UK grocery inflation breaks new record
UK grocery price inflation rose again in the four weeks to 19 February 2023 to reach 17.1 per cent – the highest level ever recorded by Kantar. The retail data and insights analyst said February

Kyrgyzstan lifts ban on onion exports
Kyrgyzstan is about to allow the export of onions. A decision has been submitted to the government to lift restrictions on the export of onions. It is reported by Knews.kg with reference to the

Club varieties bear the brunt in subdued European topfruit market
The “massive” impact of hail in Ceres and Grabouw was probably underestimated in the South African topfruit industry’s first crop estimate, according to topfruit producer and exporter

Cameron Highland vegetable farmers urge Public Works Dept to keep roads open
Malaysian vegetable farmers are angry over a proposal by the Pahang Public Works Department (PWD) to ban heavy vehicles transporting the produce on narrow and congested Cameron Highlands roads on

Ceny importowanych truskawek nieco w dół, ale…
Minione trzy tygodnie przyniosły poprawę pogody w Hiszpanii. Temperarury dobowe nieco wzrosły, a to przełożyło się na tempo wegetacji owoców i warzyw, w tym truskawek

AI-powered DiMuto Financial Services expands into US and Mexico with Grupo Paisano financing deal
DiMuto, a global Agri-FinTech company, has expanded its AI-powered Financial Services to the US and Mexico through its latest financing deal with Grupo Paisano, a large international

First sunburn, then rain: now pineapple growers hope for upturn in volumes and demand
A small group of KwaZulu-Natal pineapple growers supply the whole of South Africa with fresh pineapples. In Hluhluwe, Queen pineapples are produced on dryland fields for 52 weeks of the year with

French president promises greater harmonisation
French president Emmanuel Macron attended the Salon International de l’Agriculture (SIA) in Paris this week, where growers updated the French president on the biggest issues facing the sector,

No ban on exports; onions worth USD 523.8 million exported in Apr-Dec 2022
Onions worth USD 523.8 million were exported during April-December 2022, a 16.3 per cent increase on a yearly basis, and there is no ban on its export from India, the Union Ministry of Commerce

Green Afrique Tech promotes high-value fruit cultivation
Bulawayo company Green Afrique Technologies, which produces passion fruit, is now looking at producing the kiwano horned melon (amagaki/magaka) and dragon fruit. According to chief executive

Lower eggplant supply from Honduras
Supply of eggplant out of Honduras has been steady but is also about to be slightly lower in volume. “It has good volume right now and production year-round. The volume is more or less the same

Eastern Europe: Overview of the regional onion market
Participants of the fruit and vegetable market accepted the fact that wholesale prices for onions in Ukraine reached $1/kg, as EastFruit analysts forecasted back in mid-January. This happened in

The price of cabbage in Ukraine has doubled in a week!
A rapid price rise has started in the Ukrainian market of white cabbage this week after more than 2 months of stagnation, analysts of the EastFruit project report. According to market

"Despite having planted 20% more tomatoes, we have only produced 3% more so far due to the weather"
Average temperatures have been rising in southeastern Spain, where most of the vegetables in Europe are produced and where the cold and lack of light have caused the production to drop drastically