"Many Spanish operators and dealers have come to the Alentejo"
Raspberry production has certainly experienced an interesting expansion in Portugal over the past decade. According to data provided by Faostat, the country's cultivated acreage went from 110

Dutch online platform gets new director
This month, Bart Leemans began as director at the Dutch company Service2Fruit (S2F). He has extensive experience in both the fruit and vegetable sector. Bart started his fruit and vegetable career

Ginsters puts the focus on locally grown veg
Ginsters is looking to capitalise on growing demand for locally grown veg following well-documented recent fresh produce shortages. The baked snack brand held a planting day at Hay Farm, Cornwall

Should we expect a low raspberry harvest and high prices?
At the end of last week, an article was published in the Polish segment of the Internet with an analysis of the state of raspberry plantations in Poland by a local expert Pavel Kravets. Based on

Pfalzmarkt eG: Immerse yourself in the world of professional O+G cultivation with "vegetable waves
To enable visitors to BUGA 23 to immerse themselves in the fascinating world of professional fruit and vegetable growing on site, Pfalzmarkt für Obst und Gemüse eG is involved as a cooperation

Early grapes will become available on the Moldovan market later than usual
According to experts from Moldovan organizations of viticulturists, early varieties of table grapes will become available on the market later than usual. There are two reasons for this forecast.

The table grape contact group in Rimini will analyse the forecasts for the 2023 season.
The grape contact group, made up of professionals from France, Italy, Spain and Portugal and officials from the administrations, will meet on 4 and 5 May in Rimini, Italy, to analyse the forecasts

President Erdoğan refutes rising cost of living problem in Türkiye
During a rally that was held yesterday in Denizli province, Turkish president Erdoğan has denied there is an ‘expensive onion, potato or cucumber problem’ in the country. The president argued

Driscoll's will liven up International Blueberry Days
All eyes at Macfrut 2023 will be on the International Blueberry Days (3-5 May, Rimini Expo Centre). Taking part in the Symposium, scheduled for the first day of the show, will be James Olmstead,

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Brazil: Agri exports reach US$ 16 billion in March 2023
According to the Brazilian agribusiness trade balance data for March, exports keep growing year after year. This month, the value of goods traded abroad reached US$ 16 billion, a 10.6% increase

Asda starts LEAF Marque rollout
Asda has begun to roll out LEAF Marque certification across its UK fruit and vegetable supply base. The supermarket said the move is aimed at strengthening its environmental standards, with the

Coloured currants already in bloom (plantation monitoring, 20.04.2023)
With each passing day we are approaching the end of April, the weather is getting warmer and more flowering plants are appearing every day. Currants will be joining this venerable group in a

Grower Tabanelli: 'I saved the peaches on the hardest night due to frost'
Emilia-Romagna's stone fruit producers have had to reckon with record-breaking frosts again this year, which have wiped out a large part of their production. Temperatures plummeted as low as -6°

Raspberries in the focus of promotional programmes
The ripening conditions have now more than improved in the Mediterranean region compared to the cool March. For this reason, the former demand market has turned into a bidding market. Food

Soft fruit supply still limited, vegetable supply increasingly ample"
The soft fruit supply at the Belgian auctions is still limited, according to Robert van Ooijen, who purchases produce daily for his Dutch customers at the auction at BelOrta and Hoogstraten.

New managers appointed for Harmoniz in Italy and North America
Harmoniz Ltd announces the appointment of Saro Tumino as the new General Manager of Harmoniz's Italian subsidiary and Stephan Vonk in the position of Area Sales Manager of North America (USA and

Although prices for local tomatoes in Poland decreased, they are still higher than last year
The dynamic decline in wholesale prices for Polish greenhouse tomatoes is typical for the current season. The supply of tomatoes from local greenhouses has continued to grow rapidly since the end

"Those who only focus on price battles are not acting in an economically sustainable manner"
"Due to the shift of the break-even point, it will not be possible this year to sell larger quantities at low prices, for example to wholesalers. The rising production costs, above all the

Asparagus, Apofruit focuses on innovation
It will be a very complex campaign for asparagus in 2023, due to the very late start. Apofruit, a fruit and vegetable cooperative with more than 2,700 members throughout the Peninsula, takes stock

Rijk Zwaan starts soft fruit breeding programme
Rijk Zwaan is now launching a new breeding program for soft fruit aimed at broadening its product portfolio with strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Construction work for a new greenhouse

Oppy celebrates 10 years with British Columbia pepper and cucumber grower
A decade into its thriving collaboration, Oppy celebrates its partnership with British Columbia-based greenhouse pepper and cucumber grower Randhawa Farms, owners of the Perpetual Vegetable Co.

Since August 2022, several EU states registered additional drought and heatwave events that will result in smaller apple sizes
The ongoing crop 2022/23 for was initially estimated by WAPA at a volume very similar to the preceding crop; since the month of August 2022, however, several Member States registered additional

Gemma Mengual, ambassador of the new Biosabor range
Translator Translato Biosabor, a leading brand in organic farming and natural fresh gazpacho from Almeria, presented its new range of products "FUSIONA" this morning at the Salón Gourmets