Sormac launches office to serve the UK and Ireland
Sormac BV, developer and manufacturer of machinery and processing lines for the fresh-cut industry, will open a dedicated office located in Suffolk, UK, in partnership with Sean Martin as the

McCain invests a further £35 mln in sustainable farming vision
McCain has today confirmed a further £35 mln of investments in its supply chain, as the company hopes to boost supplies of UK potatoes and bolster its regenerative farming initiatives. The frozen

Haith to focus on optical sorting at Fruit Logistica
A UK manufacturer of vegetable handling solutions will be promoting its innovative mobile optical sorter at Fruit Logistica next month (8-10 February). The PRO-Sort optical sorter was developed by

Belgium set to storm Fruit Logistica
VLAM, the Flanders Agricultural Marketing Board, has announced that 32 Belgian suppliers of fruit, vegetables, potatoes and fruit trees will be present at Fruit Logistica in Berlin at its joint

Tajikistan follows Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan banning exports of onions, carrots, and potatoes
A wave of bans on exports of fresh vegetables in the countries of Central Asia continues. After some deliberation, EastFruit team reports that Tajikistan decided to also ban exports to prevent

Tajikistan follows Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan banning exports of onions, carrots, potatoes
A wave of bans on exports of fresh vegetables in the countries of Central Asia continues. Tajikistan has decided to also ban exports to prevent local prices from soaring even more. Market

For two seasons, Spain has been exporting potatoes to France to make snack chips "because of their quality"
Alberto Duque, COAG's national potato director, spoke about the change in trend observed in the potato market since Spain continues to receive potatoes from France (Europe's leading potato

"People are still holding out for better prices, which is reflected in a lower willingness to sell"
The warehouses in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia are slowly but surely running out of goods, while the cold stores are still largely closed, he says. "Most farmers are still holding out for

QS residue monitoring fruit, vegetables, potatoes 2022: 99.33 percent of samples without objection
For the residue monitoring, QS Fachgesellschaft Obst, Gemüse, -Kartoffeln GmbH (QS) evaluated a total of 17,047 samples from 41 countries of origin in the period from 1 October 2021 to 30

After achieving a record production in 2021, the world's potato production decreased by 6% in 2022
The French Interprofessional Potato (CNIPT) stated that, according to the latest figures published by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that are included in the World

Kazakhstan depends on imported vegetables
According to the results of December 2022, prices for fresh vegetables in Kazakhstan increased by almost 20% over the year. Cucumbers (by 47.9% ), onions, tomatoes, potatoes, and beets sharply

Carrot prices in Moldova are growing and further price increase is expected
As EastFruit price monitoring shows, prices for carrots have been rising on the Moldovan fruit and vegetable market for two weeks in a row now. After a slight and short decline caused by a

'UK potato growers are underestimating their own industry’
Industry experts claim that UK potato growers are massively underestimating the economic significance of their sector. This could be as high as £4.5 billion, rather than the commonly-used

Картофель транспортируется на конвейере длиной 135 метров на ближневосточную фабрику по производству картофеля фри
Голландская компания Bijlsma Hercules поставила конвейерную ленту длиной не менее 135 метров для предприятия на

Ziemniaki transportowane na przenośniku taśmowym o długości 135 metrów do bliskowschodniej fabryki frytek
Holenderska firma Bijlsma Hercules dostarczyła przenośnik taśmowy o długości nie mniejszej niż 135 metrów do przedsiębiorstwa na Bliskim Wschodzie. Ta taśma będzie

Carrot prices in Moldova are growing and further price increase is expected
As EastFruit price monitoring shows, prices for carrots have been rising on the Moldovan fruit and vegetable market for two weeks in a row now. After a slight and short decline caused by a

Agro production collapses
From rice to oil to cereals, Spanish agri-food production is plummeting and threatens a sharp rise in prices in the coming months. Fruit and vegetables are not spared from this situation. From

GfK Consumer Index: Higher average prices paid have compensated somewhat for volume loss
The value development of fruit/vegetables/potatoes lags behind the development of FMCG overall both in December 2022 (-2.2% vs. December 2021) and in 2022 as a whole (-3.6% vs. year 2021). This

Potatoes transported on 135 meter long conveyor belt to Middle Eastern French fry factory
The Dutch company Bijlsma Hercules has delivered a conveyor belt of no less than 135 meters to a business in the Middle East. This belt will transport potatoes from the crate offloading

Latest version of HarvestEye ‘faster and more accurate’
HarvestEye is gearing up to launch a new version of its machine-learning root crops insights tool at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. Fitting to harvesting and grading equipment, HarvestEye gathers

More innovation for the potato, starring at Marca Fresh
How to valorise a product that makes the values of convenience its own, but which also needs innovation (especially in terms of variety, but also in terms of intended use, and the health aspect

Emilia-Romagna potatoes: agreement on minimum production price
A number of companies in the Emilia-Romagna region have signed a preventive agreement with Agripat–Association of Potato Producers on the minimum price of potatoes for the 2023-24 marketing

Prices of young potatoes on the Polish market in a typical May trend
Last week was characterised by a strong dynamics of changes in wholesale prices of domestic early potatoes in Poland. Despite the fact that we are still in the early phase of the season and the