Regions
Uzbekistan produced 2.42 million tons of melons in 2022
2023-02-14 00:00
Uzbekistan growers produced 2.42 million tons of melons in 2022, which is 5.9% more compared to 2021, the Statics Agency of Uzbekistan said. An analysis of the total volume of melons produced by categories of farms showed that 42.9% of their volume falls on household plots and subsidiary farms,
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"Belgian Jonagold apples won't ever disappear, but seem to have little use on the export market"
2023-02-14 00:00
Jonagold apples are struggling. In Belgium, this variety is still, by far, the most popular apple, yet there are reports of more and more Belgian growers uprooting their Jonagold trees. Does the Belgian Jonagold apple still have a future? Asking the experts, Tony Derwael (Bel'Export), Wim
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"After a great import season of mini cucumbers from Spain, the Dutch season begins"
2023-02-14 00:00
In the Netherlands, NJ Witkamp has begun its new mini cucumber season. "This year, we're working with more growers, totaling just over 12 hectares. Last year there wasn't enough product to serve all our customers, something we hope to do this year," Morris Peters says.
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Salinity trial in Egypt: a potato variety resistant to high salinity levels in water
2023-02-14 00:00
The Dutch potato breeder and seed exporter HZPC has completed a salinity trial in Egypt, with a harvest event organized in late January. The trial is designed to identify which potato varieties are best suited to the climate, soil, and salinity conditions in Egypt.
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Fruit prices soaring in Vietnam
2023-02-14 00:00
The price of durian jumped to a record high last month, while those of other fruits tripled their values from a year earlier as China's reopening caused their exports to surge. China's economy started to reopen on January 8 after 3 years of Covid isolation. Since then, the wholesale price of
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Spanish company to build high-tech glass greenhouse in Portugal
2023-02-14 00:00
In February, J. Huete International will start building a glass greenhouse equipped with advanced technology for a major cultivation company in Portugal.
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“Since February, apple prices have started to increase”
2023-02-14 00:00
The peak of the Turkish apple season is coming up, says Alper Kerim, owner of the Turkish apple exporter Demir Fresh Fruits: “Demand for apples is increasing day by day in India, and as a result we’ll be heading into our peak season for the upcoming three months. We’ve started to promote
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“We help to build up a sustainable and eco-friendly preservation for broccoli supply”
2023-02-14 00:00
Fortune Growers and Lytone Enterprise Inc. teamed up for post-harvest broccoli trials and the result was fascinating. Dr. William Chang, CEO and founder of Lytone Enterprise, shared the story.
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"I don't see unbelievably high Spanish greenhouse vegetable prices changing any time soon"
2023-02-14 00:00
"Unbelievable, these prices. We've been in business for a few years now, so we've naturally seen occasional outliers, but prices have been outlandish for days," says Pieter de Ruiter of 4Fruit Company in the Netherlands. "I don't see the market situation changing any time soon either. There's
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The harvest of white cabbage in Uzbekistan was seriously affected due to the abnormal cold in Central Asia in January of this year. As a result, cabbage prices rose sharply, and the export volume decreased by more than twice compared to the same period last year, EastFruit analysts say.
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South African government declares national state of disaster
2023-02-14 00:00
The South African government has, in terms of the Disaster Management Act of 2002, declared a national state of disaster. This should enable an intensive, coordinated response to the impact of floods that are affecting Mpumalanga, the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, the Northern
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"We started out as greengrocers, now we run one of the best known fruit and vegetable markets in Italy"
2023-02-14 00:00
A facility of 10 thousand square meters consisting of warehouses and yards, and 500 suppliers located mainly in the regions of Basilicata, Calabria, and Apulia, with 40 employees, and over 50 markets supplied in Italy and 3 foreign countries (Germany, Great Britain, and Luxembourg) with which it
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The strawberry season in Egypt is experiencing a decline in productivity, according to Mr. Elsayed Elgohary, producer of Egyptian strawberries: "We have observed a deterioration in the quality of Florida varieties plants, and we are discussing this issue with our suppliers. This has caused a
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 13 February
2023-02-14 00:00
Prices for fruit and vegetables, especially cauliflower, are growing in general. For oranges, demand is still for red-fleshed varieties. The availability of purple Romanesco artichokes is increasing. Quotations for peppers, especially Sicilian ones, are also on the rise. Cold and costs
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Bananas could cost more in Northern Ireland after Protocol deal
2023-02-14 00:00
Supermarket deliveries to Northern Ireland are currently under a standstill agreement that exempts them from any controls during the protocol negotiations. London and Brussels have already agreed a landmark deal giving the EU access to real-time data on trade flows from the UK to Northern
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South Africa’s perishable produce industry continued to exceed expectations and managed to move just over 3.5 million tons of fresh produce last year, according to the Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB).
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Uzbekistan imported a record volume of mandarins in 2022
2023-02-14 00:00
Uzbekistan sharply increased imports of mandarins last year – they reached 63 600 tonnes in physical terms, which is 1.8 times more than in 2021, EastFruit specialists report citing data by the State Statistics Committee.
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“Dien” pomelos from Yen Thuy district in the northern province of Hoa Binh are now on the shelves of Longdan supermarkets in the UK for the first time. The first batch of 11 tons of “dien” pomelos from the R.Y.B Joint Stock Company was flown to the UK on February 9 by Longdan, the
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Irish Wasabi gets the green light for foodservice industry
2023-02-14 00:00
McCormack Family Farms will supply Irish wasabi at a commercial scale for the first time in Ireland. The distinctive Japanese plant, which is notoriously difficult to grow, will now be available in large quantities for use in Irish restaurants and by food processors.
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Denmark defends top position in organic market share
2023-02-14 00:00
Denmark remains the country with the highest market share for organic food in the world, at 13 %. This is the result of the annual report for 2021 published by the Swiss research centre FiBL and the international organic organisation IFOAM. This means that for the twelfth time in a row the country takes the
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