“Limited supply means bell peppers are still priced high”

Stable market and high prices for Italian green kiwis ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Do not reply to this email. Send your response to info@freshplaza.com. News| Search| Job offers| Photos| Subscribe| Advertise| About us | View this newsletter in your browser Thursday, May 6, 2021 EUROPE Our team Sander Bruins Slot Email Nichola McGregor Email Nick Peters Email  Job Offers Supply Chain Coordinator - Kudelstaart, Netherlands Plant Buyer - Kudelstaart, Netherlands Hydroponic Grower - Livingston (Tennessee) USA Assistant Grower - Chatham (ON) Canada Director - Eastern U.S. Commercial Specialist Product Development Specialist Tomato Customer Service & Supply Chain Seeds Business Development Manager - Vietnam Senior Grower - Harrisonburg (VA) USA Cristian Moretti director of Agrintesa takes stock of the situation Stable market and high prices for Italian green kiwis For the Italian green kiwi, the market is reaching its peak. The year was characterized by low quantities and demand was accompanied by a high price. From March to May,… Job Offers: Supply Chain Coordinator - Kudelstaart, Netherlands Plant Buyer - Kudelstaart, Netherlands Another two weeks of good weather needed Good weather outlook in Poland could lead to high apple yield this season The Polish weather forecasting is looking good, with temperatures actually rising. If any night frosts can be avoided for another two weeks, Poland could have a significantly… Francesco Romano (RO.GR.AN) commented on the situation The climate facilitates the export of new potatoes from southern Italy These are difficult weeks for growers in the southern Italian region of Apulia. This has everything to do with the frost in April. Yet it has also had a positive effect on… "The United Kingdom buys about 90 to 95% of India's exported baby corn" The export of baby corn from India is going well. The product is available year round, but May and June can be tricky months in terms of water shortages. Luckily there were… Barry Michiels, Gebroeders Michiels, Belgium "Limited supply means bell peppers are still priced high" Fruit and vegetable consumption is partially dependent on the weather. That's evident now, too. Temperatures across Western Europe are low for this time of year. "It's too… J. Aurelio García, manager of Explum: "We expect a campaign with more stable prices at the start" Significant drop expected in early plum production The drop in temperatures at the beginning of April caused an intense blossom drop in plum trees in Extremadura, which will result in the harvest volumes being reduced to… Emanuel Sluis, Service2Fruit, the Netherlands "Long-term orientation on the pear market for the first time this season" The pear market's been improving in recent weeks. "Storage and container prices are rising in tandem. Directly-traded, unsorted pears are going for around €0.60. And up to… Philip van Geest, Van Geest International, the Netherlands "Easing of COVID-19 rules means renewed UK demand, Brexit paperwork hassle still a sore point" Trade between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom has been boosted a bit. That's according to Philip van Geest of Van Geest International (VGI). That's thanks to the… New products from Yuksel Seeds ToBRFV-resistant tomato varieties and short cucumbers for planting in spring and summer The seed house Yuksel Seeds has obtained tomato varieties resistant to the rugose virus (ToBRFV), a contagious plant virus that spreads easily by mechanical transmission and… Huge over supply of butternut squash on UK market Butternut squash is in huge oversupply in the UK at the moment, with big volumes coming in from both South Africa and Brazil. "The reason for the oversupply is… Special Melons / Kiwifruit Watermelon, Almeria's second most important agricultural product Coexphal and Hortiespaña launch the SANDI 'The first European watermelon' campaign The southeast of Spain is the first and only watermelon-producing area in Europe that has been able to place top-quality delicious watermelons in the market since mid-April… Global Focus Machinery/Packaging A tripartite partnership for eco-designed 100% cardboard packaging DS Smith and Solarenn : a zero plastic partnership "Eco-design is a business approach that requires investments and time in the long term," explains the president of Solarenn, Christophe Rousse. A joint effort from three… "Sustainability is important to us" - more than just a phrase for soft fruit propagator Anyone driving into the parking lot at Van der Avoird Trayplant in Bavel in Brabant will immediately see a lot of green. Looks nice and fresh, you might think - but for the… French potato producer equips its new line with two optical sorting machines Leading French potato producer Parmentine has equipped its new line in Samazan with two optical sorters from Tomra Food - one the Tomra 5A, the other the Sentinel II. Sa… Focusing on high quality to obtain maximum economic results "We have always focused on high quality in order to obtain the maximum economic result from our productions. This is why we opted for plum tomatoes," reports Giuseppe Ottone,… Some almond groves survived the frost in the Taranto province "I notice something different every time I check on my groves. Almonds are growing rapidly, a look at the branches is enough to understand the volumes to be expected this… European potato market (week 18) Netherlands: Clearly higher quotations last week European physical markets Price summary €/t (source: NEPG): Belgium Fiwap/PCA market message: Potatoes for processing: very firm markets. Many factories are buying, in addition to… The Marlene® nymph decorates 150,000 bags across Europe Marlene®'s new look will accompany thousands of consumers' shopping trips throughout Europe. Starting in February, the "Marlene® nymph", the work chosen to represent the VOG… APH Group becomes exclusive distributor of Solidtec palletizers Recently, APH Group and Solidtec agreed on cooperation in marketing, sales, and service in Central- Eastern Europe, Turkey, and Asia. Solidtec, a member of the Manter Group… Direct Source International embraces CO! Correct initiative A few months ago, the CO! Correct quality mark was launched based on the idea of making sustainability accessible to the fruit and vegetable industry. Organizations that want… Agricover©, from Agralia New cover for cherry trees All fruit tree varieties have been developed by geneticists for open ground cultivation and production. Therefore, if we protect them with netting or plastic, we modify the… Lucía Myrtea and Victoria Myrtea will start to be grown this year. IMIDA and CEBAS-CSIC present their first two red-fleshed plum varieties After ten years of joint research, the Murcian Institute for Agrarian and Food Research and Development (IMIDA) and the Center for Soil Science and Applied Biology of the… Southern Hemisphere outlook survey SHAFFE members look positively towards the future During the Southern Hemisphere Fruit Trade Congress 2021, members of the Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters reviewed the challenges and opportunities… Switzerland: So PotatOh! continues to grow In June 2020, Terralog ag launched the So PotatOh! product line, a healthy, fresh and delicious way to eat potatoes. One year later, the Bern-based potato specialist is taking… Seipasa obtains label extension for the bioinsecticide Pirecris in Portugal "It's the solution berry growers had been waiting for for 'Drosophila suzukii' control" Seipasa, a Spanish company specialized in the development and formulation of bioinsecticides, biofungicides and biostimulants for agriculture, has obtained an… Belgians ate more fruit & vegetables in 2020, but really still not enough Although Belgians consumed more fruit and vegetables in 2020, the totals are still below those that nutritionists would wish to see. A recent poll was carried… "Our workers can now work safely" One year later, Fairtrade Covid Fund continues to deliver significant impact for farmers More than 500,000 farmers and agricultural workers in nearly 60 countries across the globe are reaping the benefits of Fairtrade's COVID Relief and Resilience Fund – a joint… Mafiosi planned cocaine shipments in banana containers Italy: 40 arrests made in Catania anti-mafia operation Earlier this week, Italian police arrested 40 people in a sweep of Catania-based Cosa Nostra families that also incarcerated alleged mafiosi operating in… Italian Trade Agency courts Nigerian agricultural produce exporters At the start of this week, Italian Trade Agency ITA wooed Nigerian agricultural exporters, spurred on by the demand for fruits and vegetables in the European… Morocco's watermelon is displacing Almeria product in France and the Netherlands According to data prepared by Hortoinfo from the statistical services Comtrade, the Statistics Division of the United Nations Organization (UN), and Estacom (Icex-Tax Agency),… Moldova: First local strawberries relatively expensive In the last week of April, the first strawberries from local greenhouses arrived on the Moldovan market. As these have been small trial batches, their… The Ministry of Agriculture published an analysis of the productive reality of the stone fruit sector in Spain in 2020 The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, published on its website a study that analyzes the productive reality of the stone fruit sector in Spain in… Authorities in Seville have dismantled a group dedicated to robbing citrus fruits in the Vega del Guadalquivir The Civil Guard in Seville have dismantled a criminal group dedicated to robbing citrus fruits from agricultural operations in the Vega del Guadalquivir. The… Jesus Berdusan is the new president of the DO regulatory council Fuentes de Ebro may produce nearly 5 million kilos of onions this season The regulatory council of the Denomination of Origin Cebolla de Fuentes de Ebro has renewed its presidency by appointing Jesus Berdusan as their new president.… University of Sheffield University of Sheffield research to counter effects of droughts Pod Yield Project: UK scientists develop climate-resilient bean crop Scientists in the UK have developed beans that may be able to use up to 40 percent less water. This would make them a more reliable food crop during droughts. The project was… Berry Gardens Jessica Ennis-Hill teams up with Berry Gardens to promote health benefits of soft fruits Olympic champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill has teamed up with Berry Gardens for the own-label supplier's biggest-ever campaign, promoting the health benefits of soft fruits.… Canada Significant interest for Alberta-grown sweet potatoes One Canadian grower is hoping to build a new industry for the province of Alberta: sweet potatoes. Currently, the Western Canadian province does grow potatoes already. But… US, Canada, Russia, and Europe are main destinations Argentinean lemon season kicks off The Argentine lemon season has begun. Salix Fruits, a fresh fruit importer/exporter, says in the second wave of COVID-19 affecting the country and the region, the company's… Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results 'Gross profit at $105 million for Q1 2021: increase of 53%, compared with prior year period' Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter ended April 2, 2021. Financial highlights for the first quarter of 2021: Gross profit was $105.0… The first global fruit company to receive approval Chiquita to receive science based target initiative approval for "30BY30" sustainability program Earlier this year, Chiquita announced its "30BY30" sustainability program, a major program aiming to reduce carbon emissions across brand operations by 30 percent by the end… Retail Dreamstime SPAR Hungary has expanded the e-grocery catchment area Co-op Group has announced a 10-point action plan to hit zero-carbon by 2040 UK: Asda launches first ESG reportAsda has published its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report which sets out its commitments to a sustainable business… FreshPlaza Funny Very recognisable! 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