"Not long ago, I joined a Zoom meeting from a sleek, modern office background—complete with a stunning floral wall behind the conference table. But as beautiful as it looked, something about it was… off," writes the New Bloom Solutions team on their blog. "The flowers were flawless. Too" read more

In Wouwse Plantage, white buckets have been placed in recently planted onion and leek fields. These containers are still visible in mid-June but will become less noticeable once the crop canopy closes. Field signs will be added later in the season to indicate the presence of biological control. read more

Trwałe i zrównoważone opakowania na pora. To było to, o co poprosiła międzynarodowa firma handlująca owocami i warzywami Frankort & Koning, prosząc Smart Packaging Solutions o pomoc. "Razem opracowaliśmy solidne tacki z tektury przeznaczone spełnienia potrzeb dzisiejszych i jutrzejszych. Nasi producenci dostarczają... read more

The greenhouses that were once full of fruit-bearing vegetables are now being used to grow various cabbage crops, as well as onions and leeks. These plants are not grown for consumption, but for seed production. Bastiaan Borst, a former chrysanthemum grower, and his son Timo have ventured into seed production in these greenhouses. read more

Things are a bit quieter in the organic leek market at the moment. "With the Easter holidays currently underway in Flanders, we're seeing a slight dip in demand. There will also be less volume coming to market this week, so prices should hold for a while. Next week, when people return, demand read more

"Based on forecasts made on March 1st, 2025, French leek production is expected to reach 159,100 tons for the entire 2024-2025 marketing year, which is 16,300 tons less than the previous year. In February 2025, prices were 5% higher compared to the 2023-2024 season and 15% higher than the average prices from 2020-2024." read more

The UK leek season still has a couple of months left, and according to James Seddon from Seddon & Sons, it has been a peculiar one. "The issues we anticipated due to the weather did not arise, but unexpected ones did," said James Seddon, who oversees agronomy at the company. read more

This week retailers focused on all things related to spring. Popular Lenten favorites such as cactus pads, mushrooms, and chayote were in demand, and lemons and limes were advertised alongside fish and seafood. Artichokes, leeks, strawberries, Swiss chard, asparagus, and green beans were also featured. read more

Dla hodowcy warzyw, Willi Sippela z Knoblauchsland w Norymberdze, por i seler należą do najważniejszych upraw na zewnątrz. "Nie sprzedaję mojego selera na wagę, ale jako luźny produkt z zielenią. Zaczynamy zbieranie pod koniec czerwca i dostarczamy naszym klientom detalicznym seler". read more

On Pieter Vandooren's organic farm, the celeriac harvest is now behind them. While the farm primarily focuses on leeks, they are also very active in celeriac during this period. "The celeriac is doing well. Demand is good, but the sizes are a bit smaller than in previous years, so we are working." read more