Cabbages

In the desperate context of Ukraine, concrete help is on the way from Romagna, in the form of around 130 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables. read more

Although Ukrainian farmers harvested nearly 29 million tons of vegetables in 2023, Ukraine continues to import significant quantities of basic vegetables, including tomatoes, onions, carrots, beets, and cabbage. read more

Organic cabbage, Savoy cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower are the protagonists of a product communication initiative at the point of sale, offering a wide range and promotional prices. To celebrate the height of the brassicaceae season, Almaverde Bio has involved all
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CMR Group recently joined a campaign dedicated to informing consumers about the crucial role of the agri-food industry in safeguarding Spain's food security. read more

The new products include Swiss Chinese cabbage, red kiwi, half-blood oranges and artichokes. "We want to convince the Swiss of Aldi quality with our fresh products. That's why we are consciously investing in a broad and high-quality fruit and vegetable range.
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According to Maurice Ott from Sima Vegetables, in the Netherlands, the cabbage market is not doing too badly. "There's some demand throughout Europe. In England and Ireland, that's primarily from the wholesale markets. Demand from processors and supermarkets still has to genuinely get going," he
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Tesco is accepting smaller produce from UK winter vegetable growers hit by recent storms and flooding. read more

In December 2023, Belarus witnessed a significant spike in food prices, as reported by the National Statistical Committee. Fresh cucumbers led the pack with a staggering 28.90% increase compared to the previous month. Other notable hikes included white cabbage (+22.58%), grapes (+18.32%), sweet
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Brittany has been hit by a severe storm and heavy rainfall over the past two months, significantly affecting the harvest of products such as cauliflower. This is what Christian Kaufmann, Managing Director of Naturkost Schramm Import-Export Ltd, told us. "In Brittany, crops like savoy cabbage,
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During the winter season, pointed cabbage is a regular product for Ursem-Zuurbier, an open ground vegetable grower from the Dutch municipality of Heerhugowaard. According to Niels Zuurbier, there is not too much demand at the moment, "but there's some pressure ahead of Christmas mainly due to
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Although the traditional Christmas business has become less important over the years, December is still an exciting and high-turnover sales month in the fruit and vegetable trade. "The top sellers include all cabbage vegetables and lamb's lettuce," says Denis Piper, Sales Manager at
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This weeks UK wholesale prices show a drop of 20% in early season apple prices compared to last week, with late season apples dropping by 11%. Doyenne du Comice pear price increased by4%. read more

It has been a very problematic season for UK growers; potatoes that should have been harvested weeks ago are still in the ground. Brassicas such as cauliflower, sprouts, and cabbage had a very bad start to the season with wet weather in July during planting, this was in total contrast to 2022,
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The current week in Ukraine has witnessed a rise in prices for white cabbage, but this upward price trend is specific to the high-quality production segment. Producers managed to increase the price for this product due to a noticeable reduction in the supply of white cabbage from small farms,
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An analysis of AMI promotion prices in food retail reveals a significant increase in promotions compared to the previous year. While there were only 26 promotions for savoy cabbage in weeks 40 to 48 of 2022, there are 63 promotions this year. That is an increase
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With over 40 cultivated hectares of brassicas, Ortofrutta Bernardi supplies white cauliflowers, Savoy cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi and Roman Romanesco broccoli. "We produce almost all products and the weather has not caused too many problems," reports Christopher Bernardi. read more

The broccoli and cauliflower season was delayed in Murcia due to the heat and hail storms in some of the higher growing areas. Now the volumes have gone back to normal, but the demand has soared in Europe and it is difficult to find any supply outside of already established programs. read more

Ad numbers bounced back this week as new flyers replaced those that were extended over Thanksgiving. Retailers focused on holiday celebrations with offers designed to help shoppers maximize their budgets and fill stockings a little fuller. Holiday fruits like pomegranates, offshore cherries,
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Zero VAT on meat and veg in Cyprus read more

According to new research, co-led by Dr Konstantinos Tsilidis from the School of Public Health at Imperial College London. Increasing the amount of folate through our diet or taking supplements could help to reduce bowel cancer risk. It suggests that increasing the intake of folate – which can
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