Fruit and vegetable exports from Turkey’s Western Mediterranean region up 26 percent
Turkish fruit and vegetable exports from the Western Mediterranean region increased by 26 percent between January 1 and April 11 from a year ago, coming in at $229 million. Shipments of fresh

"I don't see pear prices just falling, bright spots on apple market too"
Dutch pears are fetching good prices. "Things are running very smoothly. The large sizes are selling for between €1.25 and 1.35. Those higher prices slow down sales somewhat, but I don't

Aldi Nord invests to lower fruit and vegetable prices
Aldi Nord is voluntarily foregoing margin and massively reducing the prices of fruit and vegetables. A clear sign that customers can rely on Aldi Nord in economically difficult times. After the

'Mini Sicilian watermelons, an exciting start'
"The first consignments of mini-angurie from Sicily have sold like hot cakes despite the fact that the temperatures in Milan are not particularly mild. This is how Umberto Musso, co-owner of

Expensive imported potatoes of the 2023 harvest became available on the Moldovan market
The first batches of imported potatoes arrived in Moldova, as businessmen say, in the first days of April. Potatoes come from Egypt and possibly Morocco. In the domestic market of the country, the

Insurance, a fund to revive policies
The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is trying to revolutionise the world of insurance for Italian fruit and vegetable companies. Firstly, the number of companies insured against

In the UK, pears can be buttery or crispy
It is not always easy at the time of purchase to identify pears at the right degree of ripeness for different tastes. In Great Britain, the offer of this product is varied and there are references

Planas opens the 36th edition of Salón Gourmets today
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, will open this Monday the 36th edition of Salón Gourmets, the International Fair of Quality Food and Beverages, which will be held

How do dried apricots turn from raw materials into a finished product and are they safe for health? (video)
Our video about the famous Tajik dried apricots, which are dried and processed right in the orchard or in the field, caused a flurry of comments. Most commenters were indignant that dried apricots

UK is hotbed for agritech investment
Global agritech investment is rising rapidly, with the UK at the heart of the process, according to a new report. IP specialists GovGrant found that global investment in agritech almost doubled to

UK farmers forced to diversify
Due to rising energy costs and a shortage of migrant labor at harvest times (due to Brexit), many British fruit and vegetable growers are in financial trouble. Kent apple farmer James Smith is one

SNFL has unified its partnerships to integrate with IFG
Special NewFruit Licensing (SNFL), the company developing new grape varieties of the Murcian titan AM Fresh, has unified the two companies with which it operated to streamline processes and

Moroccan cucumber exports have more than tripled in five years
Morocco, as one of the world’s leading exporters of high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables, remains the focus of EastFruit. Over the past three years, the country has been annually updating