A hot air balloon to promote Sicilian blood orange juice
A hot air balloon with rainbow colors flew over the Sicily-based school D'Alcontres ground during a sports event called 'Il Calcio in pajamas' (Soccer in pajamas). Now in its fifth edition, the

Demand for RABI support hits record levels
More farmers than ever sought help from national charity the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) last year as families in the agriculture sector face mounting challenges. Over

Energy accounts for half of irrigators' costs.
Linkener Renovables and Hidroconta have organised a webinar on water and electricity efficiency solutions aimed at Spanish irrigation communities and associations, with the collaboration of the

Supply of greenhouse crops will improve, but field crops will be very short
The supply situation on greenhouse crops is likely to improve in a few weeks’ time but not back to any form of normality – still tight on supply and a lot higher price than normal, according

Coffrey NFU performance ‘surreal’, says Batters
Defra secretary Thérèse Coffrey’s grip on the reality of the UK’s fresh produce supply situation is “really out of touch”, according to NFU president Minette Batters. Speaking to The

Coffey NFU performance ‘surreal’, says Batters
Defra secretary Thérèse Coffey’s grip on the reality of the UK’s fresh produce supply situation is “really out of touch”, according to NFU president Minette Batters. Speaking to The

"I have never experienced such high prices for Moroccan raspberries before"
In the wake of the tomatoes and cauliflower, the soft fruit supply is now also lagging far behind. "Supply is very low, and demand is very high," observes Maxim De Roeck of Fruitful- Berries from

Italian importer grappling with declining supply and consumption
Due to a series of difficulties in cultivation and organization, the Spanish fruit and vegetable season is far from being stable at the moment. Similarly, no consistent line can be drawn for the

Antolin and Persiskin sign a collaboration agreement
Persiskin makes use of the surplus persimmon harvest, which is not destined for agri-food channels, to generate a vegetable skin. Spain is the largest producer of this fruit in Europe and the

Uzbekistan: the volume of exports of fresh persimmons increased by 9% in the 2022/2023 season
There have been almost no exports of fresh persimmons from Uzbekistan over the past week, apart from single shipments of several tonnes. This means the end of the season for exports of last

"Only a few countries can supply Russia with onions"
The demand for onions from the European market is significantly increasing, and it is mainly directed to Egypt, says Fatimah Elzhraa of the Egyptian producer Al Solimania. "European onion

"Поставки листовых овощей будут ограничены до весны или даже до конца кампании"
Поставки овощей в Европу остаются ограниченными из-за влияния низких температур в Испании, основном

"Sicilian storm limits greenhouse vegetable supply, babyleaf availability back to normal levels"
Vegetable supply is not only limited in Spain and Morocco; Italy also shares in the malaise. "Especially in Sicily and Puglia, it is problematic," says Frits de Mooij of Vita Verde from Maasdijk.

"The supply of leafy vegetables will be limited until spring or even until the end of the campaign"
The supply of vegetables remains limited in Europe due to the impact that low temperatures have had in Spain, the main supplier in the autumn and winter months. Although daytime temperatures have

Podaż upraw szklarniowych poprawi się, ale uprawy polowe będą bardzo krótkie
Sytuacja podażowa na uprawach szklarniowych prawdopodobnie poprawi się za kilka tygodni, ale nie wróci do żadnej formy normalności - wciąż ciasno w podaży i dużo wyższe ceny

На энергию приходится половина затрат ирригаторов.
Linkener Renovables и Hidroconta организовали вебинар, посвященный решениям по повышению эффективности использования

UK shortages? "Enough iceberg lettuce to sink the Titanic"
While consumers run into empty shelves or are limited when buying fresh produce, UK wholesalers deny the produce shortages and say it's simply a matter of money. "We have enough iceberg lettuce to

Brazilian fruit production hampered by rains
In seven of the eight capitals surveyed by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, fruit prices went up in January. Papaya, oranges and apples were some fruit that saw expressive rises. The weather is the

Farm workers on UK seasonal visas to be guaranteed 32 hours a week
Organizations supporting seasonal workers have welcomed the new government guarantee of at least 32 hours paid work a week to people coming to harvest British crops. Farming minister Mark Spencer

"Podaż warzyw liściastych będzie ograniczona do wiosny lub nawet do końca kampanii"
Podaż warzyw w Europie pozostaje ograniczona ze względu na wpływ, jaki niskie temperatury wywarły na Hiszpanię, głównego dostawcę w miesiącach jesiennych i zimowych.

Watercress from Spain: Salad leaf still in good supply in the UK
In Spain, where many winter vegetables and salad crops are grown for the UK market, bad weather and transport disruption have resulted in widely reported shortages of fresh produce. But one crop,

Unusually cold weather in Spain led to price explosions for vegetables
Spain repeatedly had to contend with weather extremes in recent weeks and months, which was reflected not least in the supply volume. "The market is generally characterized by a high price level.

“Promoting asparagus boosts consumption!”
At the beginning of the 2023 asparagus season, Astrid Etèvenaux - director of the French Association of Asparagus Producers - gives an update on the harvest forecasts, the evolution of surface

"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

Colombia launches second Plastics Pact in Latin American
Colombia has become the second Latin American country to launch a Plastics Pact to tackle the environmental impacts of plastics and support international work developing a circular economy for