Sector | Climate
Bruno Vuerinckx, BelOrta:
"Cucumber prices quadruple in one week"
Álvaro Figueroa, Tropicales del Valle:
International demand for pineapple juice grows
AVF Summit 2025 will address scale and sustainability in global food systems
“A pineapple grown in Brazil, packed in Indonesia, and shipped to Europe or the U.S. can travel over 10,000 km”
Flooding threatens vegetable crops across Bangladesh
Serbian raspberry production hit by weather
Milder Brazilian climate aids citrus, cold hits lemons
UF develops AI tool for crop damage detection
Michigan grape scouting update: Growth and risks
Oregon cherry growers face labor, price pressures
Jürgen Winkler on the harvest of organic stone fruit and berries:
"We are enjoying very good yields and quality across all crops"
Miguel Fossa, of Limones Piuranos
Peruvian Tahiti lime exports grow by 30% despite logistical and weather-related issues
Sergio Grau, AG Group product manager:
"Anti-frost towers are the preferred choice of stone fruit growers"
Giuseppe Ingrillì of Eurofood:
"Blood orange derivatives are taking the lead in the global beverages and aromatics market"
Ukraine’s processing tomato harvest to remain stable despite spring frosts
Potato Market Report 9th July:
European potato demand weak, quality declines
Typhoon Danas Update:
$38 million in crop losses in Taiwan
Wholesale Market Hamburg:
"Unfortunately, we will have few cherries available for shipping outside the region"
Agreste
Confirmed increase in French apricot production for 2025
Strong demand keeps prices on the rise for Catalonia's stone fruit
Mozambique vegetable exports up 11% in 2024
Ecuador dragon fruit hit by floods and price crash
Heat drives up watermelon prices in South Korea
Brazil onion imports down 46% in 2025
Typhoon Danas causes $34m farm losses
Vincent Chaban, Fruits Rouges du Confluent
"The hot weather is complicating the strawberry campaign and increasing pressure from buyers"
Association of French Blueberry Producers
Towards a record 2025 harvest for French blueberries
Spain leads global strawberry exports with 300,000 tons
Georgia almond yield up 25% despite frost damage
Henk Vlaeminck, Van Dijk Foods:
"As the holidays approach, families are prioritizing their spending"
Prayagraj farmers turn to dragon fruit under climate stress
Monsoon hits Himachal apple harvest logistics
Himachal to set up solar cold storage units
Onion arrivals drop 30% at Lasalgaon market
Hungarian growers push for more local produce
Jean-Bernard Cherblanc, SICOLY-SICODIS Group
The cherry market remains balanced at the height of the season
Sil Moonen, Berryfarm:
"After two steady weeks, blueberry supply has surged, and prices are under pressure"
Pasquino De Vuyst, Square Melon:
"We're still selling asparagus to restaurants keeping their menus unchanged until the holidays"
Week 27 Fruit Wholesale Market Report:
South African apple arrivals increase, while main South African mandarin varieties arrive earlier
Vegetable prices rise in Bangladesh on supply shortfalls
Rain disrupts produce supply, drives up prices
Rain cuts Estonian strawberry supply and prices rise
Poland sees higher potato yields under price pressure
Lychee thrives in Mexico as global demand grows
Labor and trade woes hit U.S. cherry growers
New Zealand avocado exports rebound with strong crop
Carmelo Micale, President of PO Consorzio APAM from Torrenova (ME)
Organic high quality drives citrus fruit results
José Ramón Naranjo melon sales specialist at BASF Vegetable Seeds:
"New Piel de Sapo varieties Izalco and 162 exceed expectations in terms of resistance, production and taste"
Jamaican banana growers prepare for hurricane season
David Franco, Grupo Paloma:
Murcia's seedless grape harvest started almost two weeks later
Extreme weather hits 87% of UK farmers
Exotic Roots aims to serve major retailers from new location
"Tropical fruit demand surges in sunny weather"
Morocco breaks avocado export record to Canada
Bangladesh’s vegetable exports up 313% in FY25
Alfredo Volio, of Upala Agrícola:
"If we had 250 containers of pineapple today, we would sell them without a problem"
“Dragon fruit relies on quick sales”
So far, away from fruit and vegetable facilities
Uncontrollable, massive wildfire in Crete
Apo Conerpo Group:
Production levels are back to normal, with deliveries up by 34% and turnover up by 13%
German producers and retailers on the latest heatwave:
"Daytime temperatures well above 30 degrees are not good for any crop"
Extreme heat disrupts farming across southern Europe
Brazil apple output up to 850,000 tons
Satsuma shortage expected in 2025 for U.S. growers
Bravo apple harvest up 25% as demand grows
"20% more pepper than usual in Murcia is not enough to destabilise the markets"
Oversupply in Murcia and the Netherlands pushes pepper prices down
Stuttgart wholesale market:
"The first German onion sets were already available in calendar week 26"
Ukraine blueberry prices 2.6 times higher than 2024
EU Potato Market Report 2nd July:
Warm weather slows sales as growers clear old stocks
JERSA Fruchtimport GmbH on the Spanish garlic harvest:
"The rain came at exactly the wrong time"
“We’ve proven maluma avocados thrive in Maharashtra”
Eeki raises $7 million to expand aeroponic production in India
Apple gains global traction for heat resilience
José M.ª Román, sales technician at Seminis-Bayer:
"Our Polinesia watermelon is a pollinator that delivers firm flesh and a longer cycle"
Gerard van den Anker (Veiling Zaltbommel) and Jarno Kwakkel (Postuma AGF)
Heat hits fresh produce trade: Lower sales and staying cool
How does a Spanish and Peruvian mango's CO2 footprint compare?
Joël Boyer - Boyer:
"To maintain a balanced market, prices cannot fall any lower"
Tanzania considers shifting to fruit farming
Dagestan cherry harvest debated as prices rise
Blueberry prices fall in Ukraine and Georgia
Cold wave hits Brazil citrus as juice exports drop 22%
Hungarian melon season delayed, 175,000 tons forecast
Giovanni Scavo, sales manager of Girasole Soc. Coop.
"Not a lot of summer fruit available at the moment"
Start of the blueberry harvest in northern Germany
"Good fruit set, moderate demand"
Indian mangoes rejected by U.S. now flood local markets
Australian broccoli prices surge to $10.90 p/kg
Weather, trade talks boost South Africa’s fresh produce outlook
Craig Thomas - CSJ Agri:
“In most cases, the solution is already out there”
Tom Leenheer (Van Ooijen Citrus): "Customers switch to new mandarin varieties later each year"
"Strong lemon sales driven by good weather"
California pear crop rebounds to 2.4 million boxes
Farmers urge stronger flood relief as damages hit $107m
Australia cuts 2025 macadamia forecast to 42,000t
Sweet cherry harvest highest since 2017
Juan Antonio Martínez, manager of Toñifruit:
"The first batches of organic table grapes confirm the season's promising prospects"
Andreas Kopf on the marketing of early potatoes from Southern Baden
"Early potato industry faces disillusionment"
"A noticeable shift from traditional varieties to ones more suited for export"
Can Tunisian date growers avoid a repeat of last season's debacle?
Mexico produces avocados all year round
Agreste
Lower production expected for zucchinis in 2025
International Berries Days (IBD) and International Asparagus Days (IAD)
Soft fruit in the spotlight for the first time, alongside asparagus
Dragon fruit gains ground as profitable crop in Pakistan
Hungarian melon production up, export potential rises
Lake Balaton defies low apricot yield trend
Rocheto Group leads Brazil’s potato industry
First reports of damage:
Thunderstorms, hail, and violent winds in France
Maarten van Damme, Dacomex:
"At the start of the year, we expected onion prices to fall and potato prices to rise"
Pathankot exports rose-scented litchis to Middle East
Kashmir watermelon sales hit US$8.6 million
Rain and cold nights hurt Estonia’s cucumber crop
Early cherry season boosts UK farm sales
Strawberries lead in Ventura as avocados surge 170% in value
Nova Scotia strawberry yields surge following fungal relief
Vitale Conserve:
Growth of private label products in the canning sector
China tightens safety rules amid dip in Thai durian exports
"This scenario brings Polish blueberry season back to back to normality"
Arkansas blackberry growers tackle hail damage with new tech
Jurgen Ratelband, Tolpoort Vegetables:
"Cauliflower market under pressure due to abundant European supply"
Uruguay tests new potato seed methods for sustainability
“Non-alphonso mangoes found a ready export market”
Comber earlies harvest begins after record spring sunshine
Sebastián Torres, Benihort:
"We expect to harvest 7 million kilos of watermelon this season, 15% more than last year"
Online durian sales surge as harvest peaks
Europatat Congress highlights France and potato challenges
Hans Elenbaas, Elenbaas Zeegroenten:
"Sea bananas have now firmly established themselves as the third key sea vegetable after samphire and sea lavender"
Frank Goertz on the marketing situation for cultivated mushrooms:
"Usual summer slump for button mushrooms somewhat more pronounced this year"
Overview of the 2025 strawberry season in Southern Germany
"Weather led to high demand and mostly stable prices"
Cédric Leite, Mighirian Frères:
"It is time to promote tomatoes from Brittany"
Vietnam coconut prices surge amid rising global demand
Pakistan aims for $100 million from mango exports
Philip Bloemen, Managing Director of Crillamur: