Sales of early table potatoes from imports tend to decrease in Germany during the first half of each year. In the first quarter, origins such as Israel or Egypt have virtually no market significance any more. From April onwards, they are used in the asparagus potato niche,
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Guinness World Records has recognized farmer Aharon Shemoel for growing the world's heaviest lemon on his farm in Kefar Zeitim, Israel. The citrus fruit grew next to another huge lemon; it weighed 5.265 kg. The fruit's circumference was 74 cm and it was 35 cm high; measured on 8 January 2003. read more

Georgian asparagus and blueberry producer GeoFresh LLC expects to harvest up to 25 tonnes of asparagus this year for export to the Persian Gulf countries. According to GeoFresh representative Salome Kveliashvili, the company has updated the GlobalG.A.P. certificate and is ready to export to the
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The 11th International Blueberry Conference gathered over 500 participants from numerous European countries. There were visitors from Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Croatia, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Slovakia, Georgia and even distant Jordan. Many topics were
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Discounter Penny planning to expand store portfolio in Romania read more

The new green asparagus campaign has begun, with produce mainly from Campania. The distribution of Romanesco artichokes is now in full swing, but demand is still subdued. On the other hand, demand for strawberries is growing, thanks also to spring temperatures. Decline
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Sirane's paper recyclable absorbent pad for fruits has been approved for recycling by On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL). According to Sirane, this makes it the world's first approved recyclable absorbent pad. read more

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, met with Noam Weisbrod, director and researcher of the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, thus fulfilling the commitment made by the Andalusian Government at COP 27 held in Egypt. President Juanma
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UK-based packaging specialist Sirane has announced that its paper-recyclable absorbent pad for fruit has been approved for recycling by OPRL, making it the world’s first approved recyclable absorbent pad. read more

The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has informed that the herbicide Proman (BCP222H) with the active ingredient metobromuron may be used beyond the existing authorisation on lamb's lettuce for the control of annual dicotyledonous weeds (with the exception of
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Zimbabwean citrus growers will be testing Mozambique’s port of Beira, ranked best container port in Southern African by the World Bank, with their citrus destined for the Middle East and the Far East. read more

The Regional Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, has held a meeting with Noam Weisbrod, director and researcher of the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, thus fulfilling the commitment made by the Andalusian government at COP 27.
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It is rhubarb harvesting time in West Yorkshire. This 23km2 is known as the Rhubarb Triangle and is famous for its early forced rhubarb crop. read more

Ecuador’s banana exports rose by almost 8% year-on-year in January to 35.01 million boxes. According to AEBE data, the main markets were the European Union (30.16%), Russia (24.27%) and the Middle East (13.07%), which received a combined 23.63 million boxes. read more

The campaign of Mediterranean avocados is now coming to an end. In the current context of deficit production, the season went rather well in terms of price and sales flow. “All winter productions were in deficit this year, except for the Colombian and Mexican origins, but this did not
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Following shortages of vegetables in Spain and England, producers in Israel have seen a spike in demand for carrots. Yacov Mizrahi, CEO of Israel based carrot grower and exporter Shallit Carrots says: “We are indeed very busy, but this is a positive thing. After the Fruit Logistica 2023
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Maersk announced that it is now able to offer direct bookings to Ukraine from anywhere in the world, alleviating a common customer issue over the last year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. read more

Global Women Fresh has announced that winners of the 2nd annual Woman of Impact and EmpowerHER Company Awards, created to celebrate women and companies who lead by example in advancing the role of women across the international fruit and vegetable industry. read more

Three weeks after the earthquakes in south-eastern Turkey, there is still a lack of availability of trucks, which have been diverted to the disaster area. The effect is an increase in logistic prices, although port congestion has eased off substantially. The port of Iskenderun, mainly used for
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Global Star, a producer and distributor of fresh produce, recently introduced a plantation of Red Papayas in Saudi Arabia, taking advantage of the demand for the fruit in the Arabian Gulf markets and the suitable climate in the Jizan region, said Burhan Khwaja, COO of the Global Star. read more