Imported strawberries become cheaper in Poland
This season, the traditional downward trend in prices for imported strawberries on the Polish wholesale market began in mid-February, when the volumes of Spanish strawberries sold there began to

NIAB publishes annual review of fruit work
NIAB has published its first annual review summarising all the fruit-related research and demonstration projects it is currently engaged in. The NIAB Fruit Annual Review 2023 includes results of

Mango prices in Rotterdam on 24.03.2023
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“This season, the prices of apples have been increasing continuously”
As the end of the Polish apple season is getting close, it becomes more difficult to procure the apples of the quality importers are looking for, says Aniruddh Ramesh, director of Polish apple

Lower Saxony: Asparagus scarce at Easter, but available here and there
The fresh asparagus shoots are sprouting towards the warming sun - if it shines. At the moment, however, there is still a lack of sunshine. As the Landvolk press service reports, asparagus will be

Cauliflower growers warn of shortages after 40 per cent of UK crop was wiped out
Growers are warning of shortages on supermarket shelves after freezing temperatures in December and January wiped out 40 per cent of the UK cauliflower crop. According to Martin Tate, commercial

Cooperation between France and Italy to save organic apples
With 193,000 and 227,000 tonnes respectively, Italy and France are the two largest producers of organic apples in the European Union, accounting for 64% of the 658,000 tonnes of European

yello® conquers discerning consumers
The exotic aroma, an inviting, intensely yellow colour and a fine, crisp pulp: with these characteristics, the yello® apple has conquered its public, who will be able to find it on the markets

Nationwide Produce launches new premium asparagus brand - Spear It
Nationwide Produce have today announced the launch of their new premium British asparagus brand, ‘Spear It’. The asparagus are exclusively packed for Nationwide and available for purchase as

Drake Hall inmates use fruit to create hooch
HMP Prison Drake Hall is a women's closed prison, located near the village of Eccleshall in Staffordshire, England. Inmates there have been brewing illegal hooch from fruit and vegetables,

Jingold, the season ends with satisfaction
In a highly challenging international context, the season closes with satisfaction for Jingold, which specialises in the cultivation and marketing of high quality kiwifruit, primarily yellow and

Red Light Holland announces AEM New Brunswick shiitake mushrooms are available at over 100 locations
Red Light Holland Corp., an Ontario-based corporation engaged in the production, growth, and sale of functional mushrooms and mushroom home grow kits in North America and Europe, and a premium

"New potatoes in short supply, so Maltese potatoes most welcome"
The Dutch company Altena Potatoes received its first full truckloads of Santé potatoes yesterday. "We started carefully last week already, but that wasn't significant. We can now truly get

“There currently is a complete focus on price, not quality”
Banana cultivation in India has come a long way in the past few decades, says Ajay Chopra, founder of Indian fresh produce brand Wonderberry: “The Indian banana cultivation has seen a fair bit

Lime market starting to pick up
The UK lime season is staring to look much better after a tough few months of oversupply. Daniel Badger from Vitafresh Produce said that back in December Brazil sent much higher volumes than had

Haskelberg and IG Deccan enter avocado propagation partnership
Israel’s Haskelberg has teamed up with IG Deccan to bring high-quality avocado genetics to India. The two nurseries have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate and propagate

Iranian exporters are frustrated with risky payment conditions in Gulf countries
Demand from Gulf countries for Iranian produce has increased significantly in recent weeks, but not in the way Iranian exporters would like. "There is a strong demand for certain fruits and

Ukrainian farmers rush to sell last year’s cabbage and reduce prices
The price of white cabbage from last year’s harvest has decreased in Ukraine this week, analysts of the EastFruit project report. According to market participants, Ukrainian farmers today

The Netherlands: GroentenFruit Huis is committed to 'On the Way toPlanetProof'.
The Dutch O+G umbrella organisation GroentenFruit Huis welcomes in principle the plans of the food association CBL to work with Dutch farmers and gardeners to achieve a uniform sustainability

Jingold successfully closes the kiwi season in the northern hemisphere
The season for Jingoldand the harvest in the Southern Hemisphere has started. Production development plans allowed for a 40 per cent increase in quantities in 2022-23 in order to cope with demand

Wholesale, Easter sales without surprise
Even at the wholesale level, Easter is approaching and wholesalers are hoping to increase sales by changing the tone from the unsatisfactory winter months. But so far the festive air has not had

How Brexit, supermarkets and the cost of living hurt British apple growers