"Sustainability is really a thing here"
Direct importer of fresh fruit and vegetables Port International and the Hungarian cucumber producer Zeiler Hungária are linked by a long-standing partnership. What makes the production facility

"Our snack pepper delivers an evolution to the pepper category"
A tropical adventure with flavor, that's what the pepper brand Tatayoyo is all about. Rijk Zwaan is very proud that this snack pepper has been nominated for the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award

Val Venosta celebrates Fruit Grower's Day with Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
For the last eight years, Apple Paradise has been promoting actions to celebrate Fruit Growers' Day in Spain and to give visibility to one of the most traditional professions, supporting and

"The onion market's been all over the place since last Monday"
Things do not seem to be going right in the Dutch onion market, and last week, growers were getting €0.70. "Everyone thought things would change after the Berlin trade fair," says Jan Franje of

Strawberry season 2023: what are growers worried about?
Author: Sylwia Sałyga 06 February 2023 13:18 Unfavourable temperatures and a shortage of workers to harvest strawberries will be the biggest challenges in the new cropping season. There were many

Ceny orzechów włoskich w łupinach w Mołdawii spadły
Ceny hurtowe orzechów włoskich inshell w Mołdawii zaczęły spadać na początku lutego. Na podstawie danych monitoringuEastFruit, spadły one w cenie średnio o 7% - do 28 MDL/kg

Libyan Food and Drug Control Centre confirms entry of Egyptian onions unfit for human consumption
Mohamed Al-Zayat, the Official Spokesperson for Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre (FDCC), has stated that onions unfit for human consumption had entered Libya from Egypt. According to

Baron tomato. Particularly suitable for greenhouses and under cover.
Tomatoes of the Baron variety are not easy to grow but the effort is compensated by large yields of high quality. The Baron F1 tomato is a versatile, tall tomato variety recommended for growing in

Цены на лук в Молдове быстро растут
Цены на лук в Молдове начали расти в третьей декаде января. Цены на лук всех категорий качества выросли на

Inspired by nature: new design with the same quality as always.
Each product will have its own appearance, but at the same time remain recognisable as a Koppert product. During this year, we will redesign our entire product portfolio, starting this February

“We minimized the effects of the frost by advancing the harvest before the temperature dropped”
After last year's pilot experience, this is the first full season in which the Almerian company, Campojoyma, will export organic artichokes of the Green Queen variety, which is now part of its

Cypriots switch to farmers' markets as food prices soar
In Cyprus, high food and energy costs are forcing people to switch from doing their grocery shopping in malls and supermarkets to the less expensive traditional food markets. Inflation on the

President Marcos has approved limiting onion traders to bring down prices in the Philippines
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved several initiatives proposed by Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual to help regulate the soaring prices of onions in the Philippines. This is as the DTI

“We can now offer a premium product that is geographically identified”
Vergers Cancel has been established in the Adour production basin for many years. But the group of producers grew stronger in 2021 by taking over the kiwi activity of Rouquette (Aiguillon,

Switzerland: Apple storage decline not exhilarating - biggest for pears in years
At the end of January, the stock level for apples was 41,285 t, 5,497 t below that of 2022 (46,782 t) and 3,868 t below that of 2021 (45,153 t). The stock withdrawal in January is not exhilarating

TNFC highlights CO2-neutral citrus
European grower-marketer The Natural Fruit Company is set to show off its range at this week’s Fruit Logistica exhibition in Berlin, including its first CO2-neutral lemons, oranges and

Schleswig-Holstein: Low yields of free-range raspberries and blueberries due to drought
At 28.5 dt/ha, the yield of raspberries in the open was about 25 % below the six-year average of 38.2 dt/ha. Outdoor blueberries achieved a yield of only 25.9 dt/ha. This is on par with the 2021

71,000 kilos of smuggled onions buried
As consumers continue to suffer from high prices of onions in local markets due to alleged lack of supply, the government just disposed of over 71,000 kilos of smuggled bulbs in Zamboanga City.

Switzerland: Organic apple sales in January higher than in previous years - organic pear stocks soon empty
The stock reduction of organic apples in January amounted to about 946 t, which is more than 100 t more than in January of the last two years, Swisscofel and Biosuisse report. The reductions of

BVL/QS: Emergency approval for Minecto One against apple blossom weevil
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the insecticide Minecto One on the basis of Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No

Onion exports appear to be banned and import duty zeroed in Azerbaijan, too
The onion hysteria in the region has led to a wave of export bans, and it reached Azerbaijan. As EastFruit analysts have already reported, the exports of very expensive onions were banned by

“Overall spring onion quantity will decrease over the coming weeks”
The Egyptian spring onion season has been smooth so far. However, thanks to the weather conditions, challenges in terms of availability might be coming up soon, says Mai Yassin, export manager at

“We went from exporting 2.9 million boxes of table grapes in week 4 of last year to only 126,000 in the same week of this year”
The social instability, blockades, and mobilizations in Peru have greatly impacted its agricultural sector. The data for January exports will only be available in the coming weeks, but different

AMI: Raspberries jump into the top 10 in offer promotions
Two opposing developments led to a change in the top 10 most advertised fruit species last year. Due to a strong decrease in the number of advertising impulses for mangoes and at the same time

Kiwifruit harvest threatened by Bay of Plenty flooding
Kiwifruit vines in the Bay of Plenty took a direct hit last week and the total cost won't be revealed until the floods drain away. Kiwifruit have been washed clean in the Papamoa surf, while their