Prognozy dla rynku jabłek i gruszek w Europie na sezon 2023/2024
W dniach 2-4 sierpnia 2023 roku w regionie Trentino we Włoszech odbędzie się 48. edycja dorocznej konferencji Prognosfruit, najważniejszego branżowego wydarzenia poświęconego prognozom

Potatoes 2023: major concerns over production volumes
According to the NEPG, total potato production area in 2023 in Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany will increase by 2-3% y-o-y. However, concerns about this year's production level are

Costa Rican authorities capture 898 kilograms of cocaine
Costa Rican authorities have seized 898 kilograms of cocaine in a container destined for the port of Antwerp, Belgium. The drugs were hidden among a shipment of bananas. The seizure was made

Ann Celen named CEO of Special Fruit
Belgium’s Special Fruit has announced that Ann Celen will become the new CEO of the company, following Bert Barman’s decision to leave. Celen has years of experience in the food industry,

"Rather limited chicory supply"
Dennis Blankendaal of Frysk Witlof in the Netherlands has no complaints about current chicory sales. "Those usually fall somewhat in the summer, but supply is limited at the moment. In Belgium,

"Limited blueberry volumes in switch from early to mid varieties"
In Belgium, the erratic spring will probably cause limited blueberry volumes between the early and mid varieties. That is according to Coöperatie Hoogstraten's Hannah Docus. "The early varieties

Netherlands/Belgium: Growing concern about the apple blossom weevil
According to a report by vilt.be, fruit growers in various parts of the Netherlands have recently increasingly found that large parts of their apple crops have been destroyed by the apple blossom

"This artwork lets us translate our identity to the packaging"
Some collaborations are not obvious. Such is the case in Haspengouw, Belgium, where the Hellingenfort cherry farm joined forces with Dutch writer and singer Rick de Leeuw and his partner Maartje

"Low European yields could benefit Belgian pears"
For the new season, the Belgian pear situation looks good so far. During the recent Interpera, preliminary estimates were announced, which predict the second-lowest pear harvest at the European

Week 25: Average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €125/100 kgs in France
In week 25, the average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €125/100 kgs in France. Average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €101/100 kgs in the

"Перспективное мышление, сотрудничество играют центральную роль в переговорах по устойчивому развитию"
Бельгийские торговцы картофелем, овощами и фруктами и представители перерабатывающего сектора собрались

"Myślenie przyszłościowe, współpraca kluczem do rozmów o zrównoważonym rozwoju"
Belgijscy sprzedawcy ziemniaków, warzyw i owoców oraz przedstawiciele sektora przetwórczego zebrali się we wtorek, 27 czerwca, na corocznym wydarzeniu FVPhouse organizowanym

"Forward thinking, cooperation central to sustainability talks"
Belgian potato, vegetable, and fruit traders and representatives from the processing sector gathered on Tuesday, 27 June, for Fresh Trade Belgium, Belgapom, and Vegebe's annual FVPhouse event.

"Almost impossible to explain sky-high potato prices to clients"
It is difficult on the potato market, with sky-high prices and a shortage of good-quality produce. "Imported potatoes are very pricey, and the new crop is extremely problematic. It goes back to

Belgium: Colruyt sells Flemish Charentais melons from the greenhouse
The Belgian Colruyt Group no longer wants to source its Charentais melons from France, according to a report by vilt.be, but is starting a trial this year with the fruit from a Flemish greenhouse.

Belgium: BelOrta starts the new cherry season
"Belgian cherry lovers have had to wait a while, but they have recently become available again," says the leading Belgian fruit and vegetable supplier BelOrta. "Due to the cold weather in spring,

Lleida hosts the new edition of Interpera 2023
On the programme of the conferences taking place this Thursday, the European pear harvest forecasts for 2023 in the main producing countries will be presented. There will also be a round table

BelOrta becomes Belgian fruit leader too
With the integration of BFV as of July 1st, the fruit offering of the leading Belgian organisation is estimated this season at around 200,000 tons of pears, 75,000 tons of apple, 13,000 tons of

Average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €101/100 kgs in Spain in week 24
In week 24, the average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €101/100 kgs in Spain. Average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €100/100 kgs in the

"Belgian tomato prices under pressure, but those of eggplant and cucumber rebound"
The Belgian greenhouse vegetable season is in full swing at importer/exporter, Fresh Food. During the winter, this Belgian company focuses mainly on imports from Southern Europe and Morocco, but

"Ceny belgijskich pomidorów pod presją, ale ceny bakłażanów i ogórków odbijają się"
Sezon belgijskich warzyw szklarniowych jest w pełnym rozkwicie u importera/eksportera, Fresh Food. Zimą ta belgijska firma koncentruje się głównie na imporcie z Europy Południowej

"With this scale up, we can supply all 258 stores in Flanders with mini-watermelons"
This week, Aldi Belgium started again carrying Tomeco's mini watermelons, Tomélon. "We partnered with Tomeco, part of Coöperatie Hoogstraten, last year to sell these mini watermelons. That

"Dzięki tej skali możemy zaopatrzyć wszystkie 258 sklepów we Flandrii w mini arbuzy".
W tym tygodniu belgijski Aldi ponownie rozpoczął sprzedaż mini arbuzów Tomeco, Tomélon. "W zeszłym roku nawiązaliśmy współpracę z Tomeco, częścią Coöperatie Hoogstraten, aby

"Благодаря такому расширению мы сможем снабжать мини-арбузами все 258 магазинов во Фландрии".
На этой неделе Aldi Belgium снова начал продавать мини-арбузы Tomeco, Tomélon. "В прошлом году мы сотрудничали с

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW PEACHES, NECTARINES & PARAGUAYOS
The global peach, nectarine and paraguayo markets are off to a good start in many countries, despite adverse weather in some growing regions. In the Netherlands, the Spanish stone fruit season