Cypriots switch to farmers' markets as food prices soar
In Cyprus, high food and energy costs are forcing people to switch from doing their grocery shopping in malls and supermarkets to the less expensive traditional food markets. Inflation on the

President Marcos has approved limiting onion traders to bring down prices in the Philippines
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved several initiatives proposed by Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual to help regulate the soaring prices of onions in the Philippines. This is as the DTI

Szklarniowych ogórków wciąż jest bardzo mało, a ich ceny…
Podaż ogórków szklarniowych w bieżącym sezonie zimowym pozostaje niska, a nawet bardzo niska. Wyraźnie mniej jest ogórków importowanych, a problemy ze spadkiem

“We can now offer a premium product that is geographically identified”
Vergers Cancel has been established in the Adour production basin for many years. But the group of producers grew stronger in 2021 by taking over the kiwi activity of Rouquette (Aiguillon,

Switzerland: Apple storage decline not exhilarating - biggest for pears in years
At the end of January, the stock level for apples was 41,285 t, 5,497 t below that of 2022 (46,782 t) and 3,868 t below that of 2021 (45,153 t). The stock withdrawal in January is not exhilarating

TNFC highlights CO2-neutral citrus
European grower-marketer The Natural Fruit Company is set to show off its range at this week’s Fruit Logistica exhibition in Berlin, including its first CO2-neutral lemons, oranges and

Schleswig-Holstein: Low yields of free-range raspberries and blueberries due to drought
At 28.5 dt/ha, the yield of raspberries in the open was about 25 % below the six-year average of 38.2 dt/ha. Outdoor blueberries achieved a yield of only 25.9 dt/ha. This is on par with the 2021

European demand for 'turbo ripening' of fruit increasing
Frigotec GmbH from Germany, with its patented Softripe fruit ripening system, successfully introduced "turbo ripening" function in the Softripe ripening programme, customers get another tool to

71,000 kilos of smuggled onions buried
As consumers continue to suffer from high prices of onions in local markets due to alleged lack of supply, the government just disposed of over 71,000 kilos of smuggled bulbs in Zamboanga City.

New quarantine area in San Diego County due to Huanglongbing detection
Following the detection of the citrus plant disease Huanglongbing (HLB) in a residential citrus tree in the Rancho Bernardo area, a newly established quarantine area has been declared of the city

Switzerland: Organic apple sales in January higher than in previous years - organic pear stocks soon empty
The stock reduction of organic apples in January amounted to about 946 t, which is more than 100 t more than in January of the last two years, Swisscofel and Biosuisse report. The reductions of