Empty shelves in the UK: retailers' response
Many fruit and vegetable departments in the UK are not loaded with produce. Shelves are empty in many British supermarkets and this is also happening in Ireland. The shortage of fruit and

Spanish garlic added to spicy offerings
Boosting its spicy offerings as of late, Oppy, adds garlic from Spain to its product mix amid organic ginger success. Arriving on both the East and West coasts, Oppy’s conventional Spanish

2022 Polish onion harvest was estimated at 643 thousand tonnes, up 4% on 2021
Onions cultivated in Poland are highly appreciated by both domestic and foreign consumers. They are synonymous with tasty and healthy food. Poland, after the Netherlands, Spain, Germany and

"Some products, such as iceberg lettuce, have continued to be in demand despite the high price"
There continues to be a shortage of vegetables on the shelves of European supermarkets due to the cold weather in Spain and Italy, although the situation could begin to go back to normal from the

The bar for the European fruit and vegetable industry is being raised
Alifresca, a branch of the Swiss Coop Group, is moving the offices based in Picassent/Valencia to the new facility of Caliche, a company in the logistics industry based in Spain. However, such a

Coop. Agro-alimentarias calls on Europe to consider regulation of plant protection products and packaging
The president of the Fruit and Vegetable Sector Council of Agri-food Cooperatives of Spain, Juan Antonio González, held a meeting yesterday, Tuesday, with the director of Agricultural Markets of

Fresh herb buyers turn to Israel after lower supplies from Italy and Spain due to weather
The Israeli fresh herbs and edible flowers exporter Bless S.R. are caught between a rock and a hard place. As some harsh winter weather led to shortages from Italy and Spain sees European buyers

Shortage of salads and citrus fruit in UK supermarkets
According to The Guardian, British retail is facing a shortage of certain products, mainly cucumber, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes, as well as broccoli and citrus fruits as a result of the cold

Spain struggling to meet European vegetable demand
Producers in southern Spain are struggling to fulfil their supermarket programmes due to supply shortages caused by unseasonal weather. The high temperatures recorded this winter, followed by a

Nutritionists from all over Spain join La Pandi Club
Only 12% of EU consumers reach their 5 portions of fruit and vegetables daily and, alarmingly, 33% eat neither fruit nor vegetables daily, according to the Eurostat survey. This figure worsens in

UK runs out of salads and citrus fruit after Mediterranean cold snap
According to The Guardian, retail is facing shortages of cucumbers, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes, as well as broccoli and citrus fruit as a result of the cold weather in producing countries such

Испания с трудом удовлетворяет европейский спрос на овощи
Производители на юге Испании с трудом выполняют свои программы в супермаркетах из-за нехватки поставок,

Hiszpania z trudem zaspokaja europejski popyt na warzywa
Producenci z południowej Hiszpanii mają trudności z realizacją programów supermarketów z powodu braków w podaży spowodowanych niesezonową

Peru: Mango exports up seven per cent in volume so far
From the beginning of the 2022/23 season until the end of January, the Andean country exported 164,985 t of mangoes, agraria.pe refers to the Peruvian Association of Mango Producers and Exporters

The Italian eggplant production must become more sustainable
How is the market evolving, and how can Sicily react to remain competitive by choosing protocols suitable to maximize production factors? Genetic improvement is the prerequisite to qualify the

Carrefour sells 800t of Spanish kiwifruit under its Círculo de Calidad brand name
Carrefour has included kiwi from Spain in its Carrefour Círculo de Calidad brand. The company plans to sell, from this month when the season starts until June, more than 800 tonnes of this fruit

Portugal record fresh produce and flower exports, reaches over €2 billion
Portuguese fruit, vegetable and flower exports reached the highest value ever in 2022: 2040 million euros. This result represents an increase of 15.6% compared to 2021. The announcement was made

"European supermarkets do not prioritize sweetness or acidity in pomegranates, but rather the fruit being red on the outside"
The Spanish pomegranate season is coming to an end, in a year in which Spain's largest production area, Alicante, has recorded a significant drop in the production volumes due to the impact of

Major tomato shortages as Morocco faces ‘perfect storm’
Alongside a wide range of other supply shortages, the UK has suffered a major hit to its tomato supply due to challenging growing conditions and logistical problems in Morocco and Spain. In the

"Our broccoli supply is at 30% of where it should be at this time of year"
The sudden drop in temperatures for more than two weeks in much of Spain is causing a serious shortage of vegetables, both open ground and greenhouse, as well as of some fruits. In the case of

AMI: Demand for Easy Peeler remains steady
The harvest of the late varieties of Easy Peeler is underway in Spain. Besides Tango, Nadorcott and Ortaniques, Orri is harvested. The assortment in the supermarkets is additionally supplemented

The delegations of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain agree to invite Greece to join the Strawberry Contact Group
The Spanish-French-Italian-Portuguese Strawberry Contact Group recently met in Huelva. The group analyzed the impact of the increase in production costs, climatic adversities, and differences in

Portugal: Record exports of fruit and vegetables
Portuguese fruit, vegetable and flower exports reached their highest ever value in 2022: 2040 million euros. This result represents an increase of 15.6% compared to 2021, Portugal Fresh announced

Almeria struggles to meet demand for winter fruit and vegetables
Supermarket aisles across Europe face shortages of fruit and vegetables in the coming weeks following a series of adverse climatic events in the southern Spain region of Almeria, whose greenhouses

Planasa inaugurates R&D centre in Mexico
Planasa has opened a new research and development centre in the Mexican state of Michoacán to develop new berry varieties adapted to the growing conditions in Latin America and the US. The