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UK: House of Lords debates Horticultural Sector Committee Report
PBL: There is a future for climate-neutral greenhouse horticulture in the Netherlands
Bio.Fru.Pro prioritizes quality and environmental protection:
Seasonal kickoff for regional organic tomatoes
“The crème de la crème of South African tomatoes just aren’t there”
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"
West Africa’s struggle with currency devaluation and food insecurity
"Solar energy generation should not come at the expense of cultivation"
Enforcement against 'elevated solar field' on greenhouse initiated
VBT figures week 16:
Tomato prices lag behind previous years
"Ultimately, we are not paying a fair price for our food"
NL: Tide turns for tomato prices in March
"CO2 emissions per fruit and vegetable product on Albert Heijn's shelves"
The Tomato Contact Group met in Almería:
Balancing the market's competition conditions is a priority for the European tomato sector
US: 2022 EPA emissions inventory highlights agriculture's sustainability strides
Post-Brexit border controls delayed again in the UK
Local greenhouse tomatoes have arrived in the Ukrainian market
Egyptian watermelon season kicking off:
"We have tripled our greenhouse acreage"
SanLucar and Galbani:
Spanish and Italian companies brings mozzarella cheese and tomatoes to German plates
Social media hyped about blueberry price surges at Australian supermarkets
Korean food exporters meet global buyers from 36 countries at Buy Korean Food+
NFU rebuts newspaper claims that cheap imports benefit food security
Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports to South Korea and Thailand see significant growth
Uzbekistan's fruit and vegetable exports to Russia see significant rise
Japan open to employ broad range of strategies in response to the yen reaching very low value
Good production on Mexican blackberries despite weather events
New South Wales
Nambucca Valley Council strives to limit intensive blueberry farming
Unprecedented floods in the United Arab Emirates destroy greenhouses
U.S. retailers shifted to specials on springtime favorites like strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, lemons, and cantaloupes
"Iraqi horticulture sector offers opportunities for Dutch investment"
Morocco is Spain's foremost non-EU provider of fruits and vegetables in early 2024
Why tomatoes are considered vegetables in the US
Sander Zuidgeest, Steenks Service:
"Finnish growers prefer small, new, and high-quality products"
"60 hectares of hydroponic greenhouses by 2028"
Royal Brinkman's strategy:
Global volume and market knowledge for specialization and innovation
Nikgroup Farm to establish tomato and pepper farms in Akuse, Ghana
Prince de Bretagne develops its berry range:
“The French market still has plenty of room for improvement”
"It wasn't a good campaign for any of Almeria's tomato varieties"
Environmental accounting and reporting for CEA operations
USMCA seasonal perishable products weekly update:
'U.S. vegetable production dropped over 3% from 2017-2022'
Ruud Krul, Freshclusive:
"Lower air freight rates boost exports to distant destinations"
"The Greek strawberry sector has to deal with three really demanding challenges"
"Lower European tomato production provided an opportunity for Turkish tomatoes"
Franken: Early start to the open ground radish harvest
"The winter season saw an abundance of affordable radishes from Italy"
Thulani Magida - Juta Agritech:
Competing meaningfully in the vegetable market
Call for Canadian vertical farmers to participate in stakeholder survey
Primizie Company:
"Improving the supply to meet the demand for strawberries is crucial"
Consumers continue to prefer domestic strawberries:
Early kick-off for the strawberry season
Turkmenistan tomatoes are gaining ground in foreign markets
Strawberry Contact Group debates effects of climate change in France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal
A letter to MEPs:
"The future of EU farming depends on balanced and effective legislation on Plant Reproductive material"
US: CEA Alliance applauds introduction of bipartisan Senate bill to scale supply chain loan guarantee program at USDA
Businesses prepare for the implications of new post-Brexit border controls between the UK and the EU
Tobias Mann at the season opener for Altes Land greenhouse strawberries:
"Even after Easter, the price situation can be called quite positive"
Area figures 2023 from Statistics Netherlands (CBS):
Has the contraction of Dutch greenhouse horticulture begun?
National Retail Report - specialty crops:
Ad numbers down this week as retailers took a break after Lent and Easter promotions
CAN: Ottawa looks to robotics to address labor challenges in the ag sector
NZ: Research roadshow highlights how levy money is put to practical use
The most expensive vegetable is becoming more popular, at 1,000 euro per kg
Despite falling volumes:
Morocco continues to increase revenue from fresh vegetable exports
Deal on trade support for Ukraine with more protection for EU farmers
World Bank greenlights $35mn boost for agri-food clusters in Kyrgyz Republic
Tomato industry stakeholders respond to Florida’s appeal for protectionist policies
The changing landscape of the pickling cucumber industry
The Netherlands pioneers sustainable horticulture in Kazakhstan
World Vegetable Map 2024:
Turbulent times for the global vegetable sector
Farm Financing: Works remain much more than the pouring of funds
Pickle trends help grow dill pickle cucumber consumption
Sam Pope - British Growers Insights
Collecting data such as price, promotions, country of origin and packaging
The import of Uzbek veggies to alleviate Kazakh mid-season shortage
Dutch exporter discusses the start of the local greenhouse strawberry season
"Fandango is particularly popular in the German day trading market"
Frequent fresh produce promotions by supermarkets challenge Australian producers
Organic Trade Association survey says:
“Most familiar + high trust = Organic”
USMCA Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update:
Asparagus demand is light following the Easter holiday pull
"Russian vegetables with fake documents undermine prices," say Lithuanian farmers
1.08 million euros allocated to Ukrainian agribusinesses for orchard and greenhouse development
US: Farmer sentiment improves as interest rate expectations shift
California settles into strawberry production
Didier Lepoutre - Belorta
“We are being approached directly from the UK looking for our products"
Henrik Rolf from Köckerling & Co.
"German fresh-cut market seems to move in two opposite directions"
Report: Marks & Spencer is UK’s most prominent online grocery brand
SPAR Gran Canaria is partnering for the promotion and production of tomatoes from La Aldea
Prices of imported tomatoes up in Ukraine
US: Horti research institute to carry out a new green industry survey
Wouter Willems, ZON:
"Retailers in search of bell peppers, but supply still limited"
Manuel Piedras from UPA Huelva, from Brussels: "After Easter, prices have recovered as the production has fallen due to the cold"
"This hasn't been a good year for those who speculate with strawberries around Easter"
Cutting through greenwashing and profitability
Focus on consumption at Global Food Security Conference
"El Niño delays Mexican strawberry harvests"
Despite inflation, climate change, Red Sea crisis... Egyptian strawberries remain unaffected
Lucien Ruiter, Van Ooijen Citrus:
"First Spanish greenhouse cherries are a must-have"
Global market overview strawberries
Northeast India:
Strawberry cultivation expands in Bihar
Mexico delays glyphosate ban amidst agricultural and trade pressures
South Gippsland producers need to adapt to Australian consumption patterns
Azerbaijan's tomato exports surge: driven by seasonal dynamics and Russian demand
Nigel Jenney, Chief Executive of the Fresh Produce Consortium:
"UK government's new import charges set to cripple fresh produce & flower industry"
“The primary functional failure point: choosing technology over purpose"
Tennessee moves to classify 'Vaccine Lettuce' as a drug
State grant program for farmers in Ukraine has yielded disappointing results
Borja Herrera, from Difrusol
"The quality of some greenhouse products is decreasing, we are withdrawing to avoid issues at destination"
EU Commission proposes common agricultural policy revisions following farmer protests
Global survey on the costs in produce production launches
Philippe Degré, Rotom:
"Switching to local tomatoes as quality of Spanish goods diminishes"
EU pumps four times more money into farming animals than growing plants
Sjraar Hulsman, Frankort&Koning:
"German gastronomers are looking at Dutch strawberries early"
Exclusive to FreshPlaza:
Roamler dives into Polish, German, and French blackberry and raspberry market
Opportunities for organic agriculture in Uganda
Russian Government approves duty-free import of up to 100,000 tons of tomatoes until May 31
Lithuanian vegetable market faces challenges from Russian produce
Kenya poised to triple horticultural exports with Dutch MoU on cool-logistics corridor
EU-NZ FTA ratification boost for New Zealand's horticulture sector
Samskip continues network expansion with new Spain-United Kingdom-Rotterdam Service launch
Horticultural Sector Committee report:
‘Sowing the seeds: A blooming English horticultural sector’
Small gap on imported organic Heirloom tomatoes until mid-April
'Until growers are fully consulted'
NFU calls for a halt to proposed changes in SMETA standard
Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen area
Vittorio Gona from OP Alba Bio also reports on the complicated situation:
"Premium niche tomatoes now featured in our assortment"
Tomato prices surge in India
Marcel van der Pluijm, Feeling Fresh:
"Early demand for Dutch bell peppers from North America following a successful Spanish season"
Bitcoin mining unlocks Iceland's $9.24M food import gap
The absence of Polish cucumber imports offers market opportunities for Ukrainian producers
"The federal carbon price increase will impose nearly $24M in additional carbon costs on the greenhouse sector"
Deal to extend trade support for Ukraine with safeguards for EU farmers
Baltimore bridge collapse impacting Maryland logistics
Can the decline in vegetables' nutrient content be reversed?
Evolution of strawberry varieties in Huelva for the 2023/2024 campaign:
The Marisma, Fortuna, and Rociera varieties lead Huelva's strawberry production
Turkey: Minister of Ag says all protected cropping production to be monitored
