On 16 February, the first greenhouse asparagus of the season was auctioned before the clock at ZON fruit & vegetables. read more

The IVIA Assembly Hall was the venue chosen by Cooperatives Agro-alimentàries de la Comunitat Valenciana to hold a conference on energy transition aimed at its associated cooperatives. read more

Price wins out over quality towards the end of the apple season. This is Tony Derwael's conclusion on the current state of affairs. "The situation is of course generally known, but due to inflation we see that people are increasingly looking for cheaper options. There is a shift from more
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EastFruit analysts have repeatedly drawn attention to the problems of the greenhouse industry in Uzbekistan. One of the stumbling blocks for the local greenhouse industry was issues with access to gas, which, by the way, is one of the main export positions of Uzbekistan. A little over two years
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Supplies of pineapple continue to be tight. “This is the case across the board with all suppliers,” says Stefanie Katzman, Executive Vice President, S. Katzman Produce. “Supplies tightened up in early to mid-December and suppliers expect it to stay that way for the foreseeable future. Of
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As a true open-field vegetable farming family descendant, Jim Sijm is no stranger to entrepreneurship. Since last year, his company, JSZ Trading, has been focused on exporting open-field vegetables to Central Europe. read more

After the Chinese New Year, it appears that a shopping mall is selling mandarin oranges at only RM3 per 4kg box.  read more

The Spanish-French-Italian-Portuguese Strawberry Contact Group recently met in Huelva. The group analyzed the impact of the increase in production costs, climatic adversities, and differences in phytosanitary regulations between Community producers and third countries, which they stated: "also
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"The port of Rotterdam is the most important gateway in Europe for our fruit, as 55% of the total volumes we send to European ports are concentrated here. Last season, 256,037 tonnes of our fruit arrived at this port, an increase of 24 % compared to the
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Berry and citrus specialist Daifressh continues to expand raspberry, strawberry and blueberry acreage across its main areas of origin. Berries are currently the company’s main line of business and the one that is growth the most rapidly every year. read more

It follows a story in The Grocer last week which revealed Egyptian imports would soon be hit with a 10% tariff due to an insufficient quotaThe government has been slammed for its “misleading and inaccurate” response to complaints it failed to negotiate a satisfactory
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Portuguese exports of fruit, vegetables and flowers reached their highest level ever in 2022: 2040 million euros. This result represents an increase of 15.6% compared to 2021, Portugal Fresh announced at FRUIT LOGISTICA. read more

Oregon’s Northwest Onion was looking to invest in a new packing solution but ended up opting for a new topping, grading and packing line. “We’ve been sorting and packing onions with the same line since my dad started the business so this change is very exciting,” says Ryan Bennett, one
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Sales of potatoes and onions are particularly quiet after the turn of the year. "Although we are currently also offering Annabelle potatoes from Cyprus, it is still too early for early potatoes. Strictly speaking, the imported goods are not early potatoes for consumption, but stored potatoes
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The Polish apples are doing better in 2023 than they were doing in December of last year. Mateusz Wajnert, head of sales for Polish apple exporter Galster, states there is good demand for the export varieties at the moment. read more

This campaign will not go down in history as a normal one for Almeria's greenhouse producers. First, because of the high temperatures recorded in autumn and the warm start of winter, and now because of the persistent low temperatures recorded since two weeks ago, which have created an unusual
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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) increased its Group revenue by 7.7 percent to € 1,578 million in the 2022 financial year (previous year: € 1,465 million) according to preliminary unaudited figures. The Group operating result (EBIT) came to € 220 million, thus exceeding the expected
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Supermarket aisles across Europe face shortages of fruit and vegetables in the coming weeks following a series of adverse climatic events in the southern Spain region of Almeria, whose greenhouses supply a big proportion of the fresh produce consumed during the winter months. read more

Although the pandemic that has lasted for three years brought huge challenges to the Chinese market, according to official data, the total amount of imported fruit in the Chinese market has continued to grow in the past three years, and the structure has changed. read more

Our detailed assessment for Thursday, 16 February 2023The composite index has decreased by 2% this week, and has dropped by 79% when compared with the same week last year. read more