Mirko Gatti: 'Plant-based I make it at home' #vocidellortofrutta
The closure (in 2024) of Copenhagen's Noma, four times the best restaurant in the world according to The World's 50 Best Restaurants ranking, announced by chef and co-owner René Redzepi, does not

Peru rethinks grape exports in wake of protests
Peruvian grape producers and exporters are being forced to adapt their shipping programmes in the wake of the social unrest that swept through the country last month, blocking roads and access to

Asparagus season starts at ZON fruit & vegetables

"With the consumption of 20 years ago, we would have had a good apple season now"
Price wins out over quality towards the end of the apple season. This is Tony Derwael's conclusion on the current state of affairs. "The situation is of course generally known, but due to

Gas was cut off for greenhouses in Uzbekistan – they are forced to switch to “clean” coal!
EastFruit analysts have repeatedly drawn attention to the problems of the greenhouse industry in Uzbekistan. One of the stumbling blocks for the local greenhouse industry was issues with access to

Weather and fertilizer impact pineapple supplies
Supplies of pineapple continue to be tight. “This is the case across the board with all suppliers,” says Stefanie Katzman, Executive Vice President, S. Katzman Produce. “Supplies tightened

"I see onion prices reaching a euro"
As a true open-field vegetable farming family descendant, Jim Sijm is no stranger to entrepreneurship. Since last year, his company, JSZ Trading, has been focused on exporting open-field

Mandarins selling at rock bottom prices at Malaysian retailer
After the Chinese New Year, it appears that a shopping mall is selling mandarin oranges at only RM3 per 4kg box. The Malaysia Shopping Mall Facebook page posted a picture showing Aeon Big in

The delegations of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain agree to invite Greece to join the Strawberry Contact Group
The Spanish-French-Italian-Portuguese Strawberry Contact Group recently met in Huelva. The group analyzed the impact of the increase in production costs, climatic adversities, and differences in

ASOEX/Port of Rotterdam: Analysis of logistical conditions and Chilean fruit exports
"The port of Rotterdam is the most important gateway in Europe for our fruit, as 55% of the total volumes we send to European ports are concentrated here. Last season, 256,037 tonnes of our fruit

Daifressh boosts berry acreage in Poland and Morocco
Berry and citrus specialist Daifressh continues to expand raspberry, strawberry and blueberry acreage across its main areas of origin. Berries are currently the company’s main line of

Importers spark row with Defra over strawberry quota
It follows a story in The Grocer last week which revealed Egyptian imports would soon be hit with a 10% tariff due to an insufficient quotaThe government has been slammed for its “misleading and

Walne Zgromadzenie Unika 2023: Feuerborn ponownie wybrany na prezesa
Podczas regularnych wyborów Olaf Feuerborn, który przewodniczył stowarzyszeniu branżowemu od 2017 roku, został jednogłośnie potwierdzony przez członków na trzecią kadencję

Portugal: Record exports of fruit and vegetables
Portuguese fruit, vegetable and flower exports reached their highest ever value in 2022: 2040 million euros. This result represents an increase of 15.6% compared to 2021, Portugal Fresh announced

Oregon onion grower-shipper opts for new grading and packing line
Oregon’s Northwest Onion was looking to invest in a new packing solution but ended up opting for a new topping, grading and packing line. “We’ve been sorting and packing onions with the same

"Despite everything, we don't see a significant price difference for potatoes compared to other years"
Sales of potatoes and onions are particularly quiet after the turn of the year. "Although we are currently also offering Annabelle potatoes from Cyprus, it is still too early for early potatoes.

Polish apples enjoy strong demand for most popular export varieties
The Polish apples are doing better in 2023 than they were doing in December of last year. Mateusz Wajnert, head of sales for Polish apple exporter Galster, states there is good demand for the

Shortage of vegetables in Almeria due to the cold
This campaign will not go down in history as a normal one for Almeria's greenhouse producers. First, because of the high temperatures recorded in autumn and the warm start of winter, and now

HHLA exceeds expected EBIT for 2022
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) increased its Group revenue by 7.7 percent to € 1,578 million in the 2022 financial year (previous year: € 1,465 million) according to preliminary

Almeria struggles to meet demand for winter fruit and vegetables
Supermarket aisles across Europe face shortages of fruit and vegetables in the coming weeks following a series of adverse climatic events in the southern Spain region of Almeria, whose greenhouses

"Three years after the pandemic, we invite players in the fruit industry to visit the Chinese mainland market"
Although the pandemic that has lasted for three years brought huge challenges to the Chinese market, according to official data, the total amount of imported fruit in the Chinese market has

Acreage may lessen on California carrots
Carrot supplies are steady, but slightly lower, out of California. “We’re finishing up our Bakersfield season. We have another couple of weeks to go so supply is a little tighter than it’s