The supply of greenhouse tomatoes on the Ukrainian market has decreased again this week, EastFruit project analysts inform. Most Ukrainian representatives of greenhouse complexes reported their plans to start mass sales of a new turnover of tomatoes at the end of March. At the same time, tomato
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Onions are the staple of cuisines across the world, the most consumed vegetable after the tomato (technically a fruit). About 106 million tons are produced annually — roughly the same as carrots, turnips, chillies, peppers and garlic combined. read more

According to the operators of the Moldovan market of resources for agriculture, tomatoes in Moldova will be grown in greenhouses of all types on a maximum of 100 to 300 ha in 2023. In previous years, the total area of greenhouse plantations in Moldova fluctuated between 1 000-1 500 ha, of which
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Linkener Renovables and Hidroconta have organised a webinar on water and electricity efficiency solutions aimed at Spanish irrigation communities and associations, with the collaboration of the Spanish National Federation of Irrigation Communities (Fenacore) and iAgua. read more

The supply situation on greenhouse crops is likely to improve in a few weeks’ time but not back to any form of normality – still tight on supply and a lot higher price than normal, according to Tim O'Malley, Group Managing Director Nationwide Produce. He said the next big issue will be UK
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A potato mission in Kendrapara, India has let farmers down due to low prices. A lack of storage facilities has forced farmers to sell their harvest  for next to nothing.  read more

In week 5, the three-week average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €115/100 kgs. read more

The Hexkoel cold storage facility for table grapes, in South Africa’s Hex River Valley, is continuing with business as usual with new record intakes for the season, despite national rolling electrical blackouts lasting up to eight hours per day. read more

The drought alarm is now a critical issue throughout Europe, so much so that in France restrictions on water use could be triggered from March. In Italy last year it caused a loss of at least EUR 6 billion in harvests and the situation this year does not seem
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Due to a series of difficulties in cultivation and organization, the Spanish fruit and vegetable season is far from being stable at the moment. Similarly, no consistent line can be drawn for the iceberg lettuce under the Ilfres brand and the citrus under the Juicì brand in Italy. However,
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Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque has stated that Bangladesh will export mangoes to Japan soon: “Japan is interested to import mangoes from Bangladesh. The work is in progress to fulfill Japan’s prerequisites. The both countries are working jointly in this regard.” read more

Israeli box carrier ZIM and Hai An Transport and Stevedoring Joint-stock Company (HATS) have launched Lotus Link, a new joint venture to operate domestic and regional shipping services in Vietnam. read more

Persiskin makes use of the surplus persimmon harvest, which is not destined for agri-food channels, to generate a vegetable skin. Spain is the largest producer of this fruit in Europe and the second largest in the world, with an annual production of around 500,000 tonnes of persimmon.
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There have been almost no exports of fresh persimmons from Uzbekistan over the past week, apart from single shipments of several tonnes. This means the end of the season for exports of last year’s Uzbek persimmons, EastFruit analysts report. read more

Kenya is at the start of its avocado peak season. The peak season for Hass fruits is about to commence in the first week of March, with big volumes infiltrating the market from mid-March. read more

The demand for onions from the European market is significantly increasing, and it is mainly directed to Egypt, says Fatimah Elzhraa of the Egyptian producer Al Solimania. read more

Frustratingly, Polish apple exporters still haven’t been offered a solution to the Egyptian banks stopping the financial transactions. Mohamed Marawan, owner of Polish apple exporter Sarafruit, does emphasize that it can still get sorted, but who knows when that will be. read more

“When I started in 2005, as soon as Royal Gala was harvested, by week 6 or week 7, you’d start loading for the UK. Over the intervening years the UK started ordering on average ten weeks later but this year, for the first time in many years, I’m seeing that requests from the UK for
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Ethiopia earned US$413.82 million from horticulture exports in the first seven months of the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year, which started on July 8. The revenue amount was collected from the export of flowers, fruits and vegetables, Mekonen Solomon, horticulture export account coordinator at the
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A number of greenhouse complexes in Ukraine have started selling cucumbers of a new turnover, analysts of the EastFruit project report. It should be noted that the first batches of local cucumbers became available on the market last week. Today, their mass sales have started, but the volumes of
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