AMI: Pepper season gets off to a high-priced start
The cool spring has significantly slowed down the development of pepper crops and delayed the start of the season. For weeks now, supply has been tighter than in previous years. However, the

Belgian company turns 65
It is Sebrechts Groenten en Fruit's 65th anniversary this year. In celebration, the Antwerp wholesaler's building was transformed into a banquet hall on Saturday, June 3. Under a beaming sun, some

Egyptian citrus emerges unscathed from a tough season
As the Egyptian citrus season draws to a close, growers and exporters look back on a season marked by exceptional challenges and achievements. While many exporters say it has been a very difficult

"Chicory sales have returned to pre-Corona levels this year"

Very tight orange market in Europe expected
“It’s looking ten times better than last year,” says Snyman Kritzinger, managing director of Grown4U in Kirkwood, and the winter has quickly turned cold, boosting colour development, while

"Optimistic about the current citrus season"
"The grape packing season is slowly coming to an end, and is expected to continue until week 26. Meanwhile, the apple season is in full swing," says Rene Tunker, of Looije Packing. "Foodtainers,

40 to 50 percent crop loss for stone fruit, but nice quantities of watermelons
"In the Emilia-Romagna region, many fields are under water, which has caused the loss of some crops such as melons and stone fruit. In Sicily, peaches and nectarines are also produced, and the

Belgian organic grower expands cautiously: "There was only slightly more, but it was hard to sell”
"There's always more demand for organic cucumbers than we can supply," organic grower Koen van Hauteghem of Vitaetom stated last fall. During a visit - at the invitation of VLAM, Flanders'

'Meloni, distinctiveness always pays off'
The Sicilian melon campaign has been particularly painful this year. In the Agrigento area, in fact, we have seen producers cross their arms and refuse to harvest the product in order to sell it

Research: New mechanism of flight control found in fruit flies
In order to get their little bodies to take off and stay in the air, fruit flies have to beat their wings extremely fast. To do this, they use a trick that is widespread in the animal kingdom: the

Summer fruit, Italiafruit analyses trends
It was certainly not an exciting market yesterday for summer fruit at the Bologna Food Centre. Also due to bad weather, with a rainy day, sales of peaches, nectarines, apricots and cherries