Industry tomatoes doing very well on the food service market
"An extraordinary recovery of consumption in the food service segment, where the double concentrate and 3kg format that have reached skyrocketing prices while the sale of the half-kilo retail

Turkey lifts tomato export ban after few days
The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced that the export restriction on tomatoes, which was previously announced to last until April 14, has been lifted. It was previously

Le Donne dell'Ortofrutta: Listen, understand, show courage
"The Italian O+G sector between old and new challenges, costs and competitiveness, exports, innovation and packaging" - this was the broad title of a meeting at FRUIT LOGISTICA of the association

DBV/Treighausgassenken: "Niemcy ryzykują kary w miliardach".
W dniu 13 marca Parlament UE będzie głosował nad porozumieniem z Radą i Komisją w sprawie zmiany tzw. rozporządzenia LULUCF. Rozporządzenie to reguluje rozliczanie CO2 z użytków

Ecuador faced with longest La Niña phenomenon in 120 years
The 2020-2023 La Niña phenomenon has been the longest in the last 66 years, with a duration of 34 months. If it continues into April, as expected, it will be the longest in the last 120 years. La

Imported lime prices could creep up in March
Supplies of limes are low coming out of Mexico. “It’s that time of year when production somewhat decreases due to winter but it hasn’t been as bad as last season. They’ve had a pretty good

Fyffes farms implement gender equality programmes
Fyffes' twenty-two farms in Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and Ecuador have begun implementing HERessentials, an online gender equality programme developed by Business for Social

Общие инициативы по управлению повышают рентабельность фермеров
Кооперативы Agro-alimentàries de la Comunitat Valenciana и Генералитет содействуют развитию пилотных проектов совместного

"Our sales are fully focused on overseas wholesale markets"
In the Netherlands, 1 Fresh International is getting the last of its Santa Maria and Devici pears. This wholesaler sells a wide range of Dutch and Spanish fruits and vegetables, but Turkish trade

New Covent Garden Market's ‘Godfather of Fruit’ passes away
It’s with great sadness that we report the passing of Peter Fowler (78), MBE, on Saturday 4 March, 2023. He was undoubtedly one of New Covent Garden Market’s most influential people of the

“We don't expect the strawberry supply to fully recover for the next 3 to 4 weeks”
Huelva's berry campaign is advancing with much lower volumes than usual due to the delay of the harvests caused by the different consecutive cold waves. Temperatures are rising again, but

Common Management Initiatives increase farmers' profitability
Cooperatives Agro-alimentàries de la Comunitat Valenciana and the Generalitat are promoting the development of joint management pilot projects, the main objectives of which are to increase the

Cold snap causes Moroccan blueberry volumes to drop by more than 60%
The cold snap that Morocco has been facing since the end of 2022 has severely impacted several crops, including blueberries, which have been missing from the shelves and whose prices have reached

Wspólne Inicjatywy Zarządzania zwiększają rentowność rolników
Cooperatives Agro-alimentàries de la Comunitat Valenciana i Generalitat promują rozwój projektów pilotażowych w zakresie wspólnego zarządzania, których głównymi celami są

Фермы Fyffes реализуют программы гендерного равенства
Двадцать две фермы компании Fyffes в Коста-Рике, Гондурасе, Гватемале, Белизе и Эквадоре начали внедрение

Maersk reintroduces direct bookings to Ukraine
Maersk announced that it is now able to offer direct bookings to Ukraine from anywhere in the world, alleviating a common customer issue over the last year since Russia's invasion of

“SwingBio is gaining shares on a shrinking market”
The SwingBio apple has been on the market for 4 years. The current context is particularly difficult for the organic sector, but the new two-tone apple continues to gain market shares. “The

Rise in Peruvian grape exports
Provid, the Peruvian Table Grape Producers Association, has announced that Peru’s table grape production for 2022-23 is projected to increase by 13% compared to last season. The total is

Farmy Fyffes wdrażają programy równości płci
Dwadzieścia dwie farmy Fyffes w Kostaryce, Hondurasie, Gwatemali, Belize i Ekwadorze rozpoczęły wdrażanie HERessentials, internetowego programu na rzecz równości płci opracowanego

Tasty Tom gets a new look
The Tasty Tom brand is now sporting a new logo. This tasty Dutch TOV brand was last styled in 2008. ZON Unigrow marketing manager Ine van Kleef explains the rebranding. Why a new logo? "After 15

Figury pistacjowe we Włoszech i na całym świecie
Włochy produkują w sumie około 300 tysięcy ton orzechów rocznie. Orzechy włoskie i laskowe można znaleźć na całym półwyspie, podczas gdy migdały i pistacje są typowe

Farmers will protest again
Today, 7 March at 11 a.m., a protest by farming communities is to begin on national road 17 in the town of Piaski, according to Lublin police. A protest by farming communities will begin today on

Southern Exposure lived up to the expectations once again
Last week, the Southeastern Produce Council held their annual Southern Exposure event, themed 'Produce, The Final Frontier.' Just like in 2022, the event was extremely well attended. Last year's

4,000 kiwifruit jobs available in Bay of Plenty
At the end of last year, kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty were hit by severe frost, leading to a 25% decrease in production. In 2022 there were 180,000 trays of kiwifruit produced compared

Maersk Air Cargo idles new freighters due to lower demand
Maersk Air Cargo has idled several leased cargo jets and dialed back flight activity in response to deteriorating demand in the airfreight market. And a planned route between China and the U.S. is