Israeli citrus back on track
23 Nov 2006
Israeli citrus production is forecast to jump 13% to 641,000 tons in 2006/07 (October/September). In parallel with this, sendings to processors are projected to leap 15% to 306,000 tons and exports by 12% to 158,000 tons. ...

Spanish stone fruit gains
22 Nov 2006
Spanish canned peach exports are forecast to jump to 70,000 tons in 2006/07, the highest level since the start of this decade. ...

Tasmania’s stone fruit losses
21 Nov 2006
Tasmania is looking at one of its smallest fruit harvests for more than 20 years. This follows last week’s severe frosts, which hit apples, apricots, grapes and cherries particularly hard. The latter alone experienced losses of up to 80%. ...

US avocado sales top 1bn
20 Nov 2006
US shipments of Hass avocados have reached a record one billion lbs, significantly up on the 490 million lbs of the late ‘90s. ...

US organic push
20 Nov 2006
The United States Organic Trade Association is petitioning the government to advance organic production by incorporating provisions in the 2007 Farm Bill. ...

Tomato slices without juice
17 Nov 2006
An all flesh tomato variety, which does not drip juice when it is sliced is undergoing trials by Dutch specialist seed breeder de Ruiter, writes Peter Crosskey. ...

Hargreaves supplies purple ’gus to Dutch market
17 Nov 2006
As European agents for New Zealand asparagus breeder Aspara Pacific, Hargreaves Plants, of the UK, has announced plans to provide the increasingly popular purple asparagus for Dutch consumers. ...

Spanish strawberry concerns
16 Nov 2006
Spanish strawberry production is forecast to fall 10% to 306,400 tons in 2006/07. This follows poor weather, especially in the Huelva region, which accounts for the bulk of plantings. ...

Japanese strawberries on the wane
16 Nov 2006
Although strawberries are one of the top selling items in Japan’s fresh produce market the sector is facing decline year-on-year. In fact, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries national output is likely to fall by around 2% annually for the foreseeable future. ...

Peachy prospects for Argentine plums
15 Nov 2006
Argentina is strengthening its profile and positioning as a producer and exporter of plums. In 2007 alone output is expected to jump to 125,000 tons compared with 115,000 tons last year. ...

Polish strawberries under threat
15 Nov 2006
Polish strawberry producers remain under pressure despite the introduction of protective measures to stem the tide of Chinese imports. In fact according to experts at the Institute of Rural Economics both planted area and production will fall in 2007 as a result of poor prices and stiff competition on the marketplace...

Egyptian expansion
13 Nov 2006
Egypt is looking at a bumper citrus harvest in 2006/07. This is well illustrated with oranges where output is forecast to rise to 1.8 million tonnes, the equivalent of 50% of output overall. ...

Greek top fruit decline
12 Nov 2006
2006/07 looks like being another disappointing year for Greek top fruit growers and exporters. Apples are a case in point. Although output is forecast to rise to 270,000 tonnes, as against 265,000 tonnes last season, it is still well down on the 300-320,000 tonne average. ...

Mexican strawberries bounce back
11 Nov 2006
Favourable weather has boosted Mexican strawberry production for 2006/07 (August/July). Latest estimates forecast fresh output at 166,000 tonnes as against 165,000 tonnes and 156,640 tonnes for the previous two seasons. ...

Italian apple spiral
11 Nov 2006
Italy is looking at one of its smallest top fruit harvests for five years. This is well llustrated with apples where 2006/07 production is forecast to fall 5% to 1.9 million tons – a consequence of heavy rains and hail in northern regions earlier in the year, writes Lynda Seaton. ...

Quick Plug launch V-Xcel
10 Nov 2006
Quick Plug BV introduced at Horti Fair, Amsterdam last week, a new plug for automated orchid/phalaenopsis production. ...

Modular pipe rail trolley gains plaudits for Berg
10 Nov 2006
Dutch company Berg Product’s modular pipe rail trolley was specially designed for sweet peppers but can be used for totmatoes, cucumbrs and other crops, according to the makers. ...

Rimini finds market favour
09 Nov 2006
In its first year on the market Rimini, a yellow rose from Olij Rozen, was one of the shortlisted products in the innovation awards at Horti Fair this year. ...

Ministar wows the judges at Horti Fair Awards
09 Nov 2006
Havatec’s Ministar took the top prize in the Horti Fair Innovations Award last week. ...

FloraHolland looks to the world
08 Nov 2006
Flower auction FloraHolland said it is taking advantage of chances and opportunities in foreign production and international product flows. ...

Horti Fair draws the crowds
08 Nov 2006
This year’s International Horti Fair in Amsterdam RAI attracted 49,837 horticultural visitors from more than 110 countries. ...

Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer to open new business park
08 Nov 2006
Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer predicted the volume of products sold and prcessed by the auction will double by the year 2025. ...