The World Citrus Organisation (WCO) has released its annual Northern Hemisphere citrus forecast for the 2021/22 season, with volumes expected to fall slightly year-on-year. The crop is projected to reach […]
jeu 02/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Chile’s Asoex has released its first estimate for table grape exports in the 2021-22 season, with predictions of a 29% increase over last season’s rain-affected campaign. Asoex president Ronald Bown […]
mar 30/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Agrarian organisations, agro-food cooperatives and Coexphal protested last week outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food against the crisis the sector is currently going through. Farmers […]
lun 29/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Southern Hemisphere pear production is mainly centred in Argentina, South Africa and Chile, which together export 650-700,000 tons per year, down from 730-780,000 tons, according to a report by Topinfo. […]
lun 29/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Mexico’s 2021/22 avocado crop is projected to drop by 8% YoY, according to FAS data. After a record 2020/21 campaign, the lower output is due to trees needing to recover […]
jeu 25/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
New Zealand’s 2021/22 apple harvest looks set to suffer the very same problems that beset production in 2020/21, especially labour shortages at harvest time. This is expected to constrain production […]
jeu 25/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
When biological control organisms (OCB) are released in crops through traditional systems, such as manual distribution directly on the plants from cans or containers or by placing a large number […]
mar 23/11/2021 by BIOLINE IBERIA - TRANSLATION RICHARD WILKINSON
The Spanish Lemon and Grapefruit Interprofessional Association (AILIMPO) forecasts production volumes to drop by 23% to just over 1 million tons, due to the cold weather, wind and excessive rain […]
lun 01/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Europe’s fruit sector will come together at the 3rd edition of Fruit 2050, which will take place in person at the Parc des Expositions in Angers, France, between January 11 and […]
lun 01/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The president of Coexphal, Juan Antonio González Real, has signed a collective agreement for the handling of fruits and vegetables in Spain’s Almeria region, together with Asempal, Ecohal and the […]
jeu 28/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Over three-quarters of the world’s vegetables are produced in Asia, according to an AgrarMarkt Austria (AMA) report. In 2019, global vegetable production amounted to around 1.1 billion tons, in line […]
mer 27/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson