Pepper market problems return and the season is under way
The season for Polish peppers has not yet started for good. The amount of goods leaves much to be desired and already there are attempts to undercut prices, reports the Association of Polish

Labor shortages lead to fewer vegetables being grown in Estonia
Fewer vegetables are being grown in Estonia because farms lack workers. This has led to higher quantities of vegetables now being imported from abroad than before. In 2019, Estonian farmers

Zero excise duty on cider. A chance for significant development of Polish apples
In Poland, cider can become the national drink. We have all the conditions for this and it is worth exploiting this potential. It would provide an opportunity to use significant amounts of

"Problem-free overseas citrus sales"
"The citrus from South Africa and Peru are selling well," begins Randolf Aaldijk of the Dutch company Origin Fruit Direct (OFD), summarizing the overseas citrus market in mid-June. Retail programs

"Given the situation, broccoli producers will have no problem selling what they produce"
The broccoli campaign came to a close in the Spanish region of Navarre a few weeks ago. "The winter season runs from October to the end of March, and the summer season ends in June, but this

The problem of low raspberry prices is set to disappear. Kaczynski: "I will see to that"
The situation on the raspberry market is not improving. Raspberry prices at buying stations are disappointingly low. Jarosław Kaczyński believes he has a solution to this problem....More. Go to

Blueberries, the obstacle of perishability can be overcome
The blueberry campaign is off to a successful start. Thanks to their high nutritional and economic value, they are conquering new market shares and becoming highly sought-after products (for more

Finding tech solutions to labour problem
Training fruit pickers using virtual reality equipment, employing robots to move fruit containers and wearing exoskeletons to support physical labour are all possibilities being considered by

Table grape thefts, night patrols are organised in Mazzarrone
The table grape season is starting in the Catania area between Mazzarrone and Licodia Eubea, and the hope is to forget the 2022 campaign, which was a real disappointment for producers. But right

Life-saving 'super banana' from science
The laboratory-created 'super banana' to combat vitamin A deficiency has arrived from Uganda. Reporting the news is National Geographic, which points out that deficiencies of essential elements

Apulian figs, fluctuating season but satisfying quotations
Figs are experiencing a season of ups and downs, the main problem being the rainy weather with few sunny days. A campaign that started late but in which there was no lack of satisfaction. Leonardo

Problems in the raspberry market. "Structural changes are needed"
The problem on the raspberry or cereal market is "the tip of the iceberg, which shows that our competitiveness is falling" - claims Dr Paweł Kraciński, Institute of Economics

Raspberry producers' protest. "The problem lies much higher than we think"
Today a meeting was organized by the Opole Starost Dariusz Piotrowski with representatives of soft fruit processing plants and soft fruit producers.More. Go to the article

No one to pick redcurrants
Author: Sylwia Sałyga 26 June 2023 13:49 Redcurrant growers from Kwadendamme in the Netherlands are having a problem getting workers to harvest redcurrants. Schoolchildren are not willing to earn

VSSE: Aromatic strawberry season with slightly less volume and predominantly stable prices
A hesitant start to the season due to cool and cloudy spring days was followed by many sunny weeks with cool nights and only since one week with warmer nights. The severe drought of the past weeks

Fruit harvest problems. Germany to support Polish fruit growers?
During a conference on Saturday, Law and Justice MEP Dominik Tarczynski said that "now it will be the Germans who will come to us for strawberries". He was answered by Polish fruit growers. - A

New threat to horticulture of Central Asia: labor shortage
According to EastFruit experts from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, a new problem has arisen in the countries, which caught many by a complete surprise. This problem is rather serious and could lead to

Cherries - new varieties less sensitive to cracking
Focusing on varietal renewal to limit the risk of cracking - according to Enrico Zanzi, several strategies can be implemented against cracking, including less sensitive varieties. The experimental

Raspberry pests in June. Where and how to look for them?
Vetting is worthwhile. It seemed that spider mites would be a problem on raspberries after a period of high temperatures, meanwhile they found a completely different pest. Dr Paweł Krawiec and

New threat to horticulture of Central Asia…– labor shortage!
According to EastFruit experts from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan a new has arisen in the countries, which caught many by a complete surprised. This problem is rather serious and could lead to a

In Ukraine they have a problem with cherries. Farms are asking for help
The Donbass Orchards enterprise in Ukraine is strongly looking for workers to harvest cherries. Due to the war, there is a shortage of harvesting labour. "Orchards of Donbass" is a powerful

Berries introduced on top of stone fruit
For "Domenico Laghi", a historic trading business based in Forlì, the apricot, peach and nectarine campaign has started off well with good demand from both Italy and abroad. "Demand is lively but

Spain: Strawberries get into politics
What started as a campaign supported by 150,000 people in Germany encouraging supermarkets to stop buying Spanish strawberries could become a more serious problem. Following this boycott attempt

Apple prices lower than 30 years ago. "Problems in orcharding are piling up"
- Orchard owners in the Zagórzyce Dworskie Voivodeship in the commune of Michałowice, near Kraków, complain that apple prices are lower now than they were 30 years ago," reads

Is it time for a fresh look at bananas?
Bananas may be a shopping basket staple but they are not the most exciting item in the produce aisle. While the past few years have brought a wealth of new varieties and flavours in other