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,

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

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

German onion market: unprecedented, extremely wide price range
Developments on the onion market have been headlong in recent weeks and have been characterised by daily upward price adjustments. The result, as AMI informs Fruchthandel Magazin in its current

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P3P Partners acquires UK tomato specialist APS
Cheshire-based A Pearson Holdings Limited (APS), which grows over 500m tomatoes a year in the UK, has been acquired by the P3P Partners group. The Pearson family, and other former shareholders,

Harvest London plans vertical farming network
Vertical farming specialist Harvest London has made an agreement with Planet Organic that we see its living basil sold exclusively at the UK organic retailer’s stores across London, according to

RootWave launches new eWeeder for orchards
Warwickshire electrical weed control manufacturer RootWave has launched its first tractor-powered machine for orchards, vineyards and fruit. The company reports that in independent trials in

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R&D Group outlines topfruit projects
The British topfruit industry has outlined its research and development plans as AHDB completes its wind down. Trade body British Apples & Pears Ltd (BAPL) has set up its own R&D Group to enable

"Resilient growers have fought hard to produce high quality apples once again"
Fern Ridge Fresh, based in Hawkes Bay, have been in business for over 20 years. The company sources apples from growers all across New Zealand - from Gisborne and Hawkes Bay in the North Island to

Marginality in the quick freezing business is very low – producer’s opinion (video)
The business of quick freezing of fruits and vegetables which seems attractive at first glance may turn out to be difficult and low-margin, said Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov, FAO international