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

Fruits and vegetables are the least advertised foods
In 2021, €477 million were invested in advertising food and beverages, a figure that does not include the distribution and catering sector, which allocated a further €455.8 million to

Banks of mushrooms: The chanterelle season begins again
The chanterelle, also known as Girolle, Hanenkam and Cantharel, is a wild mushroom and is picked by hand in the forests of Europe. It has a light and fresh apricot aroma with a slightly spicy and

The annual gap in retail prices in Georgia has reduced significantly
EastFruit analyst note that consumer price levels drop to the National Bank’s target range in Georgia. After rising fast since 2019, the retail price growth has finally cooled down.

The annual gap in retail prices in Georgia has reduced significantly – The trend is likely to continue throughout June
EastFruit analyst note that consumer price levels drop to the National Bank’s target range in Georgia. After rising fast since 2019, the retail price growth has finally cooled down. Data source:

Florette donated more than 250,000 products to the Navarre Food Bank in 2022
On Tuesday 16th May Florette, a leading company in salads and other ready-to-eat vegetable dishes, was visited by a team of volunteers from the Food Bank of Navarra. This committee, made up of

Fruit and vegetables are rotting in the fields. A farmers' drama
Farmers are sounding the alarm that due to a shortage of foreign workers, there is no one to harvest the crops. Some farms have gone bankrupt - reports wp.pl As wp.pl reports, British farmers have

Reduced vegetable supply affects prices. Onions in March became 133 per cent more expensive.
The EU vegetable market is subject to clear supply constraints. According to AMI (following S&P Global), EU vegetable production in 2022 declined by 8%. Declines were recorded in all major

Funding boost for Nationwide Produce
Nationwide Produce has expanded one of its warehouses in Evesham by 75 per cent while introducing greener measures, thanks to the support of a £3.5m loan from Lloyds Bank. The Southport, UK-based

A "royal" evening with Looye Honey Tomatoes and star chef Julia Komp
In her Cologne restaurant, Julia Komp cooked for prominent guests, journalists and influencers. The focus of the evening was the Dutch royal family - and the Looye honey tomatoes,the company

Two Dutch companies declared bankrupt
On April 18, two Dutch fruit and vegetable companies were declared bankrupt. Rodenburg Fresh Food of Rotterdam specialized in exporting the total fruit and vegetable package. Mr. M.K. de Bruijn

Future Crops’ equipment to be auctioned
All equipment belonging to vertical farming group Future Crops is being auctioned through the Troostwijk Auctions platform, it has been announced, after the Poeldijk-based producer was declared

Future Crops declared bankrupt: all equipment in online auction at Troostwijk Auctions
Poeldijk-based vertical farm Future Crops has been declared bankrupt. For this reason, all equipment belonging to the baby lettuce and herb producer will be auctioned through Troostwijk Auctions'

Harvest soon and cold stores are filled with fruit. Fears of mass bankruptcies
Frozen fruit and vegetables have been arriving continuously since last autumn. The cold stores are filled with fruit and the new harvest is just three months away. We warn that if the ministry

Cold stores filled with imported fruit. Fears of mass bankruptcies
Since last autumn, there has been a continuous influx of frozen fruit and vegetables. The cold stores are filled with fruit and the new harvest is just three months away. We warn that if the

Can lettuce be innovative?
From the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers-Exporters of the Region of Murcia (Proexport) they remind us that the Egyptians were already growing lettuces on the banks of the Nile more

Dole supplies bananas to the Wuxi Marathon
The 2023 Wuxi Marathon started on March 19th at Taihu Lake. Dole, a century-old fruit brand, has provided healthy fruit and vegetable energy support for the "Cherry Blossom Marathon" for seven

Glapinski commented on vegetable prices. "When domestic peppers appear it will be cheaper"
Author: Paulina Piwowarek 10 March 2023 12:32 pm - Imported food products are very expensive on the market. I encourage people to buy domestic," said Adam Glapinski, President of the National

Italy: "Better planning would benefit the whole supply chain".
Sale prices in the current season are 30% to 40% below average, especially for tomatoes and courgettes, and large quantities have gone straight to disposal or, at best, to processing. "Truly

‘Brexit is making inflation worse for the UK’
Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann has issued her opinions on the Brexit debate, blaming UK’s departure from the European Union for adding to inflation. Mann is a US economist who sits

Vertical Farming: Future Crops no longer has a future
Future Crops, based in Poeldijk in the far west of the Netherlands, was declared bankrupt by the District Court of The Hague on 24 January, according to a report in the Financieele Dagblad. The

Vegetable prices will have to rise in Poland
This is not good news for consumers, but next season vegetable prices in Poland will have to rise or vegetables may disappear from the offer, as their production will become unprofitable and