Cooperative from Extremadura surpassed the 100 million turnover barrier
Acopaex, the second-degree cooperative, closed 2022 with a record turnover that exceeded 102 million euro. “Overcoming the lack of water has been a great handicap for our agricultural

What can be done to strengthen the blueberry market in Poland? Is a Blue Revolution needed?
For many years, we have seen an upward trend in Poland in terms of the area under blueberries and the amount of fruit harvested. It paid off! Blueberries provided a good income and were a tasty

“Turkish apple exports mainly went to India, Russia and Syria”
Their first apple export season in 2021 had its challenges, but Turkish produce exporter Ani Tarim is very confident about the current Turkish apple season, says Mehmet Çakmak, sales and

Hispagroup: with an eye on new markets
The company, present in 30 international markets, has attended the sector's main trade fair events, and will do so again with its presence at Berlin's Fruit Logistica. "Our attendance at the

Marlene makes most of winter season with marketing push
While South Tyrol’s apple orchards enjoy a welcome rest, one of its leading brands, Marlene, continues to engage with consumers via a series of international marketing initiatives and

Garlic insurance returns to normal after two years of high incident rates
After two years of negative results, with more than 45 million euro of compensation in the 2020 and 2021 campaigns, last year, garlic insurance -which gives ample coverage to the main risks of the

Study reveals environmental benefits of modified atmosphere packaging
StePac, L.A. Ltd. analyzed supply chains it is closely involved with to assess how its packaging preserves the quality of fresh produce during handling, shipping and storing, and by doing so

US organic produce sales top US$9.4bn in 2022
The Organic Produce Network (OPN) has released its 2022 Organic Produce Performance Report, highlighting how US organic fresh produce sales grew by 3 per cent in 2022. According to the report,

Record high prices on Moldovan table grapes market despite Russian ban and a good harvest
According to EastFruit analysts, in the recent 10 days wholesale prices for table grapes of all kinds in Moldova increased by 1-2 MDL per kg ($US 0.05-0.10/kg) or by 5-7%. Consequently, the export

Dole Europe GmbH puts faith in new managing director Tobias Deil
The world’s largest fresh produce company Dole has handed overall responsibility for the development of its European customer base to Tobias Deil, who has taken on the role of managing director,

Fruit and vegetable price trends as at 23 January
Freezing temperatures drive demand for cauliflowers and artichokes. Tarocco oranges finally have more pigmentation; the first Washington Navel and Moro oranges arrived on the market. The campaign

NZ ready for World Avocado Congress
As the 10th World Avocado Congress draws closer, the size and scale of the event becomes more impressive, according to organisers. Around 1,000 stakeholders from across the industry are expected

Export of frozen raspberries from Poland in H1 2022.
The volume of frozen raspberry exports from Poland in H1 2022 (CN category 08112031 - Uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing added sugar or any other sweetener)

Raspberries - the second part of the season begins in Poland, will prices rise?
The domestic raspberry market in Poland is slowly entering the second part of the season as the autumn raspberry trade begins. From a processing point of view, it is this phase of the campaign

What are dessert raspberry prices in Poland?
The domestic raspberry season in Poland got off to a rather early start this year. There has been some doubt as to whether all of the fruit coming onto the market as domestic greenhouse produce is

Belarus restores pear imports from Poland
From 27 April this year Belarus has restored the possibility of supplying some EU fruits and vegetables since 27 April this year. As far as fruits are concerned, besides apples, pears are on the

European stone fruit season has started in Poland
The first stone fruit from southern European countries are now appearing on the Polish market. The marketing season for Spanish and Italian nectarines, peaches and apricots will be very

Imports of leeks to Poland in 2021
The volume of leek imports (CN category 07039000 - Leeks and other bulbous vegetables fresh or chilled) to Poland in 2021 amounted to 10.9 thousand tonnes, with a value of 49.2 million PLN. This

Will there be an increase in prices of mandarins on the Polish market?
At the beginning of February, we wrote about the wholesale market for mandarins on fresh-market.pl, wondering if the prices of mandarins were going to rise. This was a trend that had been apparent

Golden Delicious apples on the Polish market - current price situation
Golden Delicious apples are still priced slightly better in Poland  than the "reds" of varieties such as Shampion, Ligol, Jonagold and Jonagored. But the difference is smaller than

There is still a lot of Idared apples in Poland, but price records are far away
According to the latest data from WAPA, stocks of Idared apples in Poland stood at 220,000 tonnes at the beginning of February this year. This is obviously a lot, 20 thousand tonnes more than a

Freshfel Europe expresses deep concerns about the Belarus embargo on the import of European fruit and vegetables worth 300 million €
On 6th December 2021, Belarus decided to respond to the latest international sanctions by implementing an embargo on food import into the country for food products originating from the European

Import czosnku po III kw. 2021 r.
Wzrost importu czosnku do Polski w relacji rok do  roku. Analizujemy dane GUS po trzech kwartałach 2021 roku. Wolumen importu czosnku (kategoria CN 070320) do Polski po trzech

Экспорт лука из Польши на конец 3 квартала 2021 года
Объем экспорта лука из Польши (категория CN 070310 - Лук и лук-шалот, свежий или охлажденный) после 3 квартала 2021

Onion exports from Poland at the end of Q3 2021
Poland - the export volume of onion (CN category 070310 - Onion and shallots, fresh or chilled) after Q3 2021 amounted to 109.0 thousand tonnes and its value reached PLN 222.3 million. This means