Increase of Albanian greenhouse vegetable exports insignificant in period Jan-Apr
The weather has favored Albanian agricultural production this season. The warm winter enabled uninterrupted production of cucumbers, while tomatoes hit the market almost a month earlier. However,

Courgettes over 2 euro queen of the market
The courgette season so far can be described as positive, with a steady sales trend and more than satisfactory quotations for operators. Perhaps the highlight of the season was reached during

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 29 May
The apricot campaign has started with the Pricia variety for Italian production. The Sicilian and Latium watermelon campaign is also underway. Demand for cherries and melons penalised by the

"Oczekuje się, że ceny jagód Goji będą wykazywać stały trend wzrostowy w ciągu 2-3 lat".
Jagody goji w regionie Zhongning w Ningxia zostaną zebrane pod koniec czerwca i będą dostępne w lipcu. Ze względu na niskie temperatury w tym sezonie produkcyjnym

WWF survey: Prices the biggest obstacle to sustainable nutrition
For more and more people, sustainable nutrition fails because of the price. This was the result of a survey conducted on behalf of the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) in eleven EU countries and

"Potatoes forever": Campaign with Franco-Italian potato cooperation
The potato - often referred to as the epitome of German cuisine, it is also an essential ingredient in many other European cuisines and an indispensable part of regional classics. As an everyday

Sprzedawcy detaliczni świeżych produktów chcą zbliżyć się do obszarów produkcji
22 maja Le Jardin de Rabelais po raz pierwszy otworzył swoje podwoje dla około 30 sprzedawców detalicznych świeżych produktów z całej Francji. "W ramach Demain la Terre współpracujemy z

'Oranges, our campaign continues until June'
Oranges are finishing their campaign in all areas by now, but the IlGirasole cooperative in Paternò (Catania)is still processing, thanks to its members producing the Valencia and Ovale blond

"Water shortage by far this Spanish stone fruit season's biggest challenge""
In the Netherlands, Marni Fruit is currently transitioning from stone fruit from southern Spain to that from that country's north. "On Tuesday, we'll start getting supply from Zaragoza - peaches

Pakistani cherries eager for China
Pakistani cherry growers from the country’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region are hopeful of soon gaining approval to export to China a development that has the potential to boost export revenue.

Nuts in Italy, how to enhance them and defend them from imports
The Italian nut supply chains came together in a round table at the recent edition of Macfrut 2023. An opportunity to take stock of a sector that counts important numbers and growing potential,

Apricots: boutique prices but poor quality
After the disappointments with cherries (Click here to read), we wanted to repeat the experience by buying apricots in a large-scale retail outlet, but we were not lucky this time either. In fact,

Why is aubergine bitter?
The best known alkaloid in aubergines is solanine. Solanine is a toxic compound that acts as a natural defence mechanism to protect the plant from insects and other predators. However, we should

LA UNIÓ reports that the European Commission tightens controls on oranges from Egypt to 30%.
La Unió Llauradora has succeeded in getting the frequency of identity and physical checks on consignments of oranges entering the EU from Egypt increased from 20% to 30% in the next revision of

Fresh produce retailers want to get closer to the production areas
On the 22nd of May, Le Jardin de Rabelais opened its doors for the first time to some 30 fresh produce retailers from all over France. “Within Demain la Terre, we have a partnership with the

Relaunching fruit consumption: let's start with the minimum brix
What happened to Fabrizio Pattuelli when testing apricots in this summer fruit launch and which you can read about in today's IFN (click here to read the full article) made me reflect on one of

‘Mangoes are flying off shelves in Birmingham’
Mango season has arrived in Birmingham. These mangoes aren't the large green variety you get all year round; these are the bright orange Indian and Pakistani varieties that run for a very short

Ograniczenia plastikowego pokrycia w słabym łańcuchu dostaw
Zmiany klimatyczne i związane z nimi zjawiska pogodowe w coraz większym stopniu koncentrują się na systemach produkcji rolnej. W maju Włochy były nękane przez złą

Atalanta nutritionist explains the importance of a healthy diet
Nutrition and sport play a decisive role in the wellbeing of every person and at all ages: Dole Italia - Official Healthy Food Sponsor of the Atalanta B.C. First Team - has always been attentive

“Overnight, producers discovered they had no harvest to pick”
According to the Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of the Region of Murcia (Fecoam), the heavy rains have caused damages to apricot crops that range between 15 and 20 million euro. Juan

Chiny: Kosmiczne nasiona żurawiny wykiełkują na Ziemi
Miłośnicy żurawiny mogą mieć szansę na delektowanie się owocami o niecodziennym pochodzeniu: Nowa odmiana zostanie opracowana z nasion, które przetrwały podróż

"The mango season in central and northern Senegal is starting slow"
The mango season in southern and central Senegal is about to begin after the rest of the regions started two months ago, announced by the Ministry of Agriculture's launching of phytosanitary

Łotewscy plantatorzy twierdzą, że niszczycielskie wiosenne przymrozki doprowadziły do krytycznej sytuacji.
Jak poinformowali przedstawiciele Łotewskiego Związku Spółdzielni Rolniczych (LLKA), straty spowodowane wiosennymi przymrozkami sięgają w kraju około 10 milionów euro. Przedstawiciele

Continued growth of Dutch agri-food exports to Mexico
Agri-food exports from The Netherlands to Mexico continue on their growth path, reaching a record total value of € 522 million in 2022. Vegetable seeds, fertilizers and dairy products topped the

Meteorolodzy przewidują rosnące ryzyko gwałtownych susz
Meteorolodzy z Oklahoma State University opublikowali badanie, które wykazało, że ryzyko wystąpienia gwałtownych susz, które mogą rozwinąć się w ciągu kilku tygodni, wzrośnie