Labor costs are the big caveat to high asparagus prices
The asparagus season in the northwest usually starts mid-April, but this year the crop was almost a month late due to a really cold spring. “When Mexico stopped shipping the third week of April,

Flipped pricing on California and Mexican broccoli
More broccoli supplies are coming out of Salinas, California. “They were delayed by the rain but they have now gotten to the point where they can harvest and the quality on broccoli has been

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 29 May
The apricot campaign has started with the Pricia variety for Italian production. The Sicilian and Latium watermelon campaign is also underway. Demand for cherries and melons penalised by the

Tight yellow onion supply may leave promotional door open for Vidalia onions
Vidalia onions are starting the transition from shipping fresh onions to moving into storage onions. “We finished harvesting last week and it’s about a week transition because you’re still

"Through our network of suppliers in Spain, Portugal and Israel, we are able to deliver year-round"
Organic sweet potatoes are now nearing the end of the season. "High-quality sweet potatoes from Portugal are still being loaded, so we will not finish this year's marketing season until the end of

Alì Supermarkets (Selex): first Italian retailer in Freshfel Europe
The entry of Alì (Selex) into Freshfel Europe, among the largest European and international fruit and vegetable organisations, was made official during a meeting in Brussels. Freshfel, which is

Dimmidisì, partnership with Radio Deejay grows
Positive lifestyle, well-being for one's body and environmental protection. Under the banner of these values, DimmidiSì will also renew its partnership with Radio Deejay for 2023. Fresh extracts

Black Pearl, a Watermelon of Champions
Perla Nerahas launched its 2023 marketing campaign, which will continue until the end of September. Important marketing and promotion activities will be carried out, touching on the main sporting

Car, fruit and vegetable shortages with flooding
The aftermath of the flooding in Emilia Romagna and the sudden changes in temperature are causing a major drop in the supply of fruit and vegetables with consequences for consumers' wallets and

"High demand for early glasshouse produce in direct marketing"
On May 22, about the same time as last year, Lower Rhine horticultural company Hoffmann could offer the first blueberries of this year's season. The home-fresh produce from unheated glasshouses is

Vegetable cultivation trend in Germany seems to decline
In Germany, vegetables were grown on around 126,000 hectares in 2022 - a decline of around four percent compared to the previous year. This is according to the report of the "National Dialogue on

Black Pearl made in Italy, commercial campaign starts
Perla Nera, the dark-skinned midi watermelon with few seeds, particularly sweet and crunchy, produced exclusively by O.P. Francescon, Peviani S.p.A. and O.P. La Mongolfiera, has just started its