Bigarreau, in Apulia 95 per cent of the fruit destroyed by rain and wind
It is now well known that the cherry season has got off to a bad start because of the bad weather and, from Emilia to Puglia, the damage is already being counted. Describing the situation in the

Germany purchased more tomatoes from Morocco and fewer from Spain and the Netherlands
According to data prepared by Horotinfo, in the last five years, Germany has increased its tomato purchases from Morocco by 73.16% and reduced its purchases from Spain by 19.09% and from the

Low lemon price does not compensate for high production costs
ASAJA Alicante denounces that unfair commercial practices prohibited by the Law of the Food Chain continue to be carried out, such as the destruction of value: the large operators that control the

The price of onions will decrease with the new harvest in Ukraine
This year, farmers have significantly increased the area under onion cultivation, which will lead to a significant reduction in prices for this vegetable when the main harvest begins. This was

Fruit and veg drive US organic food sales through $60bn barrier
There is no let-up in the inexorable growth of organic food sales in the US, with sales surpassing US$60bn for the first time in 2022, according to the Organic Trade Association’s 2023 industry

Vip, centralisation of sales promoted with flying colours
About six months have passed since VIP, the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Cooperatives of the Vinschgau, embarked on a new strategy, centralising the marketing of the product. The time has

"A box of 6 cauliflower pieces has reached prices of up to 15 and 16 Euro"
The cauliflower harvest is in full swing in the province of Granada. "Cauliflower prices are usually subject to many oscillations, but this year has been quite good," says Serafín Reina, of the

"Iranian citrus can compete in Europe"
This year has seen a surge of interest in Iran's fresh produce, amid worldwide production shortages. However, this interest only concerns a few products, and Iranian exporters can offer more,

"Limited good-quality Spanish fruit makes for high prices"
"I wouldn't know which fruit to call cheap currently," says Henk Vlaeminck of the Belgian importer Van Dijk Foods. He sees imported fruit prices rising while consumers are more reluctant to pay a

Golden onions in Egypt: consumers outraged with high onion prices, but farmers are very happy
According to EastFruitestimates, Egypt was the main supplier of yellow onions to the markets of Eastern Europe and the European Union in the first 4-5 months of 2023. Egyptian onion producers are

KRONEN: Customer Day on 28/29 September - Solutions for salad and O+G processing
After the last Customer Day 2021 was held exclusively online due to the pandemic, KRONEN GmbH is again inviting customers and interested parties in person to the Customer Day in Kehl am Rhein in

Bergamo Markets towards expansion
Bergamo's fruit and vegetable market is ready to change 'look'. A rationalisation of spaces is in fact planned for the structure in view of its expansion. The news is reported by L'Eco di Bergamo,

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 5 June
Italian apricots are on the market, with a high price range due to lower product availability, also due to the flooding in Emilia-Romagna. Quality and demand are pushing melon prices up. For

Yakima Valley turned Covid-period experiment into a full-fledged strawberry business
Cody Edwards, owner of the Yakima Berry Company, has turned a Covid-time backyard experiment into a full-fledged business, harvesting between 6,000 and 8,000 pounds of strawberries on about 1.5

Ecuador to formalise official living wage compliance certificate for banana sector
The Ecuadorian banana sector is taking one step forward towards formalising compliance with national living wage policy by requesting the Ecuadorian Ministry of Labour to issue an “official

Tighter supplies likely ahead for California carrots
The supply of carrots over the next couple of months out of California is going to be a little tighter than normal. The transition from the Imperial Valley to Bakersfield, California is underway,

International blueberry summit in Poland has 20 countries on board
The 2023 International Blueberry Organization (IBO) Summit, starting on July 3 in Poland, promises to be a truly global meeting of the blueberry industry. It is the first IBO Summit in Europe, and

“We have made merchandising our speciality”
In the middle of their store in Neuville-les-Dieppe (Normandy), a 4-masted ship sails on an ocean of melons and tomatoes. The Pomona Terreazur Group organized this theatrical display in the run-up