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FAO is set to bolster Moldova's table grape sector
2024-03-01 00:00
FAO is set to bolster Moldova's table grape sector through its "One Country, One Priority Product" (OCOP) initiative.
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Dutch processing potatoes reach their highest-ever February price as availability continues to tighten
2024-03-01 00:00
The demand for free-buy supplies of potatoes in the EU remains robust, but the supply is tightening. This is because many growers no longer have sufficient stocks to offer on the free-buy market due to quality issues that compromised storability, caused by last year's wet harvest. Those with
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Lime prices see a surprising drop on the eve of March
2024-03-01 00:00
The supply of limes from Mexico is steady in the United States. "It seems to be about average for this time of year," says Steven Leal of S&J Distributing. What's different is that prices generally increase from mid to late February to the end of February," he says.
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FreshPlaza March Global Focus on Machinery and Packaging
2024-03-01 00:00
FreshPlaza's March Global Focus is on Machinery and Packaging. Do you have an innovative system or new packaging? Are you investing in robotics? Changing from plastic to cardboard packaging? We would love to hear from you.
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There is no doubting Roger Boons' enthusiasm for the Polish market. After joining the fruit and vegetable industry in 1985, he soon started working in the Eastern European market, at that time for the New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board (Zespri) after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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FreshPlaza March special - Australia and New Zealand
2024-03-01 00:00
FreshPlaza will be will be highlighting Australia and New Zealand in our March special.
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China bought more than 90% of Chile's cherry exports in January
2024-03-01 00:00
In January, China's purchases of Chilean cherries accounted for 93% of Chile's cherry exports, marking a notable increase in trade interactions. The value of these purchases reached US$ 1.4 billion, showing an increase of 30.8% over the previous year.
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'Our Tang Gold campaign ended with positive feedback'
2024-03-01 00:00
Having completed a satisfactory season of the common clementine and the later variety Hernandina, we have now moved on to the seedless mandarin Tang Gold, whose campaign ended a few days ago, early. Speaking about this is Natalino Gallo, president of the Producers' Organisation Agricor
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Morocco vows to protect agricultural exports to Europe
2024-03-01 00:00
In light of recent tensions surrounding the export of Moroccan agricultural products to the European Union, the Moroccan government has taken a firm stance. Government spokesperson, Mustapha Baitas, during a press briefing, emphasized that the free trade agreement with Europe is comprehensive,
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"Especially at the beginning of the season, our blueberries attracted a lot more attention."
2024-03-01 00:00
This year the Dutch sales office of North Bay Produce enters its fourth year of operation. "We have six people working in the Netherlands and England, where we would like to expand further in the coming years," says Wilco Arts. North Bay is a North American cooperative of
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Sales of celeriac: lazy-expensive market
2024-03-01 00:00
This year, the celeriac season has taken a completely different turn, according to Robert den Ouden from Rodeno Agri Products. "Initially, we thought there would be enough tubers, but then it started raining and freezing. Many farmers waited for better conditions to harvest, but they never came."
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Students in companies to enhance soft skills
2024-03-01 00:00
"In recent years, schools have been emphasising the close link between subject content and the possible impact on the world of work. The advantages of working on training are manifold, given that not only do we have the need for human resources, but
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"Overseas pear arrivals have little impact"
2024-03-01 00:00
The Belgian pear market is well-balanced for now. "It was bustling until January, and things have slowed slightly more than expected. Supply and demand are still fairly balanced, though," begins Christophe Van Haelst of Van Haelst Fruit and VHM Fruittrade.
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Mercamadrid closes 2023 with a net profit of 6.1 million euros
2024-03-01 00:00
The Board of Directors of Mercamadrid S.A. - whose majority shareholders are the Madrid City Council (51.13%) and the public company Mercasa (48.63%) - has analysed the management of the company in 2023 which, with 23 million euros, closes a year with a unique investment effort.
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The carrot market is not too busy at the moment. "We have some problems with Egyptian carrots, which are putting pressure on. These are sold at the same or a lower price in Eastern Europe,' says Willem de Boer, of the Dutch company W. de Boer
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In the greenhouse vegetable trade, the transition to western European products is currently in full swing, but for the time being the market is dominated by those from the south. Benny Cuypers of BelOrta says: "We have to keep up with the prices from Spain and Morocco,
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The Strait of Bab El Mandab - translated from Arabic as "Gate of Grief" - continues to live up to its name in the context of the crisis in the Red Sea. "The season would have been very good if we hadn't been caught short by the Red Sea problem," says Ibrahim Gadallah, an Egyptian citrus exporter
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The blockade of the A-2 continues due to protests by Catalan farmers
2024-03-01 00:00
The AP-7 motorway, Spain's main overland connection with France, has been closed since Tuesday, although this Friday the road has been cleared once the farmers' demonstration is over, although the blockade on the A-2 continues due to these protests.
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Spain: Drought forces tropical fruit to broaden its horizons
2024-03-01 00:00
The tropical fruit sector is exploring new growing areas to ensure the category's growth in the coming years, in the face of the severe and prolonged drought in several Spanish provinces. Two major specialist companies have set their sights on the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. A third is
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The Georgian Competition and Consumer Protection Agency (GCCPA) has been closely monitoring the nut market, unveiling a shift in export dynamics in its recent interim report. The report highlights a peak in nut export volumes in 2021, reaching 365.6 million GEL, before witnessing a downturn in
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