The hail storms recorded on April 29 and 30 in the Valencian counties of Ribera Alta and Utiel-Requena have hit between 10,000 and 15,000 hectares devoted to the production of kakis and citrus fruits, causing losses estimated at 2.2 million…
Since launching in the US two years ago, Uber Freight has worked to revitalize the trucking industry and bring new opportunities to the entire logistics ecosystem. The Uber Freight app connects trucking companies of any size with loads to haul,…
On March 16, the Spanish city of Almeria will become the world’s tomato capital for the fifth consecutive year. Thousands of people will meet there to pay tribute to the Spanish province’s flagship product. To be precise, one billion kilograms…
The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, RASFF, has reported two warnings on the same day for the remains of pesticides found in peppers from Turkey and Albania, according to what Hortoinfo has learned from sources in the aforementioned…
True to tradition, the switch to Spanish products is currently underway in the Netherlands. Retailers in this country usually gradually change to products from a different place of origin. Many Dutch greenhouse products slowly disappear from store shelves during this period….
The heavy rains recorded last Friday in several areas of the Region of Murcia have caused considerable damage in some places, such as the Vega Media and the Ricote Valley. The storms, which came accompanied by hail, lasted for the…
The Spanish watermelon season has just started with the harvest in Almeria, while the arrival of Piel de Sapo melons has been delayed and no significant volumes are expected until the second half of May. At the national level, the…
The first ones that found their way to Europe were the ones with the white fruits. Later, the larger purple ones became more popular, but the name stuck. The name eggplant seems to date back to the British occupation of India,…
Although the supply of Spanish lettuce from the country’s main production areas was a little more limited between December and the first week of January, the situation has changed completely since the second and third week of January. “The demand…
Against all expectations there is more than enough broccoli on the market, says a Dutch importer. A shortage of broccoli and other Spanish product was predicted due to the drought in the region, but nothing could be less true. “The…
