"We are still harvesting German green asparagus for just under a week"
This year's asparagus season will be remembered as satisfactory. "Except for the last three weeks from the beginning of June, we had consistently good qualities, which is mainly due to the cool

“It looks like it will be one of the most successful cherry seasons in Serbia”
The cherry production in Serbia was good this year, says Igor Milenković, director of Serbian fresh produce exporter Delta Agrar: “In 2023 we’ve reached a higher cherry harvest in comparison

British strawberries run short during Wimbledon fortnight
The UK is facing a significant shortage of British strawberries during the peak sales period of Wimbledon fortnight following unseasonably hot weather in June. High temperatures last month, which

Melinda cherries, digital campaign kicks off
The campaign for Melind cherries is now in full swing and they are arriving on the shelves of the main chains. Accompanying the sales phase this year is an intense promotional operation with its

Sustainable investments boost Saudi agriculture
Saudi Arabia saw its agricultural gross domestic product grow by 38 per cent in 2022, on the back of a boost in investment and multiple efforts to promote sustainable development, according to a

Israel’s 2023 mango export season starts with good European demand
Israel’s mango export season has just started with good early demand from Europe. Early indications are that there will be about 15% fewer mangoes harvested in Israel compared to last year.

Сезон дынь страдает от ненастной погоды
В этом году испанские производители дынь и арбузов были удивлены резким изменением сезона всего за три

Switzerland: Pome fruit stocks well cleared at the end of June
According to Swisscofel/Swiss Fruit Association data, the stock at the end of June was 4,128 t, well below those of 2022 (12,139 t) and 2021 (9,290 t). The June storage reduction of 5,003 t is

Strawberry and raspberry prices at the beginning of July (4.07.2023)
Strawberry prices have been on the rise in recent days, but due to the accumulated supply of raw material in recent days, prices have returned to last week's levels, hopefully temporarily. At the

Sezon na melony cierpi z powodu niesprzyjającej pogody
W tym roku hiszpańscy producenci melonów i arbuzów zostali zaskoczeni drastyczną zmianą sezonu w ciągu zaledwie trzech tygodni. Po raz kolejny pogoda odegrała kluczową rolę

UK-AU Free Trade Agreement will help Australian onions be more competitive, but will be subject to UK production
The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement came into force on 31 May 2023 and will end tariffs on more than 99% of Australian exports to the UK. Fruit, vegetable and nut exports from

Strawberry prices 2023: Current rates are at embarrassing levels
We estimate that this cold spring of ours, followed by frosts, has resulted in the fact that there may be about 40 per cent fewer strawberries even nationally than last year. And yet prices were

Melon season suffers from inclement weather
This year, Spanish melon and watermelon growers have been surprised by a drastic change in the season in just three weeks. Once again, the weather has played a key role in the production which,

Ample finger lime crop in California underway
Finger limes out of California will see almost double the production of last year’s crop. “We did about 19,000 lbs. of finger limes last year and we’re looking at about 30,000 lbs. this

Wimbledon serves bigger strawberries, but the price has not changed
Inflation may be driving up food prices, but at Wimbledon, sports fans are set to still pay just £2.50 for a punnet the delicious fruit (with cream). For the last 13 years, strawberries and cream

Spain/Córdoba: Significantly smaller garlic harvest expected
Miguel del Pino, President of the Asaja Garlic Sector, told the last meeting of the O+G Committee of the Garlic Contracting Group of European producer countries, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain,

Grapes: Harvest of seedless varieties started in Spain and Italy
The North African grape season is drawing to a close. The last shipments of seedless red and light grapes are reaching the European market from Egypt and Morocco. In the meantime, the harvest of

Apofruit closes 2022 with a positive balance sheet
The 2022 balance sheet of Apofruit Italia, a leading cooperative in the fruit and vegetable sector with over 2,700 producer members throughout Italy, was recently approved. The numbers speak for

Bananas from Ecuador at £0.94: 11% rise compared to last week
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

Verona peach returns PGI
Another fundamental step towards the re-establishment of the Verona Peach PGI was taken on 28 June last with Decree no. 0337590 through which the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and

"Our export volumes increased by at least 40% this year"
The export campaign for Egyptian potatoes is drawing to a close, with the last containers to Europe scheduled for July 10. According to Mohammad Hassan, Export Manager at Plantix-Al Gamal, the

Lidl is the number one customer of the Andalusian market garden.
Lidl's commitment to the Andalusian agri-food industry is reflected, once again, in the trajectory of its purchases of KM0 products over the last three years (2020-2022), a period in which the

Chile updates citrus export estimates for the 2023 season
The ASOEX Citrus Committee has issued a new estimate for June's citrus export volumes, following the impact of frost and the recent rains. In this new estimate, shipments are expected to have

"I see plenty of potential to start soft fruit projects, especially in East Africa"
After trading soft fruit for the last few years, Lucas Wennekers started his own company called Bessies last month. This young company's name is not only a nod to Lucas' Dutch background but also

Sezon grzybowy 2023. Ile kosztuje kilogram kurek?
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