
Climate conditions define Brazil’s 2026/27 fruit forecast
After a year-end characterised by high temperatures and limited rainfall, particularly from mid-December onward, precipitation returned to Brazilian producing regions in January 2026
Chile sees strong prospects as table grape production increases
The Chilean table grape season is in full swing with production. “Our estimation this year is for around 3.5 million cases of table grapes,” says Nicolas Damm of Rio Blanco. “We are probably only less than 10 percent into the season and we are now harvesting in the fourth region in Vicuña and El Palqui”
EU Parliament advances vote on new genomic techniques
The European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) is set to vote on the Regulation on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) on Wednesday 28 January, a decision widely seen as a crucial milestone towards the final adoption of a future-oriented EU framework for plant breeding innovation
Avocado: the great opportunity everyone wants to seize
The ‘green gold’ fever shows no sign of slowing as origins expand across the global board
Fruit Logistica: Six stages, one goal – shaping the future
From 4 to 6 February, Berlin will once again become the hub of the international fresh fruit and vegetable sector
Award-worthy innovations
Two juries, ten nominees – strong impetus for the fruit and vegetable industry
Organic consumption led by fruit and vegetables
Fruit and vegetables account for the largest share of Spanish household consumption among all food categories
Luis Castelló: Luigi, the most latin valencian
We meet at Latinos FM 107.9, where Luis Castelló (Valencia, 1971) takes charge of the sound desk and introduces himself to listeners as Luigi DJ, the most Latin Valencian voice on the airwaves
Mercosur, a scenario still wide open
On Saturday, speaking from a purely televisual point of view, I sat through the signing of the Mercosur agreement in Asunción so as not to miss a thing. And, frankly, I did not expect either the farmers’ protests or the left and right in the European Parliament to deliver any surprises
