"Unexpectedly high tomato volumes cause market prices to plummet"
Belgian greenhouse vegetables are having quite a hard time at the moment. "Productions are all on par, but vacation time has started in many European countries, so demand is lagging slightly,"

'Limited availability for Belgian and Dutch tomatoes'
Belgian and Dutch offers formed the basis of the tomato assortment. Their availability was limited overall. Local products, on the other hand, gained in importance. Italy contributed only cherry

"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.

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,

"Our automation increases fruit and vegetables share in our company"

BelOrta promotes local origin of aubergines
To counter a lack of knowledge regarding locally produced aubergines, Belgian cooperative BelOrta has teamed up with Belgian restaurant chain Mister Spaghetti to offer the ‘Auber-Genie’, made

"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

"Being present at two main European ports has added value for us"
The Belgian logistics service provider Fresh Connection opened an office in the Port of Rotterdam in April. That is in addition to its office in Antwerp. "Being present at the fruit and vegetable

Asda has seen a +12% uplift in sales of potatoes in the past year
“Less and less Belgian products” Future Colruyt CEO Stefan Goethaert concurs: “In the fruit and vegetable department in Belgian supermarkets, for example, there are fewer and fewer Belgian

Tomato stall, salad and beef heart suffer
It is a very delicate phase for Italian vegetables, which - due to the uncertain weather - are experiencing ups and downs. While aubergines and peppers are taking advantage of the 'laziness' of

Belgian tomato prices rebound
In Belgium, loose and vine tomatoes' median prices rebounded last week. That, thus, halted the recent week's steady decline, as evidenced by VBT figures. As the year's longest day approaches, the

Belgian organic grower expands cautiously: "There was only slightly more, but it was hard to sell”
"There's always more demand for organic cucumbers than we can supply," organic grower Koen van Hauteghem of Vitaetom stated last fall. During a visit - at the invitation of VLAM, Flanders'

"The season's last refrigerated leeks mostly suitable for processors"
The Belgian leek season is genuinely reaching its end. Unlike last year, this season was characterized by good prices for both traders and growers, something Calsa's Pol Dendauw of Calsa does not

Market analysis: Belgians save on fresh food
A strikingly large number of Belgians are cutting back on fresh food purchases. Since the rise in inflation, a quarter of Belgians say they are putting less fresh fruit and vegetables in their

Senegal: BelOrta on an African export mission
Recently, several Belgian companies, including leading fruit and vegetable marketer BelOrta, took part in a business mission to Senegal led by Princess Astrid. BelOrta mainly explored new

Penny Italia has concluded the acquisition of 16 stores
Still getting 5 a day? High prices force Belgians to buy less fruit and veg A quarter of all Belgians now buy less fruit and vegetables compared to this time last year, as soaring food prices and

"Energy prices, virus pressure have changed tomato cultivation"
"Energy prices and preventative measures for viruses have changed tomato cultivation," begins Tom Verdonck of Tomeco. "It's become quite tricky to guarantee stable delivery." Tomeco is a

"The later the potatoes are planted, the riskier the transition to the new crop"
Belgian potatoes are pricey at present. This affects the fresh as well as processing sector, including Waltson Chips, which specializes in local artisan chips. "Stocks are very limited and might

'Colorful salads predominantly originated in Germany'
In the case of iceberg lettuce, Spanish offers could be accessed almost exclusively, domestic supply flanked them with only very small quantities. According to the BLE, availability had become

"Start of West African mango season putting peak pressure on cold storage"
It is currently the busiest time of year at Luik Natie. Every week, this Belgian storage and transshipment company processes more than 200 containers of products, including bananas, mangoes, and

Mini cucumbers: Ubiquitous perks when supply is too abundant
The assortment of snake cucumbers was primarily composed of Belgian, domestic and Dutch batches, with domestic products completely absent in Cologne. Spanish batches did not go beyond a

"More Belgian greenhouse vegetable volumes since last week, but nicer weather would help sales"
Barry Michiels of Gebroeders Michiels wholesalers had to wait a bit, but the Belgian greenhouse vegetable season seems to be slowly getting started. "Things are going well. The season is already

European garlic producers call for more controls to prevent the fraudulent entry of Chinese garlic into the EU
The Garlic Contact Group made up of producers and marketers from Spain, France, and Italy has asked Brussels to strengthen customs controls to prevent the fraudulent entry of Chinese garlic into

"Minimal onion supply causing high prices"
The current onion market situation is challenging. "The supply from Belgium and the Netherlands is minimal, which makes things hard. There was supposed to be a new harvest from Egypt, but that

"The high demand means we must be careful to make it to the new harvest"
Chicory prices are still good even as summer approaches, says Charles Cattoir of the Belgian company Primalof which specializes in hydro chicory. "Spring has been long and good. Now, in the second