Carrot
Per capita consumption of onions is over five kilos
2023-11-21 00:00
Onions are one of the most consumed vegetables in Switzerland. The annual per capita consumption of all onion varieties is more than 5 kilos. Unlike many vegetables, onions are available all year round from local cultivation. The yellow onion is the second most important outdoor crop after
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Northern France vegetable farms hit by flooding
2023-11-20 13:00
Floods in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais have wreaked extensive damage to vegetable crops, including artichokes, cauliflowers, carrots, beetroot and celery. In Audomarois, near Saint-Omer, all the crops were apparently underwater, with damages due to be assessed once the water
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Solarelli stars on Food Network and Discovery+
2023-11-17 00:00
Solarelli, the premium line of the Apofruit group, will be the protagonist in the TV debut of 'L'Orto di Carlotta', the cooking show hosted by Carlotta Perego, which aims to discover vegetable cuisine through recipes that are easy to prepare but never give up variety
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Belarus: The Brest region's role in vegetable production
2023-11-16 00:00
The Brest region is poised to supply the entire republic with carrots and cabbage, according to Valentin Zaychuk, the First Deputy Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee. Speaking at a meeting with industry veterans and distinguished agricultural workers, Zaychuk highlighted the positive
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"The persistent rain is slowly creating a disaster"
2023-11-16 00:00
The heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding continue to occupy minds in Flanders. In potatoes, many plots have already been lost and others delayed due to impassable fields. For Dutch carrot and leek growers, the wet weather conditions are also causing major consequences. "It's a disaster," says
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Solarelli fruit (Apofruit) enters L'Orto di Carlotta
2023-11-16 00:00
Solarelli, the premium line of the Apofruit group, will make its TV debut with 'L'Orto di Carlotta', a cooking show hosted by Carlotta Perego, who wants to discover vegetable cooking without giving up variety and taste. Strawberries, carrots, kiwi, blueberries, apples and on TV for L'Orto di Carlotta
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Floods hit veg producers in northern France
2023-11-14 16:00
Floods in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France have affected production of a variety of vegetables, including artichokes, cauliflowers, carrots, beetroot and celery, Libération reported.
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"All this rain causes leek supply issues, and, thus, high prices"
2023-11-14 00:00
Belgian leeks were very expensive last week. That is due to the issues the rainfall is causing in that country. "It's hard to harvest leeks at the moment, so there's much less supply, which drives prices up," begins Guy De Meyer of Demargro.
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"We hope that we can now stop the downward trend"
2023-11-10 00:00
Due to abundant rainfall and difficult harvesting conditions, the storage of table carrots is progressing rather slowly this year, as Axel Meyer from the vegetable growing and trading company of the same name tells us. "In many parts of Germany, it's almost impossible to harvest at the moment.
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Turkey-Lympics
2023-11-08 00:00
Yorkshire turkey farmer John Wright has come up with a unique solution to entertain his turkeys. John, who raises 1,200 turkeys at Holmes Farm, gives the turkeys extra carrots and pumpkins to keep them from getting bored, the Yorkshire Post reports. With vegetables as play material, they are now
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Roma tomatoes, cilantro, baby carrots and cucumbers well advertised
2023-11-06 00:00
Seasonal favorites like pomegranates, persimmons, cranberries, sweet potatoes, pineapples, potatoes, carrots, and celery were front and center. As were football party staples such as avocados, jalapeno and serrano peppers, onions, Roma tomatoes, cilantro, baby carrots, and cucumbers were well
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Following a sharp price decline in the carrot segment observed in the Ukrainian market, wholesale prices for these root vegetables have once again begun to rapidly increase.
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Vegetable growers in Belarus are wrapping up the season, planning to store over 120,000 tons of vegetables
2023-10-25 00:00
Belarusian vegetable growers are concluding the season, preparing to store almost 123,000 tons, including those for a traditional "borscht set" and apples, to mitigate any shortage of fresh produce during the off-season. This year's harvest dipped due to drought, with northern growers seeing a
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Increased imports of fruits and vegetables in Krasnoyarsk Region from Uzbekistan and China
2023-10-24 00:00
From February to September 2023, the Krasnoyarsk region in Russia received a significant influx of foreign fruits and vegetables, totalling 10 thousand tons, according to data from the Siberian Customs Administration.
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Egypt emerges as third largest carrot supplier to EU
2023-10-23 00:00
According to the results of the MY 2022/23, Egypt became the third largest supplier of carrots to the EU market, increasing its exports in this direction by several times, EastFruit reports. A total of 12,000 tons of carrots were delivered from Egypt to the EU countries from July 2022 to June 2023.
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Egypt emerges as third largest carrot supplier to EU
2023-10-22 00:00
According to the results of the MY 2022/23, Egypt became the third largest supplier of carrots to the EU market, increasing its exports in this direction by several times, EastFruit reports. A total of 12,000 tons of carrots were delivered from Egypt to the EU countries from July 2022 to June 2023.
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Italian radicchio exports not helped by rising temperatures
2023-10-16 00:00
"We have become one of Europe's leading companies in producing and marketing radicchio and carrots. For more than 40 years, the company has been exporting 100 percent of its production to all of Europe to supply supermarkets and agribusinesses," said Alberto Mazzagallo, senior sales manager of
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Morocco sextuples carrot exports to Spain, seizing an opportunity from European drought
2023-10-16 00:00
Morocco sharply increased its carrot exports to Spain, reports EastFruit. In the MY 2022/23 (July-June), Spain imported 5.7 times more carrots from Morocco than a year earlier. Moreover, the Moroccan exports to Spain in the current MY exceeded those of the previous six seasons combined.
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Morocco sextuples carrot exports to Spain, seizing an opportunity from European drought
2023-10-14 00:00
Morocco sharply increased its carrot exports to Spain, reports EastFruit. In the MY 2022/23 (July-June), Spain imported 5.7 times more carrots from Morocco than a year earlier. Moreover, the Moroccan exports to Spain in the current MY exceeded those of the previous six seasons combined!
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Agricultural economist Thia Hennessy says she is concerned about supermarkets selling fruit and vegetables at low prices as part of promotions in Ireland. According to Professor Hennessy, dean of Cork University Business School, the practice may be causing an increase in food waste.
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