The import season is in full swing in Europe. "Denimpex has, again, imported different colored onions from across the globe this year. We got white onions from India, Australia, and Mexico, yellow ones from New Zealand, Tasmania, Chile, Egypt, and Argentina, and red onions from Egypt," begins
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Produce company T&G Global expects to report a pre-tax loss of up to $34 million due to the damages to its Hawke’s Bay orchards caused by Cyclone Gabrielle. The company has forecast a pre-tax loss of $28 to $34 million this year after assessing damage from February’s cyclone. It reported
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GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbH Managing directors Elmé Coetzer-Boersma and Markus Philipp, both appointed in 2021, will remain in their roles after Kristian Moeller’s departure, effective 31 May 2023. read more

The UK berry sector has announced that a new research and development board will be formed, aimed at advancing sustainability and efficiency for growers. read more

The Mintec Benchmark Prices for Processing Potatoes EXW Netherlands were assessed at €420/mt on 16th May 2023, representing a 66% year-on-year increase. However, despite the rising prices, demand for potatoes remains robust. Ongoing planting delays and limited free-buy stock within the NEPG
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This year’s Florida state budget, established by the Legislature in early May, is the largest in history at nearly $115 billion. Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) reported that approximately $65 million was allocated to the citrus industry. read more

Naranjasyfrutas.com, a leading platform in Spain that is used by thousands of farmers to announce their productions with their contact details, has carried out its first survey on the sale of this 2022/2023 harvest to reward the business that is best valued by farmers. read more

In the EU, tomato prices rose slightly in April after a sharp decline. That goes against the trend; prices usually keep falling in April. On average, a kilo yielded €2.20. In the Netherlands, though, that price did dip, and somewhat harder than 'usual,' according to the tomato dashboard
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Tomatoes and cucumbers are the most in-demand vegetables in Belarus. Their prices are high. Overseas coconuts and pineapples remain on the shelves, despite their affordable cost. read more

This year is marked by strong demand and insufficient supply of potatoes, a situation that professionals of the industry and media go so far as to call "the global potato shortage". On the reasons for this situation, and how Egypt is the ideal source of potatoes for Europe, Yassen Abdelhay
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While Italian cuisine is being nominated as a candidate for UNESCO intangible heritage, at the CAAT Centro Agro Alimentare in Turin, asparagus - one of the symbolic products of excellence among the most classic vegetables of the Turin plain, and in particular of that area of the permeable, sandy
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Ovid's eruca salax never ceases to amaze: in addition to its well-known aphrodisiac properties, it is good for the heart. From the rocket of the Sele plain, in the province of Salerno, a drug can be extracted to combat hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, proving to be a real
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UK: Pimms and cucumbers top Tesco's list of most sold Coronation weekend items read more

Inflation continues to have an impact across the country. For potatoes, retailers across the country are seeing incredible double digit dollar growth. “However, this is coming at the expense of volume sales,” says Ross Johnson with the Idaho Potato Commission. While inflation causes dollar
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Yesterday Emilia Romagna woke up under water once again, and our thoughts go first of all to the victims (there is talk of at least eight dead in Romagna) and those displaced by the flood: our editorial office is in Romagna and many of us are from Romagna, so we feel part of this
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Tropical Millenium, one of Spain's leading producers and marketers of avocado, mango, papaya and pitaya, has decided to move the board of its executive team and appoint a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). read more

Last Tuesday 16th May Florette, a leading company in salads and other ready-to-eat vegetable dishes, was visited by a team of volunteers from the Food Bank of Navarra. This committee, made up of José Miguel Guibert, Fabiola Iriarte and José Maria Irujo visited
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If summer fruit is not among the favourite products on the markets in these days of bad weather (click here to read more), the trend for citrus fruit remains positive. We talked about this with Gianluca Fantini, sales manager of Siban srl, who gave us an overview of the oranges of
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The problematic trend in the world economy is affecting Port of Hamburg throughput figures. As in other ports of Northern Europe, seaborne cargo throughput is falling, yet the trend in certain sea trades is positive. As an all-purpose port, Hamburg is profiting from a rise in bulk cargo handling. read more

The Spanish Rojo Brillante kaki season came to a close between January and February; earlier than usual and with high prices due to a significantly smaller harvest. Now, kakis are returning to European shelves, straight from South America. read more