Sydney cafe receives much criticism for AU$10.90 side dish of avocado
Little Jack Horner, a café in the Sydney beachside suburb of Coogee, is now the focus of a backlash among locals after it raised the price of its side dish of avocado to A$10.90. according to

Orchard Communication PROCAM 02 of 12.04.2023
New orchard communication from Dr Krzysztof Gasparski PROCAM dated 12/04/2023. There were scab infections over the Christmas period, but not all fruit growers carried out the first protection

"Dates sales have been excellent recently"
As usual, the Dutch dried fruit and nuts company Tovano was busy last week because of Easter. "In recent years, Easter sales have always been excellent. People often receive plenty of packages at

Dates, Noberasco's double objective
While dates experience sales peaks during Ramadan, as well as during the Christmas holidays, companies marketing dried and dehydrated fruit have realised that it is essential to be present on the

Volumes of leeks and carrots down 30%, longer gap in supply
The shortage of tomatoes and peppers has been making the headlines lately, but root vegetables are also in short supply in the UK. "Supply varies from crop to crop, and there are a couple of

Domestic apples in demand, wholesale prices stagnating
Usually, after the hectic Christmas sales, the fruit and vegetable market cools down somewhat in January. Not so with apples. Traditionally, business regarding domestic dessert apples really picks

"Demand and prices for colored pineapple remain stable, while those for green pineapple have fallen, despite scarcity"
The vast majority of pineapples currently consumed in Spain come from Costa Rica. Although the demand is not high at this time of the year, that for colored pineapples has remained stable so far

Waitrose and Heston to part company
The highly successful relationship between Waitrose and Heston Blumenthal is coming to an end after 12 years. The Heston from Waitrose range has scored some huge hits over the years, not least

"The cauliflower now being harvested bit by bit is from the harvest schedule in early January"
Although Rien Paans of Verfru Europe has been living and working in Spain for about 20 years, the weather conditions can also be called exceptional for him. "At Christmas, we walked around here in

"Organic mango market stablizes after dramatic January"
The Peruvian organic mango season got off to a mediocre start. "The weather in Peru wasn't ideal. First, it was freezing, then scorching. That stressed the fruit resulting in quality problems

'Fruits and vegetables had their most significant quarterly fall since 2012'
Farm inputs have remained elevated for the start of 2023 compared to pre-Covid levels. While they are still far above pre-Covid levels, some input prices have moderated from their peak last year.

Is the cold weather pushing the vegetable market?
Winter has finally arrived in Sicily after a warm start to the season that meant that producers and traders could not make the most of the cold, even during the Christmas season, which was instead

Brits rein in grocery spend
British shoppers are reining in grocery spend post-Christmas, new retail figures show. UK supermarkets experienced a continued decline in volume sales during the four weeks ending 28 January 2023,

Trading of white cabbage picked up after Easter in Poland
The Easter period brought a natural slowdown in traders' activity on the wholesale fresh produce market. This was also visible in the case of white cabbage. Before Easter, trading on the

Expensive grapes on the Polish market
The pre-Christmas period in Poland brings an increase in demand for many fruits. Oranges and tangerines are very popular, but sales of table grapes tend to increase as well. However, it is worth

Dessert apples on the Polish market- small price changes
Changes in apple prices on the Polish market in the past week were limited and certainly the new price levels do not satisfy fruit growers (they are in the order of a few to twelve percent).

Autumn is the time for Brussels sprouts in Poland
Poland is neither a large producer nor an exporter of Brussels sprouts. This vegetable, although quite popular in the autumn and winter diet, is not as widespread as in the Netherlands, Germany or

The greater supply of mandarins in Poland than a year ago
The Christmas peak in citrus demand is behind us. Anyway, this season, due to the pandemic and its impact on trade and people's behaviour, the demand was lower than expected. In addition, the

Banana prices in Poland like a year ago
The year 2020 ended for South American banana producers with higher export rates for this fruit compared to 2019. Also, more bananas from South and Central America went to Europe last year. The

Kiwi prices are higher in Poland, but...
This season there was no increase in kiwi prices in the run-up to Christmas. On the contrary, wholesale prices for green kiwifruit fell by 9 per cent to 4.00-6.00 zloty/kg at the end of December.