Broccoli

Spain's Broccoli Association has launched a new promotional campaign to encourage broccoli consumption in the country. This campaign is being extended to Germany for the first time, marking a "historic leap" for the organization, which has been promoting the vegetable for over. read more

AGF Monitor compares weekly price trends for various fruits and vegetables available online. Supermarktscanner.nl monitors the prices, with the price survey conducted at the end of each week. In the case of cucumbers, none of the surveyed supermarkets followed the price increase set by Albert Heijn and Jumbo. In fact, PLUS even lowered their prices. read more

The winter vegetable season is now in full swing in Ireland, and wholesaler Barra Sweetnam at All Fresh in Co. Cork is making every effort to source locally. "We have tender stem broccoli, Castlefranco radicchio, Cavolo nero, and purple sprouting broccoli from our local grower Colm." read more

With 944 hectares of broccoli and 694 hectares of Brussels sprouts, these vegetables represent about two-thirds of Oxin Growers' outdoor vegetable acreage. The broccoli season has now ended and was successful. However, the situation is different for Brussels sprouts: several hectares are currently being... read more

The cultivation of a wide variety of cabbage vegetables has a long tradition in Switzerland. Domestic production of white cabbage is the highest, at more than 8,000 tons, which in turn contributes to the high degree of self-sufficiency. In contrast, broccoli continues to be dependent on imports. read more

En Bretagne française, cette saison, il y a eu 2% de moins de chou-fleur planté que l'année dernière. "Les conditions de plantation étaient bonnes. Nous avons eu un temps sec et chaud, donc les plantes ont bien développé leurs racines. En raison de ce temps chaud, la croissance a été légèrement retardée, et la récolte est également un peu plus uniforme." read more