Onion prices have fallen in Georgia soon after the peak – what’s in the future?
Onion prices in Georgia doubled last week, compared to previous week, reaching 5 GEL/kg ($2.01) in the wholesale market. The reason is the supply shock, which was felt in the market already in

Citrus farming, the importance of working as a system
For the new challenges of the market, against the phytosanitary threats around the corner and climate change, it is no longer postponeable to focus on certified productions, on aggregation between

Carrot Ventures has announced the launch of Cellar Insights
Carrot Ventures has announced the launch of Cellar Insights. It is the second company emerging from Carrot's AgTech company formation model. "We're extremely pleased to be launching Cellar

Spring melon deal underway in Mexico
The spring season is here and for Divine Flavor, the grower-shipper is in full swing with its melon program for the next 50 days. With offerings of watermelon (regular seedless and mini seedless),

Packaging trays of Swiss organic mushrooms continuously replaced with 100 percent grass-paper trays
As part of its value-added strategy, the Swiss Mushroom Producers Association (VSP) developed the grass-paper tray in cooperation with Coop. From now on, the packaging trays of Swiss organic brown

NCGM celebrates Coronation with veg and flower installations
New Covent Garden Market is celebrating King Charles III’s Coronation with vegetable and flower installations for the public to enjoy. Over the Coronation weekend, if you walk along Merchants

"If politics does not intervene here, in a few years there will hardly be any products left that we can sell"
Overproduction of strawberries is not to be expected at present, according to Jens Schadowske of Filbig GbR at the Nuremberg wholesale market. Demand is relatively good, he said. "However, it is

Strawberry season starts with an increased competition in Georgia
EastFruit has researched the start of the Georgian strawberry season. Competition with Turkey has become fiercer. Locally produced quality strawberries are still in demand. The Georgian team at

Coconut season slows down in Côte d'Ivoire, return to normalcy expected in July
Climatic conditions in Côte d'Ivoire, considering the beginning of the long-awaited rainy season, are leading to a slowdown in coconut production, according to Delcambre Wawa, general manager of

Crater F1 spinach proves ideal for Fucino
The marketing of Crater F1, the Nunhems-branded spring/summer spinach variety from BASF Vegetable Seeds, continues successfully for the third consecutive year. It continues to perform at a high

'Chilean redcurrants 'splash' at over 30 euro per package'
Although temperatures are not in line with the season due to bad weather in many Italian regions, demand for summer fruits is growing in wholesale markets. "Consumers are tired of eating apples,

One new machine to slice and dice bell pepper in many ways
The bell pepper is a fruiting vegetable that can be prepared in many different ways. There are no limits to the imagination. But it is precisely this wide variety of possibilities and processing

The earliest netted melon in Europe is now available
"For those who do not know, Sicily is the European region where netted melons are harvested first, so it is necessary to pay attention to the origin of produce along the chain, if we want to

"South Africa has good citrus crop, but also many hurdles to overcome"
The arrival of the first grapefruit and mandarins heralds the start of the South African citrus season at Origin Fruit Direct in the Netherlands. The first lemons are also expected by the end of

"Despite EUR 1.25 daily market price, pear demand continues well”
"A madhouse" is how Emanuel Sluis of the Dutch trading platform Service2Fruit describes the way the pear market is currently developing. "Up to €1.25 is being paid on the daily market; that's

Colombia's rich agricultural landscape
Royal Fruit and Vegetables SAS has been cultivating and selling agroindustrial products in the Colombian market for over 20 years. The company is primarily focused on the cultivation and

Strawberry prices in Tajikistan collapsed to $1 per kg
According to EastFruit analysts, today the wholesale prices for strawberries in Tajikistan have fallen to $1 per kg. Moreover, there are already offers to sell this berry cheaper than the

Texas drought affects 2023 peach crop
Texas is looking at approximately 25 percent of a full peach crop this season. “We’re not going to have a very strong crop of Texas peaches. Mostly our early, low-chill clingstones have good

Brand of the Year 2023: Opera wins the award
Opera and the brand of the year 2023 for the 'Think Fresh Brand Award'. The consortium, which specialises in pears, won the fourth edition of the award dedicated to the brand that, over the past

"In 2022, we were already trading stone fruit by the pallet at this time of year, currently only by colli"
The persistent cold weather in the Mediterranean region has also significantly slowed down vegetation in the southern Italian stone fruit growing regions - Puglia and Sicily. "We are about 14 days

Bananas from Belize at £1.06
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

Mushrooms from Treviso at the Rimini event with the 'Zero Residues' line
O.P. Consorzio Funghi di Treviso is back at Macfrut, the reference event for professionals of the fruit and vegetable sector in Italy and Europe. The protagonist of the stand is the "Zero

Almería ensures quality of watermelon and melon
Almeria’s local body (Territorial Delegation of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development) has started this year’s campaign to control the marketing of watermelon and melon in the

Buenas perspectivas para Top Seeds
Top Seeds' genetics, with heavy, heavy-calibre peppers, continue to bear fruit. This year, the 'highlight' will be a new red California variety for early and medium sowings. At the same time, they

More than 400 schoolchildren take part in BASF's Kids' Lab
More than 400 5th and 6th grade students from schools in El Ejido, in Almeria, as well as Torre-Pacheco and Cartagena (Murcia Region), have participated in a new edition of BASF's Kids' Lab,