2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (235+ words) FreshPlaza As of September 1st, 2026, French production of peaches, nectarines and pavias was estimated at nearly 222,000 tons, which is 1% higher than last year and 3% higher than the average of the last five years Summer heatwaves have mainly affected the size of…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (377+ words) FreshPlaza Fyffes has launched its Regenerative Agriculture Framework, setting out an ambitious roadmap to integrate regenerative agriculture practices across 13,000 hectares of banana and pineapple farms by 2030 and extend proven approaches throughout its supply chain by 2035 The new Framework reflects Fyffes…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (269+ words) It's anticipated that Idaho will produce the smallest potato crop in 2026-2027 than it's had since 2011. "Yields are far below where they were last year–they're quite a bit lower than we hoped for a lot of reasons," says Ryan Wahlen…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (778+ words) Morocco arrives at the next International Berry Seminar at a different stage from its early years of expansion. The country has gained significant weight within the international berry industry, and with that has come greater pressure on productivity, quality, efficient…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (238+ words) John Czajkowski Farm in Hadley, Massachusetts, has been growing crops beneath a solar panel array for several years using an agrivoltaic production system. The installation consists of 832 solar panels spaced 26 feet apart across 0.89 hectares of farmland. The spacing is intended…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (302+ words) FreshPlaza The EU's TRACES platform has reported another detection of the false moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) in oranges from South Africa The Valencian Growers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) is calling on the EU to "enforce compliance with EU rules from this third country…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (306+ words) Florida's commercial citrus acreage has declined by nearly 21 per cent over the past year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's preliminary Commercial Citrus Inventory. At the start of the 2026-2027 season, 66,919 hectares across 23 Florida counties are being used to produce oranges,…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (287+ words) A forecast El Niño event could increase pressure on Australian fresh produce prices as hotter and drier conditions affect key growing regions in eastern Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology expects El Niño to peak in late spring or summer and…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (283+ words) British carrot growers are expecting yield losses of between 15 and 30 per cent following periods of heat and dry weather during the growing season, according to the British Carrot Growers Association. Heatwaves in May and June caused establishment problems in some…...