Sector | Fruit (stone)
Daniela Aguirre, Fruit Freshi: “A small season, but a big future”
“An increasing number of South African growers are investing in cherries across multiple regions”
Spain's stone fruit sector to meet in Murcia next month
DP World San Antonio expects to move over 12.8 million cherry boxes in the 2025-2026 season
Baden Ribbon - Hansen Orchards:
"We expect volume to be up by 30% to 40% on last season"
Fresno County leads U.S. farm production with US$9 billion output
Record fruit and berry prices in Ukraine amid weather challenges
USDA grants $519,000 for specialty crop projects in Alabama
Argentinian cherries achieve record prices at the start of the season
Coquimbo cherries aim for new markets in Asia, Europe, and America
Australia launches joint cherry and summerfruit biosecurity project
Jess Byrne - Australian Summerfruit:
"It is early days, but the early season quality is looking exceptional, with great shelf appeal and eating quality "
Sweet, and sour cherry prices reach record highs in Ukraine
Pedro Pablo Budinich, Green Agro:
"We continue to grow traditional grape varieties, but are also growing new ones"
Stéphie Van den Meersschaut, Grosbusch
"The price of quality must reflect the quality of the price if we are to evolve in a balanced ecosystem"
Russian pineapple prices rise by 16% in 2025
Wholesaler Heinrich Penz from Lower Austria:
"Early start to the Italian citrus season"
Star Fruits
Positive results for the Nectavigne and Pêchevigne campaigns
Week 44 Wholesale Fruit Market Report
Chilean Santina cherries hit the market, while coconut prices remain low
Zandré Fernhout – Pure Legacy
Excellent stonefruit season beckons
PeelPack AG scores with fruit and vegetable trays made from potato waste
"We want to contribute to the plastic-free packaging industry"
Tajik dried fruit producers receive FSSC 22000 certification
Perth Markets hosts buyer’s day to launch WA stone fruit season
Chile forecasts it will export 131 million boxes of cherries this season
Moonlight Companies recalls California peaches over Listeria risk
Australian stone fruit season begins with steady crop outlook
Cape Town terminal boosts capacity ahead of fruit export season
South Africa forecasts 5% rise in 2025/26 stone fruit exports
Chris Swart – Core Fruit
Dry springtime a boon for South Africa’s stonefruit
$150 million raised to expand global fruit snack market
Australian avocado rootstock enters global testing phase
Australian growers report poor fruit set in Hawkesbury orchards
Argentina's cherry sector remains cautious about its export projections
Russia and Tajikistan explore expansion of agricultural trade in 2025
Hello Kitty launches fruit-themed scavenger hunt across Asia
French apples perform well in Asian markets
"Vietnam opened its market to France in 2015 and has been growing steadily for ten years"
Week 43 Fruit Wholesale Market Report:
Chilean air-freighted cherries arrive at Guangzhou market, and American Gala apples hit the market
U.S. expands Medfly quarantine in California
Washington apple growers concerned over Canadian talks
Ceres growers report strong start to 2025 cherry season
OGA-OGV on fruit imports from the Republic of Moldova:
"Uncertainty regarding customs clearance is and remains a hindering factor"
Fabricio Santos, manager of Elifab:
"We have just installed Europe's largest cherry sorter, with 48 lanes"
Armenia boosts fruit and vegetable exports by 13.8%
First Chilean cherries airfreighted to China for 2025–26 season
Alida Blignaut – ALFRA
Guaranteeing a satisfying stone fruit purchase is their goal
Michael Rouget - Koala Cherries:
"We can feel that markets are lifting a little bit after a slower couple of years"
Chimps naturally consume alcohol from ripe fruit, study shows
Paco García, Biosphera:
"We are committed to green asparagus, although it needs a lot of manpower"
Chile shipped this season's first cherry air shipments to China
Chile's cherry season starts with the harvest of the Nimba cv. variety
Charles Thorne - Reid Fruits:
"Customers are becoming increasingly keen on early fruit"
U.S. peach crop down 4% from 2024 but above 2023 levels
Uzbekistan to establish 3,000 hectares of industrial orchards to boost fruit production
Agreste
Reduced supply of summer pears supports prices at the start of the season
Ettore Ceccarelli from 'Julius'
Tradition and market: A review ranging from summer fruit to the first sales of domestic pears
Azerbaijan and China agree on nut export protocol
NZ Summerfruit sector explores trade links with India
South Africa and China open market for stone fruit trade
Marianne De Maio - Riverbend Orchard
"We’re anticipating a strong crop this year, with a medium fruit set"
Wattie’s cuts New Zealand crop sourcing over import competition
Massimo Delpozzo
The strengthening of the euro against the dollar is causing some difficulties for exporters
Ludo Rosseels: "Susceptibility led all growers to switch to top fruit in the 1970s"
Belgium’s last peach grower recognised as a Flemish regional producer
Agreste
Slight drop in production and moderate prices at the start of the French apple season
Ardgour Valley Fruit orchard put up for sale after liquidation
Australia develops new strategy to boost cherry exports
Chilean growers map export and quality goals
National Retail Report - Specialty Crops 10 Oct:
Fruits make up 50 percent of this week’s produce ads
Brio Fruits celebrates its 50th anniversary with its customers and suppliers
"Rains delay the start of the clementine season"
South Africa diversifies exports as U.S. tariffs shift trade
Tristan Kaye - It's Fresh:
“Ethylene is widely seen as a foe in the fruit world, but it can also be a friend"
Ukrainian table grape growers face climate pressures
Higher stone fruit prices in 2025, higher profitability?
German BLE week 40:
'Belgian, Polish, and Austrian cauliflower flank domestic activity'
Moldovan plum exports to the EU set to increase fourfold in 2025
Chile is looking to diversify cherry exports to markets outside China
First shipment of new Chilean cherries will arrive soon in India
Canadian Staccato cherry patent upheld in U.S. court
Vietnamese pomelos enter Australia as blueberries reach Vietnam
2024/2025 campaign
Peppers lead Spanish fruit and vegetable exports in terms of revenue
Washington fruit packer announces layoffs as harvest season ends
Bulgaria supports fruit and vegetable growers after weather losses
Fruit company Hermans increasingly looks to resistant varieties amid extremes
"Bio-conference fell short, apple market yet to gain momentum"
Peach prices Europe - Week 39:
Spanish peaches at €131/100 kg, Greece at €169
Argentina starting extra-early cherry harvest in week 40
Croatian team uncovers Roman shipwreck with fruit cargo
Ghanaian delegation visits Limpopo fruit farms
German BLE week 39
'Presenta, Hauszwetschge, and various Top varieties played the leading role alongside Stanley'
Canadian fruit growers face oversupply and low prices
Finishing up California’s stone fruit season
Tasmania to host overseas buyers during 2026 harvest
Moldovan apples enter Icelandic market for the first time
South Korean fruit production at risk from climate change
Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices UK - week 39:
UK apple, plum, and raspberry prices decline week on week
Ser.mac
New vision systems applied to flat peaches and nectarines, and international growth
Pascual Blanco commercial director of Hortamira:
"To be profitable, organic products need a minimum price difference of 35%"
Global health trend drives rise in tree crops
Turkish peach and cherry exports fall after frosts
U.S. apple, pear, and grape crops rise while peaches fall
Civ announces Alice Patella as new research manager
"More resilient varieties with better yields and reduced environmental impact"
Italian court rules on illegal peach variety propagation
Michigan peach production steady at 910 hectares
Il Girasole Soc. Coop. (Italy)
Market turmoil caused by peach and nectarine oversupply
Tajikistan launches program to boost apricot sector
Bart Verwoert, Verwoert Fruit:
"Exports are important, but private fruit sales remain the best"
Analysis of China’s market and opportunities for Spanish fruit and vegetable exports
Chilean cherries set for fast-track shipping to Asia
"Being united is the only way to safeguard and promote the product"
German BLE week 38:
'Peaches and nectarines from Spain predominated, with Turkish and French loads playing only a supplementary role'
Pakistani fruit and vegetable prices surge in Rawalpindi
Azerbaijan’s cherry exports drop by 35% in volume
Azerbaijan increases peach exports by 76% in January–July 2025
Canadian Okanagan growers report record cherry crop
U.S. farmer grows record 828.5 g peach
What were France's favorite fruits and vegetables this summer?
Chinese fruit prices fall as output expands
Outlook of the 2025 French apricot, peach, and nectarine season
U.S. retail ads hit 289,953 with seasonal overlap
Sergio Rojas Espinoza, from La Consentida (Chile)
Chilean cherry producers seek new markets to avoid saturation in China
Kyrgyzstan loses up to 40% of fruit and berry harvest due to lack of processing and sales channels
Week 38 Fruit Wholesale Market Report:
Peruvian blueberry arrivals increase, causing Peruvian avocado prices to fall
Wattie’s cuts NZ peach intake, not tied to Kraft Heinz split
German BLE week 37
'Quiet tomato trade with predominantly falling prices'
Sun World International and Pairwise announce partnership on the development of a pitless cherry
Cristian Moretti, director of Agrintesa, takes stock of the season and outlines future prospects:
"What emerged from the summer fruit season"
Viveros Mariano Soria: “The key lies in the varietal strategy”
"Entering the right harvest window can mean up to 0.15 euros more per kilo of fruit"
"September of moderate prices expected for Greek peaches”
U.S. Michigan cherry growers face low yields and high costs
