“With such price levels and sales, we are experiencing an exceptional but necessary situation”
The season of winter vegetables, including carrots, is coming to an end in the south and west of France, but production is still ongoing in the northern regions. “The Landes is finishing this

ifo Institute: Food supply bottlenecks still persist
Food retailers remain the most affected by supply shortages. This is the result of the current ifo survey. In February, 85.7% of the companies surveyed reported this, compared to 95.6% in January.

How tomatoes are doing on international markets
"All greenhouse crops suffered from the high temperatures in November and December 2022. Even now, they are still feeling the effects of that abnormal heat. The plants are stressed, especially

Climate change threatens cherry harvest in Manisa, Turkey
Many of Manisa's famous cherry trees remain barren and fruitless in the Aegean region due to inadequate precipitation. The cherry trees are also being hit hard by global warming. Still, producers

"The business around Italian imported apples has developed quite strongly in just a few years"
With the arrival of the first Mauritanian watermelons and Spanish strawberries, the spring campaign is ready to get underway at Herner Gastro Service Ltd. "Due to the rainy weather, demand for

"Convenience remains highly valued, in the Peruvian season's last weeks too"
Despite the Peruvian grape season nearing its end, sales are still going well at Dijk Foods in Belgium. "We're currently working exclusively with those grapes. There's enough supply coming from

Landgard: Lust for spring - with fresh rhubarb from the region
At the end of February, the first production farms on the Lower Rhine and near Cologne started harvesting the fruit vegetables in protected cultivation. The first tender stems of the

High tolerance to ToBRFV is essential for tomatoes
"Two years ago, before the Ukraine conflict and the exponential increase in production crises, I said I thought innovation and production improvement were essential to remain competitive

"Mini cucumbers are increasingly popular"
The new Dutch mini cucumber season has begun at Gilad Produce. The company has been carrying the mini cucumbers under its 'Cuckies' brand for the past few years and now has three hectares in

Spain seeks to accelerate EU trade agreements with Mercosur, Chile and Mexico
At the last meeting of the Foreign Trade Council, held on Friday in Stockholm, Spain advocated giving a definitive boost to the signing and ratification of trade agreements that have been

Shipping lines refusing to cut capacity in price war
Container freight rates are still falling, while charter rates are holding up, suggesting that liner operators are chasing market share, even if it means a price war. Linerlytica's latest report,

Economic contributions of Florida’s citrus industry
A recent University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences report describes the economic contributions of Florida’s citrus industry for the marketing year 2020-2021. This article

More rain for California growers-shippers to manage
Ag growers and shippers in affected parts of California are taking stock following late last week and the weekend’s rains…and the ones still coming. The Central Coast particularly has seen

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 13 March
The new green asparagus campaign has begun, with produce mainly from Campania. Distribution of Romanesco artichokes is now in full swing, but demand is still subdued. On the other hand, demand for

"Imported potatoes have become a significant seasonal business"
Heuer Logistics has had experience in the field of fruit handling for 55 years now. Although the Bremerhaven-based group of companies is now active in several business areas, it still handles tons

One in five member companies reported losses in 2022
For the second year in succession, Gartenbau-Versicherung was faced with a claims year that was well above average. More than 50 million euros were paid out to the members of the insurance

"German cucumbers are still very much in demand"
For about a week now, the first cucumbers from the Papenburg horticultural center have been available in stores in northern Germany. However, these are extremely small quantities that are