Domestic apples in demand, wholesale prices stagnating
Usually, after the hectic Christmas sales, the fruit and vegetable market cools down somewhat in January. Not so with apples. Traditionally, business regarding domestic dessert apples really picks

The EU accounted for 81% of Spanish fruit and vegetable sales in 2022

‘The UK needs more POs’, says BelOrta
UK growers should group together and set up more producer organisations and cooperatives to give themselves greater bargaining power in the face of intense price pressure from their retail

Thuringia: Vegetable harvest under glass increased compared to the previous year
According to the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, a total of around 11,500 t of vegetables were harvested in Thuringia's greenhouses in 2022. Compared to 2021, the quantity of vegetables

New business center to buy 500 tons of produce daily
A newly formed Agricultural Business Center will buy approximately 500 tons of vegetables per day from farmers to meet demand in Phnom Penh. Phan Sopheak, founder of the Agricultural Business

Eucofel includes the follow-up of the regulations derived from the Farm to Table Strategy in its roadmap for 2023
On Tuesday, Eucofel, the European Fruit and Vegetables Association, held its annual assembly in Brussels. In the assembly, Eucofel approved the lines of action for 2023, including the exhaustive

New obligation of the Royal Decree on Packaging and Waste
The extension of Extended Producer Responsibility, EPR, to commercial and industrial packaging, included in Royal Decree 1055/2022 on packaging and packaging waste, is a new obligation for

England ‘only one hot spell away’ from another drought
The National Drought Group (NDG), which advises the government, has cautioned that Britain is only one hot spell away from falling back into drought conditions. The water shortage is likely to

‘Spain’s post-Brexit food trade is going well’
This week, Spain's agriculture minister Luis Planas stated that his country's fruit and vegetable exports to the UK have suffered “no fundamental disruption” from Brexit. Recent shortages of

"There are chains that don't understand the situation and the rise in prices and prefer to have empty shelves"
Spanish fruits and vegetables are scarce in European supermarkets due to bad weather. While supply in most countries in central and northern Europe, such as Germany and France, has fallen by

Macfrut to mark 40th anniversary with expanded programme of events and increased area
The event, which focuses specifically on the fruit and vegetable sector, aims to establish itself as an industry leader. Firstly, this year the fair will be bigger, with two new exhibition halls

Macfrut 2023 strengthens foreign participation
The last stage of the international presentations of Macfrut, the fair for the fruit and vegetable sector that will be held at the Rimini Expo Centre (Italy) from 3 to 5 May and which has visited

ZVG: Vegetable prices - current situation shows dilemma of one-sided orientation of food retailing
For the vegetable producers in the Central Horticultural Association (ZVG), the current price development for fruit vegetables is a consequence of the political framework conditions here, but also

Trzy mechanizmy hi-tech utworzone w Kartarpur Centre of Excellence for Vegetables
W Centrum Doskonałości dla Warzyw w Kartarpur, trzy mechanizmy hi-tech zostały ustawione i oddane do użytku: linia klasyfikacji, która pracuje nad kodowaniem kolorów warzyw dla

New Zealanders should be 'flexible' in fruit and veg choices
The already high prices New Zealanders pay for fruit and vegetables could be about to go even higher on the back of Cyclone Gabrielle. Some prices have doubled since the cyclone struck. Local

China's vegetable exports increased in 2022
China's vegetable exports saw stable growth in 2022, with the export volume up 6.5 percent year on year, data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows. Some 11.83 million tons of

NewTec will showcase innovative Laser Flowpack700 at upcoming MacFrut event
Newtec recently announced that it will showcase its innovative Laser Flowpack700 packaging solution at the upcoming MacFrut event, taking place from May 3 to 5t at the Rimini Expo Centre in Italy.

Moldova sharply increased exports of vegetables in 2022. Is there a chance of a new increase in 2023?
According to the customs service of Moldova, about 11 000 tonnes of vegetables worth almost $4 million were exported from the country last year. The volume of vegetables exported is much bigger

"The market situation for brown mushrooms is quite desolate at the moment"
The fruit and vegetable sector does not seem to be at rest. As Hans Deckers, chairman of the Association of German Mushroom and Cultivated Mushroom Growers (BDC), tells us, demand for brown

Malaysia: Vegetable prices set to soar again due to wet weather
Consumers have been warned to expect a shortage of vegetables in the market as continuous rain in the last few days has caused farms to be inundated and damaged by strong winds, say farmers.

"Perhaps the entire value chain should question how the supply has been managed at destination"
In recent days, temperatures have fallen again in southeastern Spain, after daytime temperatures had risen for just over a week since mid-January. Frosts are back and the recovery of the vegetable

Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports: High potential but tough requirements
Vietnamese vegetables and fruits are eyeing various potential markets from Asia to Europe, and from the Middle East to North America and America, in which quality requirements and standards are

Albanian agricultural exports soar
Albanian agricultural exports to the European Union reached a record €473m in 2022, according to the country’s agriculture minister, Frida Krifca. This represents an increase of 15.6

Macfrut 2023 strengthens participation from abroad
The last stage of the international presentations of Macfrut, the fair for the fruit and vegetable sector that will be held at the Rimini Expo Centre (Italy) from the 3rd to the 5th of May and