Ángel García Izquierdo, commercial director of Soltir:
Sector | Market Information
Ireland: Horticulture sector continues to face input price inflation
VBT figures week 12
Limited availability sees pepper prices rise
Nonprofit launches “Food is Medicine” webpage
Uzbekistan’s greenhouses struggle with energy crisis: can sustainable solutions help?
Current developments in the fruit and vegetable sector amid tariff uncertainty
First Hoogstraten strawberries for Belgian Royal Palace and Governor Cathy Berx
Singapore President visits Belgian greenhouses
Vietnam and the Netherlands working together for sustainable horticulture
Hortyfruta activates the Quality Standard Extension for aubergine
The National Retail Report - Alaska Retail
Produce ads up 1% with key price changes
Melina Marcelino and Juan Peña, Fruggies:
Difficulties in exporting to the Caribbean include the last-minute cancelation of shipments
U.S. Mexico Canada seasonal perishable products weekly update:
Avocado prices up 10%, cucumber prices surge, berry volumes decline
US: Florida heading into peak strawberry season
India: Heatwave hurting Mahabaleshwar strawberry growers
An embargo on Moroccan Sahara's fresh produce in France?
Nigeria urged to boost horticulture to access €43 billion EU market
Addition of three new growers boost Kompany’s strawberry acreage beyond 73 hectares
Spain passes law against food waste in Europe
India: Worst start to strawberry season in years
lower average price, higher acreage
The value of Almeria's cucumber decreases in the 2023/2024 season
Moroccan tomato growers deny reaching a deal with French counterparts
Dutch growers to work in Kurdish Autonomous Region
"There is flat land available, there are enough workers, but it needs investment"
IFPA White Paper catalyzes collaboration to transform supply chains
China: Court ruling strengthens protections for seed industry
Philippines: Agri-tourism boosting Benguet strawberry industry
China: Shaoxing seeing agricultural growth
Dean Gall elected IFPA ANZ Chairman
Packaging manufacturer PAWI Group on fruit and vegetable packaging:
"Sustainable forestry will continue to come to the fore"
Global market overview: Bell peppers
Jérôme Mouysset, Halles Paris Sud
"Prices of Spanish peppers have soared due to limited supply"
"We are mobilized to prepare the ground and welcome investors in Mauritania"
US: St. Patrick’s Day boosts produce promotions, ad volumes rise 2 percent
UK: Trade associations call on government to pause plant health fee hike
Examining the Polish blueberry market
Tornadoes devastate 300–400 hectares of soft fruit greenhouses in Huelva
India: Accusations of cheating hurled by vegetable growers at private market
Philippines: Shoppers left shocked at surge in vegetable prices
China: Ideal conditions aid Yunnan Province in blueberry production
New Zealand, India strengthen horticultural ties
Japanese aubergines in Andalusia
First Belgian San Marzano tomatoes of the season sold
Prices on the rise
Horticulture: The market is picking up after a period of hibernation
Il Vigneto d'Oro
Passion and innovation to grow as a company
Agrícola Perichán acquired a sorting machine to process up to 20 tons per hour
"These are difficult times in the tomato sector, with significant production losses due to ToBRFV"
Ghana announces profits from vegetable exports for 2024
First strawberries still on time after dark months
Tuncer Akarca, Elite Foods:
"Ramadan kickstarts strong demand for Elite tomatoes"
Bulgaria sees big rise in tomato, cucumber prices
New Zealand: Confidence as blueberry market set to expand
Brazil opens market for Egyptian strawberry seedlings
UK: FPC members meet Defra to voice concerns over proposed plant health fee increases
"Moroccan exports have been a source of tension for European growers"
Demand for Guatemalan heirloom tomatoes could strengthen due to tariffs
Saudi Arabia reaches 76% tomato self-sufficiency
US produce market sees mixed price trends and rising imports
Heavy rains in Morocco raise hopes of an end to the country's longest drought
Pepper demand is expected to remain well above supply in the coming weeks
"We expect a reduction in the acreage for the next pepper season in Almeria"
The future of agriculture in Somalia
German BLE week 10:
'The supply of tomatoes was sometimes a little tight'
Tomato prices drop in Jos due to surplus from increased harvests
Mohamed Awwad, Egyptian tomato grower
"We are trying to grab market share from Moroccan exporters"
Examining the economic potential of Nigeria's Southwest region
Looking at the future of agriculture for Ethiopia
Ethiopia: MOU signed to begin strawberry, saffron production
Qatari farmers markets see strong growth
FPDA highlights $830 million horticulture potential to cut fresh produce imports
Spring produce ads steady as prices shift for grapes, tomatoes, and cabbage
Indoor Ag-Con keynote panel discussion
"We never expected to disrupt overnight, but we're doing it now"
India: Budget praised for "holistic" approach to horticulture
Canada: Finding food security in the midst of tariff chaos
China: Changfeng County sees strawberry industry thrive
Morocco and France near tomato import agreement
Jamaica: Growers face crisis as tomatoes rot in fields thanks to oversupply
Stores reopen and deliveries resume after floods in Queensland and NSW
So far, strawberry volumes are 10-15% lower than in 2024
Huelva's strawberry and raspberry supply is not enough to meet all orders
Kakuzi highlights agribusiness growth and fresh produce expansion in Kenya
Belize halts vegetable import permits to support local farmers
Morocco boosts fresh raspberry exports to the UK, setting new records
NL Westland: horticultural area or 'conduit'?
France and Morocco set to reach bilateral agreement on tomato imports
India: Fresh fruit, vegetable prices soar as Ramadan starts and heat intensifies
Canadian seed companies see increase in business as home-growers try to avoid tariff mess
UK: Eat Them to Defeat Them campaign returns for seventh year
U.S. and Mexico near tomato trade agreement to prevent dumping
Tariffs on certain products delayed until at least April 2
Trump eases Mexico tariffs as farmers face declining orders
CAN: Southern Alberta greenhouses getting more interest thanks to tariffs
Fluctuations ahead on strawberry market
Victory Fresh, Agadir (Morocco)
"We are noticing less demand for Moroccan cucumbers compared to last season"
Global market overview: Cucumbers
"you have to bluff back at bluffing"
Mexican import tariffs postponed
Ben Goodchild - Nationwide Produce
"Supply of Spanish strawberries already diminished, I don’t expect the situation to change"
Avocado and berry prices shift as seasonal supply changes
Celebrating women in horticulture
Meet the group behind the worlds first vegetable orchestra
Sky-high prices for top-grade peppers and high prices for all vegetables in general.
Almeria's pepper season will finish earlier than planned due to quality issues
Majority of greenhouse produce is exported to the U.S.
Tariffs create uncertainty in Canadian greenhouse sector
Mozambique increased vegetable exports by 45% in first three quarters of 2024
Additional tariff for China
U.S. implements 25 percent tariff on produce from Canada and Mexico
South African growers welcome Botswana's decision to lift vegetable import ban
Kosovo: Increase of 2048% in tomato exports
Green Label Greenhouse makes comeback in 2024
Korea: Suncheon City promoting urban agriculture
Ifapa
Marisma and Red Sayra are the main strawberry varieties in Huelva this year
The strawberry campaign is off to a great start for the Italian company Fe.Vi Frutta
"We currently supply fifty Italian market stands, but soon we will reach seventy"
VBT figures week 9
Belgium: Greenhouse vegetable prices stay below average
"The tomato market experiences a sudden shift"
Massimiliano Ceccarini from Sipo
"It's time for early produce, and agretti herald spring"
Austria:
LGV starts harvesting greenhouse vegetables with a slight delay
The cost of growing a hectare of vine tomatoes has increased by 22% in the last five seasons
CBP seizes $930,400 of cocaine hidden in cucumber and jalapeño shipment at Texas border
US: Border Trade Alliance condemns Trump tariffs
Robbert de Mie, Vegimex:
"High demand for Moroccan pointed peppers"
Philippines: Speaker calls for measures to help stabilize vegetable prices
'Crunchy' by Fellini Patrizio
Crispy lettuce is now in production 12 months a year in Italy
Start of the lettuce season on the island of Reichenau:
"After a poor lettuce year in 2024, the signs this year have been good so far"
Chinese strawberry prices at record low in Vietnam
Pakistan: Vegetable prices soar as Ramadan begins
Juan Jesús Lara, manager of CASI:
"Our tomato strategy has allowed us to cover exclusive market niches throughout Europe"
German BLE week 8:
'Presence of Spanish cucumbers apparently reduced'
Tomato and pepper prices soar in Morocco as Ramadan begins
Paul van Groningen, Hudepa:
"Spanish pepper availability challenges increase toward the end of the season"
Canada enacts new law to protect fresh produce suppliers from unpaid debts
18th Cambodian fruit and vegetable exhibition kicks off in SR
Trump administration disrupt California farm grants
Philippines: Benguet residents assured there will be a strong strawberry supply
Nigeria makes moves to boost tomato production in South West region
