The agricultural organizations Freshuelva, the Association of Citrus Growers of the Province of Huelva, Huelva Agro-Food Cooperatives, Asaja-Huelva, UPA, and the Association of Irrigation Communities of Huelva (Corehu) have expressed their concern "the 50% cut in irrigation water agreed by the
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In the latest South African Table Grape Industry trade update, Category Manager Grapes at Delecta gave market insights. He stated that South African grapes are performing well and positive feedback has been received on arrival quality & market demand has been good. Favourable weather
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The Egyptian potato season is rapidly approaching, and it appears likely that last season's scenario will be replicated, with demand outstripping supply and rising prices, according to Mohamed Hassan, Export Manager of Al Gamal. read more

Mother Nature had gifted California with cooler temperatures and rainier weather during this past winter and the early spring of 2023. “As a result of the cool winter weather, the typical pistachio harvest start date was delayed by about two weeks for us,” says Diana Salsa, Vice President of
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The New Year will also bring the start of the new Leanri mandarin campaign. "This year, we at Golden Citrus expect to produce about 3 million kilos of Leanri mandarins, which will start to be harvested between late December and early January. We expect fruit of very good quality, both externally
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Apparently, the Australians are gearing up for a very, very merry Christmas this year. According to a recent survey, nearly 73% of people would be getting boozy this Christmas Eve. This will inevitably result in a lot of Christmas Day hangovers. read more

With the arrival of the New Year, Tango Fruit's campaign starts again, making premium mandarins available in shops with all their qualities: sweet, naturally seedless, easy to peel and 'bee-friendly' thanks to its late flowering. An important milestone
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The year 2023 is coming to a close and it’s been a season of ups and downs. Yigit Gokyigit, commercial coordinator for Turkish fresh produce exporter Alanar states they were especially happy with their cherry season this year: “2023 was challenging for Alanar for some fruits due to the
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Japan’s MY 2022/23 mandarin production has recovered from last year’s historically lowest production. However, overall Japanese citrus planted area and production is on a downward trend amidst aging farmers, labor shortages, and a lack of successors for running farms. Japanese yen
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It is a simplified tale but one that immediately reaches the heart (and belly) of the consumer that of Annaturaper cooked vegetables. For several years now, the company has adopted its own communication strategy that involves illustrating the different stages of the supply chain (click here
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"We started with field salad from the Netherlands in early November, as there were problems with sowing at our partners in more southern cultivation areas. The reason for this was the excessive water. This is greenhouse produce. Meanwhile, we have partially switched to outdoor produce. The price
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EastFruit continues to share interesting points from the presentation of FAO economist Andriy Yarmak during the final berry event of Moldova for 2023 called “Berry Market 2023”, organized by the association of berry growers of Moldova “Pomuşoarele Moldovei”. read more

In recent months, China’s onion export prices have been rising. Recently, affected by the news that Egypt extended its onion export ban, onion prices surged sharply within half a month. read more

In the new year, we will be there for you again from 2 January with daily news. read more

The focus is still on Spanish Clemenules, but the range is already being supplemented by the first small quantities of Clemenvilla and Clemengold. Sufficient quantities are available in the Mediterranean growing regions for the holiday week. The prices at the Spanish
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This was decided by the Supervisory Board at its meeting on 20 December 2023. Markus Kamieth has been a member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE since 2017. He succeeds Dr Martin Brudermüller (62), who has led the company as Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors since 2018 and has been a member of the Board of Executive Directors since 2006. read more

NCGM catering distributor Rushton’s has donated 3.5 tonnes of fresh produce to Crisis UK in the lead up to Christmas. read more

In October 2023, the rate of change compared to the same month of the previous year was still -11.0%. The development is still due in particular to a base effect due to the high price level in the previous year. As further reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the
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The team behind Birmingham Market wholesaler George Perry has launched a farm shop and restaurant in Warwickshire to meet a growing desire for ‘destination shopping’. read more

The harvest volumes of cucumbers in the Spanish growing regions were therefore smaller than expected. Even though spring-like temperatures have now returned, a rapid increase in harvest volumes is not expected. The crops first have to recover from the winter
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