Ukrainian analyst predicts a decrease in onion prices from mid-May
Maxim Hopka, an analyst at the Ukrainian Agrarian Business Club, cited three reasons for the rise in vegetable prices in Ukraine. Firstly, there was a reduction in the sowing area last year, as

Assomela slams EU’s proposed ban on packaging
A ban on packaging that would require all fruit and vegetables to be sold loose in the EU – except for sales units bigger than 1.5kg – is “discriminatory” and “disproportionate”.

Blueberries bloom last - plantation monitoring (23.04.2023)
Blueberries are one of the fruit species that bloom the latest. This gives time to catch up with the overdue work on the plantations. There are plantations where winter pruning has not yet been

Salix Fruits reports smooth transition in citrus supply
Salix Fruits is reporting a steady arrival of citrus as the Northern Hemisphere citrus season draws to a close and the Southern Hemisphere season begins. According to CEO Alejandro Moralejo, South

Lidl opened one of the largest distribution centres on the island of Ireland
UK: Customers in Bewdley check out their new Sainsbury’s Local Sainsbury’s has arrived in Bewdley, Worcestershire, with the launch of a brand-new convenience store in the town. Fresh bread and

Turkey remains the primary supplier of fruits to Ukraine
Ukraine is dependent on imports of fruits and nuts from abroad. Turkey remains the primary supplier of these products, from where 220,000 tons of fruits were imported last year. Citrus fruits and

Egypt became the largest Northern Hemisphere orange supplier to Southeast Asia
Egypt continues to actively increase the export of oranges to the Southeast Asian region, EastFruit informs. Moreover, it is Egypt that remains the largest supplier of oranges from the countries

The importance of postharvest ripening and testing of fresh produce
Postharvest handling of some fruits involves additional steps that are critical to their success at retail. Ripening with ethylene ensures that several of these commodities are at ideal ripeness

Fruitimprese: Green Deal penalises Italy
The restrictive EU Green Deal policies impacting on plant protection products and packaging risk penalising Italian companies already burdened by the drought problem and the shortage of skilled

We take leave of Günter Schweinsberg
It is with great sadness in our hearts that we have learned that Günter Schweinsberg has passed away at the age of 93. Günter Schweinsberg was one of the personalities who had an outstanding

Uzbekistan: new crop onions halved in one week
Over the past week, wholesale prices for onions of a new crop have decreased by 2 times, which is explained by a sharp increase in the volume of onion supply in the domestic market. In turn, this

"Ceny pozostają stabilne, ponieważ sezon belgijskiej cykorii uprawianej na glebie zbliża się do końca"
Sezon belgijskiej cykorii uprawianej na glebie powoli dobiega końca. Wraz z rozpoczynającym się sezonem szparagowym i zbliżającym się latem, konsumenci będą coraz częściej

The EU 28 exported 4% less fresh fruit and vegetables to third countries.
Translator Translator EU plus UK vegetable exports in 2021 were 2.8 million tonnes, 6% less than in 2020, with value falling by 4%, totalling €2.125 billion. Potatoes were the most exported

Stonefruit season starts in Egypt, with less produced volumes but more exports forecast
The stonefruit campaign is starting in Egypt with lower volumes than last year, due to unstable weather conditions, and smaller sizes in the first harvests. Karim Fayed, operations manager of the

Gene-editing may lead to weather-resilient potatoes to be ready by 2025
A gene-editing potato project aims to boost the rate of photosynthesis in potato crops to promote yield, water use efficiency and drought tolerance. The project is known as PhotoBoost; it focuses

Yellow Pitaya from Ecuador is on the market along with a large number of domestic blueberries
The Ecuadorian yellow pitaya fruit, which has received much attention, has started to be sold in the fruit wholesale market this week. In addition, among the large-size fruit categories on the

Superfresh Growers names new president
Superfresh Growers has named its replacement for retiring president Tim Lane. Conner O’Malley will take the reins at the leading US fresh produce company. As president, O’Malley will lead

Potato movement a “variety game”
It’s all about the varieties right now. That’s what Ken Gad of Cambridge Farms Inc. Says is spurring the movement of potatoes in the market today. Russets: “People are very concerned with

Morrisons is rationing pepper sales to two per customer
Morrisons have limited the sale of peppers to two per customer, as unseasonably cold weather seems to be limiting supply. A number of fruit and vegetable items have been in short supply so far

Thailand set to export 4.4 million tons of fresh & processed fruits in 2023
Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has set the target for export of fresh and processed fruits at 4.44 million tons, an increase of 10% from the previous year. Durian, in particular, is being

More and more exotic fruits and vegetables grown in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bananas, mandarin orange, peanuts, South American potatoes and other exotic vegetables and fruits have been found more and more often on farms throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina in recent

Peru: Sweet Globe leads grape exports for the first time
Changes in the Andean country's variety and export picture have already been observed for some time. In the latest campaign, the Red Globe variety had to give way to Sweet Globe for the first