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Bolzano, 12 May 2015 - Almost 100,000 participants over eight days dedicated to the importance of sport in preventing diseases such as breast cancer. These are some of the figures from Carrera

85 years of the Iseppi Family in the sector of fruit and vegetables
“Behind a great business story, there are always men and women. People who prefer 'being' to 'appearing', people animated by ethics, by a passion and by a spirit of sacrifice which we

Jolife - Villafrut supports Fruit Expo 2014
We are a part of Iseppi Group of companies, that has been operating since 1930, supplying fruits and vegetables to retail chains on foreign markets. Fruits and vegetables are cultivated by our

Carrefour at Fresh Market Conference
Carrefour Polska is owned 100% by the Carrefour Group, a French hypermarket and supermarket chain. The Carrefour Group was founded in France in 1959. The first supermarket was opened in

Ukrainian sweet cherries too expensive for Russia
The situation is connected with relatively high prices of Ukrainian produce. Due to a decrease in the sweet cherry supply provoked by rainy and cloudy weather, Ukrainian growers maintain high

EU to increase Chinese garlic import quota
With this decision, all hopes of the Spanish garlic sector, which had issued warnings about the economic and social consequences that this could entail for Spain due to unfair competition in terms

Spain: worst "citrus campaign" ends
Association of Producers of Citrus Fruits from Huelva region expect the end of campaign till 30 June with crops volume at te level of 480 thousand tons. The head of Association - Lorenzo

Spanish export of strawberries
Last year Spanish producers exported 266,5 thousand tons of strawberries. In 2012 it was 287,9 thousand tons. Of course, the main importers of Spanish fruits are countries from European Union

EU says yes to bigger import of Chinese garlic
This decision will cause "the current price crisis situation to worsen," according to the organisation. The UPA representative in Brussels, Javier Corrales, explained that the answer provided by

Russia bought more tomatoes
Total amount for imported vegetables comes to USD 1101.8 thousand in comparison to USD 886.8 thousand. Most of tomatoes is have been imported from Turkey - 335 thousand tons in 2013.

Courgette - will prices increase?
Prices of imported courgette have never been so low. Currently Spanish vegetable cost PLN 3.00 - 4.00 / kg (wholesale). In March prices were at the level of PLN 4.00 - 5.00 / kg. Since the

Aubergine getting cheaper
Does anyone remember that in December aubergine from Spain cost PLN 16.00 / kg on the wholesale market? Now prices are going down. First price drop was in January when they decreased from PLN

Lack of iceberg lettuce
We have bad news from Spain and Italy. Warm weather causes worse conditions of vegetation and decreases production. Everything indicates that there will be less vegetables on tha European market.

Spain: Tomato prices on the rise
The most valued by the market is the Daniela, with almost 0.85 Euro/kilo, followed closely by the Green Daniela and pear tomatoes, both standing at around 0.75 Euro/kilo. At the other end of the

Spain: First melons on the market
April is the beginning of melons season. First fruits are already on the market. The earliest variety is Galia which is one of most popular in Europe. Melons are grown in Almeria. Good weather

Spain exported 266,408 tonnes of strawberries in 2013
Compared to 2012, export volumes have dropped by around 7%, while their value has fallen by approximately 10.5%. Of the production exported, 85% (225,463 tonnes) were grown in the province of

Tomato harvest going well in Central and Eastern Europe
According to the German Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI), products from Spain, Morocco and Turkey can sufficiently cover the demand on the European markets and Russian market. The early spring with

Lots of Spanish strawberries on the Polish market
Polish producers are afraid of crops due to the weather. Spanish ones have problems with a bumper harvest. Exceptionally good weather conditions in Spain are the reason of very high supply of

Poland: prices of imported berries down
Chilean blueberries have become averagely 11% less expensive over a month and now are offered at 1.67-2.15 euro per 125 grams (13.43-17.27 euro per kg gross). Prices of raspberries, currants and

Spain: 30% reduction in the production of Iceberg lettuce
Murcia recorded the warmest winter since 2007 with the highest temperatures in Spain, to 27.2 ° C. These mild temperatures have led to an advance of 15 days in production throughout the last 3

Poland: Lower prices of broccoli
The lowest level prices reached on 20th of February. In a week following that day broccoli were available on the Polish wholesale market at the price of 1.50 PLN / piece. Supermarkets offered

Poland: export of chinese cabbage
Of course Polish Chinese cabbage is imported to the Western Europe but current situation is quite specific. Supply of Chinese cabbage in Holland is low. This is why Dutch importers buy Polish one

Spain: Apricots and nectarines damaged by frosts
The organisation also warned that 90% of the plantations were not insured "due ENESA's change of conditions, which the government was unable to prevent." UPA has estimated the extent of the

Stable situation on the citrus fruits market
Imorters say that prices are possible to change just before Easter. Demand should increase then and prices will go up. However it is not sure. Currently prices of particular citrus fruits remain

Stable prices of strawberries
Supply of imported strawberries in Poland reached maximum. Fruits are available as bananas or apples. High supply and influenced prices which started stabilizing. Last week prices of