UK fruit and vegetable growers' margins are tight post-Brexit
On 26 January, the future of post-Brexit agricultural policy in England became more clear with the official announcement of six new standards under its Sustainable Farming Incentive. While UK

Floods hit Californian strawberries
The Californian strawberry industry is counting the cost of recent storm damage with hundreds of acres of property damaged. According to a release from industry body the California Strawberry

Prices of Gala apples in Moldova are too low for the local farmers but too high for the EU buyers
According EastFruit analysts, in January 2023, the weighted average wholesale price for high-quality apples of Gala variety increased only slightly – by about 0.5 MDL/kg (US $0.02/kg). So far,

Thermologistic invests 2.2 million euros in new equipment
The internationally operating logistics company Thermologistic is investing in the expansion of its vehicle fleet. The Frankfurt-based company is expanding its fleet with 19 Euro 6 tractors and 2

Ten Venezuelan companies to attend Macfrut
The series of presentations of Macfrut 2023 to South American countries ended in Venezuela after touching the Dominican Republic, Panama, Colombia, Chile and Peru. The 40th edition of the

Only 1,900 tons of imported onions arrived in Philippines last week
Just 1,900 tons of the authorized 5,000 tons of imported onions have arrived as the Department of Agriculture's (DA) deadline for the importations passed on Friday. "So far, approximately 1,900

“Grape export volumes will pick up starting from week 6”
According to Samir Singh, business promoter for Indian grape exporter Mersel Foods, the grape season in India was delayed for a few weeks due to the weather conditions in the vineyards: “The

Spanish zucchini exports decrease by almost 22% while purchases of Moroccan zucchini increased by more than 33%
Spanish zucchini exports in the first eleven months of 2022 registered a considerable decrease over the same period of the previous year. According to Hortofinfo, in that period, Spanish zucchini

Salix Fruit reflects on strong 2022
Salix Fruit said it is looking forward to a positive 12 months after what it describes as challenging but successful year for the company in 2022. “2023 will be as exciting and tough as the