"I don't see pear prices just falling, bright spots on apple market too"
Dutch pears are fetching good prices. "Things are running very smoothly. The large sizes are selling for between €1.25 and 1.35. Those higher prices slow down sales somewhat, but I don't

Promising campaign for Zambana asparagus
It is white, delicate and slender. It is the Zambana asparagus, a niche product that has been growing in the Valle Dell'Adige for over two hundred years, where it is cultivated using traditional

Expensive imported potatoes of the 2023 harvest became available on the Moldovan market
The first batches of imported potatoes arrived in Moldova, as businessmen say, in the first days of April. Potatoes come from Egypt and possibly Morocco. In the domestic market of the country, the

30 years DGE Section Thuringia: Educate - Advise - Conceive
The Thuringia Section celebrated its 30th anniversary on 15 April 2023. It has been regionally represented and active since 1993, according to the German Nutrition Society (DGE). Its aim is to

“Greek strawberry prices reduced, but demand expected to increase in May”

How do dried apricots turn from raw materials into a finished product and are they safe for health? (video)
Our video about the famous Tajik dried apricots, which are dried and processed right in the orchard or in the field, caused a flurry of comments. Most commenters were indignant that dried apricots

This year's Macfrut is set to break records!
The international trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector at the Rimini Expo Center, to be held this year from 3-5 May, should set records! 1,100 exhibitors are expected to participate in

SNFL has unified its partnerships to integrate with IFG
Special NewFruit Licensing (SNFL), the company developing new grape varieties of the Murcian titan AM Fresh, has unified the two companies with which it operated to streamline processes and

Moroccan cucumber exports have more than tripled in five years
Morocco, as one of the world’s leading exporters of high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables, remains the focus of EastFruit. Over the past three years, the country has been annually updating

Gong IT dla Melon&Co
Dostawca Melon&Co z siedzibą w Spalding zdobył nagrodę dla Best Corporate Adopter w inauguracyjnym konkursie ICC C4DTI Digital Trade Awards. Nagroda uznaje doskonałość

"Dutch tomatoes and bell peppers start late, but prices offer perspective"
March was a dark month in the Netherlands, so the tomato and bell pepper supply got going particularly late. Cucumber and eggplant growers have been in production for some time. Commercial

IT gong for Melon&Co
Spalding-based supplier Melon&Co has won the award for Best Corporate Adopter at the inaugural ICC C4DTI Digital Trade Awards. The award recognises excellence in standards and framework adoption,

"We see more early varieties and an increase in the Agria variety"
Producers in Castilla y León will end planting potatoes at the end of April. There is no official data about the area planted but expectations are that it will remain as in the previous campaign

Online boycott against Huelva's strawberry because of Doñana's new irrigation system
Messages calling for a boycott of the strawberry from Huelva have multiplied on social networks and instant messaging applications after the Plenary of the Parliament of Andalusia approved the

Flexibility, our core value
To be able to count on a flexible but at the same time efficient business organisation can really make the difference for companies in the sector. Just as it happens for Claudio Bellia's farm in

"Even the smaller retail chains prefer Spanish over Chinese garlic"
Noticeable bottlenecks and a lack of desired calibers characterize the current onion import from Spain. "The caliber 80-100 for the wholesale markets and gastronomy as well as the 70-80 for the

"People will continue to talk about us for a long time, even if the city of Düsseldorf no longer operates a wholesale market"
For several years now, what will happen to the Düsseldorf wholesale market after 2024 has been up for debate. Roland Tolls (on the right in the picture), a board member of the Düsseldorf

European Sustainability Forum: Sustainability - How must trade position itself?
The topic of sustainability is and remains on the agenda. It is one of the buzzwords of our time. And yet, at times, many consumers do not know what they want. Nevertheless, the trade must serve

Southern Hemisphere to produce bigger volume of Kissabel apples
A bigger quantity of Kissabel apples grown across the Southern Hemisphere is expected to reach the international market in the next two to three years, according to the brand’s owners. Growers

VSSE: Start of the strawberry season
All over Germany, the strawberry plants showed themselves rich in blossoms. So far, the frost nights have not caused any significant damage, as they have survived them well thanks to the fleece

A good hazelnut harvest is expected in Georgia in 2023 – Merab Chitanava
The head of the Georgian Hazelnut Growers Association (GHGA) forecasts a much better hazelnut harvest in 2023 compared to last year, provided that hazelnut growers are active, EastFruit reports.