Tomato producers in Bangladesh face losses due to an oversupply of the crop on local markets, which is typical for this time of the year. Due to this they have to sell the tomatoes for Tk 2 per kg ($0.02) while it retails for Tk 30 kg ($0.28). read more

The European mushroom market is busy. "We certainly can't complain about sales. Other vegetables being so expensive benefits us, and the demand for mushrooms is skyrocketing. Since these remain a cheap product, we're selling nice volumes," says Michel Lesage of Lesage Champignons in Belgium. read more

The greater supply of onion arrivals on wholesale markets in the city of Nashik, India has seen a drop op 63% in prices over the past two months. The demand from consumers is also lower.  read more

This week, Ramiro Arnedo held an event at its Aparecida Research Center (Murcia) to present to the public its lettuce offer and to show its new Little Gem, Romaine, celery, and Iceberg lettuce, as well as specialties such as Lollo rosso and Lollo blond, and red oak leaf lettuce. read more

Enza Zaden's Winter Leafy Days 2023 were held last week. An event open to all professionals in the sector in which the seed company opened the doors of its facilities in El Albujón (Murcia) with the focus on European customers, mainly in the
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Information is reaching our editorial office about cucumber imports from the Russian Federation...It is hard to believe, but it is happening. Many of us are strongly outraged by the behaviour of importers who are driven by business and supporting the Russian economy, while the country occupies the
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Alongside a wide range of other supply shortages, the UK has suffered a major hit to its tomato supply due to challenging growing conditions and logistical problems in Morocco and Spain. read more

Vip, Italy’s Val Venosta apple consortium, took the opportunity of this week’s organic exhibition in Nuremberg, BioFach, to demonstrate its leadership in European organic apples, including the launch of its new 100 per cent paper packaging. read more

In 2022, the regional government of Valencia launched a Comprehensive Citrus Plan to develop strategies to improve the competitiveness of the Valencian citrus sector. The team behind the plan are Lorena Tudela and Francesc Cervera of the Polytechnic University of Valencia and Paco Borras,
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Portuguese fruit, vegetable and flower exports reached €2.04bn in 2022, their highest value ever, according to new figures from the Portuguese Statistics Institute (INE). This was an increase of 15.6 per cent compared to the previous year. The announcement was made by Portugal Fresh at Fruit
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Vietnamese fruit exporters have welcomed improved access to the Chinese market, with orders and prices surging at the start of 2023. read more

During these days, growers, technicians, companies, supermarkets and national and international press have visited the demonstration farm on personalised visits guided by their technicians and sales representatives. There they found new products in little gem, romana and celery,
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Greenhouse vegetable prices are skyrocketing. "Bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, tomato, cucumber. You name it, everything's expensive," says Geert Baecke of Tino's Fruit in Belgium. "We're anxiously awaiting Dutch and Belgian trade, but it's going to be a big problem getting products in the
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The export crop estimate for South Africa's new avocado crop is 17 million 4kg cartons, 5% higher than last season. Hass volumes are lower than last year, while Fuerte and Pinkerton volumes are looking favourable. read more

The EU wants to champion "green agriculture" in Southeast Asia. But limited trade relations, regulatory nightmares and distrust could stymie it. read more

The Spanish pomegranate season is coming to an end, in a year in which Spain's largest production area, Alicante, has recorded a significant drop in the production volumes due to the impact of rains in the spring and the unusually hot summer temperatures. read more

As prices rise, the demand for imported cucumbers in the Ukrainian market is gradually weakening, although, importers continue to raise prices in the segment Sellers explain it by high prices for cucumbers on the domestic market in Turkey, from where the main volumes of cucumbers are
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Royal Gala apples from the Ukraine are selling really well in Sweden. According to Daniel Larsson, Hebe Frukt & Grönsaker AB, the Swedish importer and distributor of fresh fruit and vegetables, “Despite the war, Ukraine has the best Royal Gala apples on the Swedish market" read more

The sudden drop in temperatures for more than two weeks in much of Spain is causing a serious shortage of vegetables, both open ground and greenhouse, as well as of some fruits. In the case of brassicas, the drop in the supply is very severe, especially for broccoli. read more

UK: Asda partners with Publicis Sapient to deliver full transformation of its online grocery business read more