Ecovalia has launched a new EducaBio programme aimed at raising awareness of its green leaf label for healthy and organic products. Educational centres from all over Spain will be participating in the organised workshops, which will educate people about the importance of healthy eating and the
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There is no let-up in the inexorable growth of organic food sales in the US, with sales surpassing US$60bn for the first time in 2022, according to the Organic Trade Association’s 2023 industry survey. Despite inflation pressures, supply chain disruptions, global political upheavals, a
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"The grape packing season is slowly coming to an end, and is expected to continue until week 26. Meanwhile, the apple season is in full swing," says Rene Tunker, of Looije Packing. "Foodtainers, flowpacking and repacking are currently the main services requested, but packaging solutions such as
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"In the Emilia-Romagna region, many fields are under water, which has caused the loss of some crops such as melons and stone fruit. In Sicily, peaches and nectarines are also produced, and the flowering has been equally affected by the weather. Accordingly, there will be less produce," says
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"There's always more demand for organic cucumbers than we can supply," organic grower Koen van Hauteghem of Vitaetom stated last fall. During a visit - at the invitation of VLAM, Flanders' Agricultural and FIsheries Marketing Board - to his family farm in Belgium last Friday morning, he referred
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The Sicilian melon campaign has been particularly painful this year. In the Agrigento area, in fact, we have seen producers cross their arms and refuse to harvest the product in order to sell it for only 10 cents per kilogram (click here to read the article). But, as we
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To get their little bodies to take off and stay in the air, fruit flies have to beat their wings extremely fast. To do this, they make use of a trick that is widespread in the animal kingdom: the nerve cells do not keep up with the speed of the wings, but each nerve cell
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It was certainly not an exciting market yesterday for summer fruit at the Bologna Food Centre. Also due to bad weather, with a rainy day, sales of peaches, nectarines, apricots and cherries remained lukewarm and the quality level of the
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Many summer products are weather sensitive, including tomatoes, for which the demand was not particularly strong in May. "The last few weeks have been difficult, with rather average prices, but we have still managed to sell our products," explains Christophe Rousse, president of the Solarenn
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Similar to other years, the first Greek sweet cherries arrived at ExpaFrucht in Ottobrunn shortly after Pentecost. Turkish cherries are also being traded in parallel. According to the Greece specialist, the omens for this year's harvest are quite good. "The stock is in good shape overall and if
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British Apples and Pears presents monthly data as a percentage of all British apples sold, by supermarkets. There is also a comparison data point of the grocery market share for that supermarket. We would expect the share of British apples sold to be about the same as the supermarket’s grocery
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In a typical season, the US brings in offshore apples from Argentina, Chile, and New Zealand. “The breakdown between these three countries of origin varies a little bit every year, but this year, we are seeing a different pattern,” says Maureen Royal with Bridges Organic Produce. “Prior to
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The bad weather put a spoke in the wheels of the melon and watermelon campaign, leading to several diseases in the field and reducing the fruit set of the earliest transplants to a minimum. read more

The mango season has been good recently. "Unlike other years, West Africa had a very limited supply," reflects Henk van der Meij of the Dutch company Hars&Hagebauer However, as the season in Senegal nears, social unrest is causing panic. read more

The Egyptian garlic export campaign is progressing well, according to statements from several exporters, including Anthony Mina, CEO of E2M. read more

The pale potato cyst nematode (Globoder pallida) has been identified in a Zemgale potato farm. Potato cyst nematodes can cause significant damage to potatoes in warm, moderate, and cold climate regions. High concentrations of nematodes in the soil can lead to a decrease in yields of up to 80%.
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According to EastFruit estimates, Egypt was the main supplier of yellow onions to the markets of Eastern Europe and the European Union in the first 4-5 months of 2023. Egyptian onion producers are very pleased with the season, which is ending soon in Egypt, as they have managed to make very good
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With more than 2000 m2 of exhibition space, most of the companies of the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers and Exporters of the Region of Murcia will be located in the Region of Murcia space (Hall 7), although important associated companies based in the provinces of Murcia and Murcia will be present.
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