A total of 780,000 tonnes of German carrots were harvested last year
The carrot is finally in season again in Germany. And this was celebrated on 1 July 2023 with a big season opening at the Abenhardt farm in Datteln. The carrot is the most harvested vegetable in

Illegal table grapes from Egypt seized and destroyed by Italian authorities
Grapa Varieties, successfully uncovered and halted the illegal shipment from Egypt to Italy, of their proprietary white seedless grape variety, Early Sweet™, hailing it as “a major victory for

Op Primo Sole fruit returns to Sonic Park
Melons, mini watermelons, nectarines and extracts from Op Primo Sole are ready to play a starring role at Sonic Park, the music festival to be held in the city of Matera and featuring artists of

Potatoes, framework agreement signed for Emilia Romagna
The producers' association AgriPat, the agricultural marketing cooperatives Apofruit Italia, Cico, Patfrut, the traders, Baschieri Rino s.r.l., Fuitem & Orsini Fruttaexport s.r.l., Leonesi s.r.l,

Dream pixels: €2.50/kg in the countryside
For the tomato it is a magical moment, indeed a historic one, given the quotations that are breaking all records. In fact, no insider remembers such high quotations at the beginning of July, when

"The development of Chinese cherries has impacted imports of cherries from Central Asia"
Central Asian cherries entered the Chinese market for the first time in 2019. The origins include Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, with Uzbekistan having the largest production and import

Lofty initial prices for raspberries, peak production expected in August
In the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the raspberry harvest started in May. "Our plants are reflorescent, which means we will have about a two-week break between the first harvest cycle in

Portuguese authorities arrest 24 suspects as cocaine is found in acai berry shipment
A number of actions have been carried out over recent months in Brazil, Spain and Portugal to target the members of this highly professional criminal syndicate. In May, coordinated raids were