Despite the cold, "Pfälzer Grumbeere" growers start planting the early potatoes
The winter dormancy has been good for the soils in the southwest. The frost has loosened the soil well and with the current dry weather conditions the fields are easily accessible. The first of

Belgian company busy expanding its exotic fruit site
Group A. De Witte has begun the considerable expansion of its Starpack site. This exotic fruit site was bustling last week with the delivery of seven 45-meter-long wooden trusses. "That had some

Ideal Melon: the new melon that changes color to indicate its maturity level
A melon whose rind changes color to signal its ideal harvest, storage, and consumption time? That's the new melon line developed by Syngenta Vegetable Seeds. The patent-pending technology was

"Цены на грибы улучшаются, но производители и брокеры всегда играют в догонялки"
В последнее время цены на европейском рынке грибов улучшились. "Это было необходимо", - начинает Пол

Ukrainian apple export needs to be completed by the end of April
Theoretically, the prices of apples should increase during the first half of the year, experts believe, because there is a classic relationship: the fewer the leftovers, the higher the price. The

Switzerland: More than half of the stored organic apples marketed - Only Gute Luise left in stock
The stock shortage of organic apples in February was 890 t. This is about 110 t more than in February last year and about 40 t more than in February 2021. Demand for organic apples remains high,

Mr Apple commits to customers and community
Mr Apple, one of New Zealand’s biggest apple grower-packer-exporters, remains committed to supplying its international customers with premium quality fruit this season. Like many businesses

Mercabarna posts record results
Mercabarna sold more than 2.245m tonnes of fruit and vegetables in 2022, an increase of 11 per cent on 2021 and 3 per cent more than in 2019 before the pandemic. The record results were achieved

UK prisons defy national salad shortage with inmates growing their own vegetables
As salad becomes increasingly hard to find in supermarkets, green-fingered inmates at The Verne, a men's prison on Dorset's Isle of Portland, have harvested their own. And it’s not just one or

Switzerland: Stock reduction for apples at a high level - end of season for Gute Luise and Conference
The stock at the end of February 2023 is 33,203 t, 6,870 t lower than the previous year (40,073 t) and 4,708 t lower than in 2021 (37,911 t). The stock reduction in February 2023 is 1,373 t higher

"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

На украинском рынке лука продолжается рост цен
На украинском рынке продолжается тенденция роста и без того рекордно высоких цен на лук, что связано с

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