Sector | Vegetables
Broccolini campaign aims to educate and protect trademark
The decrease in prices causes tension in Navarre's asparagus sector
The asparagus sector demands that agribusiness pay between €2.80 and €2.90 per kilo
Due to unstable weather and high transportation costs
Price surge in vegetables in Cape Coast, Ghana
Wisconsin experiences vegetable crop acreage reduction
Contraband vegetables from Europa seized at the Russian-Lithuanian border
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Cherry tomatoes makes it into Top 10 best-selling brands in France
Tomato prices drop in Ukraine amid increased local supply and decreased demand
“In Sweden Spring has been a disaster with 30% drop in glasshouse vegetable production”
Vegetable price volatility and food inflation in India
Agroseguro denies the elimination of virus coverage in the insurance for protected cultivation of vegetable crops
Springtime carrot pricing in Ukraine nears historical lows
Turkmenistan has delivered its inaugural shipment of fresh tomatoes to Russia's Astrakhan region
Spar Austria banks on organic mushrooms from Frutura
"Sustainably cultivated and grown in Styria"
Kazakhstan's vegetable imports surged by 29% in the first months of 2024
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Drip irrigation innovation sees vegetable farm's yields go through the roof
Pilot tattoos favorite crop: courgette
Russia is the primary market for Georgia's fruit and vegetable exports
Latvia's traders frequently mislead consumers regarding the origin of fruits and vegetables
Long An province develops high-tech agriculture
Vegetable price rise on inflation in India
"Start of the season for Red Egg, Red Egg Mini, and Chica tomatoes"
Argentina
"China-Brazil negotiations may pose a threat to Mendoza's garlic"
Caterpillar invasion in Kano state leads to significant losses for tomato farmers
Robert van Ooijen, Van Ooijen Vegetables and Fruit:
"Lettuce varieties worth little this year, tomato prices fell last week"
Erwin Savenije of Emsland Gemüse on the tomato market:
"Good prices for cherry tomatoes, however, price increases for vine tomatoes prove more challenging"
Benny Cuypers, from BelOrta:
"It almost seems like the asparagus season has yet to fully kick off, despite it now being late April"
Vietnam witnesses chili pepper export growth in first quarter of 2024
Polymer found in corn, potatoes and beans
Smart windows breakthrough in the U.S.
Retail Tour
A closer look at Vancouver’s retail offerings
The import of fruits, nuts, and vegetables from China to Kyrgyzstan has increased
Monitoring quarantine products at the Upper Lars checkpoint in Russia
Herefordshire business marks a decade of supplying asparagus to Aldi
'Mexican tomato industry won’t be able to litigate its way out of dumping charges'
'China's vegetable capital'
Pakistan's ambassador visits Shouguang county
Bio.Fru.Pro prioritizes quality and environmental protection:
Seasonal kickoff for regional organic tomatoes
Demand for Lion's Mane mushrooms increases due to medicinal properties
Grower Leo Henckens sees the asparagus season kicks off
"When the sun makes its appearance, large volumes of asparagus will follow"
Younger generation boosts radish cultivation at Ortolanda in Italy
Tide turns for tomato prices in March
Stephen Cowan with Mucci Farms on CPMA Vancouver:
“We will celebrate all the amazing work happening in the Canadian produce industry”
Uzbekistan to export fruits and vegetables worth over 10 million euros to Bashkortostan, Russia
Eastern Europe
Apple and onion supply surged, while potato and carrot prices keep falling down
Uzbekistan boosts fruit and vegetable exports, earns nearly $220 million in Q1 2024
Drought impacts vegetable prices in Mysuru
Ontario green asparagus season to start May 5
Bioplants' Inouï microfoams now available in all Metro stores in France:
“From being listed in 5 retail stores to 99”
Local greenhouse tomatoes have arrived in the Ukrainian market
Japan: Fresh vegetable market update 2024
Japanese fresh vegetable market was estimated at 13.6 million tons in 2022
“The crème de la crème of South African tomatoes just aren’t there”
Dean Taylor with Mastronardi Produce:
“There is always a high level of excitement when we launch a new Bombs variety”
Rising fruit and vegetable prices in Israel: a growing concern
Russia has seen a 10% increase in vegetable and fruit imports since the beginning of the year
Specialty growers doing spring preparations at Illinois farms
Vermont farms are still recovering from last year's flooding
Slightly later start for California bell peppers
The Tomato Contact Group met in Almería:
Balancing the market's competition conditions is a priority for the European tomato sector
Labour pledges to give supermarket salad growers in Harlow their future back
Hugo Jongejan, Chicory Farm LOF:
"Chicory prices fluctuate, but availability will stay limited the whole season"
Pesticide levels in imported produce are a concern in the U.S.
Dominiek Noppe, Vergro:
"Good prices, but the Netherlands has more pears in stock than one might think"
Kazakhstan: Jetysay farmers export first cabbage harvest
Zambian cassava farmers see success with disease-free cuttings
Sophie Thill, Les Paysans de Rougeline:
“Red Label tomatoes with great taste!”
Junior farmers get involved in harvesting 'Snackables'
Central Visayas region, Philippines
Impact of extreme heat on vegetable prices in Cebu City
Kolkata endures elevated temperatures, affecting vegetable sales
The situation from the point of view of an Apulian grower
"Organic asparagus is selling well at the moment"
Organic vegetable demand expected to pick up with warmer temperatures
Recent stormy weather had little effect on South Africa’s baby veg exports
Vietnamese chili exports to China sees upsurge in March
Why tomatoes are considered vegetables in the US
Kazakhstan: the Keless cabbage exported to megacities
Lively demand for green asparagus from Emilia-Romagna
Vicent Bataller, from FlorFruits:
"The demand has led us to expand our pumpkin acreage by 35%"
New COO at NatureSweet
Over 5,000 tons of fresh produce were imported to Primorye, Russia from China
Minnesota carrot program expands
"It wasn't a good campaign for any of Almeria's tomato varieties"
Austria:
Multi-tiered organic gourmet mushroom cultivation in cleanroom facilities
Switzerland:
"I believe that more consumers are foregoing imported asparagus"
SanLucar and Galbani:
Spanish and Italian companies brings mozzarella cheese and tomatoes to German plates
Nikgroup Farm to establish tomato and pepper farms in Akuse, Ghana
Hnos. Catalán Ibáñez, from El Gerriko:
"We have managed to advance the start of the white asparagus production by two months"
Man made a flute out of a carrot and it works perfectly
Upper Austria: Gemüsehof Mayr plans new production facility for 2,000 tons of vegetables
"Creating appropriate framework conditions aims to secure the continuation of domestic production"
"60 hectares of hydroponic greenhouses by 2028"
Impact of rainfall on UK vegetable supply
UK vegetable buyers turn to Israeli carrots to meet demand
Asparagus update - Week 15:
"Initial forecasts vary"
Alberto Jurado, General Director of Las Marismas:
Andalusia's largest industrial tomato producing cooperative resumes cultivation after two long years of severe drought
Buonanno:
“Our volumes of Spanish eggplants are increasing”
"Lower European tomato production provided Turkish tomatoes an opportunity"
Is ToBRFV weakening in Morocco?
Why are vegetarian meals on planes so bad?
Uzbekistan increases fruit and vegetable exports to Russia by almost 1.8 times in Q1
Rosselkhoznadzor allows the import of fresh products from Gagauzia into Russia
Japanese Ministry of Agriculture grants new approval for broccoli solutions
Japanese researchers create eggplants with high beta-carotene content
Stephen McCormack - McCormack Family Farms:
"A wrong decision for the sake of just getting crop in the fields could end up a very costly mistake"
Nairobi, Helsinki, and Abeto:
Semillas Fitó introduces three new Dutch cucumber varieties with exclusive SmartQ genetics
Franken: Early start to the open ground radish harvest
"The winter season saw an abundance of affordable radishes from Italy"
New chicory variety Schriek receives bioverita certification
"High disease resistance and attractive appearance"
Looking at vegetable intake and cancer risk reduction
André Dippenaar – DW Fresh
Loadshedding causes state of profound flux in the vegetable market
Heat impacts supply of leafy greens in Pune
Tomato industry stakeholders respond to Florida’s appeal for protectionist policies
South Africa witnessed 7.6% decrease in vegetable export earnings in 2023
Which Spanish province grows the most carrots?
1,100+ visitors at Dutch company's open day
The changing landscape of the pickling cucumber industry
Despite falling volumes:
Morocco continues to increase revenue from fresh vegetable exports
Garlic importer Jörg Sturmberg on the past season
"In all Spanish growing regions, a lot of money has been lost"
The most expensive vegetable is becoming more popular, at 1,000 euro per kg
New sweet peppers meet growing demand for fresh snack options
Supermarkets' rejection of pomegranates and tomatoes spotlights food waste within the supply chain
Thulani Magida - Juta Agritech:
Competing meaningfully in the vegetable market
Red fruit carrot appeals to new customer segment
Bangladesh
Green chilli prices hit lows in Khulna, Magura, Sylhet, and Lalmonirhat
World Vegetable Map 2024:
Turbulent times for the global vegetable sector
Nigel Clare - Peloton Produce
"The amount of moisture in the ground is giving the optimum growing conditions"
Ginés Navarro, Chief Operations Officer at Agridemur:
"The low prices of first-class vegetables have led to a 15-20% drop in the consumption of processed products"
"F1 Carreras and much more from Harmoniz":
The round cluster tomato takes over the Fondi area in Lazio
Small vegetable breeder specializes in pointed peppers and black tomato variety
Ruud Slagter, Fa P.N. Slagter:
"Unprecedented early start for high-risk winter cauliflower and winter romanesco crops"
Isaac Petràs, from Bolets Petràs: "We are about to kick off the cep mushroom season"
"Due to climate change, we have a broader and more uneven playing field than ever before in our sector"
Open Day in Campohermoso, Níjar:
Gavilán, the first tomato from GapGen Seeds with resistance to the rugose virus
Cristiana Furiani from Geofur: "We will present another product at Macfrut"
Fresh-cut radicchio conquers the foreign market
Danielle Chambaraud, Asperges du Blayais