Shallot

Zero VAT on meat and veg in Cyprus read more

After a somewhat turbulent start, seedling shallots have managed to carve out a place for themselves on the French market. According to Yannick Chevray, marketing and sales support manager at Bejo France, the “many advantages" have gradually convinced producers. read more

“The various professionals of the sector are drawing a mixed post-harvest assessment and planning a rather uncertain sales campaign,” according to the French Federation of Traders in potatoes, garlic, onions, shallots and wholesale vegetables (FEDEPOM). read more

Produced mainly in the Centre Val de Loire, Grand Est and Hauts-de-France regions, seedling shallots still represent a minor part of the French production, to the benefit of traditional shallots (mainly produced in Brittany and Pays de la Loire). In 2004, seedling shallots accounted for just 1%
read more

The onion market is make or break, not just in the Netherlands but in Indonesia, too, Jurgen Nagel has learned. Although onion prices are much higher - they can reach €2/kg - you are either making a fortune or losing it all. "There's no in-between," he begins. Jurgen left the Netherlands 15
read more

The 4th edition of the World Shallot Harvesting Championship took place on the 8th of July in the French town of Plounevez-Lochrist (Finistère). “Since the first edition, Pouliquen, the European leader in the packaging of traditional shallots, has been a partner of this event, which reminds
read more

Aglio Polesano Dop, Slow Food Val di Chiana Aglione, organic black garlic, Igp Tropea onion, Igp Margherita onion, Slow Food Giarratana onion, Slow Food Certaldo onion, Slow Food Acquaviva delle Fonti onion, shallot
read more

This year, new garlic is off to an uphill start in the Piacenza area. The heavy rains have in fact delayed the harvest and caused a higher percentage of waste. Francesco Delfanti, sales director of the company of the same name in Monticelli d'Ongina, which specialises in the production of
read more

Gourmet needed a system to track large product quantities more quickly and efficiently through its internal logistics chain. This Dutch company cultivates, selects, packages, and distributes a wide range of onions, shallots, and garlic. read more

Announced a few months ago, the packaging activity of Pouliquen's organic traditional shallots was officially launched at the beginning of March.   read more

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
read more

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. read more

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. read more

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). read more

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. read more

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. read more

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. read more

Belarus is introducing its sanctions from January 1, 2022, reports PAP based on reports by Belarusian News Agency BelTa. read more

Fresh Market recommends read more

Fresh Market recommends read more