After a 'wholesale' Christmas without any particular surprises (click here to read more), we wanted to analyse the trends in the final part of the festive period, up to Epiphany. From the operators' accounts, it emerges a market that was more active until Christmas and in a state of slumber in the days
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In December, in the EU, the average prices of the four major producers came out at €94 per 100 kgs, which is €39 higher than the monthly 5-year minimum and €24 higher than the monthly 5-year average. read more

Zijtwende International, a Dutch trading company, has become a part of the growers' cooperative Harvest House. According to Jelte van Kammen, Harvest House's director, the acquisition arose from a desire among customers for more forward integration, with the market wanting to be closer to
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In partnership with the renowned University of Georgia (UGA) Horticulturist Scott NeSmith, California Berry Genetics developed a blueberry seedling program. NeSmith was the head of the UGA Blueberry Breeding Program for over 20 years and bred the Duchess series blueberry varieties “Through
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It is time for blood oranges and OP Esperidio knows it well as it starts 2024 with the debut of its new 'Pure Red' brand. As they tell IFN from the Sicilian Op, Pure Red represents the desire to innovate the Sicilian agricultural tradition in a sustainable way, as well as to enhance and
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Territoriality and seasonality are for many retailers the strategic drivers to characterise and enhance the offer of the fruit and vegetable department. No exception is the Ce.Di. Marche Sì con Te (Selex), which concretises these assets with a communication ad
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Indian shippers are getting flooded with general rate increase (GRI) and peak season surcharge (PSS) notices as container lines attempt to maximise pricing out of the troubled Red Sea waters. read more

The post-Christmas period and the still not cold temperatures mark the demand for various fruit and vegetable products. Starting with Tarocco oranges, whose pigmentation is not yet at its best. Demand for clementines and artichokes is also suboptimal. Still low is the availability of
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The year 2023 closed with worrying data for kiwifruit: The bacterial canker of the actinidia, caused by the microorganism Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, continues to ravage orchards and, in the year just ended, there was a 7% reduction in production compared to 2022; read more

A tomato specialist since 1940, the Safagri cooperative produces almost 50,000 tons of fruit and vegetables per year on more than 200 hectares in the Souss Massa region of southern Morocco. Its main markets are Spain, France, Portugal and England. Kamal Abannar, the company's sales manager,
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Bakker AGF's Jan Bakker has been active in the vegetable trade for over 60 years and has experienced numerous ups and downs. He is, however, optimistic about the coming season's prospects. "It's always a matter of doing your best and trying to make a profit, which should certainly be possible
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Fruit Logistica, the trade show for the global fresh produce business, underlines its commitment to industry innovation with the brand-new FLIA Technology alongside its annual FLIA prize. The shortlist of nominees for this year’s Fruit Logistica Innovation Award (FLIA) has been released. read more

The bad weather that has been raging in Italy over the last few days is also causing various disruptions to transport. This is the case of several tractor-trailers that overturned with their load of fruit and vegetables on a Delta Tour ferry that was travelling along the route
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The plum cherry tomato variety Lobello has won the Flavor of the Year 2024 award in Spain for the sixth consecutive year. This exclusive variety from the Almeria-based company Caparrós has been gaining ground on Spanish and European shelves in the 10 years it has been on the market. This is its
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The autumn-winter vegetable campaign of Futuragri, a leading Apulian company in the production and marketing of fruit and vegetables, continues. The season began at the turn of October and November for the harvest of brassicas, spinach, celery and
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Monthly imports of citrus fruit to the EU came in at 23,359 tons in November, of which 2,887 tons came from Egypt and 790 tons came from South Africa. Monthly orange imports came in at 12,576 tons. read more

In the last few days, Southern Seed, Progene Seed, and Garmas held a joint open day to present new products for intensive greenhouse horticulture, both in Italy and abroad. In addition, the products already in the catalog were presented in detail. read more

The export of Styrian apples has so far proceeded in relatively normal patterns. "We have fewer quantities available this year than last year, which is why the export share will be overall lower for us," Michael Pichler, salesperson at F. Kröpfl Obsthandelsgesellschaft, told us. However, one
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He is a Serie A footballer but, in his spare time, he enjoys working on his family's farm, the 'Baschirotto Farm'. We are talking about Federico Baschirotto (first on the left in the opening photo), class of 1996, a Lecce defender who was interviewed in the last few days
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