Rob de Rond, De Rond Agro:
Sector | Vegetables
David Casanoves, from Yummy Fresh: "We've been supplying important fresh market and fourth range customers in the counter-season for more than 17 years"
"Pumpkin still has a whole world to delight, and a market to conquer"
Barry Michiels, Gebroeders Michiels:
"Until after the holidays, we will continue to see a calm tomato market"
Perry Verstraaten, Thiry Gent:
"Fresh fruit and vegetables are very important within the Turkish community"
Gilfresh expands vegetable supply to Asda in Northern Ireland
Erratic supply and slow sales for Sebrechts Groenten & Fruit
"We are seeing the effects of the storm reflected in open ground vegetable prices"
Guilhem Flammen, Les Tomates du Mont Saint-Michel
The French tomato market is recovering
Almeria's tomato production and exports decrease, but their value increases
El Grupo cooperative kicks off the summer vegetable season
"Inland Granada is allowing us to keep the production and quality stable all year round"
New Zealand
Brussels sprout sales slow in central North Island
Northeastern Syria
Vegetable prices experience downturn in Ras al-Ain market
In response to rising onion and tomato prices
Tripura government initiates the opening of four temporary fair-price shops
Nationwide Produce partners with Tenderstem -
Tenderstem Purple launched to UK Foodservice sector
Higher than normal garlic market expected for 2024
"We tripled our carrot sales in Europe"
Russian 'beetnomics': analysts predict sharp rise in prices throughout the new season
Tomato crop devastated by pest infestation in parts of Russia
Monsoon impacts Chennai tomato prices
Vegetable producer Peter Ludwig from Griesheim:
"Despite the waterlogging, we were able to harvest around 90 per cent of our open field lettuce"
Frischezentrum Frankfurt:
"Bok choy is still on trend, but the hype is no longer as pronounced"
open field produce
Voluntary recall on whole and salad cucumbers due to possible Listeria contamination
Mushroom cultivation overlooked in Papua New Guinea
Jongfresh honoured with visit by director general Afke van Rijn
"Graffiti radish is still a small item, but we can surprise our customers with it"
Roedolf van der Merwe – Eat Your Greens
Niche veg supplier branches out to unusual fruit
Study finds eating hot peppers may be associated with decreased mortality
Frischezentrum Frankfurt:
"Chanterelle sales have been rather disappointing so far"
JP Scardigli, Scardigli et Fils:
“The market is fluid, but eggplants are not well promoted”
Kosovo
Consumers face price hikes at Pristina's green market
Brussels sprouts return as Australia's best-value vegetable
Looking at chicory cultivation
"There will be a shortage in the autumn, before the new crop comes in"
Lower vegetable prices seen this week as Filipino harvest season begins
Quebec welcomes greater lettuce yields this season
Michigan asparagus season finishes slightly early
New York cabbage harvest begins while fall plantings are slightly delayed
Video of the V Edition of #VitamínateconPimiento
Semillas Fitó successfully concludes Murcia's pepper campaign
HM.Clause's NO-ND - New Delhi resistance (ToLCNDV) zucchini
Dharma F1, a zucchini variety for the early segment, resistant to New Delhi
Analysis of the 2023/24 Andalusian greenhouse vegetable season
"Prices have remained favourable for producers"
Frischezentrum Frankfurt:
"For quality reasons, we are forced to keep importing vegetables from Spain"
Op Ioppì: "We wish to widen our partnerships with Italian clients"
Surpassing Canada within two years of entering the market
Russia emerges as leading exporter of peas to China
Exceptional cold causes damage of hundreds of millions of rands to South Africa’s winter veg and citrus
2022 Census of Agriculture
US vegetable acreage destined for processing varies by crop
Slightly early start for New Mexico’s Hatch chiles
Tuta Absoluta wreaks havoc in Morocco
Heated greenhouses in La Rioja, Spain
"A big investment is required for the greenhouses, but the added value of the tomatoes is also great"
Azerbaijan tomato exports grew to 86,067 tons in the first five months of 2024
Donal Gernon - Teagasc
“The very nature of mushroom picking is difficult to automate as they grow sporadically in clusters and are very sensitive"
Mons Messaoud, Hortica:
"If you enjoy what you do, the rest will come naturally"
Enza Zaden -
Annual melon and pumpkin House Fair held in Spain
Rise and fall of Dutch peppers in Japan
Demand exceeding supply of New Jersey sweet corn
Photo report:
An abundance of market opportunities for mushrooms in Chicago
Emmanuel Schaffner, Verduyn
“A new production plant to strengthen our position on the French market”
Award-winning pointed pepper commercially available for first year at FV Seleqt
"With the Eminent Crunchino, we have a truly distinctive product on our hands"
Tomato truck incident on interstate 5 in California
Johann le Roux - Zeder Holdings
Zeder's farm sales no reflection on “very good” apple and pear business
Lady entered Book of Records by photographing 145 plants and vegetables in five minutes
Manier Seeds open days
Resistant varieties tested in Türkiye, now demonstrating performance in Spain
Expansion of California hot pepper program with chili peppers
Léo Vaillant, Gautier Semences
“Our doubly resistant lettuce varieties are a real asset for growers”
Anthony De Ieso - Thorndon Park Produce
"We have had frost before, but last Wednesday did break a few records across Adelaide"
Expert analysis of why Azerbaijan increased tomato imports
Drought in Southern Russia could lead to rising food prices
President Ibrahim Traoré develops $8 million tomato processing facility in Burkina Faso
Domestic pumpkins 365 days a year, key to increased consumption and new business opportunities
"The consumption of Iberian pumpkin has increased by 20% in 3 years"
Organic baby romaine added to Ontario greenhouse lineup
FDOA disputes FDA claims about contaminated cucumbers in Florida
Recent rainfall across Bangladesh influences vegetable prices
Why hot peppers are experiencing a surge in consumption
The EU registers the "Green Asparagus of Guadalajara" PGI
Extremadura will increase tomato production to 2.2 million tons
Vegetable prices up in Qatar due to constrained local production
Sebastián Aguilar, commercial director of Cricket:
"We've had to work hard to meet the unexpectedly high demand for exports at this time of the year"
Indiana lost nearly 2% of its farmland from 2010 to 2022
California bell pepper pricing up over 2023
Jonathan Vandesande, FMB:
"Even the specialty tomatoes that were always in short supply are barely selling now"
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture notes 7% decrease in arceage compared to 2018
Germany sees decline in cucumber cultivation for pickling
Tomato retail price expected to go down soon in the Philippines
Daniel Badger - Vitafresh Produce
“We wanted to grow the business and this was a perfect opportunity to do so"
"The box that suits us"
"Global garlic shortage will become the norm"
PND - Fruit Processing Machinery
Cherry tomatoes in quarters or in halves: washing and cutting with a single operator
"Demand for our peas has been consistently strong in Denmark and it continues to grow in Europe"
Exploring mushrooms as an emerging sector for CEA
Jacques Mollentze – Up To Date
“We need a level playing field with Namibian tomato growers”
Cédric Leite, Mighirian Frères:
“We still have not properly started the tomato season”
Mark Joosten, VN Trading:
"Mushroom sales are better than in other summers"
Marie-Amélie Decherf, Camille, Sylvain Delecroix - Le Marché de Phalempin
“The weather in recent months has favored the turnip market”
June Salmonella outbreak linked to Florida cucumbers
Floods and heat take toll on East Coast vegetable production
Prices of potatoes, tomatoes and onions surge in India
Delmarva region's sweet corn harvest begins
Tomato price markup: local tomato costs in the Kaliningrad region, Russia
Peruvian asparagus exports have fallen by 22% in volume and 5% in value
Ukrainian farmers successfully can combine cultivation and processing of vegetables
New line of organic Asian vegetables to be unveiled
Exploding Artichokes: A Bizarre Case in Italy
Kenya
Growers are adapting to climate shifts in Nyandarua County
Drugs hidden in a cucumber and bell pepper shipment from Mexico
Some 577 pounds of methamphetamine seized at Pharr International Bridge
Zero waste facility to be operational by the end of 2025
Reducing food waste in Australia with innovative mushroom farming
ANICC
Fresh or processed, the mushroom interprofession wants to boost consumption
Jocelyn Joncour
“Summer is when the lamb's lettuce market is the busiest”
Max van Ooijen, Tolpoort Vegetables
"Shortage of broccoli - cauliflower slightly more widely available"
Nigeria has experienced an uptick in tomato prices
Indira brand peas and carrots, sold in Osher Ad supermarkets, recalled
Frozen vegetables recalled due to listeria contamination
Ukrainian company cultivates exotic mushrooms and exports them to Europe
Krist Hamerlinck, Eco Veg
"Although there are fewer players, demand in the organic sector remains stagnant"
New Zealand tomato exports to Australia resume
Brussels sprouts supply to stay tighter until mid-July
Agreste
French cucumber production increases by 4% in a year
In the last four years, the chain has increased its vegetable sales by 34.2%
In Spain, 85% of Aldi's vegetables are of domestic origin
Price fluctuation in basic foodstuffs in Bulgaria's stock exchanges
Onset of the monsoon season shifts vegetable prices in Kathmandu valley
Export of snow peas from J&K to the UK highlighted by Prime Minister Modi
Mushrooms in brine recalled in Germany and Spain due to toxin contamination
Samford University study shows:
Eating baby carrots boosts skin carotenoids in young adults
Unusual increase in the price of Moroccan green beans
Peter Fes, StC International
"Price of cucumbers keeps pace with sizing, pepper market stable despite increased supply"
Price of Egyptian garlic has tripled, yet remains cheaper than the competition
Survey identifies rising vegetable prices in India due to heatwave
Dr Christian Diederichsen from ELBE-LABEL & Co.
"Asparagus tag now also being used for herbs, spring onions and garlic"
Natura Iblea, an example of worker welfare that promotes a healthy lifestyle
Sicilian organic carrots turnover increases by 25 percent
Florida tomato associations seek new leader
Hoogstraten cooperative sees opportunities in paprika
"Dull spring creates pepper season with ups and downs"
Rodger Hobson - British Carrot Grower’s Association
New season carrot quality is good and yields are normal
Boat season for ginger from Peru is starting
Current situation of the vegetable market in Ukraine: price stabilization and challenges
Opoa Marsia