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PGI blood oranges from Sicily are grown at the foothills of Mount Etna: the produce has now ripened and harvesting has started, marking the beginning of a new production cycle. Harvesting of oranges Blood oranges are also the main ingredient of the Amara liqueur, which has been recognized as one
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Will there be enough open ground produce available for Easter?
2024-03-05 00:00
Consumers can now rejoice as the first harbingers of spring are making an appearance in the fruit and vegetable aisle: In week 7, Landgard member companies in the West began harvesting the season's first regional fresh rhubarb. Currently available in limited quantities, these tender stalks grow
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NaturaSì celebrates 8 March with 'guardian' stories
2024-03-05 00:00
Rosalia Caimo Duc, who recovered a fern considered extinct in the rice fields of her farm.Ariane Lotti, who returned from New York to introduce innovative methods of organic farming in her fields. Anna Federici, who has revitalised 300 farms with biodynamic farming.
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Flower prices in Kazakhstan have surged by 8% over the past year
2024-03-05 00:00
According to January figures, plant and flower prices in Kazakhstan surged by 8.2% over the year. The Karaganda region saw the most significant rise at 41.5%, followed by Almaty (18.1%) and Astana (14.5%). While prices remained stable in Aktobe, Jambyl, and Zhetysu. Prices dropped in Pavlodar
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Strong European demand for avocados from Israel continues
2024-03-05 00:00
Israel is having a good avocado harvest season with a return to much higher volumes than last season, with good European market demand and prices. Eitan Zvi, VP of marketing at Galilee Export in Israel, says that despite the higher volumes the prices and demand have remained strong. "The export
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Sicilian Red Orange, ingredient for an award-winning bitter
2024-03-05 00:00
The Sicilian blood orange PGI-a Protected Geographical Indication-is cultivated at the foot of Mount Etna: these days the product has reached maturity and the harvesting phase has begun, marking the start of a new production cycle. Harvesting oranges Precisely the blood orange is
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'For the Sicilian Red Oranges PGI we enter the decisive months'
2024-03-05 00:00
'In the small orange there is good juice'. This is the claim adopted by the Donnalia brand, from the Di Pasquale Ortofrutta company in Delia (Caltanissetta), which makes Sicilian IGP blood oranges one of its strong points. The season for the typical Sicilian citrus fruit is now in full swing and
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Hortiflorexpo China and IPM Essen extend cooperation
2024-03-05 00:00
Hortiflorexpo China and IPM Essen are continuing their partnership. The two trade fairs aim to promote international exchange on all aspects of the horticultural industry in China. They are also opening up a new business network for German exhibitors in particular. The next event, "Hortiflorexpo
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'We are proud, but also prepared to work with Japan'
2024-03-05 00:00
"Our participation in Foodex Japan in Tokyo, an important agrifood fair in Japan and a commercial event of fundamental importance for the promotion of the sector in the Asia-Pacific area, is about to start. This is a strategic market for Italy,
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"Without criteria for setting production costs, it will still not be possible to determine dominance".
2024-03-05 00:00
If the agricultural sector has demonstrated anything after more than a month of protests, demonstrations, rallies and tractor pulls throughout Spain, where, despite the impact on society, understanding and support for farmers has prevailed, it is that "it is alive", says Josep Carles Vicente, head of the
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Early start to the pomegranate season in South Africa
2024-03-05 00:00
In the traditional cereal-growing area of Swartland, South Africa, the Bovenvlei farm grows the 'Wonderful' pomegranate, a hardy medium-maturing variety with a reliable yield and adequate market demand. Bovenvlei, with 70 hectares, is one of the largest
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For the first time since the pandemic, Luciën de Wit recently visited his Indian grape suppliers. His son Luuk, who is responsible for quality management at LuBa Fresh, joined him for the first time. Luciën is impressed by the quality improvements their Indian partners have made. "The country
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Hepatitis A detected in Moroccan strawberries
2024-03-05 00:00
The Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) expresses its "concern" and demands "urgent measures" from the central government and the European Union (EU) in the face of a "crisis" that is affecting the Valencian economy.
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As noted in the previous Monitor Ortofrutta article on the evolution of the share of packaged products in the large-scale retail trade (Click here to read more), from 2018 to the present, there have been more than one vicissitude that has affected this sales mode, causing the share of the
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Egypt almost doubled its fresh fruit exports to the EU in 2023
2024-03-05 00:00
According to EastFruit, Egyptian fresh fruit exporters targeting the EU market had a very successful 2023. They managed to almost double their export volume, exceeding half a million tonnes for the first time ever.This
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When you say Sicamus, you say French hydrangeas. And over the last years, the demand for their varieties increased significantly. As a result, this French breeder and propagator increased its production volumes and acreage. Currently, they produce 2 million hydrangeas on 35ha of which 85% are
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The value of canned tomato exports to Japan rose by 18% in 2023
2024-03-05 00:00
ANICAV, Associazione Nazionale Industriali Conserve Alimentari Vegetali (National Association of Industrialists of Vegetable Food Preserves), within the project 'Red Gold From Europe. Excellence in EU preserved tomatoes', co-financed by the European Union and aimed at the valorisation and promotion of tomato preserves made in Italy,
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In Egypt, climate change and geopolitical tensions dictate the pace of the agricultural season, as well as trade flows. Nihal Abdel Ghaffar, founder and commercial director of the Accretive Co for Agriculture (Atfa), tells how she has adapted to these times
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'A lower price could facilitate the sale of onions'
2024-03-05 00:00
The onion market was very quiet in February. "We managed to keep busy, but that's all there is to it. February is never the best month, and this year was no different,' observes Eric Moerdijk of the Dutch company Monie. 'I expect that with a level of
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Uzbekistan implements manual control over vegetable and fruit export prices: a step backward?
2024-03-05 00:00
Uzbekistan is returning to the utopia of manual control over export prices for vegetables and fruits. According to experts from EastFruit, on February 29, 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan issued a resolution that is causing serious concern for the country’s fruit and vegetable
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