"Only speculators and the toughest farmers have onions for sale now"
"It has two definite sides. We'll eventually know if things went well. Still, there's currently so much money being thrown around, it's perilous," was the Dutch company Franje Onions Jan Franje's

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Melons and watermelons, the symbolic fruits of the summer season, are peeping out in the general markets and on the shelves of Italian large-scale organised distribution. "It will be a year of

Drought, 2.2 billion funds in Spain
Spain can count on EUR 2.19 billion in anti-drought funds. The figure was allocated by the decree-law approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers last week. Of the total amount, as reported by Il

Peru: Avocado exports increase by 31.86 per cent in volume in the first four months of 2023
This brought them to 148,796,816 kg, agraria.pe refers to the president of the Inform@cción consultancy, Fernando Cillóniz Benavides. He added that from May to August is the peak of avocado

Almeria, a winter 'refuge' for the new pepper thrips
Translator Climate change and the breakdown of resistance by diseases such as powdery mildew or tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in the pepper crop are reviving their incidence in the field, as

Recent rainfall saves the stone fruit season in Tunisia
The stone fruit season begins in Tunisia, with good volumes and quality. The industry was unaffected by the drought, says Mohamed Sadok, CEO of CarthagoExpo. "After a long period of drought, we

Six EDEKA merchants run Germany's best fruit and vegetable departments
For the 28th time, the trade magazine RUNDSCHAU for the food trade, together with FRUCHTHANDEL magazine, has searched for Germany's best fruit and vegetable departments and this year found six

Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 1% this week
Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 1% to $1,741.44 per 40ft container this week. Its detailed assessment for Thursday, 11 May 2023 states the following: The composite index