Brandenburg: Total harvest volume below average
The area under vegetable cultivation in the open in Brandenburg in 2022 was around 6,500 ha. According to the Berlin-Brandenburg Statistics Office, this was 160 ha less than in the previous year.

US exporter quotes vegetable shipments to Europe during extreme supply shortage
The European continent is dealing with extremely tight vegetable supplies due to cold weather in Spain and Italy. Broccoli and iceberg lettuce supplies are about 70 percent less than usual this

'Expensive cauliflower is traded very cautiously'
Besides the extreme price increases for fruit vegetables from protected cultivation in Mediterranean countries, the equally expensive cauliflower is traded very cautiously. Italian deliveries

More than 700 tons of fruits and vegetables from China were imported to the Amur region
Since the beginning of the import of fruits and vegetables from China through the international checkpoint "Kani-Kurgan" (RF) - "Heihe" (PRC), 40 shipments of vegetables, fruits, and greens with a

New Zealand’s kiwifruit growers begin referendum vote
From 23 February until 24 March, New Zealand’s kiwifruit growers are invited to participate in a postal and online referendum for a compulsory levy on kiwifruit exports except Australia. NZKGI

Pineapple prices remain interesting in France despite the school holidays
Coming from Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, as well as Ecuador and Panama, pineapples are currently sold in France at 8 to 13 € [8.5 to 13.8 USD] per package for the big brands, and 8 to 10 € [8.5 to

Moroccan associations respond to UK tomato shortage
In response to the tomato shortage currently being experienced in the UK, the boards of Apefel, the Moroccan association of fruit and vegetable producers and exporters, and Amcom, the Moroccan

France: very “complicated” season for cauliflowers
“There are no normal markets anymore,” explains Theo Kampschoer about cauliflowers. “Today, the market is very good because there is a lot of supply, but there could be just half the amount

New Zealand avocado sector endures difficult two years
Exports of New Zealand avocados were far lower than anticipated in the 2022-23 campaign owing to weather damage to the country’s crop. With the current season ending this month, shipments were

St. Lucia banana farmers not producing enough for regional market
Banana farmers in Saint Lucia, according to Minister of Agriculture Alfred Prospere, are not producing enough bananas to satisfy the local market, and he is taking action to expand their supply to