“It’s a tough deal for new apple varieties”
As opposed to Washington, the US East Coast is enjoying good apple production numbers this season. “Both New York State and Pennsylvania have good crops,” says Tim Mansfield with Sun Orchard

"Nice prices for cabbage, but it's not as good as onions"
It is still a bit too early for shortages in the cabbage market, but nice prices are being made for the time of year, even if they are not as good as onions," says Martin Bolhuis of mediation

GfK Consumer Index: Fruit/vegetables/potatoes start 2023 with flat development
In January 2023, the sales level is only marginally one percent higher than in the same month of the previous year, which means that the segment is clearly underperforming the growth of the

Fortuna and Rociera continue to be the most planted strawberry varieties in Huelva
As highlighted by Ifapa's estimate of the varietal composition of Huelva's 2022/2023 strawberry campaign, there is a significant decrease in the planting of the Fortuna strawberry. Despite this

Georgian government decides to fight high markups on food through legislation
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili criticized the often unjustifiably high food prices in the Georgian retail market and instructed the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development to

Turnip tops in Italy are showing an increase in prices and consumption
In the Italian region of Campania, the harvesting operations for turnip tops are starting to pick up again; in the retail stores belonging to the various large-scale distribution brands, but also

“Overall the Turkish apple season has been rather stable”
After a slower start the Turkish apples have performed rather well this season, says Kubra Guven, marketing manager of Ana Fruit. “This year, the crop quality and harvest for Turkish apples was

"Such a shortage of goods as now is only known from the past"
The cold snap in the important growing regions of Morocco and Spain, as well as the early end of the season in Chile, have led to a supply shortage on the blueberry market. "There is no question

UK is ‘missing opportunities’ to import from Uganda
The UK and other European countries are missing opportunities to import fresh produce from Uganda as the East African country turns its focus to export markets and invests in new cold storage

'This is why we prefer Italian technologies in South Africa'
For South African importer Niccolo Gericke, Italian technologies are of a high standard, which is why his company has been working with construction companies in Italy for 65 years. 'Southtrade,