Carrot

While many Dutch people are excited about the sunny spring weather, in the outdoor vegetable trade, it often comes with a downside. "For sales, nice weather is never very favorable because everything tends to slow down significantly," notes Mike Glas of Glas-Groenten from Broek op Langedijk. Nevertheless, read more

Not a tough man or woman as the hero of a story, but a broccoli, carrot, or tomato. 'The Brock-'n-roll Show', 'Join me, WorTEL?', and 'You are my little tomato' are just a few of the adventures featuring fruits and vegetables in the books published by the Flemish publishing house Höngry. "Fruits and... read more

Verduyn has announced its acquisition of Otimo. "Today, we are writing a new chapter in the history of Verduyn! We are proud to announce the acquisition of Otimo, a well-established player in the washing, sorting, and packaging of carrots in Northern France. This acquisition is a major milestone." read more

This week, analysts from the EastFruit project have observed a trend of increasing carrot prices in the Ukrainian market. Market participants attribute this price hike to a significant increase in trading activity in the carrot segment. Additionally, most farms... read more

Where does the carrot come from? How much water does a plant need to grow? Children can explore such and many other questions themselves thanks to the Vegetable Academy. As part of the educational program, children sow, plant, and harvest their vegetables in their own school garden. Through this, they learn about. read more

While persistent rainfall had a significant negative effect on planting, harvesting, and crop yields during the past two seasons, this year sees a return to more normal conditions for carrot farming in the Hauts-de-France region. Emmanuel Schaffner, Sales Director at Verduyn, provides an overview of the present circumstances. read more

Every day between 140 and 160 tonnes of bulk vegetables – potatoes, onions, butternut, tomatoes, peppers, sweet potatoes, beetroot, carrot, ginger, and garlic – are packed and repacked at Allways Fresh in Germiston, Johannesburg. The facility is open 24 hours a day to receive the trucks coming in from the. read more

Germany is one of Europe's leading importers of fruits and vegetables. In 2023, Spain was its main supplier of lettuce, cucumber, citrus fruits, melons, watermelons, and stone fruits; the Netherlands was its main supplier of potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, grapes, bananas, and pineapples; and Italy was also a significant supplier. read more