"Turkish goods under our GNR Fruit brand tend to gain in importance"
The company BB Impex Handels GmbH has been present at Stuttgart wholesale market for almost 20 years. "Fruit and vegetables are delivered fresh every day from all countries, whether Italy, Spain,

First conference dedicated to cornsalad cultivation held in Italy
The first conference dedicated to the cultivation of cornsalad, organized by Maraldi Sementi, was held in recent weeks at the Vacherie in Brusaporto (Bergamo, Italy), in the heart of the growing

What is the future of vertical farming in Greece?
"I believe that the potential is huge. Not only do we have about 5 to 6 million people living in Athens alone, but we also import a lot of produce that eventually is brought to the islands,

"Due to rapid growth in domestic herbs, we can now completely dispense with flown-in goods"
While the European stone fruit campaign is now rapidly picking up speed despite the weather caprices, exotic imports are seasonally declining. "Last year we had an extremely long stone fruit

Freskon attracts record numbers in Greece
Freskon recorded a significant increase in visitor numbers on 23-25 April, with the fruit and vegetables exhibition receiving 4,339 attendees at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre,

Freskon: From 23 to 25 April with new dynamics
According to its own figures, Freskon is set to become a magnet for international interest in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector, with a growing number of exhibitors from 15 countries (Greece,

Freskon brings southeastern Europe together
Greece’s main fresh fruit and vegetables trade fair, Freskon, returns to the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre on 23-25 April, with exhibitors from 15 countries – Greece,

The Irish explorer who brought potatoes to Greece
A 19th-century Irish adventurer and explorer is credited with introducing the potato to Greece shortly after it won its independence from the Ottoman Empire. William Bennett Stevenson's long and

Top 10 importers of Egyptian potatoes in 2021
According to data from the international Trade Centres, Egypt exported 194,955 USD worth of potatoes in 2021. The top 10 importing countries of Egyptian potatoes in 2021 were: Russian Federation -

Become greener, feel better" campaign - Asparagus & Kiwis from Greece at FRUIT LOGISTICA

"I'm from Greece's horticultural region"
Thanos Motsiopoulos has been back and forth between the Netherlands and Greece his whole life. Although born and raised in the Netherlands, he lived in Greece from 2008 to 2019. There, Thanos

Delayed start to season and shortage of goods shape the market
This year's asparagus season is also slowly getting underway in Munich's wholesale market hall. The first batches are now arriving from Greece as well as Italy. "We are holding back on Greece and

Solar farming and agrivoltaics instead of gas and coal – examples of their use in Ukraine and globally (photo)
Solar energy generation is on top, and the crops are under it – agrivoltaics, namely, growing crops under solar panels, is developing worldwide. Mixes of herbs and edible flowers in Greece,

"We inevitably have to start three to four weeks before the German season opener"
Two years ago, Lykos Ltd, founded in 1992, underwent a change of ownership as well as a fundamental restructuring. Nevertheless, the core competence of the wholesale company based at Berlin's

With Signify, indoor farming also arrives in Greece
Indoor farmingis transforming agriculture globally. IGC S.A.(Intelligent Green Crops S.A.) is the first company to adopt LED luminaires in a greenhouse for the indoor cultivation of vegetables

Will there be demand for domestic new potatoes in Poland?
The 2021/2022 season proved to be significantly better than the previous season in terms of Polish potato prices. Now in its final period, the season is bringing prices at the large wholesale

Cucumber imports to Poland in 2021
The volume of cucumber imports to Poland (CN category 070700 - Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled) amounted to 71.7 thousand tonnes in 2021, with a value of 355.7 million PLN. This means an

Freshfel Europe expresses deep concerns about the Belarus embargo on the import of European fruit and vegetables worth 300 million €
On 6th December 2021, Belarus decided to respond to the latest international sanctions by implementing an embargo on food import into the country for food products originating from the European

Potato imports to Poland after Q2 2021
The volume of imported potatoes (categories: CN 07019090 - Potatoes, fresh or chilled except for seed potatoes, potatoes for starch production, from 1 July to 31 December, and CN 07019050 -

Potato imports to Poland - Germany the main supplier
 How will Poland's potato imports evolve between 2011 and 2020, according to the CSO?   CSO data show that over the last ten years Poland's imports of fresh potatoes (CN

New potatoes are rapidly becoming cheaper in the Polish market
The prices of domestic new potatoes in Poland are already falling fast, even though it's only the beginning of the marketing season for these vegetables. On top of this, we've had a year

Will there be demand for new potatoes in Poland?
The 2020/2021 season was one of the worst on the Polish potato market in recent years. In the chart below we compare it with the previous twelve seasons - in just three of them prices at the

Potatoes in Poland - prices marginally have strengthened
Potato prices from the 2020 harvest have improved in recent days in terms of quotations for the large wholesaler. However, this was not a change significant enough to change the generally poor

Cucumber imports to Poland in 2020 based on GUS data
The volume of cucumber imports to Poland (CN category 070700 - Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled) amounted to 66.3 thousand tonnes in 2020, with a value of 296.5 million PLN. This means a

Potato imports to Poland in 2020 based on GUS data
Volume of potato imports (categories: CN 07019090 - Potatoes, fresh or chilled except seed potatoes, potatoes for starch production, from 1 July to 31 December, and CN 07019050 - Potatoes, fresh