Romania's fruit and vegetable prices soared
The National Institute of Statistics (INS) has released data on the annual inflation rate and how it has affected food, non-food and service prices. According to them, the annual inflation rate

Global passion for avocados celebrated at 10th World Avocado Congress
The world’s all-consuming love affair with avocados shows no signs of slowing down with record numbers set to attend a global industry congress in Auckland next week. The 10th World Avocado

Dutch vegetable processor starts first commercial production at new site
Yesterday, Hessing SuperVers officially took its new production site into use in the Netherlands. The Groente Versfabriek in Venlo was completed in January 2023. After some intensive testing of

"The transition period made this week's avocado prices skyrocket"
The avocado market is currently in transition, so the higher prices will continue for a while, says Evy Van Gastel of the Belgian company Special Fruit. "That transition between the winter

Peru's 2022/23 blueberry season exports to China increases by 38%
Peru’s blueberry exports to China, its third biggest market, have increased by 38% in the 2022/2023 season compared to the last 2021/2022 season. “China is very close to exceeding 37 thousand

Port of Dover Cargo celebrates successful winter perishable season
Dover Cargo has reached a milestone with its winter perishable season, handling its largest amount of fresh produce, with 31 vessel calls altogether between December and March. Over 22,000

"Our certified exotics are garnering increasing demand from Dutch players"
The Dutch company Exotic Roots was established in September 2020 with the goal of meeting the exotic fruit and vegetable market's demand. Almost three years on, owner Tim Struckman reflects on

Ukrainian vegetable sector 2023: what to expect
Last year, the Ukrainian sector of vegetable production was challenging. In 2023 the local farmers are adjusting to the situation with the great help of vegetable seed companies and their

BelOrta auctions off first pointed peppers of 2023
The first red pointed peppers of the new season were auctioned at BelOrta on 31 March. They were grown by Bart Ceulemans and Elke Hendrickx from Berlaar. In 2022, around 1,800 t kg of pointed

Turnips: How Britain fell out of love with the much-maligned vegetable
Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey's recent suggestion that Britons should turn to turnips following tomato shortages did not go down as she might have hoped. In trying to revive interest in

Another novelty of the season in retail sale of Uzbekistan – kuksultan
Spring is in full swing in Uzbekistan, and new season novelties appear on the shelves of supermarkets, kuksultan (or Kuk sultan – a variety of small plums or cherry plums) being among them. This

"In the course of this week, the product portfolio from Northern Europe will increasingly displace the offer from Southern Europe"
At the beginning of March, Früchte Heep was still able to offer smaller quantities of vine tomatoes from Italy at the Cologne wholesale market, which are usually higher priced than the Spanish

“Turkey has gained a better position for exporting apples to India this season”
India has not put all of its eggs in a single basket and continues to import apples from multiple sources, says Prashant Gidwani, founder of Indian fruit importer Fresh Fruit Alliances. “We

Chiquita unveils It’s Chiquita O’Clock campaign
Chiquita has launched a spring-summer campaign called It’s Chiquita o’clock, which celebrates any time being a good time to consume bananas. A limited-edition series of the company’s iconic

Minimum wage development: Clear progress, but no reason to lean back
With the structural increase of the statutory minimum wage to twelve euros per hour, Germany has taken a big step towards an appropriate minimum wage level in the sense of the European Minimum

“There are many ways to grow, but we want to do it together”
In addition to having grown exponentially in recent years, prospects in the global avocado market remain very positive. In fact, by the end of this decade, avocados are expected to become the most

Prices for greenhouse cucumbers keep rising in Ukraine
Another increase in the price of greenhouse cucumbers has been recorded in Ukraine this week, according to EastFruit project analysts. The price rise is due to the increased demand for cucumbers

Tighter availability on smaller Mexican avocados
Mexican supplies of avocados are strong currently. “There’s plenty of supply available. However the size curve has shifted towards larger fruit,” says Patrick Lucy of Del Rey Avocado, noting

Sales of table beets have fallen notably in Ukraine
Trading and purchasing activity in the table beet market in Ukraine has been quite stable in March. However, the situation in the segment changed dramatically at the beginning of this week, and

Weather report: 0° expected next week
Beginning of next week, difficult nights are in store for Italian fruit growers, especially those located in northern Italy, as a sharp drop in temperature is expected, which will bring the

Mondi i ATS-Tanner wprowadzają na rynek papierową taśmę do pakowania żywności i wielopaków
Mondi, wybitny gracz w dziedzinie zrównoważonych opakowań i papieru, nawiązał współpracę ze szwajcarskim przetwórcą ATS-Tanner, aby stworzyć innowacyjną papierową opaskę,

University of São Paulo develops sensor that can detect traces of pesticides in fruit and vegetables
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have developed a kraft paper-based electrochemical sensor that can detect traces of pesticides in fruit and vegetables in real time when

RED III Trilogue agreement: Copa Cogeca considers result an acceptable compromise
On 29 and 30 March 2023, the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council reached an agreement on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III). The outcome of the RED III