Italian products have, since 2000, proved hugely popular at Mooij Amsterdam. This Dutch company imports a wide assortment of Italian goods. Thursday, December 7, marked the start of the Italy season, which, depending on conditions, runs from late October to late March. A team of chefs provided
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Producers of winter strawberries have always had difficulty achieving the highest window prices when growing in tunnels as well as on open fields due to the impact of hot weather. High temperatures have caused delays in transplanting in the late summer. In addition, the arrival of summer heat
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At the beginning/mid-November, Smolik Obst- und Gemüse switched its range of colorful lettuces at the Freiburg wholesale market from the German to the French season. "We still offer local tunnel products, but the German products are coming to an end. The catering trade has already been
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Leading food service distributor Sysco Ireland has entered into an agreement to acquire specialist produce supplier Ready Chef, subject to regulatory approval. Ready Chef supplies fresh and prepared fruit and vegetables to the Irish food service sector. It currently employs 100 people at its
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For the 2023 season, Voltz Maraîchage has developed the Salad Bar concept, offering recipes for a mix of young shoots. Very trendy at the moment, the sale of young shoots is a must in the 4th range supermarket aisles and on market stalls. The seeds presented are marketed individually, as
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The National Farmers’ Federation says the Migration Strategy released today has some wins for farmers, but overall won’t solve the industry’s workforce woes. read more

During the recent Global Berry Congress in Rotterdam, Hans Liekens from Sekoya and Ambrish Karvat from Yupaa spoke about opportunities for blueberries in the Asian markets. read more

The majority of Indian smallholder farmers still sell their produce immediately after harvesting to meet their urgent cash requirements. This means they are losing the bargaining power for getting a remunerative price for their produce. Further, with limited or no information, particularly on
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Preliminary capital values of Tasman’s horticultural properties might soar up to 50% next year, in part due to a Court of Appeal decision allowing gold kiwifruit licenses to be included in the District Valuation Roll. In July, the Court of Appeal agreed the value of gold kiwifruit licenses
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On 6 December 2023, Western Cape Agricultural Minister, Ivan Meyer, met with key stakeholders within the agricultural sector regarding the grave and deeply concerning situation at the Port of Cape Town (PoCT). The purpose of the meeting was to hear directly from the industry and to better
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According to upset Japanese farmers and officials, their Shine Muscat grape, one of many fruit varieties created by Japan, has been stolen by China and South Korea. Sources claim that Hong Kong and Thai supermarkets offer copycat grapes grown by China and South Korea. They closely resemble Shine
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Proex Food has updated its line of vibratory shaker conveyors. These vibratory shaker conveyors offer a way for processors to transport, grade, glaze and perform other important operations in a processing and packaging line. There are also cluster busters and multi-head weigh system feeders for
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As the New Year approaches, Adjaran farmers are diligently preparing to spread holiday cheer across the Commonwealth countries with an impressive harvest of 55,000 tons of aromatic mandarins. read more

A 39-year-old company director, Ismail Elmagdoub, has been fined for the illegal removal of three historic apple trees in his Cotswold garden. Elmagdoub explained that he had the trees chopped down because his dog became sick after eating fallen apples, and the trees attracted wasps that caused
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The retail trade of fruits and vegetables has always considered the festive period an occasion to increase sales, especially in a time when the consumption of fresh produce is decreasing due to the cost-of-living crisis. The increase concerns almost all products, including potatoes, the campaign
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Italy: Codè Crai Ovest exceeds 2023 turnover expectations read more

"The labor factor weighs heavily on the production process," begins Peter Vonk, Technical Advisor at Looije Packing. This Dutch company specializes in packaging fruit and vegetable packaging. That burden, he says, explains the desire to automate packing apples into trays, a job previously done
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Despite the somewhat quieter marketing phase at the Düsseldorf wholesale market, demand for Asian fruit and vegetables remains high, according to local catering wholesaler Azad Dagdelen from Adam Reuter Ltd. "We sometimes find it difficult to procure these unusual specialties in the desired
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Liner operators are grappling with a challenging supply/demand imbalance that is impacting freight rates. The year-to-date growth of the fleet has reached 5% compared to 2022 and a substantial 19% compared to 2019. However, container volumes have declined by 2% compared to 2022 and are only
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The grape season in Portugal has come to a close. With sales ending a bit earlier than usual, it’s easy to see the season ended with strong demand throughout. Looking back at the season, Susana Ferreira, marketing director of Portuguese grape exporter Vale da Rosa, feels they managed to
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