The Brussels sprout yields in the Dithmarschen district were particularly modest this year. "The winter of 2022/2023 was wet, followed by a short, cold spring. Then, in the summer, it suddenly became dry, which is why we had to irrigate relatively early. From July, it rained continuously for six
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Last 8 November we published in IFN the first part of the analysis on the development of International Investment Funds in the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector (click here to read more), leaving open some issues that will be analysed in this second instalment; read more

The critical situation of violence in which Ecuador is immersed raises questions about how this conflict will affect trade relations with Peru, considering that Ecuador is Peru's third most relevant trading partner in South America. read more

Pricing continues to be stronger for onions given that supply is on the shorter side. “White onions definitely seem to be the shortest. That’s what is trading at the highest dollars at the moment,” says Jessica Peri of Peri & Sons Farms. read more

Golden Bay Fruit New Zealand based apple grower, packer and exporter, concluded their 2023 season with a company export record – surpassing 1.6 million cartons of apples, marking a significant milestone for the company. read more

The Juliet® apple, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last season, is produced exclusively in France and organically by 190 growers on 700 hectares of land. The bicoloured apple continues to expand both in France and abroad. Its commercial season started mid-October, and shows this year
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Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (Plaquemines Port) proudly announces the execution of a letter of intent with APM Terminals to build a state-of-the-art container terminal on the West Bank of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. read more

While studying Commercial Economics at the Hogeschool van Rotterdam, many of Ron Dekker's classmates had part-time jobs at the Barendrecht Trading Center. The fresh produce sector piqued his interest, and he eventually found work in his hometown of Alblasserdam. He has now been a Skillpack
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The melon campaign is starting to be planned, and of courseHM.Clause, one of the historical leaders in the sector, offers varieties suitable for all areas, from north to south, focusing on fruit genetics, the seed company's strong point. For 2024, after three years of sampling in
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Kings River Packing, an eighth-generation citrus grower and distributor along California’s Kings River, is the first citrus company to do traceability according to the FDA’s FSMA 204 food traceability law. Citrus fruits were excluded from the initial Food Traceability List (FTL) and are
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Global economic growth could be significantly impacted by the sustained interruption of trade flows through the Red Sea, according to Vincent Clerc, CEO of container shipping firm Maersk.The timeline for re-establishing passage through the waterway remains uncertain, with potential repercussions
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HUERCASA will take part in Fruit Logística, the most important event for the fruit and vegetable sector in Europe, which will once again be held in Berlin, from the 7th to the 9th of February. The company, European leader in the 5th range vegetables sector, will take advantage of this showcase to emphasise the
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Ukrainian farmers have sharply increased prices of high-quality apples in the currently week, EastFruit project analysts report. The range of wholesale prices for such apples went up to 14-22 UAH/kg (US $0.37-0.58/kg), depending on the quality, variety and batch size offered. Consequently, fresh
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Among the companies that believe in the circular economy and seek to breathe new life into food waste is Fooditive, a Dutch company based in Rotterdam, which exploits circularity to produce a natural sweetener from apples, pears and other fruit and vegetables. Its
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The high prices of artichokes reported by various auctions in the Spanish province of Alicante reveal that the available supply remains limited at the moment. "Due to the persistent heat and lack of rainfall, the harvest has been significantly delayed, which is why the little that is available
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Deepening the development opportunities that can be made available to the local agricultural world. Agrintesaand Briosi recently met with the local institutions of some municipalities in the province of Verona, an area that expresses important realities especially in the field of
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The Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) quantifies the losses of the agricultural sector in the Valencian Community at 400 million euros in 2023, due to crop losses due to adverse weather conditions, high production costs, unfair competition from the

Spanish farmers' association (AVA-ASAJA), the Valencian farmers' association (AVA-ASAJA), the Valencian Community (AVA-ASAJA) and the Valencian government.
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An important opportunity for discussion, with the focus not only on the challenges of the fruit and wine sector but also on the ability of the production world to grow and look to the future, to react in the face of difficulties such as those that hit Romagna last May, to innovate and
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In Emilia Romagna, the pear 'machine' will have to start up again in a few weeks' time. Even if the necessary precautions are taken to avoid a recurrence of frost, the question remains for many producers of what to do for the future. There are no certain data yet but, according to
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The continuous enhancement of producers and the territory is one of the fundamental pillars on which the Agribologna Consortium is based, which gives voice to its members and celebrates them as true specialists of the land. Terri Bertaggia, from the farm of the same name in
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