Although prices for local tomatoes in Poland decreased, they are still higher than last year
The dynamic decline in wholesale prices for Polish greenhouse tomatoes is typical for the current season. The supply of tomatoes from local greenhouses has continued to grow rapidly since the end

Farmers in southern Turkey set to receive 11.5 million seedlings
Farmers have been handed 11.5 million seedlings in the quake-hit Şahinbey district of Gaziantep province in southern Turkey. This is part of a project to promote sustainability in agriculture.

Tomato prices in Uzbekistan have fallen by a third in a week, marking the start of a downward trend
Wholesale prices for fresh tomatoes have fallen sharply over the past week in Uzbekistan – the average wholesale price for rose tomatoes has fallen by 32%, and red round tomato prices have

Tomato Brown, resistant tomatoes
The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus has been wreaking havoc on the entire tomato sector since 2014, when it first appeared in Israel. If resistant products were utopia until a few years ago, they

Vegetable Quality Control: Only a few places left at the Fresh Produce Seminar in Berlin
The quality control of vegetables is the focus of the face-to-face training of the Frische Seminar on 10 May 2023 at Fruchthof Berlin. What are the marketing standards for the most important

Cucurbits and tomatoes, MedHermes goes for premium
Seedless watermelons, melons and premium range tomatoes are the target of variety research by the Ragusa-based company MedHermes, developed through the Best Melon and Tomato Cult projects. The

Chinese potatoes have appeared on the trading platforms in Primorsky Krai
The delivery of Chinese potatoes to Primorsky Krai has been resumed. From March 20 to March 26, the first batch of Chinese potatoes weighing 87.4 tons arrived, the Primorsky Interregional

Rijk Zwaan campaign reaches 762,000 Brits
Dutch vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan is celebrating the success of its consumer-facing ‘Love My Salad’ campaign, created to encourage British shoppers to buy and cook more vegetables.

Signor Datterino: red, all-Italian flavour
"Our objective was to supply consumers with high-quality plum tomatoes. The project started two years ago, in the midst of the pandemic, thanks to the passion and professionalism of a restricted

"In the course of this week, the product portfolio from Northern Europe will increasingly displace the offer from Southern Europe"
At the beginning of March, Früchte Heep was still able to offer smaller quantities of vine tomatoes from Italy at the Cologne wholesale market, which are usually higher priced than the Spanish

'Tomatoes, prices slightly up'
It is a slow trend that characterises sales on the wholesale markets in this last period. From the fruit and vegetable market in Trieste(Moi), we took stock with Renato Guercio, owner together

"There's only one-sixth of the supply of plum cherry tomatoes that there was in mid-February"
The tomato supply is still limited in the European markets, and even more so for cherry tomatoes. In Almeria, one of the most important Mediterranean production areas at this time of the year, the

Prices for tomatoes in Uzbekistan update records
Greenhouse tomato prices continue to break records – the average wholesale price for red round tomatoes has increased by 29% over the past week, and current wholesale prices are almost two times

Prices for tomatoes in Uzbekistan update records
Greenhouse tomato prices continue to break records – the average wholesale price for red round tomatoes has increased by 29% over the past week and current wholesale prices are almost 2 times

The season of local tomatoes in Poland started a month late
Mass sales of tomatoes from local greenhouses have started on the Polish wholesale market this week. At the same time, the season of local greenhouse tomatoes this year began with a delay of a

P3P Partners acquires UK tomato specialist APS
Cheshire-based A Pearson Holdings Limited (APS), which grows over 500m tomatoes a year in the UK, has been acquired by the P3P Partners group. The Pearson family, and other former shareholders,

The season of local tomatoes in Poland started a month late
Mass sales of tomatoes from local greenhouses have started on the Polish wholesale market this week. At the same time, the season of local greenhouse tomatoes this year began with a delay of a

UK grower APS eyes expansion following P3P acquisition
Cheshire-based A Pearson Holdings Limited (APS), which grows over 500 million tomatoes a year in the UK, has been acquired by the P3P Partners group. The Pearson family, and other former

Tomato price back to 2022 levels, strawberry price drops below five-year average
The tomato price fell a little further last week, bringing the week 11 median prices at VBT to 2022 levels. The average prices for cucumber and sweet pepper are still above that. Tomato prices are

Excellent sales campaign for Sicilian cherry tomatoes
"This year, we can say we are pleased with the tomato campaign despite the difficulties that the production sector has had to face because of the weather," reports Salvatore Albani, president of

Poland still imports vegetables from Russia
A report by Berliner Zeitung claims that, despite wide-ranging EU sanctions against Moscow, Poland continues to import Russian vegetables. Dozens of trucks are constantly arriving at the wholesale

Producers are extending the production period of long-cycle tomatoes in the greenhouses of the Nijar area
According to the latest State of the Crops report of the Junta de Andalucía, corresponding to the week of March 6 to 12, cultivation tasks in the pepper greenhouses of the Poniente Almeriense

Warm weather to impact fruit and vegetables supply in 2023
According to Markus Bobenhausen, senior buying director at REWE Group, unpredictable weather conditions will influence the procurement of fruit and vegetables in 2023. Bobenhausen added that