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Sector | Market Information

Food security remains top priority for China

Dutch growers strengthen position in Morocco

First open-field cucumbers hit Ukrainian market at stable prices

Moldova simplifies quality control procedures for fruit and vegetables

Summer fruit becoming more important at Belgian cooperative

Cucumber prices surge in Belgium

Cucumber season on the coast of Granada and Almeria starts with new varieties

Vincent Chaban, Fruits Rouges du Confluent

"The hot weather is complicating the strawberry campaign and increasing pressure from buyers"

Bruno Vuerinckx, BelOrta:

"Cucumber prices quadruple in one week"

U.S. to impose 20.91% tariff on Mexican tomato imports

Empowering female growers through horticulture training in Pargwal

Trump delays tariff hikes, shippers await news

"Bravura RZ melon is increasingly planted in greenhouses in the off-season, overlapping with Brazil"

Fruit and veg bodies call for 80% Hungarian produce in stores

Boosting vegetable consumption in Kenya through traceability

Growing vegetables and community in rural France

U.S. preparing to reinstate tomato tariff on Mexican imports

Frosts delay harvest, drive up vegetable prices

Barra Sweetnam - Allfresh Wholesale:

"With this niche product we might reach more artisan retailers and restaurants"

China: looking at datasets for greenhouses in 2010, 2016, and 2022

Australia: Vegetable growers urged to share their concerns via industry sentiment survey

Moroccan growers are preparing for the upcoming bell pepper season

India: Goa’s vegetable imports down by 25%, 10% now being exported, says Chief Minister

US (NY): Results of research into tunnel growth announced

Agricultural groups react to passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill

Florida lawmakers celebrate end of tomato import deal amid price concerns

Japanese delegates take in the best of Australian horticulture

Latvia: Watermelon growers face testing season

Berry diversity grows among Greek strawberry producers

“Raspberries are the ideal crop for staying productive and in contact with our clients during summer”

"20% more pepper than usual in Murcia is not enough to destabilise the markets"

Oversupply in Murcia and the Netherlands pushes pepper prices down

Ukraine loses more than a third of its harvest due to lack of vegetable storage facilities

Taiwan set to begin importing blueberries from Poland

The French market is growing but still dominated by imports

French raspberry production up by 4% this year

Global market overview: peppers

FPC blasts UK border regulations as "world-class embarrassment"

International Berries Days (IBD) and International Asparagus Days (IAD)

Soft fruit in the spotlight for the first time, alongside asparagus

Egyptian bell peppers are making a breakthrough in the market

Azerbaijan boosts apple and tomato exports in 2025

Small lettuce making a big impression in Northern Europe

Euroseeds calls on Danish presidency to continue to drive NGT discussions towards conclusion

Agreste

Lower production expected for zucchinis in 2025

NL: "Strong cucumber demand, slight rise in vine tomato prices, green peppers remain scarce"

FAO has built over 2,000 greenhouses in Afghanistan since 2020

Driving innovation and investments in Indonesia’s horticulture sector

"This scenario brings Polish blueberry season back to back to normality"

Agreste

Less French cucumber greenhouses, but more cucumbers

Gartenbauzentrale Papenburg eG on the marketing of fruit vegetables:

"We are all hoping for the market to stabilize in the second half of the season"

Ghana: Greenhouse operators facing cost inefficiencies because of "lack of tailored standards"

Afghan growers say that markets are collapsing in spite of surging tomato harvest

Overview of the 2025 strawberry season in Southern Germany

"Weather led to high demand and mostly stable prices"

Uzbekistan expands apple and tomato exports in 2025

US (VT): "Backwards spring" helps state strawberry growers

'Immense' increase in labour costs

Strawberry prices have risen by almost 70% over the past decade

Sandy Booth - New Forest Fruit

"Strawberries are not just for Wimbledon, they are available till Christmas”

HTA responds to UK Trade Strategy

Saudi Arabia: New directive sees bans on sales for local grocery stores

Malaysia: Imported fruits to cost more starting July 1

NA Seasonal perishable products weekly update:

Avocado steady, asparagus and blueberry prices dip

Pepe García, general manager of Agrodolores El Mirador:

"Zucchini, broad bean, and artichoke crops are affected by rising costs"

Indonesia, Netherlands seal greenhouse-based horticulture partnership to tackle food security

"Our auction strategy gets higher bell pepper prices"

Zimbabwe increasing horticultural exports to UK

ZVG criticizes unequal treatment with regard to electricity tax in horticulture

"Differentiation is not only disappointing, but also objectively incomprehensible"

Europe Retail Packing:

Rising herb consumption demands local availability

Cédric Leite, Mighirian Frères:

"It is time to promote tomatoes from Brittany"

Tanzania: Rural-growth being aided by horti-tourism

UK: Council’s grounds team donates greenhouse harvest to Bideford foodbank

US (IN): Federal cutbacks threatening food supply

Taiwan: 82 of 877 tested farm products non-compliant for crop protection agents

Tajikistan President tours modern greenhouse

€3 million in equity for the average commercial greenhouse operation in 2023

Australia: Prices skyrocket due to tomato shortage caused by virus outbreak, wet weather

Philippines: Baguio City stresses importance of smart farming

Mongolia: Smart greenhouse complex to be established in Ulaanbaatar

Georgia series – part 3:

Photo report: Wholesale market in Tbilisi

Snack vegetable sales are growing rapidly

UPA-UCE

Extremadura's tomato season will start later than usual, with lower yields, and ruinous prices

Increasing pressure pushing strawberry growers to achieve the impossible

UK and EU horticulture and floriculture outline support for swift and comprehensive SPS negotiation

Egypt hits 1,500-ton strawberry export record to Malaysia

Australia: Value of vegetables, flowers, nursery and turf all regressing

NL: Royal Pride expands range with mini and midi cucumbers

Belgian strawberry season struggling as heatwave continues

Thailand: Government launches efforts to aid growers hit by Cambodian ban

Moldova boosts berry production and consumption amid export growth

Ghana: Horticulture "key" to inclusive growth of economy

New Zealand: RMA reform proposals could boost horticulture and vegetable growing sector

Marco Bergman (Harvest House) on the pepper market:

"High yields, minimal quality issues, and strong market demand"

Looking at the needed requirements to sell fruit and vegetables in Europe

Tomato prices rise amid supply disruptions

Uzbekistan’s carrot and cucumber exports in Q1 2025

National Retail Report - Specialty Crops:

Seasonal events boost summer produce ads

Photo report of the 10th International Berry Congress in Huelva

Ukraine: Strawberry, raspberry production damaged by freezing weather for a second year

UK-EU exports down 23% post-Brexit amid trade friction

India: Greenhouses giving new life to growers in freezing temperatures

Tomato prices to rise with new U.S. tariffs

Challenges in Australia's vegetable sector

CPMA highlights agriculture's role in global growth at G7

Real-time platform launched for fresh produce trading

since it joined the EU 40 years ago

Spanish fresh produce imports increased from 545,920 tons to 5.4 million tons

Tomato prices surge in Nigeria during Sallah

Imported fruits and vegetables often cheaper than local produce in Armenia

Organised by Battistini Vivai: Check out the photos!

photo_camera Berries and stone fruits the focus during a pomology exhibition

New Zealand: Voting opens in the HortNZ board directors' election

US (MI): Update on growth of small fruits in state

"Consumers now buying millions more aubergines than in previous years"

Moldova reports decreased strawberry harvest for 2025

EU fruit and vegetable imports from Morocco increased by 14% in the first quarter of 2025

US (VA): Sweet start to season for berry growers

Cambodia threatens to ban Thai imports over border row

NZ horticulture exports set to grow 19%

Spain was the world's leading aubergine exporter in 2024

Moroccan tomato exports persist despite drought

Swiss growers file complaint over Coop rebate policy

Jonathan Vandesande, FMB:

"After a very low-price period, tomato prices appear to be recovering"

Looking at Dutch-Ukrainian cooperation in fruit and berry sector

Strawberry update for weeks 23-24:

'German outdoor strawberries were sometimes too small'

FDA uses AI to boost import checks and spot violations

Changes in demand for Quebec lettuce

EU support aiding Albanian growers change their market

Netherlands, Saudi Arabia sign MoU to develop water, agricultural technologies

UK horticultural industry unites to call for VAT removal on sunscreen for outdoor workers

St. Vincent: Karybal farms, govt sign MOU to operate Montreal greenhouse

US (MA): Growers excited for strawberry season despite rainy weather

Dutch Greenhouse Delta accelerates international horticulture partnerships during GreenTech week

Photo report from the world's largest fresh produce market

India: Lucknow state government offering 50% subsidy for polyhouse, greenhouse construction