Mallorcan potatoes could save UK supermarkets
The potato harvest has got underway in Sa Pobla; the first Mallorcan potatoes of the year are smaller in size and production has also been reduced due to the wind in January and the frosts. All in

4th Edition of Global Cherry Summit to take place in April
Cherries rank as one of the fastest growing fruits in Chile and in the Southern Hemisphere in the last decade. The expansion in the supply and demand of this fruit – especially in the Chinese

Croatia: Fruit and vegetable distribution centre opens in Osijek
Croatia’s first distribution centre for fruit and vegetables worth €14.6 million opened this week near Osijek, eastern Croatia, the Osijek-Baranja county government said. The centre covers

Farmers receive more money from ARMA
The Agency for the Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture is transferring the direct and area payments from the RDP for the 2022 campaign to farmers' accounts. The advances were made last

Egyptian garlic volumes are down by 30% this season
Garlic volumes in Egypt are down by 30%, according to Mohamed Gomaa, CEO of the grower Green Point. "This is due to an excessive acreage last season which caused prices to drop. The majority of

Ecuadorian police intercept cocaine worth $330 mln in banana shipment
Police in Ecuador have found almost 8.8 tons of cocaine in a shipment of bananas bound for Belgium. According to police commander Fausto Salinas, the drugs would have been worth an estimated $330

Overview of the regional onion market – will prices reach $2 per kilogram?
Participants of the fruit and vegetable market accepted the fact that wholesale prices for onions in Ukraine reached $1/kg, as EastFruit analysts forecasted back in mid-January. This happened in

Road to quality, the label that rewards quality horticultural production #vocidellortofrutta
Assosementi, the national association representing over 150 seed companies in Italy, presented last week at the Chamber of Deputies Road to Quality an innovative project that guarantees the

"Doing business with Iranian producers is completely normal"
The main obstacle to international agricultural trade in Iran is the economic sanctions that prevent Iranian producers from receiving payments. Yet this situation has lasted long enough for

Strawberries 2023 - what overwintering and outlook for this season?
Author: Albert Katana 27 February 2023 10:40 For strawberry growers, last year was a good year, with prices offered at buyers somehow compensating for production costs. What are the prospects for

Pakistan exporters face huge losses as border crossing with Afghanistan shut for five days
Over 7,000 trucks laden with goods, including perishable items have been stranded at the Pakistan-Afghanistan Torkham border for the last five days due to the closure of the crossing point by the

Zespri expects 40 percent drop in profits this year
New Zealand horticultural exporter Zespri is expecting up to a 40 percent dive in its profit this year. The company has also confirmed to green kiwifruit growers that they will not receive any

Uzbekistan: Volume of fresh persimmon exports increased by 9% in the 2022/2023 season
There have been almost no exports of fresh persimmons from Uzbekistan over the past week, apart from single shipments of several tonnes. This means the end of the season for exports of last

South Africa: Significant increase in avocado exports possible
Around 18 million cartons are expected for export in 2023. That would be an increase of almost 2 million cartons or 10 % more than last year, reports South Africa correspondent Fred Meintjes. Not

Growers in Hawke's Bay struggle to clear silt
Hawke's Bay growers trying to clear silt from their properties have gone from fighting the dust to fighting the mud, as rain is now hampering clean-up efforts. On Brydon Nisbet's Puketapu apple

Pakistańscy eksporterzy ponoszą ogromne straty, ponieważ przejście graniczne z Afganistanem jest zamknięte przez pięć dni
Over 7,000 trucks laden with goods, including perishable items have been stranded at the Pakistan-Afghanistan Torkham border for the last five days due to the closure of the crossing point by the

UNICA considers its plan for the future at the General Assembly
UNICA GROUP SCA held its general assembly last week with the participation of the governing councils of the 16 cooperatives that make up the Group and in a face-to-face format, where the Balance

Waitrose welcomes early UK spears
UK retailer Waitrose is selling new season British asparagus sooner than expected this year as its suppliers welcome an early season, reports Retail Times. British spears began rolling out across

Latvian potato growers have high hopes for new season
Recently, Latvian potatoes experienced one of the steepest price jumps in the past 10 years, reaching an average increase of 50%. Growers are now preparing for the new season in the hope that

South African avocado export crop to increase
The South African avocado export industry has released its first estimate of the new season, predicting that the country will export around 18m cartons this year. This would mark an increase of

Argentina: Financial impediment affect January exports
In January, Brazilian banana exports dropped compared to the same month last year. According to Secex, the volume shipped was 7,280 tons, down 12%. Revenue dropped 9%, amounting to just US$ 2.98

Demand for RABI support hits record levels
More farmers than ever sought help from national charity the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) last year as families in the agriculture sector face mounting challenges. Over

"I have never experienced such high prices for Moroccan raspberries before"
In the wake of the tomatoes and cauliflower, the soft fruit supply is now also lagging far behind. "Supply is very low, and demand is very high," observes Maxim De Roeck of Fruitful- Berries from

Hexkoel sees record seasonal table grape intakes amidst rolling electrical blackouts
The Hexkoel cold storage facility for table grapes, in South Africa’s Hex River Valley, is continuing with business as usual with new record intakes for the season, despite national rolling

Drought, how to deal with it?
The drought alarm is now a critical issue throughout Europe, so much so that in France restrictions on water use could be triggered from March. In Italy last year it caused a loss of at least EUR