Season
Where what we eat comes from, and who gets paid along the way.
Elche pomegranate harvest opens at 50,000 tonnes
Growers in Elche expect 50,000 tonnes of Mollar pomegranates this season, but sunscald from repeated heatwaves will write off 15% of the crop before it reaches a crate.
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Argentina's 2026 wine harvest falls to a near-decade low
The national wine institute's final report shows grape volume down 6.5% and wine output down almost 10%, with reds hit hardest and whites the only category to grow.
Diamanti a Tavola truffle festival opens in Amandola
Three starred chefs cook across nine days as the Marche region's white-truffle festival returns to the Sibillini mountains, far from Alba's crowds.
Italy's chestnut prices rise 46% as drought cuts the harvest
Ismea's October price data put chestnuts at €3.50 a kilo nationally, up 46 percent in a year, as Coldiretti estimates this autumn's harvest is down by about a quarter.
Consuegra's saffron festival returns for its 64th year
The 64th Fiesta de la Rosa del Azafrán fills Cerro Calderico from 23 to 25 October, timed to the hand-picked harvest that still defines La Mancha's saffron trade.
Greece's olive oil crop rebounds as prices sink below cost
Growers are heading for their biggest harvest in four years, but mill-gate prices in Crete have slipped under €4 a kilo, and some say they are selling at a loss.
Ivory Coast's cocoa crop shrinks as dry weather drags on
Port arrivals in the world's top cocoa producer are tracking up to 17% behind last year, with an EU deforestation deadline adding pressure to ship before year-end.
Morocco's bumper olive harvest could halve oil prices
Growers in Ouezzane, Chefchaouen and Ksar El Kebir expect 40 to 80 percent more fruit this year, with oil prices set to fall below MAD 35 a liter.
France's 2026 wine harvest falls to its lowest in years
A hot, dry summer and a shrinking vineyard pushed France's grape harvest well below average, with Champagne and Beaujolais hit hardest of all.
Istria's white truffle season runs to early November
A run of autumn festivals in Motovun, Livade and Buzet marks Croatia's answer to Alba — the same prized fungus, a lower profile, and a season that peaks this week.
Alba white truffle price nears €550 as drought bites
Early Tuber magnatum is trading at €350-550 per 100g as the 96th Alba fair opens, after a dry summer left hunters waiting on rain to boost November's harvest.
Bordeaux's 2026 harvest ends early after a scorching summer
Growers finished one of the earliest Bordeaux harvests on record after a hot, dry summer cut yields, with early tastings pointing to a rich, concentrated style.
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