Georgian government decides to fight high markups on food through legislation
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili criticized the often unjustifiably high food prices in the Georgian retail market and instructed the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development to

US exporter quotes vegetable shipments to Europe during extreme supply shortage
The European continent is dealing with extremely tight vegetable supplies due to cold weather in Spain and Italy. Broccoli and iceberg lettuce supplies are about 70 percent less than usual this

New Zealand’s kiwifruit growers begin referendum vote
From 23 February until 24 March, New Zealand’s kiwifruit growers are invited to participate in a postal and online referendum for a compulsory levy on kiwifruit exports except Australia. NZKGI

France: very “complicated” season for cauliflowers
“There are no normal markets anymore,” explains Theo Kampschoer about cauliflowers. “Today, the market is very good because there is a lot of supply, but there could be just half the amount

St. Lucia banana farmers not producing enough for regional market
Banana farmers in Saint Lucia, according to Minister of Agriculture Alfred Prospere, are not producing enough bananas to satisfy the local market, and he is taking action to expand their supply to