"High demand for early glasshouse produce in direct marketing"
On May 22, about the same time as last year, Lower Rhine horticultural company Hoffmann could offer the first blueberries of this year's season. The home-fresh produce from unheated glasshouses is

Rijk Zwaan will bring innovation to the small fruit market
Rijk Zwaan starts breeding programmes for small fruit, strawberry, blackberry and raspberry, a fast growing market. With this in mind, the construction of a new dedicated greenhouse at the

Rijk Zwaan wprowadzi innowacje na rynek małych owoców
Rijk Zwaan rozpoczyna programy hodowlane dla małych owoców, truskawek, jeżyn i malin, szybko rozwijającego się rynku. Z myślą o tym rozpoczęto budowę nowej,

"I can’t remember a year when things have been so bleak going into the season"
Despite the recent sunshine, the weather in England has been pretty gloomy, leading to a delay in the strawberry harvest. “Glasshouse crops are slower than normal, and berries from tunnels

Automating Australian protected cropping
A new A$6.8m industry-oriented collaboration is set to deliver smart new solutions for monitoring and managing horticultural crops in protected facilities ranging from polytunnels, glasshouses and

First Scottish strawberries already in the retailers
The first of this season’s Scottish strawberries were picked last week at Seahills Farm just north of Arbroath. Owned by Peter J Stirling, the farm is one of the biggest strawberry producers in

MG finalises Southern Paprika acquisition
New Zealand grower co-operative Market Gardeners (MG) has finalised the purchase of Warkworth-based Southern Paprika (SPL). Featuring 27ha of modern glasshouses across five developments, housing

Positive start to Jersey Royal season
It’s that time of year again when UK consumers are looking forward to seeing Jersey Royals on the shelves. At the moment there are just small volumes from the glasshouses and polytunnels going

AU: Centuria secures a 20ha tomato glasshouse
Centuria has secured a 20-hectare tomato glasshouse facility in Guyra NSW on behalf of its unlisted pure-play, Centuria Agriculture Fund (CAF), from a family-owned investment office. The

New domestic tomato season takes off in Poland
A new season of domestic greenhouse tomatoes (round red) is starting slightly earlier than a year ago. As far as raspberry tomatoes from Polish glasshouses are concerned, they are available all

Import of tomatoes has just started
Tomatoes from Holland were availabe in Poland earlier. Consumers could buy them in supermarkets and on the wholesale markets. Now it's time to sell tomatoes from Spain. They will replace domestic

Prices of tomatoes and cucumbers near Warsaw
The demand for cucumbers from glasshouses is lowering as well as their price. However price of tomatoes has risen, mainly due to limited supply and high demand in Russia. Tomatoes B size

Polish tomatoes still expensive
The amount of tomatoes from Polish glasshouses is small and not enough to satisfy the demand generated by domestic and Russian markets. The difference between limited supply and high demand

Domestic tomatoes are getting cheaper
Just before Easter prices of Polish tomatoes from glasshouses were very high, even at the level of 60.00 PLN for 6 kg carton. Currently they are decreasing gradually. Lower prices come out of

Flood of tomatoes after Easter?
It seems that after Easter the amount of Polish tomatoes will increase significantly. One of producers from mazowieckie province says “Today we have few pallets but in two weeks it will

Polish tomatoes – what next?
The season for Polish tomatoes has just started. However it is best moment to predict prices. Especially  those general. Currently, due to cold weather, the prices of tomatoes are stable.

Prices of cucumbers and tomatoes
First Polish tomatoes (in an amount of few pallets) are already in a wholesale. The price on wholesale market Bronisze was 20PLN/kg. The price of imported tomatoes decreased and many

Polish cucumbers from glasshouses already on the market
At the beginning there was limited supply of goods and due to that cucumbers were available only in a small wholesale. Currently, the situation has improved and the supply will also