Spanish fruit and vegetable imports from Portugal and France increase
Until November 2022, Spanish fruit and vegetable imports grew by 15% year-on-year, maintaining the upward trend of recent years, totaling 2,247 million euro, in line with the increases of the main

"It's important for organic to stay on store shelves"
In Europe, inflation is causing some countries' organic fruit and vegetables growth to stagnate. However, Pieter de Keijzer, who founded the Dutch company Fruitprint – that, for the past two and

16 percent increase in the cost of fruit and vegetables compared to 2022
The release today of the monthly Food Price Index showing a 16 percent increase in the cost of fruit and vegetables around Aotearoa compared with January 2022 is unsurprising for the horticulture

Onion seed shortage could suggest a bad year ahead
The price of onions, a simple, but caustic and tear-provoking vegetable, was of no interest to anybody (since it’s not black caviar) until now when it has suddenly become the main newsmaker and

Up to 15 percent more yield and increased resistance
'Roundita,' a new tomato variety developed by De Ruiter Seeds as part of Vegetables by Bayer, has been grown in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland for about a year. Market Developer Grit Vogt from

The area of onion plantations in Moldova will increase by a third – forecast
The period of mass sales of seeds for sowing early vegetables has ended in Moldova. Managers of enterprises importing seedlings for agricultural production note that farmers purchased about 30% of

Увеличение урожайности на 15 процентов и повышение устойчивости
"Раундита", новый сорт томатов, выведенный компанией De Ruiter Seeds в рамках проекта Vegetables by Bayer, уже около года

A journey through the PDO and PGI fruit and vegetable excellence of Calabria at Fruit Logistica
Calabria was present at Fruit logistica with its own institutional stand that highlighted the territory's fruit and vegetable excellence. "A stand - says Gianluca Gallo, councillor for Agriculture

BelOrta kicks off Belgian aubergine season
The new aubergine season at Belgian cooperative BelOrta kicked off this week with the sale of the first aubergines of 2023, supplied, as last year, by BelOrta producer Jurgen Franco of Topa from

Spanish frozen vegetable production falls for the first time in 10 years
The Spanish Association of Frozen Vegetable Manufacturers (ASEVEC), a group composed of eight companies that account for 95% of national production, has announced that the production of frozen

Earthquake aftermath: Turkish vegetables become more expensive for Georgian buyers
The winter market for fresh fruits and vegetables in Georgia is heavily dependent on imports from Turkey. Last week, the EastFruit wholesale price monitoring results showed an increase in prices

Buymie has been acquired by Dunnes Stores - reports
Italy: Carrefour seeks to reduce food waste by 50% by 2025 Carrefour Italia has said that it plans to reduce its food waste by 50% by 2025 as part of a broad sustainability strategy that involves

Top 10 markets for US fruits and vegetables in 2022
The total market value of exported US fruits and vegetables (in US dollars) came in at $5.56 billion for Canada, $1.77 billion for Mexico, $1.05 billion for Japan, $633.37 million for South Korea

Bronisze market: Vegetables are getting more expensive by the day
Current prices of domestic and imported vegetables at the Bronisze Wholesale Market. Today, certain imported vegetables are recording very high prices. The price jumps concern aubergines,

Oppy recognised with triple honour
Canadian fruit and vegetable grower-distributor Oppy is being honoured three times over for its commitment to its people and community. Firstly, Oppy has been selected as one of British

63,470 visitors attended Fruit Logistica
The largest fair for the global fruit and vegetable trade has come to an end. Fruit Logistica has now also announced the number of visitors to the 30th Fruit Logistica. A total of 63,470 visitors

The PGI Senise Pepper is not affected by overproduction
Together with the strawberry, the PGI Senise pepper is a characteristic product of the local heritage of the region of Basilicata; both of them generate quite high yields for farmers compared to

Research reveals the high protein value of peanuts
"The idea of our company is to go beyond the mere concept of a product. With our research, we want to find its essence and real value for the consumer." This is how Angelica Addeo, brand

Earthquake aftermath: Turkish vegetables become more expensive for Georgian buyers
The winter market for fresh fruits and vegetables in Georgia is heavily dependent on imports from Turkey. Last week, the EastFruit wholesale price monitoring results showed an increase in prices

With Tomato+ the product from vertical farming is at the point of consumption
At Fruit Logistica we saw the Horto Professional vertical farm systems from Tomato+. The company was founded in 2016 with the aim of bringing vegetable production directly to the point of

Kashmir Agriculture Department ships more vegetables to Saudi Arabia
To promote agri exports from UT of Jammu Kashmir to the Gulf Countries, the Department of Agriculture Kashmir has sent another consignment of Vegetables to Saudi Arabia. The Department is working

33 years of Naturkost Ernst Weber GmbH
In 1990, the then 29-year-old agricultural engineer Ernst Weber founded Naturkost Ernst Weber e.K. His motivation at the time was to be a pioneer in spreading fair and organic farming worldwide.

Unica says goodbye to FRUIT LOGISTICA again as leading vegetable exporter
At the annual visit to Berlin, Unica made a good impression thanks to the innovations in healthy snacks with sauces and the already diverse catalogue with more than a hundred products. Dipeo and

"I don't see unbelievably high Spanish greenhouse vegetable prices changing any time soon"
"Unbelievable, these prices. We've been in business for a few years now, so we've naturally seen occasional outliers, but prices have been outlandish for days," says Pieter de Ruiter of 4Fruit

Korean Kioti tractors - what makes them stand out?
At the TSW trade fair, Kioti was one of the exhibitors. Although it is still a little-known brand in Poland, it attracted the attention of fruit and vegetable producers. Kioti or Daedong