Due to the delay in the planting of vegetables in Almeria because of the high temperatures this summer, the greenhouse vegetable volumes remain limited and prices are still very high. For products such as tomatoes, there continues to be shortages in various markets in Europe. read more

October marked the end of the harvest season of the range of coloured-flesh apples in the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. This while the harvest of the Rouge variety, distinctive for its red skin and flesh, the Kissabel® sales season in Europe kicks into top gear. read more

Egypt is considering a return to the barter system for trade with several countries to alleviate the pressure on hard currency, according to Sherif al-Gabaly, Head of the Environmental Compliance and Sustainable Development Office at the Federation of Egyptian Industries. This potential move is
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The Kartzinski farm is located in the Gärtnersiedlung Halte and originally specialized in growing ornamental plants. At that time, bedding and balcony plants, as well as cyclamen and chrysanthemums, were grown here. In 2001, Friedhelm Kartzinski (master craftsman in ornamental plant
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The UK's recent tariff reductions for banana imports from Peru and Mexico have raised concerns among African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) nations. Previously, as part of the EU, the UK provided favorable trading conditions for ACP nations, offering duty and quota-free exports. However, the
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After the go-ahead of the Conferenza Stato-Regioni, the Minister for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests Francesco Lollobrigida announced that Masaf is ready to allocate €12 million for the pear and kiwifruit chains to counter the economic consequences caused by weather and natural
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The Thuringian State Institute for Agriculture and the Thuringian Quality Potato Producers' Association (THÜKAV) hosted the Thuringian Potato Day at the Friemar Experimental Station on 8 November 2023. Thuringia's Minister of Agriculture Susanna Karawanskij crowned the "Bernina" potato variety
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"We have been producing Mollar de Elche pomegranates in San Juan de Alicante for more than 30 years. We came to terms with the fact that when marketing fresh produce, the fruit that could not be sold because it did not meet the market requirements ended up discarded or, at best, was sold to the
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Bayer has announced an update on its collaboration with Microsoft at Agritechnica, a prominent agricultural machinery trade fair. The partnership addresses the agriculture sector's data interoperability challenges by introducing new data connectors. These connectors enable the secure and
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The cardboard vs plastic issue remains a hot topic in the fruit and vegetable sector. For a long time, many markets seemed to be heading for a total plastic ban. But since recyclable plastic solutions are increasingly being introduced, that debate is set to continue for some time. Stackpack’s
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Avocado is in. It is impossible to imagine stores not carrying this fresh fruit; smoothies have been commonplace for several years, and smashed avocado on toast increasingly appears in breakfast bars. Not to mention guacamole. Yet, ten years ago, things were very different. Go back 30 years, and
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In a letter dated 3 October to the European Commission, Intercitrus ironically pointed out that South Africa is on track to achieve 'record interception figures' in European ports of citrus fruits affected by pests whose control is a 'priority' for the EU, as
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The prices for popular citrus fruits, namely oranges and mandarins, have decreased in Ukraine. The average cost of mandarins has dropped from 1.57 to 1.25 EUR per kilogram. Clementine mandarins now cost an average of 2.95 EUR/kg in Ukraine, 0.10 EUR cheaper than in October. read more

Intercitrus warned the European Commission (EC) in a letter on 3 October that South Africa was on track to reach "record levels of interceptions" at European ports for citrus. read more

Produced on more than 1,800 hectares, the harvest of chestnuts of Périgord-Limousin for the fresh market has already come to an end, and the harvest for processing is almost over. read more

Scientists from Argentina's National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) are on the brink of releasing Latin America's first genetically edited potato. Their focus has been on deactivating the gene responsible for enzymatic browning, a trait causing potatoes to darken after cutting,
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The European Commission has approved the addition of the Italian green asparagus shoot 'Asparago verde di Canino', typical of the municipality in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, to the register of protected geographical indications (PGI). read more

The Unifrutti Group announced the appointment of Mohamed Elsarky as Group CEO. read more

In Europe, the edible mushroom sector has annual sales of more than 1.5 billion euro. Poland and the Netherlands are the largest European producers accounting for 50% of total European production. They are closely followed by Spain, which produces a total of 130,700 tons per year. read more

Belgian leeks were very expensive last week. That is due to the issues the rainfall is causing in that country. "It's hard to harvest leeks at the moment, so there's much less supply, which drives prices up," begins Guy De Meyer of Demargro. read more