Garlic
Imported garlic sees soft pricing
2023-03-07 00:00
Supplies of garlic in North America are plentiful--particularly coming from Argentina and Peru. “At the current rate of imports, the growers should be careful about becoming the new China as far as the supply of garlic goes,” says Jim Provost of I Love Produce. “I don't think that’s
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Garlic cultivation increased fivefold in the last decade
2023-03-07 00:00
Most garlic available on the Swiss market still comes from abroad, mainly being imported from Spain, France and Asia. But in the last ten years, the area under cultivation of Swiss garlic has increased fivefold.
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Prices of vegetables, garlic, ginger and green chilli have witnessed further prices hikes in the last seven days, augmenting sufferings of the commoners. Prices of brinjal, okra, snake gourd, tomato and leafy vegetables rose by Tk5.0-15 a kg or bunch while prices of cauliflower, cucumber and
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"Due to the early Easter, the Dutch early asparagus segment will be quite interesting this year"
2023-03-02 00:00
The arrival of the first signs of spring, such as asparagus, hothouse rhubarb and wild garlic, marks the start of the spring campaign. Despite increased energy costs and continuing uncertainty, North Hessian fresh produce wholesaler Tom Meissner is confident about the upcoming season. "The price
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Moldova sharply increased exports of vegetables in 2022. Is there a chance of a new increase in 2023?
2023-03-02 00:00
According to the customs service of Moldova, about 11 000 tonnes of vegetables worth almost $4 million were exported from the country last year. The volume of vegetables exported is much bigger than in 2021. The main share of exports was vegetables of the “borscht set.” Namely, onions –
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Moldova sharply increased exports of vegetables in 2022. Is there a chance of a new increase in 2023?
2023-03-01 00:00
According to the customs service of Moldova, about 11 000 tonnes of vegetables worth almost $4 million were exported from the country last year. The volume of vegetables exported is much bigger than in 2021. The main share of exports was vegetables of the “borscht set”. Namely, onions
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Northern Territory indigenous community grows desert garlic
2023-03-01 00:00
An indigenous community in the Northern Territory has teamed up with the nation's largest garlic producer to plant a commercial garlic crop in the middle of Australia. At the Alekarenge Horticultural farm, 350 kilometres north of Alice Springs, Alyawarr women Sabrina Kelly and Tisha Corbett are
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Egyptian garlic volumes are down by 30% this season
2023-02-27 00:00
Garlic volumes in Egypt are down by 30%, according to Mohamed Gomaa, CEO of the grower Green Point. "This is due to an excessive acreage last season which caused prices to drop. The majority of producers have lowered acreages this season in order to keep prices adequate," said Gomaa.
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Onion shortages might be a new chapter in world food crisis
2023-02-24 00:00
Onions are the staple of cuisines across the world, the most consumed vegetable after the tomato (technically a fruit). About 106 million tons are produced annually — roughly the same as carrots, turnips, chillies, peppers and garlic combined.
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Oppy brings Spanish garlic to North American consumers
2023-02-22 13:00
Fresh produce group Oppy has said that it is following up the success of its Peruvian organic ginger offering by bringing Spanish garlic to consumers on both the East and West Coasts of North America.
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Spanish garlic added to spicy offerings
2023-02-22 00:00
Boosting its spicy offerings as of late, Oppy, adds garlic from Spain to its product mix amid organic ginger success.
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“There needs to be a better understanding of the problems currently experienced on the organic market”
2023-02-20 00:00
Ferme de la Motte has been operated by the Lemaire family since 1967 in the Loire Valley. The farm specializes in fresh condiments, both conventional and organic (garlic, onion, shallot and echalion), and it also produces squash, potatoes and vegetables which are marketed exclusively within the
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More Egyptian producers are ready to supply European markets with onions and garlic
2023-02-16 00:00
In a context of high demand for onions in Europe, while several countries have banned exports of onions to be able to satisfy their domestic demand, more Egyptian producers are offering their harvest to the European market.
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More problems ahead for agriculture sector in the Philippines
2023-02-14 00:00
Apart from a slew of food shortages, the Filipino agriculture sector may be facing more problems ahead. External factors are partly to blame, particularly for inflation. But there are also structural issues. Regardless of the causes, consumers will bear the consequences.
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Serbia worries about the reduction in garlic production
2023-02-13 00:00
Garlic imports have a negative impact on the production of Serbian garlic, said Serbian farmer Aleksandar Granich.
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Philippines might face garlic crisis
2023-02-10 00:00
After all the problems the Philippines are facing regarding onion volumes, President Danilo Fausto from the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. has warned of another food crisis, this time involving garlic, if the Department of Agriculture fails to increase dwindling production.
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"China has relaxed pandemic controls on Russian ports, and land transportation has returned to normal"
2023-02-10 00:00
Since the new garlic was launched at the end of June, the demand in overseas markets has been sluggish, coupled with the large inventory of old garlic, the garlic market has been running at a low level, and sales have been slow. It was not until recently that prices and exports began to stabilize.
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The different contact groups created within the framework of the Spanish-Franco-Italian-Portuguese Joint Committee will start their 2023 meetings on February 14 with the meeting of the strawberry group, which will be held in Huelva. The meetings of garlic, tomato, peach-nectarine, apple, and
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“What can garlic producers who currently have a small and poor quality product do?”
2023-02-06 00:00
Spain's garlic marketing campaign is certainly complex this year. “On the one hand, there is a high demand for good garlic, but on the other hand, we have small-sized garlic, which sometimes has skin issues. It's a product that supermarkets don't want," stated Rafael Polo of Grupo Comercial Polo.
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A hobby farmer from Coffin Bay on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula is now the official record holder for the biggest elephant garlic grown in Australia. Jonathon Thompson's elephant garlic weighed in at 1,092 grams, which is about 100 grams off the world record.
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