Jumbo buys first Dutch asparagus from The Greenery
On Thursday 23 February, the first Dutch asparagus were auctioned at The Greenery, the buyer being Jumbo Supermarkets. Jumbo bought the first crate of 5 kg for the amount of € 5,000, after which

BASF: Resilience in a difficult market environment - Tackle strengthening competitiveness
As BASF Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Dr Martin Brudermüller and Chief Financial Officer Dr Hans-Ulrich Engel explained when presenting the figures for the financial year 2022,

Vietnamese fruit industry should focus on quality rather than quantity
In 2022, most of Vietnam's farm export items recovered after the pandemic and regained their strong growth. It was a prosperous year, but fruit and veg turnover continued to fall. The continued

Latvian potato growers have high hopes for new season
Recently, Latvian potatoes experienced one of the steepest price jumps in the past 10 years, reaching an average increase of 50%. Growers are now preparing for the new season in the hope that

Philippines to start shipping durians to China next month
The Philippines will start shipping durian to China next month. An initial volume of 7,500 tons of durians is ready to be sent to China in March, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said

Philippines: Banana growers Davao Del Norte shift to corn
At least 150 banana growers whose plantations were infected with Fusarium wilt or Panama disease shifted to corn farming in Davao del Norte province. This meant they became the first beneficiaries

UK: Fruit and vegetables rationed due to lack of fresh produce
There will have been and still are a lot of puzzled and also worried faces in the UK in the past few days, because Tesco, Asda, Aldi and Morrisons have limited the sales quantities of peppers,

South African avocado export crop to increase
The South African avocado export industry has released its first estimate of the new season, predicting that the country will export around 18m cartons this year. This would mark an increase of

Argentina: Financial impediment affect January exports
In January, Brazilian banana exports dropped compared to the same month last year. According to Secex, the volume shipped was 7,280 tons, down 12%. Revenue dropped 9%, amounting to just US$ 2.98

AVA-ASAJA calls for priority in the consumption of Spanish oranges
The arrival of consignments of oranges from Egypt to some Spanish warehouses, especially in Valencia, has raised concerns in the Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) due to the lack of

Tomato prices rise in Ukraine due to lack of imports from Türkiye
The supply of greenhouse tomatoes on the Ukrainian market has decreased again this week, EastFruit project analysts inform. Most Ukrainian representatives of greenhouse complexes reported their

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

Greenhouse tomato production may sharply decrease in Moldova
According to the operators of the Moldovan market of resources for agriculture, tomatoes in Moldova will be grown in greenhouses of all types on a maximum of 100 to 300 ha in 2023. In previous

"This is the first time this technology has been used in the grape industry"

California rains prompt early start for Ojai pixie tangerines
The Ojai pixie tangerine season in California is seeing a slightly earlier start this year. Normally, harvest begins in early March for the citrus crop. “However we started early this year as

Chokeberry Poland - on the challenges facing the industry and the national growers' organisation
On 20 February, a training course on Integrated Plant Production was held in Warka at the headquarters of Fresh Mazovia for the National Association of Chokeberry Growers "Aronia Polska".For

Ecuador starts 2023 well with 7.98% more banana boxes exported in January 2023
Ecuador’s banana sector started the year well, with a 7.89% increase, to export 2.59 million more boxes in January 2023 (35.01 million boxes) compared to the January 2022 (32.42 million boxes).

"We did not expect such a sharp jump in price"
"Cima di Rapa is a classic autumn and winter product. We import the cabbage mainly from Puglia," Raffaele Scirillo of Irpinia Frucht GmbH tells us. The company has been located at Fruchthof Berlin

Robotization and automation are a must for the agricultural sector given labor shortage
At the beginning of February, the largest exhibition of the fruit and vegetable industryFruit Logistica was held in Berlin. Experts from all over the world have gathered there to see numerous

EU three-week average price of European bananas at €126 per 100 kgs in week 5
In week 5, the three-week average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €115/100 kgs. Average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €136/100 kgs in the

Hexkoel sees record seasonal table grape intakes amidst rolling electrical blackouts
The Hexkoel cold storage facility for table grapes, in South Africa’s Hex River Valley, is continuing with business as usual with new record intakes for the season, despite national rolling

Kenya's peak avocado export season is about to start
Kenya is at the start of its avocado peak season. The peak season for Hass fruits is about to commence in the first week of March, with big volumes infiltrating the market from mid-March.