“The Indian grape market is stable now and should remain so”
Despite a delay of the grape season, the situation seems positive at the moment, says Amit Kalya, managing director of Indian grape exporter Kalya Exports: “We’ve seen a small delay on the

First FFE farmers’ day since Covid in Polokwane
Favourite Fresh Export, alongside Laeveld Agrochem, is hosting farmers at their annual growers' day in Polokwane. It will take place on Wednesday 1 March 2023 and it will be the first FFE growers'

Solar farming and agrivoltaics instead of gas and coal – examples of their use in Ukraine and globally (photo)
Solar energy generation is on top, and the crops are under it – agrivoltaics, namely, growing crops under solar panels, is developing worldwide. Mixes of herbs and edible flowers in Greece,

The Ambrosia apple from Piedmont becomes Frullà
Natura Nuova is expanding the line of Frullà Classico territorial specialities, a brand that has been identifying fresh blended fruit products for the past ten years, with Frullà Classico

Ceny ziemniaków na rynku świeżym są stabilne, utrzymuje się dobry ruch w eksporcie do krajów śródziemnomorskich
Handel w sektorze detalicznym i gastronomicznym pozostaje prężny. Prognozowana na przyszły tydzień chłodniejsza pogoda powinna napędzać konsumpcję w domach. Rok po inwazji

Can custard apples be eaten at night?
The cherimoya is a tropical fruit with a soft, sweet pulp inside a hard, green or brown shell. It is native to South America and is cultivated in many tropical and subtropical countries, including

Contaminated fruit salads found after Swiss checks
According to the Swiss Association of Cantonal Chemists, fruit salads in Switzerland have been discovered to be contaminated with Listeria and coagulase-positive Staphylococci (ACCS). By

Potato imports to Uzbekistan have decreased for the first time in the past few years
In 2022, the volume of imports of marketable potatoes to Uzbekistan decreased for the first time in the past few years. Although the drop in imports was rather symbolic, we can state the lack of

Brazilian citrus supply volumes limited while demand increases
The demand for oranges in the in natura market has been increasing since mid-January. The supply, in turn, is low, especially for out of season pear oranges, which present higher quality compared

Ceny warzyw w Holandii sięgają zenitu
Koszt owoców i warzyw poza sezonem, takich jak papryka, brokuły i sałata, rośnie dla holenderskich konsumentów, a niektóre supermarkety pobierają średnio 3,50 euro za kalafiora.

Цены на томаты растут в Украине из-за отсутствия импорта из Турции
Предложение тепличных томатов на украинском рынке на этой неделе вновь сократилось, сообщают аналитики

"I spent 10 years as a worker, now I manage 120 hectares of citrus fruit, stone fruit and strawberries"
After arriving in Italy in 2009 from Krujë, a city in the north of Albania, Armand Kurti worked 10 years as an agricultural operator. Now that he is 30, he has become an entrepreneur thanks to

Lleida - Cold has a positive effect on fruit trees
The Spanish stone fruit sector was also represented at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2023. This time, the participation was significantly different from the previous one, when frosts caused a considerable drop

UK mushroom supplier switches to sustainable packaging
Smithy Mushrooms, a leading UK grower of exotic mushrooms, has partnered with fibre-based consumer packaging firm Graphic Packaging International to supply its premium mushrooms to UK supermarkets

Watercress fills UK salad supply gap
With many supermarkets restricting fresh produce sales this month due to import shortages, Spanish watercress remains in good supply thanks to the unique way it is grown, reveals UK supplier The

Ecuador sets out banana sustainability progress
Policy makers and experts from the banana sector and non-profit organisations gathered in Berlin earlier this month to hear about the sustainability efforts of Ecuador’s banana

Refresh for CMR’s Cosarica brand
Barcelona-based CMR Group has announced an overhaul of its Cosarica brand, used for its Brazilian-grown melons and watermelons. The company said the restyling represents a rejuvenation of its

SNFL and Syngenta developing table grape test block in China
Special News Fruit Licensing SL (SNFL Group) and Syngenta Group China have joined forces to continue to grow their businesses in China. Syngenta through their Modern Agriculture Platform (MAP) and

Waitrose: Earliest British asparagus season
Italy: Supercentro expands network with Feritrade deal Italian regional food distribution company Gruppo Supercentro will expand its store network following the signing of an agreement with

"Meanwhile, greenhouse vegetable supply steadily increases again, only peppers lag behind"
Spanish vegetable shortages are once again past their peak. Stephan van Marrewijk, working in the commercial department of the Spanish cooperative Vicasol, looks back on a bizarre market

Georgian government decides to fight high markups on food through legislation
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili criticized the often unjustifiably high food prices in the Georgian retail market and instructed the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development to

Brandenburg: Total harvest volume below average
The area under vegetable cultivation in the open in Brandenburg in 2022 was around 6,500 ha. According to the Berlin-Brandenburg Statistics Office, this was 160 ha less than in the previous year.