Record watermelons: €1.40/kg wholesale
Golden times for watermelons and melons, after a very difficult first half of June (for more details click here) they have risen to the top of the summer fruit and vegetable list; in fact, there

Italia Ortofrutta alongside athletes
On 2 June, Italia Ortofrutta, the official supplier of the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL), took part in the Pietro Mennea Golden Gala held at the Luigi Ridolfi Stadium in Florence, with the

Lively orders for kiwifruit plants
Orders for kiwifruit plants to be transplanted in the fall are coming in at La Quercia, which is currently carrying out grafts for club golden kiwifruits as well as growing "free sale" plants such

The dilemma of golden onions in Egypt
According to EastFruit estimates, Egypt was the main supplier of yellow onions to the markets of Eastern Europe and the European Union in the first 4-5 months of 2023. Egyptian onion producers are

"It's a golden time for the stone fruit sector"
Although Alvin Frutta has an extensive catalog of seasonal fruits and vegetables to provide customers with a year-round supply of product, stone fruit is still the flagship product for this

Golden onions in Egypt: consumers outraged with high onion prices, but farmers are very happy
According to EastFruitestimates, Egypt was the main supplier of yellow onions to the markets of Eastern Europe and the European Union in the first 4-5 months of 2023. Egyptian onion producers are

Santena, an asparagus with golden qualities
While Italian cuisine is being nominated as a Unesco intangible heritage, at the CAAT Centro Agro Alimentare in Turin, asparagus - one of the symbolic products of excellence among the most classic

Does the pepper stagnate?
All that glitters is not gold. Although pepper has experienced golden years in the province of Almeria with the 'sorpasso' to the tomato, it could stagnate and even slightly recede in surface area

Golden cherries from Spain: 20 € per kilo
The Spanish cherries were a real exploit. The first fruits, which came from Terragona, went like hot cakes and sales ended within minutes. We were able to see this with our own eyes at the fruit

High demand on Egyptian onions this year
International demand for golden onions increased this year due to climate conditions that disrupted onion production worldwide, according to Noha Gharib, development manager at the exporting

"Volumes and quality of Egyptian golden onions will be lower than last season"

“Onion production is about 60 per cent lower, demand is strong”
Despite a lower production of onions in Egypt this season, Gehan ElSheref, executive manager of Agro Best, feels they’ll be able to supply onions for a long time to come: “The onion crop is

Abnormal onion situation, more regular for garlic
"This year we are registering an abnormal trend for onions, while the situation is pretty standard for garlic," reports Salvatore Del Prete from Del Prete in Carinaro (Caserta). "Golden onions,

"This is how we standby our pact with large-scale retailers"
Matteo Freddi, a specialist in onions and potatoes, talks about the impact of establishing a pact with the large-scale retail trade, as he recounts the experience of his family business. "At this

Portugal: Cost of fruit and vegetables up 30%
According to a price monitoring by Portugal’s DECO Proteste, the prices of fruit and vegetables have increased by more than 30% in the space of a year, with buying exactly the same products now

Prices of golden onions are sky high
Stocks of Italian golden onions are very low, 50% lower in February than during the same period in previous years. Availability is low abroad as well. Everybody's looking for them so, of course,

What about onion prices on the Polish market?
Spring this year has brought quite a few changes in the prices of vegetables in the Polish large wholesale market. Not all of these changes are increases, because some vegetables are doing poorly

Onion exports from Poland August-November 2021
The volume of onion exports from Poland in the 2021/2022 season (from August to November 2021) amounted to 45.6 thousand tonnes. This result is noticeably lower than the one from the previous

High supply of cauliflowers on the Polish market
In September, it was forecast that after a period of low supply and high prices, the availability of cauliflowers in Poland would increase significantly. Especially if the weather is good. And so

Polish onion market is still in trouble
In January and February, when the cold winter weather arrived, prices for a number of domestic vegetables rose due to the ongoing decline in supply. Onions reacted relatively least at that time,

Onion prices in Poland without improvement
After a more pronounced improvement of onion prices in the Polish wholesale (almost by one third), which took place in November last year, we had to wait until January this year for another change