Consumers are not willing to pay more for sustainability
Speaking last week at Hort Connection, Ben Hoodless, Interim Chief Executive of IFPA ANZ, gave some insights into the State of the Industry Future Trends Report. He said that consumer's biggest

“Sweden and Morocco are new Xenia pear sales markets”
The Dutch Xenai pear sales season ended earlier than expected, in late April. Xenia Europa's sales manager Raymond van Ojen reflects on a good sales season. "The harvest was similar to last year.

Photo report Hort Connection 2023
Hort Connections 2023 came to a close last night with the gala dinner and industry awards. A list of the winners can be found below. This year the exhibitors were all talking about the automation

"Major shortages and unprecedented high prices in the European potato market"
"I've never seen the potato market this hot," says Robert Voskamp of the Dutch company Rola Fresh. "Small potato prices currently start at €1.70 and even reach above €2 per kilo. Those are

Watermelon prices in Uzbekistan drop rapidly despite record high exports
Over the past week, the average wholesale price for watermelons in Uzbekistan has decreased by a third and current wholesale prices are 20% lower than at the same of 2022, EastFruit reports.

The Minister of Agriculture explained the recent increase in vegetable prices in Kazakhstan
The rise in prices for cabbage, carrots, onions, and potatoes is related to the end of last year's reserves and the arrival of fresh produce in June. The early ripe vegetables are slightly more

Belinda Van Schaik wins MOYA 2023
Belinda Van Schaik has won the 2023 IFPA-Produce Plus Marketer of the Year Award (MOYA), sponsored by Seeka. Australasia’s premier marketing award for the fresh fruit, vegetable and floral

OrtoRomi, the partnership with Federica Pellegrini continues
The 2023 OrtoRomi multi-channel campaign is about to start, called this year 'OrtoRomi, the wellness choice for those I love' which, considering last year's success, once again features a

“We plan to develop our production of green asparagus in photovoltaic greenhouses”
The Planasa - Darbonne nursery finished its white asparagus campaign two weeks ago, and this 2023 season has been very positive for the company. "In total, we have harvested 750 tons of asparagus

County Armagh growers see their crops struggle under summer sun
The rise in temperatures over the last ten days has put crops under threat. Daytime temperatures have rarely fallen below 20°C for more than a week, including in Northern Ireland's premier region

Peruvian banana exports approaching 93,000 tons so far in 2023
This past week, Peruvian banana exports have fallen to the lowest level recorded not only this year, but also in 2022. According to data shared by the consultancy firm Fresh Fruit, "Peru exported

Lacklustre US almond shipments expected for May
Market participants surveyed by Mintec in the last week of May were expecting lacklustre shipments and new sales ahead of the May position report, which is due for release on 9th June. Estimates

Bad weather extends fruit policies
There is time until 30 June to take out policies in agriculture for permanent fruit and grape crops. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry has postponed the deadline for

Agricultural added value, the consequences of the flooding
The first quarter of 2023 shows a substantial stability in agricultural value added, after the drop recorded in the last part of 2022, but the future outlook is heavily conditioned by the weather

Minister to make sure regional agriculture has a voice in Government
Wednesday 7th of June is the last day of this year's Hort Connections Conference and Trade show in Adelaide. The trade show floor was less busy than yesterday as delegates attended the speaker

Belgian tomato prices rebound
In Belgium, loose and vine tomatoes' median prices rebounded last week. That, thus, halted the recent week's steady decline, as evidenced by VBT figures. As the year's longest day approaches, the

Very tight orange market in Europe expected
“It’s looking ten times better than last year,” says Snyman Kritzinger, managing director of Grown4U in Kirkwood, and the winter has quickly turned cold, boosting colour development, while

Belgian organic grower expands cautiously: "There was only slightly more, but it was hard to sell”
"There's always more demand for organic cucumbers than we can supply," organic grower Koen van Hauteghem of Vitaetom stated last fall. During a visit - at the invitation of VLAM, Flanders'

A complicated start to the French tomato campaign
Many summer products are weather sensitive, including tomatoes, for which the demand was not particularly strong in May. "The last few weeks have been difficult, with rather average prices, but we

KRONEN: Customer Day on 28/29 September - Solutions for salad, vegetable and fruit processing
After the last Customer Day 2021 was held exclusively online due to the pandemic, KRONEN GmbH is again inviting customers and interested parties in person to the Customer Day in Kehl am Rhein in

Chilean technical cherry tours to Spain in full swing again
Chilean producers and exporters traveled to Spain again to view the performance of the latest cherry varieties. This shows agricultural technical tours, a crucial activity that was halted due to