The broccoli and cauliflower supply in the European markets remains low due to the sudden end of the seasons in central and northern European countries, as well as the delayed harvests in Spain, the main supplier of brassicas in the fall and winter months. read more

Poland creates constant problems for Ukrainian agribusiness through illegal bans on imports of agricultural products from Ukraine, which violates the EU legislation. Currently Poland is blocking border checkpoints, which impedes the passage of transport and leads to huge additional costs for
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Fingered citron, also called “Buddha’s Hand,” is a healthy and tasty exotic fruit that is rapidly gaining popularity. However, it is obvious that its popularity is largely due to its unusual appearance rather than taste. read more

The World Citrus Organisation (WCO) has released its annual Northern Hemisphere Citrus Forecast for the upcoming citrus season (2023-24). The Forecast was released on the occasion of the Global Citrus Outlook conference organized on 15 November by WCO. The forecast is based on data from Egypt,
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Denmark, it seems, can teach us a thing or two about the organic fresh produce business. That’s certainly a view shared by those behind Made in Nature, an EU-backed campaign to promote consumption and awareness of organic products in selected European markets. read more

Citrus production in the Northern Hemisphere is projected to reach 28.976m tonnes in 2023/24, an increase of 12.2 per cent on last season and 1.48 per cent higher than the average for the previous four seasons. read more

Italy-based Orsero Group, one of Europe’s leading fresh produce importers and distributors, has launched a new project to promote equal opportunities and inclusivity in its own business and the wider industry. read more

A key recommendation that the freight forwarding association draws from the latest study by Global Energy Solutions (GSE) e.V. is that the mobility transition can only be mastered globally and not by Germany alone. Furthermore, there is no one fuel that can be used as an all-round solution to
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Reports from around the world currently describe a dynamic global blueberry market. The Netherlands is grappling with an ongoing shortage, particularly from Peru and South Africa, leading to persistently high prices and challenges for suppliers. In Germany, importers face a significant drop in
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In these days of mid-autumn, at the Sant'Orsola cooperative, the evaluation of the 2023 harvest and the forecasts for 2024 are overlapping. The focus is on the blueberry that the cooperative produces from the north to the south of Italy, on the farms of its 800 members. The strategies adopted
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The Secretary General for Agriculture, Fernando Miranda, presented Spain's position, as the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on the role of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) in achieving a more sustainable agriculture. This debate took place at the
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Crunchy and colourful: excellent quality for Verona radicchio, which is flying in the South. The product from Verona, historically consumed in Northern Italy, is also gaining ground in the South thanks to its taste and beauty. read more

The World Citrus Organisation (WCO) released its annual Northern Hemisphere Citrus Forecast for the 2023-24 season. It was released after the Global Citrus Outlook conference organized on 15 November by WCO. The forecast is based on data from Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Spain,
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The Spanish greenhouse vegetable season's start has, in the past, sometimes been less promising. "Considering, say, bell peppers, given that the Netherlands was on the market until two weeks ago, those prices have been good," begins Marco Romein of Agrogestion Alboran. read more

Currently, these vegetables are primarily sourced from other regions of Russia, with tomatoes also being imported from Turkey and soon to be supplied from Azerbaijan, according to Alexey Yelaev, Deputy CEO of the Spar retail chain. read more

The 2023 tomato processing campaign in Italy closed with a production of 5.4 million tonnes, slightly down (-1.3%) on 2022. The processing industry had to cope with a long and complex campaign with costs of
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There is a lively market for kiwifruit and clementines these days. We interviewed Francesco Gioffrè, sales manager of New Som, a company operating at the Verona wholesale market, to investigate the trends of these two autumn fruits that deserve a
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At the moment, there are estimates that approximately 20-30% of the Irish main potato crop remains to be harvested. However, this varies from region to region, with the south and east suffering the worst effects of the recent storms. It’s a similar situation in the UK and in the Netherlands;
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Visitors toPotato Europe, the trade fair dedicated to potato cultivation and processing machinery (held in Tournai, Belgium, 6-7 September), were the first to see the new generation of the TOMRA 3A grader in action. The machine, already
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Fresh Food Leader, with the mission of bringing together producers and retailers, will share the outcomes of its research at the B2B meetings between producers and fruit and vegetables buyers of large retail chains that will take place on the 25th of January, 2024 in Bergamo, Italy. read more