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Sector | Fruit

David Peachey – Ideafruit UK

Strong demand for South African Pink Lady apples

U.S. apple storage down five percent compared to 2024

Abundant strawberry crop for National Strawberry Month

New jumbo blueberry brand introduced

Iran's tomato exports hit $233 million

Kolar tomato farmers suffer as prices drop

Indian traders boycott Turkish apples, boost Iran, U.S. demand

New Zealand persimmon yield up 20%

Russia leads Chinese strawberry imports in 2025

China boosts apple exports to Russia to highest level since 2019

Tariffs threaten Washington blueberry exports to Canada

Moldova's apple exports to CIS fall to 54% over four months

Florida farmers plow over tomatoes amid tariff, labor challenges

“Thanks to our grape program in Jalisco, my life will be extended by six to seven years”

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"

Rockit Global appoints Ivan Angland as COO

Frost damage to Moldovan orchards nears €38 million

The first female Moroccan seasonal workers' union is created in Huelva

Peru bets on raspberry and cherry crops

Arie Jongeleen switches to organic substrate

"The roots now look like we're used to seeing them"

Marco Masotti, Maf-Roda

Dual Fast Pack packaging robot with fruit orientation system

Martucci (Italy): "The product is brushed, branded, weighed, and polished"

First Nardò watermelons expected by the end of the month

New cherry packing line for Washington grower

Eminent launches new pepper variety on the Dutch market

AGF Price Monitor week 19

Notable price changes and promotions in Dutch cucumber, cauliflower, tomato, and galia melon

La Unió

Hailstorm damages more than 12,000 hectares of crops in Valencia and Castellón

Two policemen suspended for not paying street vendor

Achraf Nasser, Moroccan table grape grower

"We've been through a tough period over the last two seasons”

China leads global strawberry production with tech

Brazil seeks to expand fruit exports to China

Fruit and vegetable producers comment on hail damage in eastern Austria:

"Critical phase has become much longer"

In April 2025, wholesale apple prices in Moldova increased by 10-15%, while exports significantly dropped compared to previous months

Apple prices rise in Moldova as exports decline

Spanish melon sales in the EU have fallen by more than 32% since 2019

Santiago Martínez, President of the Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Murcia (FECOAM):

"There is 100% crop damage from Calasparra to Yéchar"

Spanish, Dutch tomato prices higher in April 2025 than in 2024

Uzbekistan starts early cherry exports with high demand

Lithuania's 2025 strawberry season begins with high prices

China’s cherry prices drop as Latin American imports rise

Canterbury’s first Joli apple orchard replaces dairy farm

India, New Zealand launch new trade talks

Redland names Peter Marshall, Jason Kotz as export managers

Vietnam expands fruit, vegetable exports to China

Week 19 Fruit Wholesale Market Report

Durian sales surge ahead of Mother's Day, while South African grapefruit hits the market

Mexico's avocado exports to reach $4 billion this year

Mariano Sáez, of Subasur:

"Shortage of Piel de Sapo melons expected in June"

Michael Oosthuizen – International Plant Selection

Autumnal Carmingo foliage lights up Koo Valley field day

Lower Austrian stone fruit producer Manfred Harbich:

"So far, we have been spared major frost and hailstorms"

Swiss organic fruit is on trend

"Organic blueberry production is particularly successful"

An orchard of 30 hectares of apricot trees to be planted in Bukovina

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"

Santiago Vázquez, Director of La Vega de Cieza:

"The harvest is slow and there is good demand for stone fruit, with 50% less early apricot"

"Frosts may still occur, maybe the risk is smaller than it was this week"

Robert Simpson - Fife Fruits

"The plants are looking great, and there are plenty of flowers and fruit on them"

Moldova's grape exports seen as last resort move

Moldova expects good early plum harvest despite frosts

BC cherry and apple crops rebound after disastrous 2024

U.S. blueberry growers face tariff challenges with Canada

Bulgaria faces a cherry shortage in 2025 due to frost

Korean melons enter Vietnam after 17 years

Weekend Warrior Grabouw unites community outdoors

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"

German BLE week 18:

'First New Zealand Royal Gala and Smitten apples arrive'

Emeline Vanespen, Strawberries Raspberries of France

"The biggest production peaks have passed with fluidity"

Seasonal perishable products weekly update:

Avocado prices fall, blueberry demand rises

A look at the upcoming Coachella grape season

Mother’s Day demand and cold weather pressure berry supply

Emanuel Sluis, Service2Fruit:

"Most pears are now secured by traders"

Chile's Copefrut forecasts 6% growth in cherry volume next season

Ricardo Cipriani, Locuston:

"Brazil has enormous potential, but the purchasing power of a large part of the population limits access to fresh fruits"

Morocco surpassed Spain in tomato export value in 2024

Agreste

French peach production expected to remain stable in 2025

Yumbe mango factory resumes processing

Japanese strawberries enter Philippine market

Knoblauchsland, Germany:

"Tomato and cucumber prices have been disastrous since the start of the season"

Taiwan watermelon prices rise on lower yield

Dane Castle - abbGrowers

“We shorten the chain between grower and customer, so the value stays with the grower"

Simon Easton - Wairepo Holdings

“We had a couple of wet periods during the harvest, but so far so good"

Apple donation tops 3 million pounds

Hoogstraten Week kicks off at the cooperative

"Spring peak in volumes aligns with promotions and export switchovers"

Azerbaijan bans Turkmen tomatoes over virus

Russia spent over $371M on peach and nectarine imports in 2024

Macedonia's apple harvest devastated by spring frost

Haumako Horticulture transforms Wairoa with high-tech farming

Arwen, of Berries del Oeste

"We are proud to have brought stability and security to the market, with a variety about which nobody has any complaints"

Early strawberry season begins in Western Ukraine with high prices

Switzerland:

Good strawberry harvest expected despite cold front

Gideoni Huber – The Big Apple

“This year we cherish every apple”

Organic grower David Hermans starts second season of organic strawberries

"The biggest challenge in growing organic strawberries is market security"

Bengaluru’s supermarkets boost demand for exotic produce

Kazakhstan boosts vegetable imports as domestic prices continue to rise

AGF Price Monitor week 18

Cucumber price differences remain small, while vine tomato prices vary significantly

Breedx:

Breeding for the consumer, not the commodity

La Unió

Saturday's hailstorm damaged more than 8,700 hectares in the Vall d'Albaida region

Hazardous pesticide levels found in Kathmandu vegetables

Turvolândia persimmon harvest down 20% due to climate

U.S. raspberry production up 27%

Sapori Antichi - Gruppo Muraca

Italian tomato flour wins an award

Fruit trends 2024: apples, pears, and grapes down; blueberries up

Poland’s blueberry exports fall as local demand grows

"We achieved an improvement in grape firmness and brix consistency"

Peru

Moving more than 20,000 tons of blueberries each week will require the utmost from the entire supply chain

Northern Hemisphere apple and pear stocks - April 2025

European apple and pear stocks fall by over 7% and 9%

Egypt exports 26,000 tons of onions from 5 million-ton crop

KREI forecasts produce price drops, radish up 50%

Storms damage fruit crops in three Indian states

Orange River flooding endangers crops

New Zealand fruit exports rise with kiwifruit and apples

Kai Reinheimer on outdoor tomato cultivation:

"In the future, people will look for alternatives to greenhouse cultivation"

Nikos Kamilis from Babis Fruits on the beginning of the Greek watermelon season:

“Watermelon season begins with strong yields and prices”

National Retail Report - Specialty Crops:

Produce ads rise with festive deals and price shifts

Serbia exports 6,000+ tons of blueberries annually

Spring frosts destroy Ukrainian tomato and strawberry crops

“It’s prime time for Southern Hemisphere fresh organic apples"

Avocados up 53% as U.S. noncitrus crop trends diverge in 2024

Peru faces complex 2025-26 blueberry season

Brexit border delays cause UK strawberry waste

Telangana farmers grow more exotic fruits to cut imports

Moldovan fruit exports rise despite smaller harvest

Tomatoes recalled in multiple states over salmonella risk

Uzbekistan also ships over 12,000 tonnes of dried plums in Q1

Fergana launches cherry exports for 2025 season

U.S. to levy 17% tariff on Mexican tomatoes

Part 1: Possibilities of agri-PV in fruit growing

"Overall, we want to find out to what extent the PV system also works with intensive fruit production"

Cornelius de Villiers – Freshgold

Indian demand exceeds supply of South African Flash Gala apples

Pricing could shift on Mexican blueberries

Oncoming heat to help size up California organic stone fruit and melons