In 2022, around 6,100 farms in Germany harvested a total of 3.8 million tons of vegetables. This was 12% less than in 2021 and 2% less than the average for the years 2016 to 2021. In addition to a lower cultivation area, the reasons for this included the heat and drought in the summer of 2022.
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In general, the organic citrus campaign has been marked by a drop in the volumes available, especially in the second part of the campaign, which started in January. This has been more noticeable with mandarins than with oranges. "In April last year, during the flowering period, we had 75% of
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The rising temperatures have prompted mostly positive reactions from Jordanian farmers, who expect increased agricultural production, though the uptick in water use poses a concern. According to Adnan Khaddam, head of the Jordan Valley Farmers Union, there is no agricultural loss due to high
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Onions worth USD 523.8 million were exported during April-December 2022, a 16.3 per cent increase on a yearly basis, and there is no ban on its export from India, the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry said. read more

In the Netherlands, celeriac sales are slightly behind schedule. Yet Pierre Sweep of A&P Sweep is not concerned. read more

Bulawayo company Green Afrique Technologies, which produces passion fruit, is now looking at producing the kiwano horned melon (amagaki/magaka) and dragon fruit. According to chief executive officer Anglistone Sibanda, the company had developed a network of over 100 farmers across the country,
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Fruit SA warns that if Stage 6 load shedding persists and is not resolved, many growers will go out of business, putting thousands of jobs at risk, while emerging growers will be hit the most. The fruit sector employs just under 300 000 people directly on farms. The CSIR last week said the year
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Capitan Piña, a pineapple grower from Panama has seen increased orders from Spain. The owner, Ing. Eliezer Dominguez says: “Our expectations for this 2023 is to grow as a company in production, because we have an open market that is expanding and looking pretty good. Actually, we are focused
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Supply of eggplant out of Honduras has been steady but is also about to be slightly lower in volume. “It has good volume right now and production year-round. The volume is more or less the same as last year. However next week it will go down,” said Lina Turizo, of R&R Fresh Produce.  read more

Participants of the fruit and vegetable market accepted the fact that wholesale prices for onions in Ukraine reached $1/kg, as EastFruit analysts forecasted back in mid-January. This happened in the last week of February 2023, and the price rose to $1.04/kg. read more

The GLOBALG.A.P platform currently brings together more than 50 European and British supermarket chains. GLOBALG.A.P works with fruit and vegetable suppliers to ensure the food safety and quality of fruit and vegetable products at their points of sale. read more

For every exporter, it is essential to guarantee the safety and traceability of its products, always in accordance with the regulatory frameworks of the target markets, which are constantly evolving. One such market is the European Union, which is a very attractive one and, in fact, a strategic
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The vast majority of pineapples currently consumed in Spain come from Costa Rica. Although the demand is not high at this time of the year, that for colored pineapples has remained stable so far this year, while consumption of green pineapples continues to fall. read more

Average temperatures have been rising in southeastern Spain, where most of the vegetables in Europe are produced and where the cold and lack of light have caused the production to drop drastically since the last week of January, causing shortages in the markets. read more

The Potato Union at a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture proposed to limit the import of potatoes to Russia. Russian potato growers are faced with a marketing problem; warehouses have accumulated record stocks of products for this time. The main reason for this seems to be the successful
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Exports of Banginapalli mangoes started at Asia's biggest mango market, located at Nunna near Vijayawada. This market is one of biggest mango export centers in the country. On Sunday morning, about five tons of mangoes were exported to Delhi. Traders from Delhi came to Nunna mango market and
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As Britain entered a third week of vegetable shortages, the government told big supermarket groups to re-examine their relationships with farmers. On Monday, Lidl GB followed market leader Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Aldi in imposing customer purchase limits on tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers,
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Every month the fresh produce industry uses millions of data loggers, a tiny bit of electronic equipment which stores vital information for growers, exporters, importers and packers. These small devices are mostly single use and thrown in the bin as soon as the data has been downloaded. A typica
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California’s weekend saw a number of weather events make their way through Southern California--from snow to rain to ice. How did things affect the ag industry throughout the weekend? read more

Morocco introduced new quotas on tomato exports on February 19th, in an effort to boost local supply and lower prices before the fasting month of Ramadan. The high investment costs in the tomato sector, the increase in input prices, pest attacks, cold snaps, and persistent drought have combined
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