Stone fruit, a season with two faces
Summer is now in full swing and hopes are high for a revival of the typical good season. But the last few days of trading in the wholesale markets, with the exception of melons and watermelons,

Retailers face MP questions over rising food prices
Bosses from the ‘big four’ supermarkets face questions from MPs tomorrow (27 June) on rising food prices. Retail executives are likely to be asked by MPs on the cross-party business and trade

Türkiye and Uzbekistan boosting produce trade – import duties lifted for Uzbek onions and plums
As part of the Preferential Trade Agreement signed between Turkey and Uzbekistan, customs duties on imports of a number of goods from Uzbekistan were canceled, UzDaily.uz reports. The decision and

Interpera 2023, focus on technical visits
In a few days, European pear professionals will meet in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain) to take stock of the past season and prepare for the next one. In addition to a one-day conference, the organisers

Average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €101/100 kgs in Spain in week 24
In week 24, the average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €101/100 kgs in Spain. Average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €100/100 kgs in the

Interpera 2023 to focus on technical visits
In a few days' time, European pear professionals will be meeting in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain) to take stock of the past season and prepare for the next. Besides a day of conferences, the

Limited edition White Grill Caps hit market for summer
Highline Mushrooms has launched its limited-edition White Grill Caps in time for 4th of July. Grilling caps offer an easy way to incorporate mushrooms into summer holiday cookouts. The mushroom

Onion bubble – what will farmers do with all these onions from August onwards?
According to EastFruit analysts, many countries in the region have dramatically expanded the area under onions under the influence of record prices and strong demand for this crop in the markets

Rijk Zwaan, Naviero pepper enters commercial phase
For Rijk Zwaan, the multinational seed company, the confirmation of the commercial introduction of its red lamuyo pepper Naviero RZ F1 has recently arrived. Particularly suitable for cultivation

The game 'Catch the Pear' is online
The interactive augmented reality game "Catch the pear!" is now available online. It is one of the tools part of the campaign of the EU project "Pears with love: a case study of sustainable

Impact Report for EcorNaturaSì, Commitment to the Earth
A difficult year forEcorNaturaSì, which also led to the closure of a few shops and a greater focus on costs, but which did not detract from the focus on the Earth. This is confirmed by the 2022

Mushrooms, towards an extended seasonality
While mushroom consumption used to be limited to certain times of the year, the seasonality of this product is now increasingly extended to the summer period. An increasingly longer calendar that

Melons and watermelons under the NFI lens
Melon and watermelon consumption is exploding, boosted by the intense heat of recent days. The market is experiencing a shortage of supply (click here to read more), which is causing prices to

Rijk Zwaan embraces Romagna, lettuce demo days kick off
Rijk Zwaan in the heart of Romagna for its Demo Days 2023 dedicated to open field lettuce. "We have a strong bond with this region," says Carlo Fermi, account manager of the Italian subsidiary,

Prices for strawberries and raspberries from 22.06.2023
We present another summary of strawberry and raspberry prices on the wholesale market. At the exchanges, we are seeing a renewed decline in quotations. The exception is the New Przybojewo Market,

Limelon, melon or lime?
It has a green skin with yellow hues and a taste very reminiscent of lime. It is Limelon, the latest variety of melon that has just made its debut on the market. Camilla Chicconi, sales manager of

This week in Fruchthandel magazine: Flanders and melons from Murcia
The 2022/23 fruit and vegetable season in Almeria can be considered over. The remaining production in the greenhouses is minimal. The last melons to be marketed this spring season are fetching

Java Fresh, “All year all natural” quality exotic fruits from Indonesia
Java Fresh is an export company focusing on the development of Indonesian tropical fruit such as mangosteen, salak, coconut and kaffir lime. The company’s revenues for the first quarter of the

McGarlet, yes to ginger by air to ensure continuity
In recent years, we have seen a major increase in ginger consumption. The numbers speak of a +73% in 2018, numbers by which ginger is officially considered a superfood. This can be seen from data

Peruvian citrus exports have decreased by 19% to date
According to Fresh Fruit, Peru has exported 49,592 tons of citrus so far this year, recording a 19% year-on-year decrease in exports. Two weeks ago, the country exported its biggest volume but

'Increase potato and vegetable prices or supermarket shelves will go bare'
Irish potato farmers are warning that supermarket shelves will go bare if they don't increase the prices. Of course, as inflation continues to take hold across the country, many are happy to see

Peaches and nectarines, depressing period. Consumption down by 50%
Summer is finally starting and consumption of typical summer fruit should explode... so at least it has been the case for melons and watermelons, which, thanks to the first warm weather, have had

Carrefour buys 10% more local watermelons and melons than last year.
Carrefour expects to sell more than 25,000 tonnes of melon and watermelon from Spain this summer, 10% more than in the previous year's campaign. In this way, the company is reinforcing its