Produce
Where what we eat comes from, and who gets paid along the way.
Spain's olive oil harvest forecast jumps 23% for 2026/27
The agriculture ministry puts the coming campaign at 1.6 million tonnes, with Jaén alone set to produce more than a third of the national crop.
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White truffle lot sells for €18,000 to Paris restaurant Amâlia
A single lot of just over 2 kg went to a one-star Paris kitchen run by two Italian chefs, at close to twice the top prices quoted at Alba in October.
French oyster farmers push chefs to grade, not guess
As the trade heads into its busiest six weeks of the year, three Michelin-starred chefs explain why calibre, flesh index and origin matter more than size.
Casa Rizzieri turns a butcher shop into a full meat chain
Outside Ferrara, the Rizzieri family's 1969 butcher shop now sets its own farm standard, cures its own meats and cooks what it raises, all behind one door.
World Cheese Awards 2026 head to Córdoba
More than 5,000 cheeses from 45 countries face blind judging on 12 and 13 November, as the competition holds its first edition in Andalucía.
Italy's olive oil prices halve as Europe's harvest grows
Extra virgin prices in Italy have fallen by roughly half in a year as record stocks pile up and a bigger regional harvest pushes the whole market lower.
World Truffle Auction returns to Grinzane Cavour on 8 November
The charity sale that closes Alba's truffle fair moves to its 27th edition at the UNESCO-listed castle, a year after its top lot sold for €110,000 to a buyer in Hong Kong.
Shetland shellfish fishery wins MSC ocean award
A Shetland shellfish fishery that closed its own nursery grounds in 2004 has won the Marine Stewardship Council's top ocean prize, two decades before supermarkets began chasing the same label.
Elche pomegranate harvest opens at 50,000 tonnes
Growers in Elche expect 50,000 tonnes of Mollar pomegranates this season, but sunscald from repeated heatwaves will write off 15% of the crop before it reaches a crate.
Egypt's strawberry acreage shrinks 40% for new season
A fungus outbreak and last year's price crash are pushing growers in Egypt's Nile Delta to plant far less fruit ahead of the 2026/27 export season.
Bacalhau tops €21.82 a kilo as Portugal heads into Christmas
Weekly tracking from consumer group DECO PROteste puts salt cod 36% above last year, as Norway and Russia cut the Barents Sea cod quota to its lowest level since 1991.
Argentina's 2026 wine harvest falls to a near-decade low
The national wine institute's final report shows grape volume down 6.5% and wine output down almost 10%, with reds hit hardest and whites the only category to grow.
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