Portugal to get EU aid due to prolonged drought
Agriculture and Food Minister Maria do Céu Antunes has signed an order recognizing a drought situation in 40% of the country’s southern region late last week. This will also activate measures

Veg Power launches ‘Growing to Love’
Veg Power, the not-for-profit alliance to increase vegetable consumption across the UK, has launched ‘Growing to Love’ – a tomato growing project to support children’s learning about where

"Our winter red radishes have established themselves well in both food retail and wholesale"
At the Ruff-Häring family of gardeners in the heart of Nuremberg's garlic country, this year's radish and red radish harvest has been in full swing for several weeks. "The greenhouse radish is

Slight fall in grocery price inflation
Grocery price inflation has dropped slightly, but analysts warn that prices may not come down soon. Food and drink prices rose by 17.3 per cent in the four weeks to 16 April 2023, according to

Relacje do poprawki !!
W dniach od 6 do 7 października w Boguchwale koło Rzeszowa odbyła się Jesienna Giełda Ogrodnicza. Organizatorem giełdy był Podkarpacki Ośrodek Doradztwa Rolniczego. Pokazano dorobek

Spring bridges: consumption up, savings of 10-15% on seasonal products
There is optimism among operators in the food industry for the long spring weekends in late April and early May. In the coming weeks, an increase in consumption and volumes of product offered on

AMI: Promotions with kohlrabi increase significantly
With the rising temperatures, the supply of kohlrabi from southern Europe is now increasing again. While there was little promotion of kohlrabi around Easter, 16 promotions are taking place in

Raspberries in the focus of promotional programmes
The ripening conditions have now more than improved in the Mediterranean region compared to the cool March. For this reason, the former demand market has turned into a bidding market. Food

Uzkaztrade binds Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan forces
Kazakhstan is opening its doors for foreign trade companies to stabilize food prices. These foreign companies are being created to minimize the risk of seasonal vegetable and fruit shortages and

"Easter sales were not too significant compared to past years"
Easter sales of organic cresses were generally mixed this year, Christian Gimperlein of Bio-Maintalkresse said in response to an inquiry. "The volume offtake by food retailers was quite

China greenlights the export of kaki and almonds from Spain
Last week, Spain and China signed two trade agreements that will allow the export of kakis and almonds to the Asian country, as reported by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

"Ten weeks from the fair, there are only 8 stands available"

"The big changeover in food retail will not happen until around Easter"
This year, the Egyptian early potato harvest started one week later than last year's campaign, but the quality so far has been excellent, reports Christoph Dankers (bottom right) of Dankers Daltex

"За десять недель до выставки осталось всего 8 свободных стендов"

"Na dziesięć tygodni przed targami dostępnych jest tylko 8 stoisk"

Strongly fluctuating interest in greenhouse radish
As of this week, Gemüsebau Seischab from the German area known as 'Knoblauchsland' or 'garlic country' can harvest the first radish from its greenhouse. "We raise the product ourselves in Paper

Federal Court hearing scheduled regarding P.E.I. potato seeds
A judicial review is scheduled to be heard this week in Federal Court in Charlottetown regarding an application by the P.E.I. Potato Board challenging the federal government's decisions involving

Sicilian fruit juice featured at Foodex Japan 2023
"Last weekend I was in Tokyo at Foodex Japan - Asia's international food and beverage fair - and I had a very clear sense of how highly Japanese culture values certified quality food.

‘Put UK farming first,’ says NFU
The NFU has called for greater government support for domestic food production as energy, fuel and other production costs continue to soar. In a letter to chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of the

Company Shop in record food waste saving
Company Shop Group has saved 41,445 tonnes of food from going to waste in the past year, according to its latest report. As part of Food Waste Action Week, the grocery redistribution group

Sklep firmowy w rekordowej oszczędności odpadów spożywczych
Grupa Sklepów Firmowych uratowała 41 445 ton żywności przed zmarnowaniem w ciągu ostatniego roku, jak wynika z jej najnowszego raportu. W ramach Food Waste Action Week, grupa

Valencia volumes down in California
A heavily set crop will impact fruit sizing for Californian Valencias this season, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The department released its 2022/23 California

This week in Fruchthandel Magazine: Packaging and Technology, France and Italy at FRUIT LOGISTCA, Southern Hemisphere, Logistics
Fully automated machinery and processing, sustainable packaging solutions and fully recyclable reusable containers - labour shortages, rising energy prices and, not least, food waste are

Soil health inquiry set to open
A parliamentary inquiry into soil health is due to kick off next week. The first public evidence session into soil health on Tuesday 7 March, which is being conducted by the cross-party

The Windsor Framework should ensure faster movement of fresh produce into Northern Ireland and Ireland
This week the UK government and the EU finally came up with an agreement a protocol for trade with Northern Ireland. The Windsor Framework which has been agreed in principle covers, amongst other