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Potato output exceeds 4.1 million tonnes in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan exports 45,200 tonnes of tomatoes in 2025
Strong partnerships are required to overcome challenges in the produce industry
Azerbaijan increases tomato exports in 2025
Marco Bergman, Harvest House:
“Higher demand and tighter supply mark the start of the Dutch pepper season”
Leon Duijvestijn, The Greenery:
“Acreage growth and stronger role for lighted cultivation after dynamic import season”
German BLE week 9:
'Spring-like weather boosted demand for tomatoes'
Dave's Fresh Marketplace, Rhode Island
Fresh produce presentation, diversity, convenience, and quality in American style”
Tajikistan: Leading women farmers in reviving lost crops and reshaping the future
Ghana Armed Forces and Agri-Impact partner to deepen food security
Cindy van Rijswick, Rabobank:
“Middle East tensions highlight the EU’s role as the foundation of our exports”
EU–Mercosur fruit and vegetable trade balance tilts strongly toward South America in 2025
Spanish cucumber exports reach record volume in 2025, with Almería dominating shipments
Middle East conflict continues to disrupt shipping and fresh produce exports
Lebanese exporters are cut off from Gulf markets
Japanese strawberry regions compete as consumption drops to 40%
IFPA expands “School Foodservice Partner X-Change”
EC signs agreements to strengthen bilateral ties with Switzerland
National Retail Report - Specialty Crops 27 Feb:
Retail produce ads dip 3% as grapes lead fruit promotions
Last year, the price of peppers nearly doubled from origin to destination
First Inspire strawberries of the new season harvested
Freiburg wholesale market
"Italian strawberry season starts with moderate prices and large fruits"
Rachel Mackenzie - Berries Australia
Australian blueberry exports to double with Vietnam access
War crippling Indian veg exports to the Middle East
Rainfall continues to influence São Paulo lettuce supply
Yields have shown decline in greenhouse in Russia in 2025
Mexico: Partnership aims to promote training for AMHPAC member companies
UK: NFU elects its new officeholder team
Portuguese tomato imports to Spain nearly triple between 2021 and 2025, overtaking Morocco
Special Fruit launches spring strawberry season with Lady Emma
"Buyers turn to Dutch and Belgian strawberries as supply problems hit southern Europe"
Travis Murphy - All Aussie Farmers:
“If everything goes to plan, Purple Bliss tomatoes will be in Victorian fruit shops in Spring”
Seasonal perishable products weekly update:
Tomatoes see price increases, strawberries decline across U.S. markets
Overall declines in Almeria's horticultural crops, except for cucumbers
Peru begins 2026 with increased strawberry exports but lower average prices
Australian horticulture reaches US$12.14 billion, exports US$2.31 billion
Australian growers raise concerns despite horticulture record
Greenhouse growers upgrading screens in preparation for another record-breaking UK Summer
US: Defining success in the CEA industry
Brazilian tomato fields face rising pest pressure in Itapeva
Huelva's strawberry industry aims to extend the season to compensate for losses from the storms
Germany:
Largest vegetable harvest in 36 years
Produce industry reacts to Supreme Court tariff ruling
Ghana still not self-sufficient in tomato production despite greenhouse technology, says Farmers Association
Inside high-tech greenhouse complex growing Belarus’ vegetables
China's vegetable capital embraces smart farming, eyes global markets
Peruvian blueberries shift from volume growth to demand management
Albanian vegetable exports drop 46% in January after floods
"Our green bean yields and uniformity keep getting better every season"
Oriental fruit fly detection leads to Biosecurity New Zealand taking action
Western Mediterranean flooding highlights climate risks to UK food imports
Jo Lambrecht and Xavier Martin launch Lagache FreshCo export company
“With a strong company behind us, we expect to build a successful export operation”
VBT figures week 8:
Tight supply supports higher strawberry, asparagus, and aubergine prices in Belgium
Jamaican government launches $880M REDI-II Greenhouse Project to boost climate-resilient agriculture
Guiding sustainable vegetable production in British Columbia
Korea expands global agri-food strategy with 30 new K-food hubs
Starting yesterday, the U.S. will implement a 10% global tariff
Ukraine publishes updated export-oriented catalogue of organic berry and nut producers
Jordanian NGO grows and exports fresh produce
HortNZ calls for major changes to proposed replacement of the RMA
Black aubergine prices plummet by 469% at Almeria auctions in less than a month
Senegal increases fresh vegetable exports to the UK
Florida freeze losses exceed $3.1 billion across agriculture
Chilean blueberry exports up 6% in early 2025/26
Sugar snap supply gapping between Guatemala and Peru
India and New Zealand launch horticulture working group
Zimbabwe expands blueberry exports with off-season supply focus
"Opportunities for Dutch greenhouses in Canada and the eastern US"
Sjraar Hulsman, Frankort & Koning:
"Exclusive export customers opt for higher-priced but reliable strawberries from the Netherlands and Belgium"
Latvia's greenhouses busy despite cold
Antonio Zani of OP Granfrutta Zani
"The availability of strawberries is currently reduced by 40%"
Outlook for Dutch pepper cultivation in 2026: less acreage, lower production, but better prices
Spanish tomatoes better prices in January as Dutch prices drop
Strawberries from seed: Habit or deliberate choice?
New transition tool supports expansion from HPSS to IFA
Soft fruit in Poland: A competitive market with opportunities
European tomato growers call for trade reciprocity with third countries
"We can now compete effectively with other premium berry growers"
Protected cultivation gaining momentum in India’s berry sector
Seasonal perishable products weekly update:
Strawberries down sharply as avocados and green peppers move higher
Stephen McCormack - McCormack Family Farms:
“There is a possibility of a glut of produce on the market if the European and English/ Irish seasons overlap"
"We're projecting a yield increase of around 25 to 30 per cent"
Japan, WFP launch $4.5M project to boost agriculture value chains in southern Kyrgyz Republic
Iraq completes first maritime export of locally grown tomatoes
Good supply of cabbage leading up to Saint Patrick’s Day
Indoor Ag-Con: Capital recalibrates as CEA enters next phase
“One of the brutal shocks in the last five years was realizing this is farming, not a tech business model"
Cucumbers in Russia surge 111% in three months
Russia's FAS sends inquiries to retail chains about prices for cucumbers
Greenhouse complexes begin new cucumber harvest cycle in Ukraine
Chinese astronauts to expand in-orbit menu as space-grown tomatoes ready for harvest
Furkan Karaca, Enjoy Trade Holland:
"Several trucks of Turkish vine tomatoes dispatched daily to European retailers"
'capital investment for CEA production reflected in pricing'
Fiji: Off-season supply constraints drive vegetable price increases
Tensions have resulted in increased imports from Europe
Canada’s produce exports witness a boost due to limited supply and high prices in the U.S.
South African agricultural exports reach US$15.1bn in 2025
UK retailers warn of fruit and vegetable supply disruptions
Peru ships 440 tons of blueberries to New York via charter flights
National Retail Report - Specialty Crops 13 Feb:
U.S. retail ad volumes rise 6% during seasonal demand
Suriname works to lift EU ban on sopropo exports
Philippines: Manila Mayor pushes for urban growing expansion
Fixed customs rate of $90 per tonne offered for Turkmen tomato imports into Russia
Latest EU Commission figures reveal that fertilizer imports have dropped by 80%
“This weather causes us despair. We don’t know when we'll have enough strawberries”
Morris Peters, Witkamp:
"Strong start to the Dutch mini cucumber season"
The area dedicated to melon and watermelon in Almeria is growing
Philippines: Taking the leap into vegetable growing
Making a big bet on greenhouses as Kenya struggles with drought
Swedish grower sees strong demand for differentiated tomato varieties
Industrial tomato campaign opens below cost as Agama warns of a repeat of the 2025 crisis
Jonathan Vandesande, FMB: “Cucumbers will remain a luxury product for now”
"Severe weather in Spain pushes cucumber prices to unprecedented levels"
Increasing self-sufficiency is driving new dynamics in protected horticulture
India: First picking of exotic vegetables at Krishi Bhawan inaugurated by Agriculture Director
US (TN): Lawmaker proposes eliminating tax on fresh fruits and vegetables
Switzerland:
Almost 40 percent of lamb's lettuce cultivation takes place in greenhouses
After Valentine’s Day, wholesaler Sebrechts shifts focus to the spring season
"Supply issues in Spain push strawberry prices higher ahead of Valentine’s Day"
Griffin Greenhouse Supplies appointed U.S. distributor for Biota Nutri fertilizers and biostimulants
Abrupt end of season for many Moroccan soft fruit growers
Nuremberg Wholesale Market:
"With targeted investments, full capacity utilization, and a clear strategy for the future, we are well equipped"
Semillas Fitó's spring cucumbers are more productive, stronger, and easier to handle
Leafy o'clock on Indoor Ag-Con 2026
UAE: Capturing hearts with leafy greens
Turkey: Antalya aims to become hub for climate-friendly greenhouse technologies ahead of COP31
Spain: Freshuelva estimates a 50% drop in berry exports after weeks of severe storms in Huelva
NL: Biological pest control used in 94 percent of greenhouse cultivation
Dutch agricultural production expected to contract by 1-2% in 2026
"We will continue to export fresh strawberries this season as late as demand allows"
Philippines: Smart greenhouse facility to rise in CSF
German BLE week 5:
'Presence of Spanish cucumbers remains limited'
“If Canada’s Destination Inspection Service closes, we destabilize the market and create long-term reputational damage”
“We see a rise of ‘farmepreneurs’"
Operational discipline and market maturity shape next phase of protected cultivation in Egypt
