"Many producers have abandoned the summer campaign due to the lack of rain"
Placido Perez Chuecos, the president of COAG in Lorca, stated that the lack of rain was making producers rethink the summer campaign, which focuses mainly on watermelon and melon, and that this

Melons, the campaign for Master Fruit kicks off
After the first removals of the earliest product already at the end of March (click here to read the article), the Red Falcon melon campaign also started last week in Licata for Master Fruit,

It’s all rhubarb to British consumers
Nearly half of Brits don’t know when fresh produce is in season despite wanting to eat more seasonally, reports Grocery Gazette. A new consumer study by online grocer Ocado revealed that 70 per

Currant - planting, cultivation, pruning and care
For a bountiful currant harvest, the seedling is best planted in soil with a slightly acidic or neutral pH (6.5 pH) at about 10-15 cm. Ideally, the spacing between rows should be 4 m and 50-70 cm

Easy Harvest iceberg lettuce conducive to both mechanical and hand harvest
About five years ago, Davie Brooks and Jon Nickerson with Greengo Seed started working on the development of iceberg lettuce that could be harvested mechanically, suitable for both processing as

Research: Plants make sounds - especially under stress
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have for the first time recorded and analysed sounds emitted by plants. The click-like sounds, reminiscent of the popping of popcorn, are emitted at a volume

Another stage of onion price increase has started in Moldova
The wholesale prices for yellow onions of the 2022 harvest in the markets of Chisinau increased by 0.5-1 MDL/kg in the first half of this week up to an average of 15 MDL/kg ($0.83/kg). The rise in

Tomato Brown, resistant tomatoes
The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus has been wreaking havoc on the entire tomato sector since 2014, when it first appeared in Israel. If resistant products were utopia until a few years ago, they

Na uzbeckim rynku wciąż nie ma hurtowych partii wczesnej marchwi, a ceny ubiegłorocznej marchwi są rekordowo wysokie
Według specjalistów EastFruit wiosną 2022 roku pierwsze duże partie wczesnej marchwi stały się dostępne na rynkach hurtowych stolicy Uzbekistanu 20 marca. W 2021 roku pierwsze hurtowe

AltroFood, vegetable innovation with high protein content
On 22 April, Earth Day, or Earth Day, is celebrated all over the world. It was established in 1970 by US Senator Gaylord Nelson with the aim of creating a major environmental protest. The central

New from Bonduelle with Protein Salad
Bonduelle, the market leader in vegetables in Italy, revolutionises the world of fresh-cut vegetables and introduces for the first time legume and vegetable salads that naturally contain protein,

На узбекском рынке до сих пор нет оптовых партий ранней моркови, а цены на прошлогоднюю морковь рекордно высоки
По данным специалистов EastFruit, весной 2022 года первые крупные партии ранней моркови появились на оптовых

Watermelons, Almeria loses 2,500 hectares
Asaja Almería has conducted a study that reveals a reduction of 2,500 hectares in watermelon cultivated areas, about 20% in greenhouse cultivation and 25% in open field. According to the

There are still no wholesale lots of early carrots on the Uzbek market, and prices for last year’s carrots are record high
According to EastFruit specialists, in the spring of 2022, the first large batches of early carrots became available in the wholesale markets of the capital of Uzbekistan on the 20th of March. In

Pear Club with Jos de Wit on 29 April!
We would like to invite you to the next Pear Club meeting, which will take place on 29 April 2023. The workshop this time will be led by an advisor from the Netherlands - Jos de Wit.We are pleased

AMI: Easing of the market situation for cucumbers
For weeks there was a shortage of cucumbers at the German wholesale markets. In the meantime, the supply has recovered and, in addition to Spanish products, there are also sufficient cucumbers

Will younger generations catch on to health benefits of cacti?
“Cacti family of products is what we specialize in,” says Mayra Vazquez with Latin Specialties in Houston, Texas. Due to favorable weather, the cactus pear season has started early this year,

Vegetable Quality Control: Only a few places left at the Fresh Produce Seminar in Berlin
The quality control of vegetables is the focus of the face-to-face training of the Frische Seminar on 10 May 2023 at Fruchthof Berlin. What are the marketing standards for the most important

Catania-Bologna, comparing vegetable prices
After the short Easter break, the commercial situation in the wholesale markets seems unchanged; sales do not take off and the unstable weather does not help buyers' choices. IFN conducted the

Consumers drawn to natural packaging of ready-to-drink coconuts
Demand is on the rise for ready-to-drink coconuts thanks in part to an increasing number of retailers carrying them. However, that’s not the only factor driving growth. “The natural packaging

Almeria reduces watermelon cultivation by 2,500 hectares
Asaja Almería has carried out a study that concludes that there has been a reduction of 2,500 hectares in the area of watermelon cultivation. Greenhouse plantations decreased by 20% and

Zagora watermelon volumes to decrease by at least 25%
Due to restrictions on watermelon production in the Moroccan region of Zagora, imposed by the local government, watermelon volumes from this region will decline significantly this season. The

Another stage of onion price increase has started in Moldova
The wholesale prices for yellow onions of the 2022 harvest in the markets of Chisinau increased by 0.5-1 MDL/kg in the first half of this week up to an average of 15 MDL/kg ($0.83/kg). The rise in