Leeks

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The leek harvest got underway this week at Seddon and Sons in Lancashire and a good crop is expected. read more

Launched in 2022, the French production of Bimi® broccoli is expanding with Larrère as the new French producer alongside Picvert in the first range, and welcoming Les Crudettes-C'ZON as a 4th range partner. read more

In order to offer its clients fresh produce such as carrots, cabbage and leeks every month of the year, Fermes Larrère has relied since 2017 on production from their BVLH farm in Portugal's Alentejo region, 40 minutes south of Lisbon. The farm covers 500 irrigated hectares, half of which are
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The Belgian leek season is genuinely reaching its end. Unlike last year, this season was characterized by good prices for both traders and growers, something Calsa's Pol Dendauw of Calsa does not see changing in these last weeks. "There will be some refrigerated leeks over for a week or two, and
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Patatas Hijolusa, a leading company in the cultivation, selection, packaging, and marketing of fresh potatoes in the Iberian Peninsula, acquired on May 8th 100% of Agrícola Villena, S.L., a company from Alicante that was founded in 1919 and is currently the largest processor by volume and
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Patatas Hijolusa, the leading company in the cultivation, selection, packaging and marketing of fresh potatoes on the Iberian Peninsula, has consolidated as a group and on 8 May acquired 100% of Agrícola Villena, S.L. from Alicante, a company founded in 1919 and which currently owns
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In the Netherlands, leek harvesting is well underway at Bij Van den Elzen Groentenverwerking. "The leeks' quality is good," says salesman Gijs van den Oever, "though we're harvesting fewer kilos than other years. Spring was cold and wet, so it took some doing to get everything nicely planted and
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The supply of domestic stored vegetables in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia is gradually coming to an end. "We have sold a similar amount to other years this week with our last parsnips. Carrots and leeks are also running low and we expect to bring the last batches to market in two to three
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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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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. read more

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. read more

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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The shortage of tomatoes and peppers has been making the headlines lately, but root vegetables are also in short supply in the UK.  read more

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: read more

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. read more

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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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? read more

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. read more