Leeks
Start of the new leek season in Cadiz, the earliest in Europe
2023-04-21 00:00
The earliest leek season in Europe, that of Cadiz, Spain, has already started. Besides being the earliest, Cadiz is also the main producer of this vegetable in the spring months. Lower volumes are expected this year, so prices should also be more stable. In the coming weeks, stocks of old leeks
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Rijk Zwaan campaign reaches 762,000 Brits
2023-04-04 13:00
Dutch vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan is celebrating the success of its consumer-facing ‘Love My Salad’ campaign, created to encourage British shoppers to buy and cook more vegetables.
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New Rijk Zwaan varieties create more choice in the leek market
2023-03-27 00:00
Since last year, leek growers have had more varieties to choose from. Vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan is aiming to play a serious role in this important crop, following an intensive period of development work.
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For many of the vegetable prices, the peak seems to be finally behind us. Products like leeks have been dropping visibly in recent days, according to Guy De Meyer of Demargro. "This week the price level has dropped some 50 eurocents to a price level of around €1.20 per kilo. That is already a
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At the same time as the meteorological start of spring, the harvest of the first spring onions is currently underway in the Palatinate. Since the beginning of March - and thus about a week earlier than the average of previous years - according to Gemüsegarten Pfalz, in the largest outdoor cultivation area for fresh vegetables in
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Volumes of leeks and carrots down 30%, longer gap in supply
2023-03-09 00:00
The shortage of tomatoes and peppers has been making the headlines lately, but root vegetables are also in short supply in the UK.
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Aldi Süd reduces fruit & vegetables by up to 33 percent
2023-03-06 00:00
From 06 March 2023, Aldi Süd will be offering selected fruit and vegetables at a low price in all 2,000 shops. According to the discounter, the price offensive includes in the first week:
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Growers warn of leek shortages as weather hits UK crop
2023-02-23 12:00
A series of unfavourable weather events over the past year has resulted in UK leek yields being down by between 15 and 30 per cent, according to the British Leek Growers Association.
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In Germany, too, the supply of lettuce is currently scarce. The currently milder weather conditions in Spain cannot make up for the missing quantities of the past weeks. In the second half of the past week of week 7, the wholesale market sales prices increased.
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How are root vegetable prices currently performing? [15.02.2023]
2023-02-15 00:00
Carrots, celery, leek, parsley... What are the characteristics of trade in these vegetables at the market in Bronisze near Warsaw? What remuneration can producers who have them on offer count on?
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British Growers announces string of producer events
2023-02-14 18:00
British Growers has announced its events programme for the next 12 months, featuring conferences and demo days aimed at producers of carrots, onions, leeks, herbs, and more.
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AI gets water cutting of leeks to the right place
2023-02-13 00:00
GEGE Machinebouw introduced waterjet cutting lines for products, including leeks, about a decade ago. This innovation means using a moving waterjet blade to process leeks has become a common practice among leek growers. Still, there was always a bottleneck when positioning the leeks because they
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More vegetables from this year's harvest enter the market in Poland
2022-05-19 10:48
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More young vegetables from domestic crops are appearing on local wholesale markets in Poland. Interestingly, despite not the best weather, their trade is starting earlier than a year ago.
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More and more homegrown vegetables available on the Polish market
2022-05-16 11:12
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The domestic offer of new vegetables is consistently expanding on the fresh market in Poland. Of course, these are vegetables from under high cover at this early stage and their supply is limited, but the situation is very dynamic and if the weather is favourable, the availability of this offer will increase rapidly.
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Vegetable exports fro Poland (2012-2021)
2022-04-26 10:52
The volume of vegetable exports from Poland in 2021 broke the downward trend of the previous two years, but it was not above the level of 2018 (the last year of the previous growth period, started in 2015).
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Growers United | Sustainable Together
2022-03-28 15:49
On Thursday 10 March 2022, the directors of Growers United launched the Sustainable Together scheme. Growers United interprets Sustainable Together as increasing the sustainability of the supply chain from the grower to the point of sale.
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Imports of leeks to Poland in 2021
2022-03-24 10:20
The volume of leek imports (CN category 07039000 - Leeks and other bulbous vegetables fresh or chilled) to Poland in 2021 amounted to 10.9 thousand tonnes, with a value of 49.2 million PLN. This means a significant year-on-year increase in imports in this category.
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Vegetable prices will have to rise in Poland
2022-03-15 10:11
This is not good news for consumers, but next season vegetable prices in Poland will have to rise or vegetables may disappear from the offer, as their production will become unprofitable and farmers will go bankrupt if they do not raise prices.
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Freshfel Europe expresses deep concerns about the Belarus embargo on the import of European fruit and vegetables worth 300 million €
2022-01-07 10:56
On 6th December 2021, Belarus decided to respond to the latest international sanctions by implementing an embargo on food import into the country for food products originating from the European Union but also the UK, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, North Macedonia, Albania, the USA, and Canada.
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Belarus introduces embargo on the supply of food products
2021-12-08 10:29
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Belarus is introducing its sanctions from January 1, 2022, reports PAP based on reports by Belarusian News Agency BelTa.
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