"Demand and prices for colored pineapple remain stable, while those for green pineapple have fallen, despite scarcity"
The vast majority of pineapples currently consumed in Spain come from Costa Rica. Although the demand is not high at this time of the year, that for colored pineapples has remained stable so far

Spain: Unsatisfactory O+G export balance 2022
According to official data, Spanish exports of fresh fruit and vegetables reached a volume of 12 million tonnes in 2022 (-10.4%), worth 15.93 billion euros (+1.6%). The decline in export volumes

"Despite having planted 20% more tomatoes, we have only produced 3% more so far due to the weather"
Average temperatures have been rising in southeastern Spain, where most of the vegetables in Europe are produced and where the cold and lack of light have caused the production to drop drastically

Russian growers ask to limit potato imports
The Potato Union at a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture proposed to limit the import of potatoes to Russia. Russian potato growers are faced with a marketing problem; warehouses have

Mango exports begin at Nunna market
Exports of Banginapalli mangoes started at Asia's biggest mango market, located at Nunna near Vijayawada. This market is one of biggest mango export centers in the country. On Sunday morning,

UK govt tells grocers to reconsider relationships with farmers
As Britain entered a third week of vegetable shortages, the government told big supermarket groups to re-examine their relationships with farmers. On Monday, Lidl GB followed market leader Tesco,

Online supermarket Oda is new QS system partner
Since the beginning of the year, Oda, Norway's leading online supermarket, has also been active on the German market and is a new QS scheme partner. In order to be able to process food orders

How did California’s crops fare following the snow, rain and cold?
California’s weekend saw a number of weather events make their way through Southern California--from snow to rain to ice. How did things affect the ag industry throughout the weekend? To begin

What solutions can we use before we use chemical pesticides?
Plant protection is one of the most important elements in fruit production. Today it is mandatory for all growers to follow the principles of integrated pest management. This is a method of

Intech Worldwide GmbH: New location in Hanover-Stöcken
A new large-scale factory with over 22,000 m2 of production and storage space for reusable systems and sustainable pallets is being built at the Hannover-West motorway junction (A2/A352).

Ocado Group plunged to a worse than expected full-year loss
UK: John Lewis boss Pippa Wicks leaves after less than three years in job John Lewis Partnership has parted company with Pippa Wicks, the head of its department store chain who oversaw the

Lidl: lemons for research available in store
For the second year in a row, Lidl Italia renews its participation in the initiative Lemons for Research, a project of Fondazione Umberto Veronesi that over the years has financed the annual work

T&G Global resumes apple harvest

Bid on various high-quality food processing machines
Industrial Auctions is organizing an interesting auction in Nordelph (UK) on behalf of Fountain Group Ltd. The offer consists, for example, of mixers, vegetable slicers, depositors, denesters,

Looking up for Egyptian grapes
What advantages does Egypt enjoy over some of its competitors in the European grape market? Karim Fayed: Two of our main competitors in the grape season are India, which comes right before us

The call for applications for free spaces at Fruit Attraction is now open.
As a novelty in this 2023 edition and in response to the demand from the majority of exhibitors, FRUIT ATTRACTION, the international fruit and vegetable trade fair organised by IFEMA Madrid and

Costa Rican banana producers warn of impact of country's exchange rate volatility could have on the sector
Costa Rican banana growers have formally requested the Central Bank (BCCR) to intervene in the face of the volatility that the dollar exchange rate is experiencing because, according to them, it

"Dotknięta przez mroźną zimę, produkcja wczesnego melona Hami w obszarach produkcyjnych Hainan spadła o 30%"
Sprzedaż melona Hami kiedyś koncentrowała się głównie w lecie, ale teraz zmieniła się z produktu sezonowego w główną pozycję, która jest popularna wśród konsumentów po

Inauguration of the new Ronda Fruits warehouse
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Ample strawberries puts pricing to promotable levels
A good volume of strawberries is available right now. “Most of the volume we’d been expecting and waiting for came right before Valentine’s with the bulk of the product coming on now. So