Vijaym Verma/Flickr
India’s agriculture is bearing the brunt of climate change, as the annual monsoon season is becoming longer. Fruit and vegetable crop yields are dropping as a result of the unseasonal […]
Thu 24/11/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
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The outlook for the 2022/23 apple season in New Zealand is much more optimistic than the previous one, thanks to the opening of international borders following COVID-19 restrictions. While the […]
Thu 24/11/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Stockking/Freepik
Dutch tomato production is falling due to the high cost of gas required to heat greenhouses in the Netherlands. EU forecasts for the winter tomato campaign in other Member States […]
Mon 31/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Réussir Fruits & Légumes
The cost of land for winter farming in Spain became more expensive in 2021 compared to a year earlier. This is the finding of the latest MAP Land Price Survey. […]
Thu 27/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Kris Robb (Clyde Orchard)/Radio New Zealand
Fruit growers across the central North Island are facing heavy losses after frosts wiped out crops, according to a Radio New Zealand report. Owner Darien McFadden said a minus four […]
Tue 25/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
DO KAKI DEL XUQUER
The extreme weather in 2022 has hit Spain’s main persimmon growing region, Ribera del Xúquer. During the first stretch of spring, high temperatures and persistent rains caused problems with flowering […]
Tue 25/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Réussir Fruits & Légumes
In light of the unprecedented soar in energy prices, Freshfel Europe is calling authorities for action to mitigate the far-reaching impact on the fruit and vegetable sector.
Tue 25/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Rahan Meristem/Wageningen University
A new variety of Cavendish banana with complete TR4 Panama disease resistance will be commercially available from early 2024. The variety has been developed by Israel-based company Rahan Meristem in […]
Mon 17/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Since Hurricane Ian struck southwest Florida on September 28, reports have been emerging of the vast damage to the state’s agriculture, with much field crop planting just beginning. Christa Court, […]
Mon 10/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Freepik
China’s kiwifruit farmers are expecting a good season, following the problems experienced in recent years with early harvests and low prices. Between July 15 and September 9, the trading volume […]
Sat 08/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
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The 2022-23 global peach and nectarine crop is expected to rise by 4% to 23.7 million tons, thanks to larger production in China, the EU and Turkey, according to USDA […]
Fri 07/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
PROARANDANOS
Peru has overtaken Chile as the world’s third-largest blueberry producer, after China and the US, as the market continues to grow, according to a recent report by The Blueberry International […]
Fri 07/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
