Sector | Climate
California avocado growers in recovery phase
Theo Tielen, Fris-Co:
"The best start to Dutch iceberg lettuce season"
Lars Berkhout, B-Four Agro:
"Celery is growing in popularity, with coloured lettuce also showing potential for growth"
"First National Citrus Congress in Marrakech is a strategic turning point for the sector"
Kashmir cherry growers face 40% losses
Lucknow mango yield down 50%
Drought impacts crops, strawberries ripen early
Brazil strawberry prices steady as neutral varieties lead
"The main Turkish cherry region, Afyon, is deeply affected by the frost"
Comments from some operators
Collapse of the cherry harvest in Puglia causes prices to soar throughout Italy
Natalino Gallo (Op Agricor): "The market rewards quality. The real challenge now is production, not sales."
Apricot season in full swing: Lower yields, but market outlook remains positive
Fruit and vegetable prices rise by 19% after Cyclone Garance hits Reunion Island
Late snowfall damages raspberry crops in Serbia
Mariano Zapata, manager of Mercagrisa and president of Proexport:
"With half of the water, we'll also get half of the production, higher prices and reduced employment"
Frost damages 50% of Moldova’s raspberry crop
Rotterdam congestion hits Peruvian produce exports
Organic grower Pieter Vandooren
"If the drought continues into harvest, we’ll face a serious problem"
Catalonia's stone fruit production to decrease by 2% over 2024, and recover by 5%
Nelson Filho, Ibacem:
"Mangoes are increasingly more well-known in the northern hemisphere, and this opens up new opportunities"
Tajikistan begins early cherry harvest with strong yields
Frost slashes 2025 cherry harvests in Europe
Northland explores turmeric and ginger as new crop options
Frost damage affects potato fields in Ukraine, but farmers hope for recovery
Alexandre Cancel, Vergers Cancel
Cherry season is underway!
The first mango harvests of the season begin in Senegal
Türkiye's agriculture faces climate risks, needs adaptation
French cherry production on the rise according to Agreste
Hapus season ends early, pests hit UP mangoes
Trump’s tariffs strain Illinois food supply chains
Peru’s avocado exports to reach 630,000 MT in 2025
Germany remains dependent on imports for greenhouse vegetables despite soaring demand
Ciro Paolillo, of the specialist company of the same name
"After an atypical April, Campania's fennel is now making a difference"
Juan Antonio Reyes Gutiérrez:
"The increase in volume expected for this summer makes it vital to promote avocado consumption"
Early start to the early potato harvest in the Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg:
"Thanks to irrigation, there will be a bumper crop for early potatoes"
"Moroccan origin is the most present in West African markets"
Hungary’s worst apricot harvest in history
Türkiye’s 2025 apricot harvest collapses after severe frost
Murcia hailstorms cause €80 million in crop losses
Manuel García, from Frutas Torrebaja: "This Saturday we'll start harvesting the first peaches"
"Although Extremadura will again have an irregular plum production, it will be better than last year's"
Rafael López, manager of MABE:
"Despite the fire, this vegetable season has been good overall"
Austria: Dorfinger KG expects first loose-skinned early potatoes from the end of calendar week 21
"Early potato acreage expanded by 22 percent compared to last year"
Encouraging interim results for the 2025 asparagus season:
"Supply and demand in balance"
Deliveries abroad are starting earlier than expected
Italian mini watermelons off to a better start than last year
Heavy winds devastate Kadapa banana crops
Difficult Spanish stone fruit season at Van Dijk Foods
"Spanish stone fruit season struggles: 'Everything is quite expensive'"
Morocco’s citrus sector faces shrinking acreage
Mango supply improves in Karkala and Hebri
Serbia's frozen raspberry exports hit by low yields, disease
Potato Market Report 14th May:
Dry conditions, cautious demand hit EU potatoes
Wet spring delays tomato planting across Europe
Turkey cuts 2025/26 hazelnut forecast to 609,400 tons
Mónica Tierno, Director General of the Jerte Valley Cooperative Association:
"We are about 15 days late with the cherry harvest in the Jerte Valley"
Catering wholesaler Boekel AGF expands at existing location
"We don't know how to say no to sales"
Joaquín Córdoba, Director of Patatas Córdoba:
"We are harvesting high-quality potatoes, but fewer kilos due to the rains"
Unseasonal rain damages 4,240 hectares so far in Nashik
Cordoba expects a more abundant and better-quality garlic harvest
Burhanpur's banana exports set to rise with strong demand
India's potato industry targets regional export growth
Wind storms cut Hyderabad's mango prices by 80%
Vietnam's mango prices plunge 80%
Ela Daher, export salesperson for Cuna de Platero:
"Despite the bad weather, we've had a stable blueberry season and achieved reasonable financial results"
Southern Germany:
Asparagus farmers report positive interim results
Switzerland: Stable 2024 financial year for Fenaco
Record sales in the convenience sector
"Granny Smith apples also hold a very good position in the markets"
Peru bets on raspberry and cherry crops
Arie Jongeleen switches to organic substrate
"The roots now look like we're used to seeing them"
NZ Avocado targets market diversification amid challenges
New Zealand persimmon yield up 20%
Australian almond exports start strong in 2025-26
José María Pérez, from El Ciruelo, on the impact of hail:
"In mid-June there will be a noticeable gap in stone fruit supply"
Berry yields in Moldova expected to drop in 2025, prices likely to rise
Antonio Guglielmi (Apulia):
"The demand for cherries is greater than the supply"
Frost damage to Moldovan orchards nears €38 million
Juan Prados Edwards, CEO of Generandi:
"Gold and red varieties are emerging as the future of kiwifruit cultivation in southern European countries"
Jacobus van Staden – Sunfed/Soleil Sitrus
Empty market welcomes South Africa’s early citrus
Unseasonal weather slashes South Asian mango crops
Santiago Martínez, President of the Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Murcia (FECOAM):
"There is 100% crop damage from Calasparra to Yéchar"
Week 19 Fruit Wholesale Market Report
Durian sales surge ahead of Mother's Day, while South African grapefruit hits the market
BelOrta present at Macfrut 2025
"Challenges in Italian cultivation due to climate change create export opportunities"
Vietnam forecasts 30% rise in lychee yield
Myanmar’s Seintalone mango exports disrupted by China trade
Climate change threatens 60% of Latin America’s bananas
Fruit and vegetable producers comment on hail damage in eastern Austria:
"Critical phase has become much longer"
Unseasonal rains damage crops in Nashik, impacting 14,000 farmers
Hualien mango and avocado farms qualify for disaster relief
Senator Ossoff pushes for swift relief for Georgia farmers
Lower Austrian stone fruit producer Manfred Harbich:
"So far, we have been spared major frost and hailstorms"
Moldova expects good early plum harvest despite frosts
Bulgaria faces a cherry shortage in 2025 due to frost
Juan Pablo Muñoz, president of the irrigation community of El Torno, in Caceres, Spain:
"The rain and cold weather are causing the campaign to start much later than desired"
Vietnamese durian prices hit 10-year low
Eosta launches overseas citrus season
"Latin American organic oranges join South African supply"
Drought in Belgium concerns Bart Nemegheer (De Aardappelhoeve)
"Good quality but lower yields for Spanish potatoes after exceptionally wet spring"
Weather spikes vegetable prices in Bengaluru
Dry weather aids NEPG potato planting, but risks yield
New Zealand Avocado expands export focus
BC cherry and apple crops rebound after disastrous 2024
Weather app combines satellite data and local knowledge
John Gijbels, Euro Gijbels:
"Difficult season due to unusual weather conditions"
Agreste
French peach production expected to remain stable in 2025
Turkish frost threatens nut and fruit crops
Global coconut prices surge on supply shortages
Russian potato prices rise 52% after poor harvest
Potato Market Report 7th May:
European potato planting nears completion
Brazilian orange juice prices drop 32.3% YOY
Drought threatens citrus in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama
Patatas Meléndez achieves 12% growth in early potato acreage and 15% in Castile-Leon
"The latest rains will cause a drop in Andalusia's potato production"
Daniel Guerra, sales representative at Centramirsa:
"We have doubts that bell peppers from the Netherlands are produced in Europe"
Pascal Boutin, General Manager of Royal:
"We are starting the stone fruit season with new packaging that sets the fruit's colors apart"
Fruit exporter Sandor Makai on the severe frost damage in Hungary:
"Up to 80-90 percent of stone fruit farms have already suffered frost damage"
Belarus top potato supplier to Russia, faces domestic shortages
Carbon Less Future fights corporate greenwashing with an on-site subscription model
"It's a powerful shift from passive carbon credits to hands-on carbon sequestration"
5,000 frost damage claims filed after April cold snap
Wim Tuinstra, Jan Tuinstra BV
"Potato prices under significant pressure, yet we remain among the most expensive in Europe"
La Unió
Saturday's hailstorm damaged more than 8,700 hectares in the Vall d'Albaida region
Romanian growers demand aid after frost devastates crops
Macedonia's apple harvest devastated by spring frost
Switzerland:
Good strawberry harvest expected despite cold front
Coconut prices surge in Vietnam, Philippines, and Thailand
Hazardous pesticide levels found in Kathmandu vegetables
Brazil orange prices dropped 5.95%
Mexico bets on the Ataúlfo mango all year round, despite the climatic challenges
"We want European consumers to also enjoy yellow mangoes, such as the Ataúlfo variety"
Egyptian orange prices rise to $0.66/kg
Storms damage fruit crops in three Indian states
Vietnam avocado prices hit five-year high
Poland’s blueberry exports fall as local demand grows
Kai Reinheimer on outdoor tomato cultivation: