The Bulgarian Association of Fruits and Vegetables reported that last week, prices of fruits and vegetables went up in Bulgarian markets. Oranges had the steepest increase, rising by 8.1% to 2.23 BGN per kg (€1.14/kg). Lemons also experienced a price hike. read more

A growing problem for global banana production is nematodes. This issue is often overlooked, but it leads to significant consequences. These parasites penetrate the root tissues, depleting essential nutrients and weakening the plant. read more

A 66-year-old farmer was reported by the forest rangers for using poisoned baits to prevent nutrias from damaging his field. It happened in Ostiglia, in the province of Mantua. The farmer, who resides in the neighboring province of Rovigo, tired of suffering damages caused by the nutrias, decided to take action. read more

McCain Foods, a producer of frozen potato products, is increasing its dedication to regenerative agriculture as a part of a larger initiative to tackle climate challenges and ensure the sustainability of potato farming. The company is working towards implementing regenerative practices on all farmland used for potato cultivation. read more

Kazakhstan has significantly increased its imports of flowers from China, experiencing a nearly 13-fold surge from $0.6 million in 2023 to $7.5 million in 2024. This has led to China becoming the fourth-largest flower supplier to Kazakhstan, moving up from its previous fifth-place position. read more

Jędrzej Lubicz, representing the German company Frutania, and Frugalis Polska, emphasize that the trend towards the Premium category for blueberries is becoming increasingly visible, especially in Germany. This trend is also evident in Poland. As soon as any retail chain is the first to... read more

The International Blueberry Conference, with its 13th edition taking place on March 6-7 in Ożarów Mazowiecki (Hotel Mazurkas), is not only about lectures by the best

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This week, several Ukrainian farmers have started selling their available onions in large quantities, as reported by analysts from the EastFruit project. Experts from the project point out that the fast deterioration in the quality of this product in local storage facilities has led to these actions. read more

Ceny szklarniowych ogórków na ukraińskim rynku zaczęły stopniowo spadać, według analityków z projektu EastFruit.

The prices for greenhouse cucumbers on the Ukrainian market have started to gradually decrease, according to analysts from the EastFruit project. read more

From Tuesday, March 4th, we will be back as usual with daily and fresh news from the fruit and vegetable industry for you. read more