According to EastFruit analysts, who finished an audit of the fruit and vegetable departments of supermarkets in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, today, the average retail price for onions in supermarket retail has currently reached an absolute record – 55.3 UAH/kg. This is about
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Despite the Peruvian grape season nearing its end, sales are still going well at Dijk Foods in Belgium. "We're currently working exclusively with those grapes. There's enough supply coming from South Africa, but we've stopped with that," says Henk Vlaeminck. "Grapes are quite expensive,
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As of 31 December 2022, Sicily ranked as Italy's first organic producing and exporting region, with 55 percent of the area dedicated to organic citrus cultivation and 18.6 percent to vegetables. In such an important context in terms of area and operators involved, Agrinova bio 2000 has
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Equinix has revealed a new rooftop farm on one of its data centers in France. The facility makes use of waste energy from the data center to power. It is located in the Equinix PA10 data center in Saint-Denis, Paris. The aim of the project was to promote the sustainable use of data centers, as
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Spanish producers finished planting garlic several weeks ago. Now, they are hoping that this year's weather conditions will be favorable for the crops. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, prices for fresh apples of the most common variety Golden Delicious in Poland, Ukraine, and Moldova remain stable, showing no signs of recovery. The lowest prices are in Poland, which had a good apple yield in 2022. The price situation is very similar to all of
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European chicory is currently selling well. "At Belgian auctions, the price is between €1.30 and €1.40, and sales of packaged chicory, too, continue well. Italy and Germany are particularly good markets for chicory," says Sjan van Gorsel of the chicory packing company Reijnpack in the
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Well known for its papaya product offering and later on also exotic fruits, Florida-based HLB Specialties witnessed tremendous growth in the past decade. “Exotic fruits are very much in demand and it is great to see the positive impact they make on health,” says Lorenz Hartmann de Barros
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Weighted average prices for oranges in the EU stood at €82/100kg in February which constitutes an increase of 1% in comparison to the month before. The prices in Greece came in at €45/100kg, Spain saw prices at €73/100kg, oranges cost €123/100kg in Italy and €53/100kg in Portugal. read more

With more than 250 million plants marketed in this financial year 2022/2023, (15% more than the previous period), El Pinar has served in Spain, Morocco, Greece and Italy, more than 8 million plants every day, from five centers, a challenge for the company. read more

"Two years ago, before the Ukraine conflict and the exponential increase in production crises, I said I thought innovation and production improvement were essential to remain competitive on the market," reminisces Pippo Timperanza, sole administrator of Azienda agricola Landolina
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It is a peculiar time for fruit and vegetables. Many products currently on the market are sold at “record prices”. Onions, for example, are selling for twice as much as last year at the same time. “From the start of the campaign, we knew that we would have very few large sizes for this
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There has been a lot of cold weather in Spain, Morocco and Portugal which has affected the supply of fruit and vegetables but the weather is starting to get back to normal now. read more

According to Bohdan Dukhnytskyi, a senior researcher at the Department of Agricultural Production Economics and International Integration of the National Research Center "Institute of Agrarian Economics," Ukraine imported 220,000 tons of fruits from Turkey in 2022, the largest figure among other
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Irish domestic consumption should see a boost with colder weather conditions this week. Demand for peeling material has picked up again this week with strong prices reported. Current weather conditions have put a halt to any field work taking place. Shipments of potatoes continue to be exported
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The new Dutch mini cucumber season has begun at Gilad Produce. The company has been carrying the mini cucumbers under its 'Cuckies' brand for the past few years and now has three hectares in production. read more

Tim Cullinan, the president of the Irish Farmers’ Association, is calling for an immediate and significant increase in retail potato prices. He addressed a national meeting of growers in Dublin last night (March 15) during which it was agreed that the association will seek a meeting with
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The Italian fruit processing machinery manufacturer CTI FoodTech scales up by opening a new US facility in Lodi, California. This new addition adds to the already well-established facilities of Lorquì, Murcia (Spain) and Giannitsa (Greece), not far from the Thessaloniki harbor. read more