A hot air balloon to promote Sicilian blood orange juice
A hot air balloon with rainbow colors flew over the Sicily-based school D'Alcontres ground during a sports event called 'Il Calcio in pajamas' (Soccer in pajamas). Now in its fifth edition, the

Demand for RABI support hits record levels
More farmers than ever sought help from national charity the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) last year as families in the agriculture sector face mounting challenges. Over

"This is the first time this technology has been used in the grape industry"

Supply of greenhouse crops will improve, but field crops will be very short
The supply situation on greenhouse crops is likely to improve in a few weeks’ time but not back to any form of normality – still tight on supply and a lot higher price than normal, according

Ecuador starts 2023 well with 7.98% more banana boxes exported in January 2023
Ecuador’s banana sector started the year well, with a 7.89% increase, to export 2.59 million more boxes in January 2023 (35.01 million boxes) compared to the January 2022 (32.42 million boxes).

EU three-week average price of European bananas at €126 per 100 kgs in week 5
In week 5, the three-week average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €115/100 kgs. Average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €136/100 kgs in the

Baden-Württemberg: Summer drought in 2022 depresses vegetable harvest
Mainly the prolonged summer drought, but also various problems with sales influenced vegetable cultivation in 2022. According to the Baden-Württemberg Statistical Office, around 266,500 t of

Hexkoel sees record seasonal table grape intakes amidst rolling electrical blackouts
The Hexkoel cold storage facility for table grapes, in South Africa’s Hex River Valley, is continuing with business as usual with new record intakes for the season, despite national rolling

Eksport polskich jabłek poprawił się, ale…
Obecna sytuacja na polskim rynku jabłek deserowych jest, z punktu widzenia dostawców tych owoców, znacząco lepsza od tej z pierwszej połowy sezonu. Notujemy rosnący