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Sector | Vegetables

Red kale added to UK premium retail range

Tighter than normal volumes on Mexican cauliflower

Els van Herpen, ZON:

"Limited supply of Spanish cucumbers drives prices to unprecedented levels"

Munich wholesale market:

"The entire Q4 was quite subdued compared to the previous year"

Garlic production in Ukraine

Local varieties, stable economics, and emerging links with Europe

German BLE week 50:

'Relevance of Italian and Israeli mandarins expanded'

Malaga fruit and vegetable turnover falls to €633 million

Ukraine needs 120 large vegetable storage facilities

Leafy crops damaged by heavy rain and hail in the Spanish province of Almeria

Health benefits and storage capabilities result in steady growth of parsnip consumption

Volume picking up on field cucumbers

"Strong demand for iceberg lettuce has started to emerge from European countries"

UK carrot farm harvests 150 tons a week for Christmas supply

Enduring Ventures to acquire McCain South Africa vegetable operations

Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update:

Produce markets steady as avocado prices hold

'Living salads for supermarkets' win award at Interfel competition

Gisborne sweetcorn season begins ahead of Christmas

Investment expands regenerative agriculture portfolio

Philippines expects stable highland vegetable supply through year end

Australia launches research project to improve carrot packout

Ben Meadows - Harvest Moon:

“We’re excited to launch our new export punnet"

Maarten Verhaegen (BelOrta): “Waiting to see whether the cucumber price spike is temporary”

"Preference for returns at retail in winter puts pressure on local greenhouse tomato market"

Rwanda launches project to manage potato and cassava pests

Fortuna Frutos Continental marks 45 years in Canary tomato growing next year

"Late but solid start to Canarian tomato season"

Maraldi Sementi Open Day (Italy)

Next-level innovation for the baby leaf sector

Vietnam chilli prices spark watchtowers in Thanh Hoa

L'Ortolana bets everything on its top-range products

A rewarding 2025: Optimistic outlook for the future

A new cotonet has been detected in the fields of the Valencia Region

China overtakes Uzbekistan in Kazakhstan produce imports

U.S. tomato growers rise to opportunity

Dominica expands plant propagation capacity

NZ horticulture exports forecast to reach US$5.5 billion

Kazakhstan implements measures to stabilize vegetable supply

Herman Lion, Lathouwers and Co:

“Sales rise towards the holidays, but Belgian endive prices remain far too low”

Jakarta Chili prices double and onion prices rise to US$3.9 per kg

Agro Mediterranea Distribuzione's seasonal point of view

"Winter horticulture rebounds, with tomatoes recovering and artichokes surging"

Jörg Sailer on the current market situation and the future of Munich’s wholesale market:

"We traders need a clear perspective in the near future"

Wholesale sales of vegetables fall in Moldova as Azerbaijan resumes exports

Special Peru: Packing del Carmen provides packing services to exporting companies

"As we do not have our own production, we can guarantee clients the priority for their fruit"

Citrus tops Egypt’s agricultural exports with over 2 million tons

National Retail Report - Specialty Crops:

U.S. retail produce ads rise 7 percent with focus on winter vegetables

Johannesburg fruit market quiet as summer volumes rise

Paolillo's take on fennel (Italy)

A strong production season and a responsive market

Malaysia activates emergency plan after vegetable crop losses

U.S. Michigan vegetable sector worth US$5.4 billion

"During the festive period, oyster mushroom sales are high"

Eurofruits Levante joins Anecoop

Nat Cowx - ESG Drysdale:

"Every Christmas, our team works around the clock, harvesting, grading, and packing 3,500 tonnes of sprouts"

German BLE week 49

'Elstar, Braeburn, Boskoop, and Jonagold form the basis of the domestic range'

New optical sorter targets leafy greens processing

Australian salad producer enters administration with est. US$10m debt

Endive turning up in new dishes to help boost demand

New vegetable propagation nursery officially opened in Suriname

Stella Rasmussen on marketing Kenyan chilies and legumes:

"Stable supply and good quality at the start of the Christmas season"

Sri Lanka sees vegetable demand drop after Cyclone Ditwah

Mexico faces heavy inflows as garlic supply surges globally

Seasonal perishable products weekly update:

U.S. reports lower strawberry prices and steady avocado supply

Philippines maintains vegetable supply as transport delays persist

Levantia Seed presents KG84 F1 and KG65 F1

Two new kabocha varieties: One productive and early, the other of high organoleptic quality

Bihar emerges as India’s top mushroom producer

UK declares end of Colorado beetle outbreak

Dewulf launches the MP 18-110

New hall filler for the potato and vegetable sector introduced

Ukrainian leverages full production cycle for higher margins and export growth

VBT figures week 49

Unprecedented prices at auction for cucumbers

Application period now open

Financial aid of up to 20,000 euros per hectare to fight "T. parvispinus" in peppers

Wholesale market Hilden:

"Vegetable prices too low in relation to renewed cost increases"

Morocco extends sweet pepper export growth

Egypt cauliflower and broccoli exports to the U.K. increase to 879 tons

Jamaica reports heavy fruit and vegetable losses after Hurricane Melissa

Malaysia sees vegetable prices triple after monsoon rains

Growing sales of artichokes, oil, and bottarga box for OP Agricola Campidanese

"Fifty thousand artichokes a day marks the peak of the campaign"

Botswana import bans raise tensions in SACU vegetable trade

Rangareddy vegetables drive Hyderabad market supply

New Zealand moves cherries and capsicums in festive airfreight

Australian growers study New Zealand vegetable systems

BASF Nunhems presents in Murcia its new iceberg and romaine lettuce products

2026-2027 PAIA co-chairmen announced

Peak rush coming up for Kiem-X

"Because Christmas and New Year fall just one week apart, their production cycles fully overlap"

Reindeer carrot snacks arrive in time for Christmas

UK Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices - week 49:

Egremont russet up 5% as late apples drop

Peru Special: Agrokasa uses treated wastewater

"Using water from different sources allows Ica's acreage to be maintained without sustainability being compromised"

Belarus to cover low apple harvest with imports for state reserve stocks

Afghanistan promotes mushrooms as alternative crop to poppy

Agrivoltaic project to revive vegetable cultivation in Corsica

Abakos F1: BASF | Nunhems' new red bell pepper for Almería

Ghana welcomes U.S. removal of tariffs on farm exports

Egypt’s strawberry exports to Russia rise 150 percent

Indian flight chaos disrupts Pune strawberry and veg shipments

Ukraine boosts tomato imports to 81,800 tons

U.S. fruit ads show mango and blueberry price increases

Israel to drop range of U.S. fruit and vegetable tariffs from 2026

New Ruralim asparagus variety launched for growers

German BLE week 48

'The presence of French shipments expanded noticeably, with domestic cauliflower leading the way overall'

Cordenka GmbH on course for growth with biodegradable guide cords for commercial horticulture

"Our solution avoids unnecessary disposal costs"

Stronger leek pulls for the holidays

Status of Andalusia's greenhouse crops in the last week of November

UK facility installs new iceberg lettuce processing line

Fiji sets quality requirements for pineapple exports to NZ

Pavlodar region signs price-stabilization deal to secure winter vegetable supply

"In addition to grapes, avocados and pomegranates, we have also started packing snow peas"

Taiwan promotes processing of winter vegetable surpluses

Mexican vegetables are in transition and supply is a story of two tales

Himachal Pradesh faces dry spell and rising frost risk

From Heinenoord to Hong Kong, Polderland Groenten’s sprouts travel worldwide

"The Netherlands wants small sprouts in airtight packs; Germany prefers big and plastic-free"

"Exotic mushroom sales double or triple in the run-up to Christmas"

Mushroom grower handles peak season with temporary cooling solution

Three companies open the 2025/26 campaign

First shipments of Almeria peppers arrive in the U.S.

Kenyan farmers turn to solar drying to cut post-harvest losses

Ghana opens new vegetable centre for tech-focused training

India’s Cyclone Ditwah disrupts vegetable production and prices

Belarus adjusts price rules for cucumbers and tomatoes

Ukraine’s freezing industry processes 35 percent fewer berries than vegetables this season

Kyrgyzstan lowers import VAT base on onions and allium vegetables

Seasonal perishable products weekly update:

Avocado demand slows as December pricing shifts

Thanksgiving demand stronger for cooking greens, cabbage

"Growing share of brown mushrooms is a clear sign of a changing product mix"

Vegetable growers in Manche department going through an unprecedented crisis

Tanzania moves ahead with large-scale cassava investment

Vegetable losses reach 6,836 tons after Nepali rains

Ukraine reports 1 million ton storage shortfall

Hebei growers expand plantings of new cabbage varieties

Ukraine vegetable oversupply keeps prices under pressure

Giuseppe Licata of the Sicilian Berdia Ortofrutticola

"Climbing beans conquer the market: boom in counter-seasonal demand"

Sweet peppers from Egypt arriving soon on the European market

Specialty crop costs rise faster than prices in U.S.

Vietnam targets 400 000 ha in winter crop plan

Hungary adds more fruit and vegetable lines to price cap

NSW sets 2026 food safety rules for berry and veg growers