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

Indoor grower adds four new regional salad greenhouse hubs
BrightFarms is expanding with four new regional greenhouse hubs offering sustainably grown leafy greens to more people across the Eastern and Central U.S. The new locations will begin shipping to

"Due to the early Easter, the Dutch early asparagus segment will be quite interesting this year"
The arrival of the first signs of spring, such as asparagus, hothouse rhubarb and wild garlic, marks the start of the spring campaign. Despite increased energy costs and continuing uncertainty,

"I'm from Greece's horticultural region"
Thanos Motsiopoulos has been back and forth between the Netherlands and Greece his whole life. Although born and raised in the Netherlands, he lived in Greece from 2008 to 2019. There, Thanos

Europa Wschodnia: Przegląd regionalnego rynku cebuli
Uczestnicy rynku owoców i warzyw zaakceptowali fakt, że ceny hurtowe cebuli na Ukrainie osiągnęły poziom 1 USD/kg, jak prognozowali analitycy EastFruit jeszcze w połowie stycznia.

Brexit has boosted trade at French and Irish ports
Rain or shine, Colm Lambert likes to sit on a bench overlooking Rosslare port on the south-eastern tip of Ireland and watch the new freight ships and passenger ferries sailing in from the Irish

Eastern Europe: Overview of the regional onion market
Participants of the fruit and vegetable market accepted the fact that wholesale prices for onions in Ukraine reached $1/kg, as EastFruit analysts forecasted back in mid-January. This happened in

Восточная Европа: Обзор регионального рынка лука
Участники плодоовощного рынка смирились с тем, что оптовые цены на лук в Украине достигли $1/кг, как и

Croatia: Fruit and vegetable distribution centre opens in Osijek
Croatia’s first distribution centre for fruit and vegetables worth €14.6 million opened this week near Osijek, eastern Croatia, the Osijek-Baranja county government said. The centre covers

Ecuadorean banana exports to the Middle East increase
According to data from the Statistical Observatory of Bananas (OEB), the main Middle Eastern destinations for the country's bananas between January and December 2022 were Turkey with a 33.38%

"Earthquake will have devastating impact on vegetable imports from eastern Turkey"
The earthquake in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria has severely affected the society there and, consequently, the agricultural industry. "We buy a lot of vegetables from eastern Turkey, such

"Ginger is tight in inventory, some companies starting to import overseas ginger"

“Major opportunities for Egyptian citrus can be found in Far-Eastern markets”
It will be a true battle for the larger sized citrus this season. According to Mostafa Ali, commercial manager for Egyptian fresh produce exporter Rula for Land Reclamation, there simply aren’t

Fresh herb buyers turn to Israel after lower supplies from Italy and Spain due to weather
The Israeli fresh herbs and edible flowers exporter Bless S.R. are caught between a rock and a hard place. As some harsh winter weather led to shortages from Italy and Spain sees European buyers

Tropical Cyclone warning for southern Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa
Tropical Cyclone “Freddy” made landfall along the eastern coastline of Madagascar, just north of Mananjary, around 19:30 SAST on Tuesday early evening. The relatively compact storm was a

Long-term contracts key to survive shocks for Hungarian fresh produce cooperative
The Hungarian fruit and vegetable cooperative Szatmár Régió, based in the eastern part of the country, said that, due to long-term contracts, they are reasonably covered from external shocks,

McDonald's and Oranfrizer launch The Garden of Oranges
Based on the project Il Giardino delle Arance (The Garden of Oranges), launched by Etnafood, which manages several McDonald's restaurants in Eastern Sicily and Calabria, and Oranfrizer, a company

Eksport awokado z Zimbabwe w ubiegłym sezonie przekroczył prognozy, osiągając 8 180 ton
Eksport awokado z Zimbabwe w ubiegłym sezonie przekroczył prognozy, osiągając 8 180 ton, według Rady Rozwoju Ogrodnictwa (HDC). W Zimbabwe, awokado jest uprawiane komercyjnie

Zimbabwe avocado exports last season exceeded projections, reaching 8,180 tonnes
Zimbabwe avocado exports last season exceeded projections, reaching 8,180 tonnes, according to the Horticulture Development Council (HDC). In Zimbabwe, avocados are being commercially grown in the

“We are very excited about this year’s crop which is six to eight weeks earlier than New Zealand"
South Africa has been growing gold kiwifruit for around 10 years, but it is only during recent years that the production is really coming on and has a good consistent export quality fruit. In the

The demand for anti-hail nets of a Georgian producer far exceeds the supply
The demand for the products of the Georgian enterprise producing anti-hail nets Agrobade LLC is large and far exceeds the supply, Avtandil Maisuradze, director and co-founder of the company, told

Rząd RPA ogłasza krajowy stan klęski żywiołowej
Rząd RPA, zgodnie z ustawą o zarządzaniu klęskami żywiołowymi z 2002 r., ogłosił krajowy stan klęski żywiołowej. This should enable an intensive, coordinated response to the impact

South African government declares national state of disaster
The South African government has, in terms of the Disaster Management Act of 2002, declared a national state of disaster. This should enable an intensive, coordinated response to the impact of