Turkish walnut consumption three times higher than its production
Turkey’s walnut production doesn’t come close to covering the consumption, says Cengiz Bostanci, who works for the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Bartin: “Turkey is one of the

'Unifrutti allowed us to look higher'
Oranfrizer has been going through several positive changes in recent years, starting with the marriage with Unifrutti, which has enabled the Sicilian company to relaunch its image even more and

Cebula ozima droższa rok do roku
Sezon handlu cebulą (nie tylko w Polsce, ale na całym rynku europejskim) jest w końcówce fazy przejściowej między kampanią handlu zapasami ze zbioru 2022 i handlu

Irish horti industry in crisis over seasonal worker visas
A mushroom farm in Co Down might not be able to remain open in the future due to short-term visas for seasonal workers. Gerard Fegan has operated the farm in Mayobridge for 30 years, but he claims

VIDEO: Shropshire calls for more continuity in seasonal worker scheme
The former group CEO and current chairman of G’s Fresh, John Shropshire, has called for more continuity in the seasonal worker scheme to give fresh produce businesses the confidence they need to

Wysokie ceny pietruszki
Rynek pietruszki w Polsce przechodzi od sezonu 2022/2023 do sezonu 2023/2024. W tym okresie charakterystycznym zjawiskiem jest spadek podaży, bo zapasy „starej” pietruszki

Summer Cherry Show 2023 - registration for this year's edition has started
The meeting will start at 09.30 with a practical workshop in a cherry orchard, led by our invited experts led by Leon Jahae of Top Fruit Consultancy. The Polanow orchard, already familiar to you

Aldi: Major change to Super 6 fruit and veg range
Ocado hires Amazon exec as European president for Solutions business Ocado Group has hired Amazon director Gregor Ulitzka for the new role of European president for its Solutions business. Ulitzka

Germany: Onion harvest has begun
In south-west Germany, the first onions of the new season are already ready for marketing. The producers have had to work hard in the last few weeks, which were characterised by drought and heat,

"Brazil, Central America and the Caribbean could be key markets for our Spanish garlic this year"
"This year, the work and effort of our producers in Spain have again gone to waste at the beginning of the garlic campaign, in the months of May and June. A big squall remained in the Iberian

Naeco wins SME of the Year Award
On 20 June, Naeco received the Asturias SME of the Year Award for its work as a company that generates wealth and creates jobs in the region. The SME of the Year Award is a distinction that is

UK farmer to stop growing labor-intensive crops due to worker uncertainty
A Gloucestershire farmer says he plans to stop growing labor-intensive crops as there is too much uncertainty over whether he can find seasonal workers in the future. Martin Haines, who runs WR

European Union: Important stage victory for wholesale markets
As announced by the European Working Group of the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM), the European Parliament has adopted a resolution in favour of 'food security and resilience of EU

Canadian port workers go on strike tomorrow
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada) issued a 72-hour strike notice to the British Colombia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) with regards to the expired

“We are asking the French public authorities to work hand in hand with us”
On the 24th of April, MediTerraBio, through its president Corinne Ayme, sent an open letter to the French president. With this letter, the group of 15 organic producers from the southeast of

Holandia - chaotyczny rynek cebuli
W handlu cebulą w Holandii nie ma jeszcze dużego ruchu, co, nawiasem mówiąc, pasuje do tej fazy sezonu. Zebrano już całkiem sporo cebuli i wiele jest

"Our biggest challenge in Montenegro is related to labor supply"
The Moroccan-Tunisian group RioFresh, which specializes in supplying fresh produce to supermarkets, relocated part of its operations to Montenegro at the beginning of this year, announced Fatma

ALDI offers more than 320 products from the Valencia region
ALDI works with 60 suppliers in the Valencian Community and offers more than 320 locally sourced products in its shops in the region. The supermarket chain maintains a strong commitment to local

Direct selling changes skin and horizons
In the eternal dualism between production and distribution, the direct sale of agricultural productsrepresents a kind of 'revenge' on the part of the farmer, able to finally reach the consumer

UN issues guide to sustainable transformation of food system
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) published Rethinking Food

Costa Rican company responds to labor violations at banana and pineapple plantations
The Costa Rican banana and pineapple producer Grupo Acón is responding toallegations made by a labour union(pubilshed on 21 June, 2023) SITRAP that a third-party contractor hired to oversee

Second edition of 'Fruit salad for research' kicks off
The second edition of "La macedonia per la ricerca®", the Fondazione Umberto Veronesi project, realised in exclusive partnership with Autogrill, to support the work of doctors and researchers who

Review into labour shortages charts 10 steps to sustainability
Former G’s CEO John Shropshire, OBE, has today (30 June) published his much-anticipated independent review into labour shortages in the UK food supply chain. Compiled and analysed by Shropshire