Ten years FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award – Detailed information about the ten FLIA 2015 nominees
These innovations will be presented to more than 60,000 trade visitors from over 120 countries on 4-6 February at the special FLIA display located between Halls 20 and 21. The winner will be

Further seasonal decrease in Ukrainian fresh produce price index
«The situation in the Ukrainian fresh produce market was mixed last week as worse weather provoked an increase in prices in some cases», says Ms. Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform. «An

Ukrainian fresh produce price index down last week
«Early produce has finally taken a leading position in the Ukrainian market in early June that has resulted in a fall in prices in almost all fresh produce segments», says Ms. Tetiana Getman,

Low prices of vegetables
This year prices of vegetables are lower than in 2013. In June cauliflowers on the wholesale market in Bronisze are being sold at the price of PLN 1,55 / piece. In 2013 it was over two times

Moldova will increase its exports to the EU
This agreement contains a clause of free trade that will allow Moldova to export its products without customs duties and project of financial assistance to the agricultural

Ukraine: Alternative fuel sources presented to decrease price of veggies
According to the official, high prices of Ukrainian vegetables are directly related to energy prices. "A solution to the problem is a loan program for transition to alternative energy sources of

Georgia and Russia reached agreement on fruits vegetables supply
All the deliveries are bound to have required phitosanitary documentation. List of products allowed to be delivered to Russia from Georgia includes tomatoes, cucumbers, new potatoes, cabbage,

Greenhouse production increased by nearly 7%
Vegetable production in greenhouses increased by 6.7% in 2013 compared to 2012, according to the National Bureau of Russian statistics. The highest growth rate returns to the Ural region with an

Pesticide nitrates are detected in 600 tons of fruits and vegetables in Russia
Due to inspection results, violations of standards were detected in 27 lots of fruits including 120 tons of tomatoes, 120 tons of marrows and 220 tons of apples. The acceptable nitrates level was

Russia bought more tomatoes
Total amount for imported vegetables comes to USD 1101.8 thousand in comparison to USD 886.8 thousand. Most of tomatoes is have been imported from Turkey - 335 thousand tons in 2013.

Weather influenced prices of tomatoes
There was no real winter this year and this is why production of tomatoes has started earlier. Due to this the supply was increasing very fast. As a consequence of early spring prices were going

Winter vegetable crisis in France
Cabbage production dropped by 35%, leeks by 30% and carrots by half, due to a mild, rainy winter. ''The fields were full of water which made it impossible to use the machines. We had to pick the

Ukraine: chaotic fresh produce price fluctuations last week
“For the first time over the past 4 years of Fruit-Inform Ukrainian fresh produce price index history, we have observed such a chaotic situation in the fruit and vegetable sector”, says Ms.

Spain: Tomato prices on the rise
The most valued by the market is the Daniela, with almost 0.85 Euro/kilo, followed closely by the Green Daniela and pear tomatoes, both standing at around 0.75 Euro/kilo. At the other end of the

Tomato harvest going well in Central and Eastern Europe
According to the German Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI), products from Spain, Morocco and Turkey can sufficiently cover the demand on the European markets and Russian market. The early spring with

Tomato prices keep on going down
We can expect next season of low prices. Mainly due to last year when supply of tomatoes was low but prices were dropping very fast. To a large reason is was a result of frauds - Belgian

Poland pays highest prices for Spanish cucumbers
The five largest importers were Germany, with 210,660 tonnes at 0.81 Euro/kilo; the Netherlands, 76,450 tonnes at 0.85 Euro/kilo; the UK, 58,370 tonnes at 0.84 Euro/kilo; France, 40,420 tonnes at

Holandia największym eksporterem pomidorów
Holandia jest największym eksporterem pomidorów na świecie. Ostatnie dane o eksporcie w tym sektorze dotyczą roku 2012 i pokazują, że Holandii udało się wyprzedzić

Last domestic tomatoes
In the end of season there is decreasing volume of tomatoes on the market. Quality of last domestic vegetables leaves much to be desired. What about prices? In the wholesale price of good quality

Turcja produkuje coraz więcej pomidorów
W 2013 roku powinno zostać około 11,8 mln ton pomidorów - wyniki z prognoz producentów. Z roku na rok obserwowany jest wzrost zbiorów pomidorów w tym kraju, a obecnie Turcja

Russian vegetable import
In 2012 Russia imported 2.097 mln tones of fresh vegetables. In 2011 it was 2.397 mln tones and in 2010 2.225 mln tones. The most popular imported vegetables remain tomatoes of which Russia

Import of tomatoes has just started
Tomatoes from Holland were availabe in Poland earlier. Consumers could buy them in supermarkets and on the wholesale markets. Now it's time to sell tomatoes from Spain. They will replace domestic

Russia: main suppliers of tomatoes
Among them are countries located far away from Russia: Australia, Colombia, Mexico, Japan and Finland and Sweden as well. However there are three main suppliers of tomatoes: Spain, Morocco and