Downward tomato trend in Spain reversed because of energy crisis
The market for tomatoes produced in Spain has been on the decline for the past 5-10 years, while peppers and cucumbers have been growing. Since the recent energy crisis in Northern Europe,

“We started this year's carrot campaign with a higher demand than supply for organic carrots and high prices”
The organic carrot campaign is starting in the province of Cadiz, in a season that, according to Jean Claude Mathaly, manager of Cortijo Bio, will be interesting. “Last year was catastrophic in

Zespri forecasts drop of 15 million trays of kiwifruit this season
New Zealand’s 2023 kiwifruit harvest officially kicked off on 16th February which is in line with last year. The first crop was picked in Pukehina, outside of Tauranga and more kiwifruit will be

Labour shortages come under Lords scrutiny
The House of Lords inquiry into the horticulture industry is continuing with a focus on labour. On 23 March the Horticultural Sector Committee was set to take oral evidence from two panels of

Good demand and medium price levels for Palatinate spring onions
In week 10, Gemüsebau Frey from Karlsruhe began selling the first spring onions from the Palatinate. "Palatinate produce has always been our mainstay," Managing Director Andreas Frey informs us.

Sustainable packaging should be based on realistic, fair and feasible targets for environmental impact reduction
Copa-Cogeca, Freshfel Europe, the European Fresh Produce Association, and Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, have taken note of the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation

HHLA closes challenging year 2022 with a good result
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) developed successfully in the 2022 financial year despite challenging conditions. Group revenue rose by 7.7 percent to € 1,578.4 million (previous year:

BVEO: German producer organisations for O+G face the challenges - technological progress essential
Massively increased costs - no sufficient compensation through higher sales prices at producer level: this is how the situation of the German fruit and vegetable industry can be summarised, as