'Tomatoes, good season teaches us that quantity kills markets'
The tomato season is going well both in terms of quality and market prices, but Luca Peppe, president of the fruit and vegetable cooperative of Fondi, invites reflection. "Why, when fruit and

'Tomatoes, good season teaches us that quantity kills markets'
The tomato season is going well both in terms of quality and market prices, but Luca Peppe, president of the fruit and vegetable cooperative of Fondi, invites reflection. "Why, when fruit and

Aop Luce, the vegetable campaign gets into full swing
Aop Luce's summer vegetable campaign is now in full swing, with tomatoes grown in the Fondi-Sperlonga plain being one of its main crops, followed by courgettes and aubergines. We had an overview

Spain/Córdoba: Significantly smaller garlic harvest expected
Miguel del Pino, President of the Asaja Garlic Sector, told the last meeting of the O+G Committee of the Garlic Contracting Group of European producer countries, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain,

Garlic production down by 20% in Cordoba after 40% reduction in the acreage
The president of the Garlic Sector at Asaja, Miguel del Pino, reported that the province of Cordoba's garlic production this year will be reduced by about 15 to 20% due to the impact of drought

"I have harvested 40,000 kilos less than last season and I have invoiced 40,000 euro more"
This is how Paco Fernandez, a producer of early peppers from El Ejido, summarizes what happened in many Almerian farms in this campaign; as Asaja Almeria detailed a few days ago, the market value

Almeria's fruit and vegetable production increased by 8.5% and prices up by 23%
Asaja Almería presented the results of the past fruit and vegetable campaign at a press conference where its president, Adoración Blanque, stated that the average price paid to producers

Caab launches development plan, investments of over 10 million
"The CAAB must play a leading role in the city and return as a crossroads for Italian fruit and vegetables and not only." This, in a nutshell, is the thinking of Marco Marcatili, president of the

'Irish horticultural sector is in need of radical changes'
Currently, the number of horticultural growers in Ireland is on a declining trend, and it is likely to continue this way. Forecasts show that the area of field vegetables might contract by a

DBV: Minimum wage increase burdens domestic fruit and vegetable production
The President of the German Farmers' Association, Joachim Rukwied, describes the proposal of the Minimum Wage Commission to increase the minimum wage in Germany to 12.41 euros (from 2024) and

30% of Spain's garlic acreage won't be harvested
According to the president of the Garlic Sector at Asaja, Miguel del Pino, it is estimated that 30% of Spain's garlic acreage won't be harvested this season. This reduction is a consequence of the

"The focus has not been on our market and that’s hurting Ontarians everywhere"
"Many big CEA players are opening US-based facilities now, intended to service the US market, but here in Toronto, we still primarily eat west coast lettuce. It's expensive and old, an issue that

Foody 2025, the project takes shape
The Foody 2025 project, the initiative for the complete renovation of the Milan Food Market, is gradually taking shape. After the presentation in February of the first structures built, Foody 2025

Romania promulgates law providing subsidies for fruit and vegetable farms
Yesterday, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis promulgated the law establishing a state aid scheme for agricultural producers of vegetables, fruits and potatoes for a period of three years. The

Fruit and veg prices are falling in New Zealand
For the first time this year, New Zealand’s Food Price Index (FPI) has showed a drop in the cost of fruit and vegetables as the country’s growers recover from a tough spell of weather-related

Fresh fruit and vegetable prices falling as industry rebounds from challenging season
For the first time this year, the Food Price Index (FPI) shows a drop in the cost of fruit and vegetables as New Zealand’s growers recover from a tough spell of weather-related challenges.

Italy: Luca Zaglio new General Director of Trentino apple group Melinda-La Trentina-Apot
From 1 July, Luca Zaglio will be the new General Director of Melinda-La Trentina-Apot. This was announced by the Presidents Ernesto Seppi (Consorzio Melinda), Rodolfo Brochetti (La Trentina) and

“French supply of early potatoes should soon be significant”
“We are currently experiencing extreme tension regarding the French supply of potatoes from the last harvest,” explains Francisco Moya, director of the Vitalis network and president of CNIPT.

Turkish lira slumped again - increase in exports of O+G, nuts and dried fruit
Directly after the end of the presidential election in Turkey, won by incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish currency has suffered another 14% slump, which continues. According to

Fruits from Turkey set to flood the markets because of another collapse of the lira
By, probably, an complete coincidence, immediately after the end of the presidential elections in Turkey, won by the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish currency suffered yet

Fruits from Turkey are to flood the markets because of another collapse of the Turkish lira
By, probably, an complete coincidence, immediately after the end of the presidential elections in Turkey won by the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish currency suffered yet

Italian and Uzbek companies are cooperating
Agribusiness and fruit and vegetable enterprises are continuously in seek of new opportunities. In light of this, on 6 June 2023, during the 'Italy-Uzbekistan Business Forum,' the president of the

A complicated start to the French tomato campaign
Many summer products are weather sensitive, including tomatoes, for which the demand was not particularly strong in May. "The last few weeks have been difficult, with rather average prices, but we

Summer campaign characterized by lack of raw materials and lack of labor
"A demand for raw materials that is exceeding supply and the lack of labor are the two issues that characterize our vegetable production and processing campaign, especially when it comes to dried

Fresh-cut produce summer promotions brought to European shoppers
Fresh Del Monte, Inc., a vertically integrated producers, distributors, and marketers of high-quality fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, is collaborating with worldwide hit brand Miraculous™ for a