Tomato price back to 2022 levels, strawberry price drops below five-year average
The tomato price fell a little further last week, bringing the week 11 median prices at VBT to 2022 levels. The average prices for cucumber and sweet pepper are still above that. Tomato prices are

Tesco shoppers are not 'getting less food'
Tesco has calmed down customers who feared they were "getting less" food amid complaints over their multipack of peppers changing from a three-pack to a two-pack at the same price. A woman who

First Dutch chilies come early again this year
"I've sent the first Dutch chilies out the door already," says Hamid Haddouch of Chili & Pepper. He points out that this means the pepper season is early again after all, despite growers' concerns

Rijk Zwaan and IG International introduce India to Sweet Palermo
Rijk Zwaan has teamed up with Indian trading company IG International to introduce Sweet Palermo® to the Indian market. The sweet pointed peppers in four different colours are a good fit with

Rijk Zwaan и IG International знакомят Индию с Sweet Palermo
Rijk Zwaan объединилась с индийской торговой компанией IG International, чтобы представить Sweet Palermo® на индийском

PepperCorer PC-55 from Sormac: One machine - multiple possibilities
Paprika is a fruit vegetable that can be prepared and combined in many different ways. There are no limits to the imagination. But it is precisely these diverse application and processing

Is pepper a vegetable or a vegetable?
The definition varies greatly according to our gastronomic cultureFirst, we must understand that the classification of food can vary according to place and culture. In some countries, capsicum is

Rijk Zwaan i IG International wprowadzają do Indie paprykę Sweet Palermo
Rijk Zwaan nawiązał współpracę z indyjską firmą handlową IG International, aby wprowadzić Sweet Palermo® na rynek indyjski. Słodka papryka w czterech różnych

"We've launched the only solution to improve the shelf life of peppers in the market"
Companies that market bell peppers have great difficulty minimizing losses, which affects their profitability. On the one hand, they must deal with rot issues at the source, which means they

Warm weather to impact fruit and vegetables supply in 2023
According to Markus Bobenhausen, senior buying director at REWE Group, unpredictable weather conditions will influence the procurement of fruit and vegetables in 2023. Bobenhausen added that

The World Pepper Congress will be held in Almeria in May
The World Pepper Congress (WPC) will be held from May 9 to 11 in the town of Aguadulce, Roquetas de Mar, under the framework of the World Vegetable Congress. This event will bring together

Almeria to host the International Pepper Congress in May
To say 'Almeria' is more than just talking about a province that produces and exports vegetables to the rest of the world. To say 'Almeria' is to make explicit mention of a brand associated with

Organic grower introduces Italian sweet peppers
Wholesum, Fair Trade Certified grower and shipper of organic vegetables, introduces new Italian sweet peppers, Dolci Belles. This new offering is part of the company's strategy to focus on organic

"I now have almost more photos of bell peppers than of my two-year-old son"
Michiel van Dillen is familiar to many (former) growers, and in December 2022, he joined Westland Seeds. In the short time since then, he has found his niche and has had the opportunity to meet

Almeria: Price level remains high
March has started in the Almerian marketing centres with practically similar high prices as in the last weeks of February, especially for the products with high demand and a low supply. In week 9,

"These prices aren't normal, but neither is selling peppers at 50 cents/kg in December"
"In general, the production of bell peppers, not only of the Lamuyo, but also of other kinds, is much more limited at the moment due to the weather conditions. Although this is not the only

Sweet Palermo introduced to India
IG International and Rijk Zwaan have partnered to bring Sweet Palermo, the multi bring multi-coloured sweet pointed peppers, to the Indian market. IG International’s Tarun Arora said Sweet

HM.CLAUSE promotes its late pepper Hilarion F1
This is a red california pepper for late cycle (planting from 20 July to 10 August). It is very similar to Katión F1 but, unlike the latter, it provides high resistance to powdery mildew and

Rijk Zwaan and IG International introduce Sweet Palermo in India
In partnership with Rijk Zwaan, the Indian trading company IG International is introducing Sweet Palermo® in the Indian market. The sweet pointed peppers in four different colors are a good fit

Key Turkish produce got more expensive on the Georgian market
EastFruit’s latest survey held on February 24, 2023, reveals sharp price increases for several key products – most notably, tomatoes and peppers. They are heavily imported at this time of the

BelOrta auctions first green peppers of 2023
Belgian cooperative BelOrta has auctioned its first green peppers of the year, supplied by producer Didier Algoet of Lentsche Heyde in Duffel and acquired by Vanderschrick of Anderlecht. Peppers

Key Turkish produce got more expensive on the Georgian market
EastFruit’s latest survey held on February 24, 2023, reveals sharp price increases for several key products – most notably, tomatoes and peppers. They are heavily imported at this time of the

Cold weather pushes Mexican colored bell pepper peak production back
Cooler weather in Mexico has slowed down production on colored bell peppers. “We’re just about to turn the corner in Sinaloa,” says JC Myers, vice-president sales and marketing for SunFed