"Эти цены нельзя назвать нормальными, но и продавать перец по 50 центов/кг в декабре тоже нельзя".
"В целом, производство болгарского перца, не только сорта Ламуйо, но и других видов, в настоящее время

"Given the increased prices, many are switching back from cardboard to returnable crates"
In the paper packaging sector, a price reduction can currently be observed, while the shortage of materials and the associated delivery times are also tending to decline. "However, falling

Aldi Süd reduces fruit & vegetables by up to 33 percent
From 06 March 2023, Aldi Süd will offer selected fruit and vegetables at a low price in all 2,000 shops. According to the discounter, the price offensive includes in the first week: Braeburn

Mercabarna's fruit and vegetable sector to increase sales by 11% by 2022
Mercabarna resists high inflation and bases its growth on exports. Despite high inflation and the slowdown in domestic consumption, the wholesalers in the fruit and vegetable sector of the food

"Our challenge: getting a diversity of producers to work together in a common dynamic"
Maïsadour, a cooperative group based in southwestern France that specializes in food processing, currently gathers around 30 asparagus growers for a surface area of 310 hectares and an annual

India: Fresh grape exports higher this year on good demand and higher supplies
India’s grape exports during 2021-22 stood at $305.7 million, a 2.6 per cent decline over the previous year’s $314 million. The top ten export destinations of grapes during 2021-22 were the

The ANPP awards Lidl the award for the retailer most committed to the French apple
"The French fruit growers gathered within the National Association of Apples and Pears have awarded for the first time, the award for the retailer most committed to the French apple. Daniel

Climate crisis threatens UK fruit trees due to diseases that thrive in warm weather
As plant diseases that thrive in warm weather are becoming more common, fruit trees in the UK are under threat as a result of climate change. Every year, the Royal Horticultural Society compiles a

SAT Del Campo receives IFS Food certification
The Sociedad Agraria de Transformación (SAT) Del Campo, located in the town of Villacañas (Toledo) and dedicated to the production and processing of pistachio nuts, has received the quality and

"Mushroom prices improving, but growers and brokers always playing catch-up"
Prices on the European mushroom market have improved recently. "That was needed, too," begins Paul Delbeke of the Belgian company VOC-Districhamp. "and will have to continue for some time. Before

"Ceny grzybów się poprawiają, ale plantatorzy i pośrednicy zawsze nadrabiają zaległości"
Ceny na europejskim rynku pieczarek uległy ostatnio poprawie. "To też było potrzebne" - zaczyna Paul Delbeke z belgijskiej firmy VOC-Districhamp. "I będzie musiało trwać jeszcze

"After this year's hiccup, I expect Dutch year-round strawberry cultivation to resume"
The new Dutch strawberry season has begun at Dutch Berries. "We canceled two lit crops because of the energy crisis. Fortunately, that's over, and, in consultation with our customer, we've

Vietnamese oranges from Cao Phong hit UK shops
Cao Phong oranges from the northern province of Hoa Binh are now officially put up for sale in the UK. This marks the return of this specialty to the global market after over 40 years. The nearly

Sales of iceberg lettuce, cauliflower and pointed cabbage catching up in Italy
After the severe storm that hit Sicily at the beginning of February, supplies on the Italian vegetable market are tight and prices have risen. "The damage to greenhouse crops in the province of

According to the latest estimate, Chilean grape exports will decrease by 13.2% this season
As a result of the lower volume of table grapes available in the central area of the country, the Table Grape Committee of the Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile AG (ASOEX) decided to carry

In October, we will introduce a new semi-finished product of halves and cubes of Hokkaido squash with skin"
After 16 years of seeing the global fresh produce market at Enza Zaden, Chris Groot moved to open-field vegetable specialist AGF-Direct in October 2022, a company with at most 10 employees. Not an

"Cauliflower shortage still gripping market"
In Europe, the Spanish and French cauliflower supply has been limited for weeks. According to Jurgen Ratelband and Danny Duijs, Tolpoort Vegetables' sales representatives, there is no end in sight

“This year has been quantitatively and financially difficult for the Rocha pear”
With approximately 40% of a normal harvest, this year’s Rocha pear campaign will end earlier than usual. “We will have merchandise until the end of April/beginning of May, while we usually

Belarus prohibited the export of onions and apples
Self-restriction on exports was introduced on February 15 and will last two and a half months, until April 30, 2023. According to the document, onions and apples cannot be exported outside the

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,

In the ground or under cover? (Part 1) - Economic aspects
In Jasieniec near Grojec, on 3 March, the Agrosimex company organised a strawberry conference. During it, various issues related to the production of fruit under covers as well as in the field

World exports of major tropical fruits estimated to fall by some 5 percent in 2022
The Major Tropical Fruits Market Review Preliminary Results are issued on an annual basis to Members and Observers of the Subgroup on Tropical Fruits of the Intergovernmental group on Bananas and

France: Start of the organic Landes asparagus campaign
“Our farms of the Gascony region are starting their campaign of organic Landes asparagus this week.” This asparagus has a great reputation thanks to the soils where it is produced: sandy soils