'Apricots, frost has burnt up to 80 per cent of the fruit'
Over the past few nights, frost has made itself felt on fruit and vegetable production in Emilia-Romagna. As we anticipated in our article (click here to read more), apricots and stone fruits in

DBV: Asparagus season has begun - Origin labelling also for processed O+G
"Asparagus and spring simply belong together - and with rising temperatures around Easter, the vegetable grows and so does the desire for the first fresh German asparagus," says Joachim Rukwied,

Selenella, the novella season kicks off
Starting last week, Selenella New Potatoes are back in the fruit and vegetable departments of Italy's best shops. A high quality product, the result of the work of a 100% Italian mill, controlled

Freskon: From 23 to 25 April with new dynamics
According to its own figures, Freskon is set to become a magnet for international interest in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector, with a growing number of exhibitors from 15 countries (Greece,

Bonduelle launches Protein Salad, fourth range protein salads
Bonduellerivoluates the world of the fourth range and launches the new Protein Salad line, legume and vegetable salads that naturally contain protein. In 2023, the consumption of legumes will grow

Distribution barometer: a difficult first quarter
The year 2023 has not started under the best auspices for the fruit and vegetable department in the Italian large-scale retail trade. In the first quarter value sales are positive, but the result

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 11 April
The asparagus harvest has started in Puglia and Sardinia, as well as Campania: high volumes have led to a fall in prices. Demand for artichokes is increasing, with positive effects on quotations.

100% local and sustainable wooden trays
CF Embal has been packaging fruit and vegetables for three generations. In the 1980s, the family business specialized in the creation, manufacture, and marketing of wooden trays. "At the time, the

Edeka Stiftung: 15 years of "Vegetable Plots for Kids" - Nutrition education as a success story
In politics and society, there is intense discussion about how to sensitise children and young people to a balanced diet and more food appreciation. The Edeka Foundation has been proving for 15

Improper transportation leads to 20% of fresh produce destroyed in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera announced that 19% of vegetables and 21% of fruits in the country are destroyed due to a lack of proper transportation. This amounts to

Irish veg processing and packaging business paid Sunday allowance of 5 cents per hour
A vegetable processing and packaging business paid a Sunday allowance of 5 cent per hour to a minimum-wage worker who was regularly required to work 15-hour days. That is why, at the Workplace

"We're very excited to see how this will be received"
The Eggers vegetable farm from Ochsenwerder has part of its harvest refined into sauces, pesto and salt. The vegetable farm is launching a total of 13 products on the market. "We're very excited

One quarter for vegetables and potatoes, one fifth for fruits
7,900 farms produced goods in line with the organic standards in Switzerland and Liechtenstein in 2022. Sales in the organic food market amounted to CHF 3.873 billion. The market share for

"We expect volumes of some vegetables to decline in 2023"
The past year produced an unprecedented situation for Reichenau market gardeners who have a focus on "greenhouse cultivation". On the one hand the rising energy costs and the more expensive

Scientists from Poznań point out healing properties of potato juice
According to researchers from the Poznań University of Life Sciences, potato juice might be turned into a medicine that selectively acts on different types of tumors, benefiting patients who must

Prices for table beets in Ukraine have fallen by 1.6 times in a year!
Current prices for table beets in Ukraine are much lower than last year and keep falling further, EastFruit project analysts inform. Such a sharp decline in prices was a huge blow to Ukrainian

Is a potato a vegetable?
Whether or not a potato is a vegetable depends on who you ask. “A potato is not a vegetable from a nutrition point of view,” Lilian Cheung, lecturer of nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan

Freskon brings southeastern Europe together
Greece’s main fresh fruit and vegetables trade fair, Freskon, returns to the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre on 23-25 April, with exhibitors from 15 countries – Greece,

Agri-voltaics is also good for solar panels
Talking about the opportunities of agri-voltaics, until now only the benefits for crops when placed underneath solar panel support structures had been highlighted (for more on this click here).

Uprawa szparagów w Niemczech: "Nie da się obejść stosowania folii".
Jakości szparagów w tym kraju są dobre, a producenci przygotowani do sezonu. Jednak ogólne warunki w uprawie szparagów stają się coraz trudniejsze, co stało się jasne podczas

Già 80 buyer della GDO a Think Fresh 2023
Maybe it is the tentative start to the first quarter, maybe it is the climate of uncertainty that characterises the current fruit and vegetable market, maybe it is the increasingly decisive impact

Morocco keeps increasing carrot exports, but not to the EU
The exports of carrots from Morocco continue to grow steadily, and their volume has grown by almost 1.5 times in 2022, as well as in January 2023, EastFruit reports. At the same time, Sub-Saharan

Artichoke, the international symposium returns
With just over 370 thousand tonnes produced in 2021, Italy is the leading artichoke-producing country in the world, with Apulia and Sicily together accounting for three quarters of national