"Due to the bad weather in Spain destroying many mini-watermelon crops, demand from the foreign and domestic retail channel has shifted to Italy. Quotations have increased, but the produce is not enough to meet demand," reports Alberto Nocera, president of Agrieuropa in Terracina (Latina). read more

In line with the seasonal situation, Spanish shipments predominated for both peaches and nectarines. They were flanked by Italian goods. The first fruits from Greece appeared in Frankfurt and Munich, but the quality was not always convincing. According to the BLE, availability had expanded
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More than 300 hectares of cultivated land, 4 varieties (Shany, Emek, Ako and Wonderful), a 13,000 m2 property with 18 cold rooms on 7,000 m2, including cold rooms with controlled atmosphere that can store for up to 5 months after harvesting are just some of the numbers that give a glimpse of the
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Fruit Logistica is organising two conferences on sustainable innovation for fruit growers, marketers, auxiliary and technological companies in southern Spain. read more

Fruit Logistica is organising two conferences on sustainable innovation for fruit growers, marketers, auxiliary and technological companies in southern Spain. read more

The rise in temperatures over the last ten days has put crops under threat. Daytime temperatures have rarely fallen below 20°C for more than a week, including in Northern Ireland's premier region for growing apples, Co Armagh. David Kane grows apples on a 60 acre site on his family farm just
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Already close to 12,000 hectares are devoted to organic lemon cultivation in Spain, making the country the largest producer and global supplier of organic lemons. "In the lemon sector, we are very pleased to have achieved such a level of sustainability. We are number 1 in the world both in terms
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There is time until 30 June to take out policies in agriculture for permanent fruit and grape crops. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry has postponed the deadline for subsidised policies, which was 30 May, by one month due to
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The Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry Francesco Lollobrigida was a guest at two different events yesterday in Cesena: first at the Orogel plant, then at the Cesena campus. read more

What started as a campaign supported by 150,000 people in Germany encouraging supermarkets to stop buying Spanish strawberries could become a more serious problem. Following this boycott attempt to avoid contributing to the drying up of the wetland Doñana, a group of German MPs is visiting
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The cerasicola campaign is getting into full swing, despite all the difficulties caused by the bad weather that for the past month has given no respite to the main production areas in Italy. read more

In Belgium, loose and vine tomatoes' median prices rebounded last week. That, thus, halted the recent week's steady decline, as evidenced by VBT figures. As the year's longest day approaches, the next few weeks usually have the highest productions. read more

"Lime market prices rebounded in April and May," says Peter Bouman of Fruit Market International (FMI) in the Netherlands. "But they're back on a lower level. There are currently more than enough volumes coming in from Brazil. The recent relatively worse weather in southern Europe didn't help
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Ireland: ALDI's food waste partnerships have avoided over 1mln kg of food from going to waste read more

The centre of organic agriculture in Germany will be at the organic farm Grieshaber und Schmid in Ditzingen-Hirschlanden on 14 and 15 June. The Organic Field Days are taking place there for the fourth time and the 345 exhibiting companies, associations and organisations are attracting thousands of visitors.
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According to the chief executive of Germany's Hapag Lloyd, Rolf Habben Jansen, global container shipping freight rates have reached unsustainable levels and must rebound. Habben Jansen stated: "There are spot rates that are clearly below cost. In the long run, that typically does not hold.
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Strawberry harvesting rates have recently accelerated in Ukraine thanks to warm weather, as reported by EastFruit. Thus, the supply of strawberries started growing rapidly, and prices began to fall. read more

Ecovalia has launched a new EducaBio programme aimed at raising awareness of its green leaf label for healthy and organic products. Educational centres from all over Spain will be participating in the organised workshops, which will educate people about the importance of healthy eating and the
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"There's always more demand for organic cucumbers than we can supply," organic grower Koen van Hauteghem of Vitaetom stated last fall. During a visit - at the invitation of VLAM, Flanders' Agricultural and FIsheries Marketing Board - to his family farm in Belgium last Friday morning, he referred
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Similar to other years, the first Greek sweet cherries arrived at ExpaFrucht in Ottobrunn shortly after Pentecost. Turkish cherries are also being traded in parallel. According to the Greece specialist, the omens for this year's harvest are quite good. "The stock is in good shape overall and if
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