Nichola McGregor

The mandarin season has started for Korean company Daemyung Farms; the season runs from June until the end of August, which differs from the traditional Korean mandarin season as the production is done in greenhouses.

The NZ onion export season is going to finish a little earlier this season, due to fewer good-quality onions in stock around the country.

The high temperatures in Scotland have made for good volumes of soft fruit over the last few months; growers have been very busy as the strawberries have developed rapidly.

New Zealand's largest-ever kiwifruit harvest is now complete - with it wrapping up around mid-June.

Avorama, based on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, started its avocado harvest on July 1st. The winter and spring had been rather dry, but since then there have been no extreme weather events.

Earlier in the season, Stead Nicolle from Rosehill Cherries, based in Arbroath, Scotland, was looking forward to a positive cherry season, although he expected volumes to be a bit lower.

Parts of the UK have been hit by a series of heatwaves since May, with record temperatures and no rainfall to be seen. This, of course, is taking its toll on fresh produce growers.

The high temperatures in Scotland have made for good volumes of soft fruit over the last few months; growers have been very busy as the strawberries have developed rapidly. "The warm…

The UK carrot harvest started last month in Suffolk and Norfolk; it has now progressed to Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire.

The transition from Moroccan and Egyptian blueberry supply into Spain and Portugal was generally successful, although it was not without its challenges, according to William Hill, Managing Director at Colina Fruit.