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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Let it Out's keys to boosting tomato value

"Building up a brand is much more than sticking a label on a fruit"

The tomato season is entering its final stretch in Almeria. "It has been a difficult campaign, with product shortages, but with good prices, and with the threat of the Brown Rugose Virus," says Jordi Ballester, manager of the company Let It Out Food Creativity, who has devoted his life to the development…

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Apulia Region: "It was our flagship"

Dozens of hectares of Italia grape variety is being uprooted in Apulia

After an unsatisfactory season, it usually happens. However, this time the phenomenon we are dealing with is different and rather dramatic. In recent weeks, in the Italian region of Apulia (and beyond), dozens of hectares of seed-bearing grapes are being uprooted, first of all of the Italia variety, a…

Niel Van Laethem, Van Laethem:

"More people are getting to know exclusive products like Spanish wild strawberries"

This month, Spanish wild strawberries appeared again in herb and edible flower merchant Van Laethem's assortment. "These have been an established part of our range for several years. As soon as the first ones are ready for harvest, we offer them," says Niel Van Laethem of this Belgian company. "Also,…

Report on unseasonal rain and its impact on grape industry in Nashik, March 2023

"The rain loosened the natural protective layer, making the grapes more vulnerable to progressive defects"

The unseasonal rains seem to have a large impact on the grape industry in India. Darshan Patil, Director and CEO of Fresh Survey Pvt. Ltd. has written a report, which he shared on LinkedIn. According to the report, 40 per cent of the grapes will be rejected due to the damages, where normally no more than…

Turkish cherry harvest expected to start slightly early

A lack of rain will result in smaller sized cherries this year, says Akin Soyleyen, marketing manager for Turkish exporter Aksun: “The weather has been ever changing since the last couple of years, which has resulted in different supply periods for fruits. This year has been no different in that sense,…

Dankers Daltex Europe GmbH

Dankers Daltex Europe GmbH on the Egyptian early potato harvest:

"The big changeover in food retail will not happen until around Easter"

This year, the Egyptian early potato harvest started one week later than last year's campaign, but the quality so far has been excellent, reports Christoph Dankers (bottom right) of Dankers Daltex Europe GmbH. The partner company of producer Daltex, based in Raesfeld, is responsible for the import and…

Harm Valckx, Berry Packing Services:

"When there are large supplies, blueberries are increasingly sold in 700 g-1 kg packs"

There were vast amounts of blueberries available during the overseas season. The volumes coming from Morocco and Spain are considerably lower, says Harm Valckx of Berry Packaging in the Netherlands. "We don't trade but pack for various customers, and most of the berries coming from Morocco have already…

Lidl in Germany to pay price premium for Fairtrade bananas

The German discount retailer Lidl commented on paying a price premium and so called "living wage" for bananas: “Lidl is currently implementing another milestone within its banana range: In cooperation with Fairtrade and the global Fairtrade certification company Flocert, the company will be the first…

Rouxan Jansen van Rensburg – Core Fruit

Early avo market in Europe the complete opposite to last year

Core Fruit, the avocado exporter of producer ZZ2, has for some weeks been exporting early Hass (Maluma) and greenskin avocados to a European market which is presenting a very different picture to last year: avocado supply from Spain and Israel tapered off earlier this year creating a big gap in the early…

Natascha Veldhuis, Veldhuis Logistics:

"My Dad always said standing still is going backward"

‘Standing still is moving backward', Dutch transportation business owner Dirk Veldhuis, who died in 2021, used to say. His daughter Natascha has taken that to heart. She and co-owner Mario Groot - who, after years in the transport business, joined the company in May 2022  - run Veldhuis Logistics, which now…

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Agrieuropa to increase parsley root and celeriac crops for the next winter season

"For the next winter campaign, we aim at increasing the production, cultivated areas, clients and markets of parsley roots and celeriac," reports Alberto Nocera, president of Agrieuropa in Terracina (Latina). "We currently grow parsley roots on 10 hectares, which we aim to increase by 50% for the next campaign.…

VBT figures week 12

Cucumber prices drop

In Belgium, more local products are gradually being auctioned. That means the recent truly high prices for greenhouse vegetables at the Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives Federation (VBT) are over.…

Let it Out's keys to boosting tomato value

"Building up a brand is much more than sticking a label on a fruit"

The tomato season is entering its final stretch in Almeria. "It has been a difficult campaign, with product shortages, but with good prices, and with the threat of the Brown Rugose Virus," says Jordi Ballester, manager of the company Let It Out Food Creativity, who has devoted his life to the development…

Starting Wednesday, March 29

The second-category long and black aubergines from Andalusia will no longer be on the market

On March 22, the Board of Directors of Hortyfruta, Andalusia's Fruit and Vegetable Inter-branch organization, held a meeting regarding the evolution of the cultivation and…

Growing regions start this year's season with different prospects Dreamstime

Asparagus harvest volume and acreage declining in 2022

A not inconsiderable proportion of the asparagus consumed in Germany during the asparagus season does not come from domestic fields, but from abroad. Last year, 19,500 tons of…

German 2022 asparagus harvest was worst in nearly a decade

Germany's Federal Statistical Office (StBA) on Tuesday released data showing a sharp decline in the amount of asparagus harvested in the country for the year 2022.…

Brits may have to get used to fresh vegetables shortages

In recent weeks, after disrupted harvests in north Africa reduced supply and inflation forced industry buyers to spend more on less from key markets such as Spain, British…

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South African Table Grape Industry celebrates 2022/2023 China Campaign launch

On Friday, March 24, the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) celebrated a successful 2022/2023 China Market Development Campaign launch at Guangzhou’s Jiangnonghui wholesale fruit market. Joining hands at the event were representatives of the South African Embassy in China, South Africa’s Western…

Electricity costs up 133% for UK apple growers

A survey of British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) growers has revealed that they are paying more than twice as much for electricity in December 2022 than in the same month in…

Apulia Region: "It was our flagship"

Dozens of hectares of Italia grape variety is being uprooted in Apulia

After an unsatisfactory season, it usually happens. However, this time the phenomenon we are dealing with is different and rather dramatic. In recent weeks, in the Italian region of Apulia (and beyond), dozens of hectares of seed-bearing grapes are being uprooted, first of all of the Italia variety, a…

Niel Van Laethem, Van Laethem:

"More people are getting to know exclusive products like Spanish wild strawberries"

This month, Spanish wild strawberries appeared again in herb and edible flower merchant Van Laethem's assortment. "These have been an established part of our range for several years. As soon as the first ones are ready for harvest, we offer them," says Niel Van Laethem of this Belgian company. "Also,…

Harm Valckx, Berry Packing Services:

"When there are large supplies, blueberries are increasingly sold in 700 g-1 kg packs"

There were vast amounts of blueberries available during the overseas season. The volumes coming from Morocco and Spain are considerably lower, says Harm Valckx of Berry Packaging in the Netherlands. "We don't trade but pack for various customers, and most of the berries coming from Morocco have already…

Chlorothalonil is considered carcinogenic

Germany issues an alert after detecting chlorothalonil in melons imported from Costa Rica via the Netherlands

German health authorities notified the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) that they detected the presence of chlorothalonil, a fungicide that is considered…

Florida peaches waiting on rain

The Florida peach season is three weeks away from getting underway. “The crop is a little light compared to last year. Most of our trees are 10-11 years old and they’re kind of slowing down a little bit and aren’t what they used to be,” says Ken Edison of Deer Park Peaches in Saint Cloud, Florida. As for the growing season, while…

Core organic apple varieties go year-round

Rainier Fruit Company has plans in place to take core organic varieties year-round again. For the fifth year in a row, organic gala, organic fuji, organic Honeycrisp and organic granny smith apples will be supplied by Rainier Fruit all summer long. “It's a testament to the hard work that starts in the…

“We put all our energy in the offshore melon season”

The US offshore season for melons kicked off early November. “We started with bringing in melons from the Zacapa Valley in Guatemala,” says Mark Cassius, President of Sol Group Marketing, a division of Fyffes. The Zacapa Valley is one of the main melon production regions in Guatemala. It’s a desert…

Later start of California cherry harvest

No two years are alike in California. The state experienced the driest three-year stretch on record until this last winter season came around. Torrential rain and snow drenched the state in recent weeks, adding to an already wet winter season. Another storm with more rainfall is hitting California this…

Report on unseasonal rain and its impact on grape industry in Nashik, March 2023

"The rain loosened the natural protective layer, making the grapes more vulnerable to progressive defects"

The unseasonal rains seem to have a large impact on the grape industry in India. Darshan Patil, Director and CEO of Fresh Survey Pvt. Ltd. has written a report, which he shared on LinkedIn. According to the report, 40 per cent of the grapes will be rejected due to the damages, where normally no more than…

Strong demand for Tunisian peaches and apricots

Tunisian peach and apricot growers are expecting a good season, thanks to strong demand, good weather conditions, and better productivity this year, according to Mohamed Akermi, CEO of Tunileaf. "We are putting the finishing touches and preparing to send the first shipments of the season. At Tunileaf, we…

Turkish cherry harvest expected to start slightly early

A lack of rain will result in smaller sized cherries this year, says Akin Soyleyen, marketing manager for Turkish exporter Aksun: “The weather has been ever changing since the last couple of years, which has resulted in different supply periods for fruits. This year has been no different in that sense,…

Targeting expansion to Germany and UAE

Romanian organic blueberry farm launches new global brand

Făgăraș-based organic blueberry farm Dealul cu Afine launched a new global brand amid plans to reach several international markets in the next 12 months. UAE, Saudi Arabia,…

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