The season of the Peruvian mangoes is in full swing. Oliver, a major importer of exotic fruit and vegetables located on the Rungis market, also sells Peruvian mangoes. “We are now at the peak of the season which starts in November and ends in May. This is really the best-selling origin for
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The French company Petrus, based in the Pas-de-Calais department, specializes in curved corrugated iron and manufactures water tanks for farmers, vegetable producers, horticulturists, and nursery workers. Still relatively unknown in France, this system has gained popularity due to the
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The onset of winter in the Mediterranean region has had a noticeable impact on the vegetable trade. "We buy a lot of dandelion, radicchio, and colorful salads from Italy at this time of year and have noticed that the cold snap has had less of an impact on product availability than on prices.
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The first containers of the season's Tommy Atkins mangoes for Ibacem Holland have arrived at LBP in Maasdijk. "We expect to receive two to three containers every week," says Ron Jongejan, who has been representing the Brazilian mango and grape grower in Europe since this year. read more

Irish domestic consumption remains buoyant with the current weather. However, these conditions have put a halt to all field work and plantings. Exports continue to Portugal and Holland, with good appetite for more as stocks remain tight on the continent.   read more

"To mechanize and automate also means to respect personnel," explains Fausto Marconi, founder of Marconi Vivai in Roverbella (Mantua), confirming his intention of innovating and automating operations to make them easier and less strenuous for employees. Fausto's work, which started over 50 years
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Spanish offers obviously continued to dominate. In addition to Lane Late and Navelate, Navel and Salustiana were primarily available. According to BLE, the presence of Egyptian Valencia Late clearly expanded and Turkish Washington Navel also gained in importance. First Valencia Late from Turkey
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Julien Cremer has been marketing bagged salad for 15 years, which he now sells through his own company, Sud ImpEx, under the brands Terre D'Or and El Lancero. "We found a private producer who provides us with very good quality products. We sell the sucrine and romaine lettuce every month of the
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Irish domestic consumption remains buoyant with the current weather. However, these conditions have put a halt to all field work and plantings. Exports continue to Portugal and Holland, with good appetite for more as stocks remain tight on the continent.   read more

The supply of raspberries has been good for the past few weeks and as April approaches, it looks to be increasing. “The supply is comparable to this time last year and the season also started on time,” says Ryan Lockman, vice-president of sales and procurement for grower-owned
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The Generalitat, through the Valencian Innovation Agency (AVI), finances the development of new digital tools for the early detection and prediction of the main pests that threaten citrus crops in the Valencian Community. “The goal is to design a more advanced and precise control system that
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Last year, the total blueberry acreage in France continued to grow at a moderate rate of 6%. Although still minor compared to other crops, this progression is atypical in the declining French agricultural landscape and is attracting new growers into the crop. Since 2017, consumption has
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In the Hex River Valley grape growers are warily watching threatening skies, again, as yet more rain is predicted for the Western Cape. read more

The supply of raw potatoes and onions continues to be difficult. "Due to the drought last year, we have mainly smaller potatoes available, which is why peeling takes considerably longer. Volumes have also been lacking in some cases, which is why we have had to scrape together the raw material we
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IQF products have become more popular. According to Maria Vieitez, marketing coordinator of OctoFrost, this has led fruit and vegetable processors to expand their product lines to process more exotic products: “This trend has created the opportunity for food processing machinery manufacturers
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A recent report shows that last year, in most EU countries (EU-27), 63 million tons of all vegetables were harvested. This was less than in the previous year (2021), when the harvest was 65.7 million tons. This was due to the unfavorable weather - a small amount of rainfall and heat in spring
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As Chile’s apple harvest and export season is well underway with good volumes to the US, new Fuji apple varieties are in the final stages of evaluation to be launched commercially in time for the next season. read more

Morocco has reached a new milestone in exporting water-intensive watermelon: the country has overtaken Italy to become the second largest supplier of watermelon in the European Union, second only to Spain. Spain’s watermelon supplies to the EU have been sliding over the past four years.
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The supermarket chain Caprabo is now selling in its stores a 100% recyclable and compostable package (made out of paper, paper mesh, and bamboo) for tomatoes, with which it expects to save three tons of plastic a year in the sale of about 250,000 kilos of tomatoes. read more

Kakuzi Plc has posted a Kshs 845.8 million net profit for the financial year ended 31st December 2022, representing a 62% after-tax profit growth. The avocado and macadamia grower attained a historical record growth against its pretax profit, which closed at Kshs 1.221 billion, a 159% increase
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