Total Canadian potato storage holdings May 1 are down 1.2% over 2022 numbers
Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on May 1, 2023 are down 1.2% over 2022 numbers for the same period, and higher than the 3-yr. average. There were fresh shippers in both Canada and the U.S.

Vegetable prices in Georgia declined by 6%
EastFruit analysts review the latest retail price dynamics in Georgia. According to official statistics, retail prices for vegetables in Georgia went down by 6% in April 2023 compared to March

Demand still lively for strawberries from southern Italy also thanks to the reduced availability of summer fruits
The strawberry campaign in southern Italy is still underway, and demand is still interesting, especially for the produce from Basilicata. "Demand is lively, but the volumes are half those of a

France: Winter lettuce production declines despite increasing areas
According to estimates released by the French statistical service Agreste on 1 April 2023, the national harvest of winter lettuce will decline by 18% year-on-year in the 2022-2023 season - despite

Almaty is running out of groceries
Monitoring of the prices of socially significant food products conducted in stores of Almaty showed that the trend of decreasing the cost of the social basket, observed in the second half of

Vegetable supplies looking good as winter approaches but weather still the wild card
Vegetables New Zealand says vegetable supplies are looking good as winter approaches but ongoing unsettled weather across the country is still the wild card. ‘The weather’s been warm and wet

Sustainability and recycling in barrier packaging, protagonists of MeetingPack 2024
The sixth edition of MeetingPack, the biennial meeting organised by AIMPLAS and AINIA that brings together the entire agri-food packaging value chain, will be held on 10 and 11 April 2024 at the

Indian container volumes shrink as Mundra Port takes a hit
Indian ports got off to a slower start in the fiscal year 2023-24, which began on 1 April. According to exclusive data obtained by Container News, combined volumes out of India's major/government

Compared to the previous month, retail prices for vegetables in Georgia went down by 6%, what is the issue and what to expect?
EastFruit analysts review the latest retail price dynamics in Georgia. According to official statistics, retail prices for vegetables in Georgia went down by 6% in April 2023 compared to March

Market participants expect lacklustre April almond shipments
Market participants surveyed by Mintec in the first week of May were expecting lacklustre shipments and new sales ahead of the April position report, which is due for release on 11th May.

Destatis: Vegetables rose by 13.7 per cent, fruit by 6.2 per cent
"The inflation rate has thus weakened for the second month in a row, but remains at a high level," says Ruth Brand, President of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Among the goods and

Lusia, crops compromised by April hail
The month of April brought with it more rain than expected, with thunderstorms and heavy rainfall starting in the second week of the month. Towards the end of the month, on the morning of the

Mango producers in Veracruz lost 50-70% of the harvest to a cold front
The wind gusts of more than 70 km/h caused by Cold Front #52 at the end of April toppled a considerable part of the Manila mango production, scheduled for 2023, in the municipalities of Actopan

medFEL 2023 closes its doors - but only analogue
After two well-attended days, the organisers of the Southern French trade fair for fruit and vegetables concluded this year's presence event with satisfaction at the end of April. Compared to last

"We will start with our leading products on May 20th"
The melon and watermelon campaign is about to start at O.P. Agricola Campidanese, i.e. the Sardinian organization that commercializes its produce under the L'Orto di Eleonora brand. FreshPlaza has

"We are working with watermelon formats weighing from 1.5 to 3 kg, which are the most demanded in Europe"
Various agricultural associations are reporting a significant decline in the acreage devoted to watermelon production in southern Spain. Last April, Asaja Almeria estimated that as much as 2,500

BVL/QS: Plant Protection Products Professional - Suspension or partial withdrawal of authorisation
By decision of 13 April 2023, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has ordered the suspension of the authorisation for the plant protection product Professional (active

Aldi Süd continues to promote regional agriculture and focuses on German strawberries
Since 10 April, Aldi Süd has only bought German asparagus during the season - now the discounter is expanding its commitment to regional agriculture and is also focusing seasonally on German

Fertilisation of raspberries in tunnels - flowering and fruit setting period
The end of April was an excellent opportunity to visit the raspberry plantation of Mr. and Mrs. Lewandowski and Mr. Jakubiak near Czerwińsk on the Vistula to verify recommendations on fertilizing

"This year, I didn't abandon my strawberry fields ahead of time."
About a year ago, Ermal Gjuzi, an agricultural entrepreneur from the Italian town of Scanzano Jonico (Basilicata), abandoned part of his strawberry fields because he could hardly recruit enough

Dismal spring delays UK veg season
UK vegetable growers have warned of possible supply shortages over the coming months as dismal British weather delays production. Plantings of UK field vegetable crops are “seriously behind”