Farmers receive govt cash boost to go organic
Farmers who convert to organic will receive up to a third more cash than last year as the government increases support for nature-friendly farming, the organic certification body the Soil

US market flooded with grapes
There are a lot of grapes in the U.S. right now. “The U.S. is currently flooded with grapes. In Chile, we’re around 80 percent done with harvest and most of the fruit for us has been loaded.

Downward tomato trend in Spain reversed because of energy crisis
The market for tomatoes produced in Spain has been on the decline for the past 5-10 years, while peppers and cucumbers have been growing. Since the recent energy crisis in Northern Europe,

HHLA closes challenging year 2022 with a good result
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) developed successfully in the 2022 financial year despite challenging conditions. Group revenue rose by 7.7 percent to € 1,578.4 million (previous year:

Spain will decrease its garlic area by nearly 20% in the next campaign
This was reported in the General Assembly of the National Garlic Board, which met in Las Pedroñeras (Cuenca). The area devoted to this crop will decrease due to the drought affecting Andalusia

P3P Partners acquires UK tomato specialist APS
Cheshire-based A Pearson Holdings Limited (APS), which grows over 500m tomatoes a year in the UK, has been acquired by the P3P Partners group. The Pearson family, and other former shareholders,

Co z cenami cebuli?
W połowie bieżącego miesiąca na rynku cebuli w Polsce, po raz pierwszy od października zeszłego roku, ceny w handlu hurtowym spadły. Zmiana może nie była duża, bo do dnia

“We can count on Colombian avocados soon to be year-round”
The avocado market is pretty steady. “Through the 3rd quarter of this year, we are expecting to see continued stability in terms of pricing and volume,” says Brian Gomez with GreenFruit

R&D Group outlines topfruit projects
The British topfruit industry has outlined its research and development plans as AHDB completes its wind down. Trade body British Apples & Pears Ltd (BAPL) has set up its own R&D Group to enable

Good campaign for Sicilian organic zucchini
"During this part of the season, our organic crops include a wide variety of products such as artichokes, broad beans, peas, kohlrabi, Chinese cabbage, zucchini and celery. There have been no