"This campaign has been very good so far in terms of prices for butternut squash"
The pumpkin campaign is underway and going well, with Spain for another year as the leading exporter in Europe. In 2021, in fact, according to the most recent figures, it led this segment at a

The rise of China’s avocado sector
Known as “butter fruit” due to its creamy flesh, avocados are being produced in every greater volumes across China. The main production area is Menglian county in Yunnan province,

Spanish nursery sells more than 400,000 bare root plants
If Viveros Hernandorena is a reference in potted stone fruit trees, it is also a reference in bare root plants in species such as almond, kaki, kiwi, quince or pomegranate, crops where

Albert Heijn airfreight ban touches down at start of June
Dutch retail chain Albert Heijn has confirmed that it will no longer sell fresh fruit and vegetables that have been transported by air. By the middle of this year, products including sugar snap

Unprecedented imports of potatoes in Georgia – how much more will the country need?
Analysts at EastFruit note that wholesale prices for potatoes in Georgia are remaining stable. The price levels are record-breaking. The latest weekly survey revealed that the local suppliers

Peru: Asparagus exports down in value and volume
In 2022, 131,295,602 kg worth US$372,252,711 were exported. This is a decrease of 12.02 % in value and -8.19 % in volume compared to 2021, agraria.pe refers to data from the Agrodata Peru portal.

Avocados among most important agri exports for Mexico in 2022
Mexico registered record-high agri-food exports and exceeded 50 billion dollars for the first time in 2022. Beer, tequila, and avocados were the most important agri-food export

Supermarkets limiting sales of veg per customer
Across the UK supermarkets are facing shortages of some fruit and vegetables. Asda said it was capping sales of items such as tomatoes, peppers and lettuce at three each per customer. Morrisons

Road to quality, a label for traceability of seed as well
Guaranteeing traceability from seed to increase the value of fruit and vegetable produce. At the Chamber of Deputies, Assosementi presented the Road to Quality project, a collective label

“Peruvian citrus investors are betting on a new line of business”
In 2022, the volume of citrus that Peru exported decreased by 2% over the previous year. It was a year in which over costs, especially shipping freight -which ranged between 9,000 and 12,000

Spanish f&h exports decline in 2022
The year-on-year drop in the volume exported was most notable in fruit, with a fall of 13%, totalling 6.6 million tonnes and affecting almost all products. In stone fruit, the main products fell,

"We want to help growers reduce post-harvest losses of table grapes"
Nutritious, thin-skinned, and juicy table grapes are a very popular fruit among consumers. However, table grapes are perishable. During storage and transportation, threshing and rot often occur

Ecuadorian plantains and bananas will increase their presence in Qatar
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar has doubled its imports of Ecuadorian plantain and bananas and they will soon be marketed in the micro-markets of Woqod fuel stations, the

NFU launches horticulture resilience plan
The NFU has launched a horticulture and potatoes sector resilience plan, aimed at establishing a sustainable pathway for the industry. The union launched the plan, alongside versions for each of

UK potato grower reports increase in turnover
UK potato grower AH Worth and Company has reported a turnover of £112.7m for the year to 31 May 2022, up from £80m in 2021 Pre-tax profits went from £2.5m to £1.5m over the same period. A

"Only with Lobello egg-cherry tomatoes, we are seeing a slight bottleneck at the moment"
Inflationary price fluctuations, as well as acute shortages, are currently shaping events in fruit wholesale. "Fortunately, bottlenecks have not yet been observed, although we are also noticing

"Some products, such as iceberg lettuce, have continued to be in demand despite the high price"
There continues to be a shortage of vegetables on the shelves of European supermarkets due to the cold weather in Spain and Italy, although the situation could begin to go back to normal from the

Turkmenistan exported significantly more tomatoes in 2022
Turkmenistan exported 104 thousand tons of tomatoes to Russian and other countries in 2022, according to data from the UIET. This is significantly more than in 2021, when Turkmenistan entered the

The bar for the European fruit and vegetable industry is being raised
Alifresca, a branch of the Swiss Coop Group, is moving the offices based in Picassent/Valencia to the new facility of Caliche, a company in the logistics industry based in Spain. However, such a

"The extreme volatility in the avocado market is perhaps a sign of the 'boom and bust' to come"
The price of Spanish fruit and vegetable products continues to spiral upward, given the natural slowdown in the production that happens during the coldest period of winter, as well as the end of

Breeder celebrates 20 years of Cotton Candy Grapes
International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), a table grape breeder, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the breeding of the Cotton Candy™ grape. The Cotton Candy grape was first naturally bred

UK-grown exports reach record high
The value of exports in a number of UK-grown food and drink products has rocketed by nearly 30 per cent, reaching a new high of £4.5bn in 2022, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) reveals. To

IFG celebrates 20 years of Cotton Candy
International Fruit Genetics (IFG), has celebrated the twentieth anniversary of breeding the table grape variety Cotton Candy in 2023. The Cotton Candy grape was first naturally bred in 2003 by