Fornari (Apofruit): 'For cherries, the worst campaign ever'
The wave of bad weather that has been affecting the Peninsula for several weeks now has not yet stopped and, inevitably, the first balance sheets of one of the most difficult fruit and vegetable

€600,000 for machine and facility to grade and package vegetables in Malta
In a joint effort between the Malta Food Agency and the Central Cooperative of Farmers, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, Anton Refalo inaugurated an investment of

Lidl, Aldi and Eurospin: whose department is better?
For several months, there has also been a sales slump in the discount channel, demonstrating that even this channel is not exempt from the current consumer slowdown. In order to better understand

Interfresh Eurasia returns to Antalya September 28-30
In the last week of September, a new edition of Interfresh Eurasia will be held in Turkey. According to Murat Ozer, general manager at Antexpo, he expects more participating countries than last

Zerbinati launches new Burger'Z
Zerbinati, Italy's leading producer of fresh vegetables and tasty ready meals, is expanding its line of vegetable burgers - which now also includes four references from the 'Crock' line - by

Strawberries in large-scale retail: is it bad to sell 10% less for 10% more?
In week 22, fruit and vegetables by weight in large-scale retail outlets equalled the values of 2022, while Lcc was still growing. Among the channels, discount fruit and vegetables are now growing

Cauliflower VIP, the campaign looks promising
The Val Venosta summer cauliflower campaign, an excellence to whichVIP, the Consortium of Valley Fruit and Vegetable Cooperatives, is linked by a long tradition, is about to start. The harvest

Asda has seen a +12% uplift in sales of potatoes in the past year
“Less and less Belgian products” Future Colruyt CEO Stefan Goethaert concurs: “In the fruit and vegetable department in Belgian supermarkets, for example, there are fewer and fewer Belgian

Russia: Sticky traps installed in greenhouses of the Udmurtia area to monitor pest population
June 2023, the Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Kirov Region, the Udmurt Republic, and the Perm Territory installed 780 sticky traps in the greenhouses of JSC TK Zavyalovsky, LLC DCC,

Fruit and vegetable exports recover in volume and value
Positive signs on exports of fruit and vegetables, highlighted at the end of 2022, are confirmed in the first quarter of 2023 with growth in volumes of 6.5% and in values of 10.7%, according to

“Direct sales of daily asparagus allow us to differentiate ourselves from supermarkets”
Growing asparagus at Asparagus is a family affair. “My grandfather used to grow them, along with vines and hops. Today, only the asparagus crops have survived, and we now also produce cereals,

Mercabarna: from 0.41 euro/kilo to 0.57 euro/kilo in 2022.
Its proximity to France, its logistics and its state-of-the-art facilities make the Mercabarna Central Fruit and Vegetable Market and the Complementary Activities Zone, known as ZAC, the main

Romania promulgates law providing subsidies for fruit and vegetable farms
Yesterday, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis promulgated the law establishing a state aid scheme for agricultural producers of vegetables, fruits and potatoes for a period of three years. The

With 28,700 hectares, North Rhine-Westphalia has the largest vegetable cultivation area in Germany.
This corresponds roughly to the area of the city of Dortmund. According to Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen, the state's statistical office, North Rhine-Westphalia had the largest area

Val Venosta summer cauliflower campaign starts
The Val Venosta summer cauliflower campaign, the excellence of Vip, the consortium of fruit and vegetable cooperatives in the valley, has started. The estimated volumes are in line with last year,

Celery stalks: touted in food forums and by influencers
Celery stalks - also known as pale celery or celery stalks - have long led a niche existence in the German vegetable assortment. As recently as 2012, celery accounted for only 0.22% of household

Chilean avocado and citrus industry impacted by severe frost
This year’s winter has come to bite hard in Chile as sub-zero temperatures of between -6 and -10 degrees, described as a polar freeze, touched large parts of production areas affecting avocado

Vegetables, the Italiafruit analysis
The vegetable market is moving at two speeds. Some references are falling sharply in quotations, such as cluster tomatoes which are suffering from Dutch competition. There is instead a settlement

7.5% increase in the value of field vegetables in 2022
The value of home-produced vegetables increased by 4.8% to just under £1.8 billion in 2022, and the volume of home production decreased by 5.8% to 2.4 million tonnes. There was an increase of

Italy: Fruitimprese calls for consumption promotion
Italian fruit and vegetable exports have recovered strongly in the first quarter of 2023: compared to 2022, volumes have increased by 6.5 % and values by 10.7 %. Vegetables and pulses (+20.8%) and

Planned expenditure also for fruit and vegetables
The Fruit and Vegetable Monitor has in recent weeks investigated which purchasing strategies Italians have deployed over the past year as a result of the mostly negative change in their purchasing

Exports on the upswing in Q1 2023
Italian fruit and vegetable exports are on the upswing in the first quarter of 2023. With volumes up 6.5% and values up more than 10 percentage points compared to the same period in 2022 (+10.7%),

Vegetable prices decreasing during June in Libya
Looking at the prices of vegetables in the Libyan market, there has been a noticeable decrease in the general level of prices in the past months during which they rose slightly, while the prices

"We can already no longer rely on regional goods for some products"
In Saxony the regional outdoor harvest is now gradually gaining momentum. "Despite the delayed start to the harvest, we can now draw on the full range of lettuces, herbs and also cucumbers and

Dohle HIT supermarkets and Greenyard Fresh Germany step into integrated partnership
Greenyard, a global fruit and vegetable supplier, and the German retailer Dohle Trading Group have taken the first steps towards a tailor-made and integrated customer relationship (ICR). Greenyard