Main destinations for Brazilian fruit in 2021 were EU, US, Argentina and Canada
In 2021, Brazilian fruit exports broke records: 1.24 million tons were shipped, 18.13% more than in 2020. Sales also grew compared to 2020 (20.39%), reaching the US $1.21 billion. According to

"Long delivery times make used machines more attractive, even for large companies"
These days demand for second-hand machines from the food processing and packaging sectors is on the rise. According to Sean Schulp of STC Food Solutions, it is, however, not only due to financial

Belgium set to storm Fruit Logistica
VLAM, the Flanders Agricultural Marketing Board, has announced that 32 Belgian suppliers of fruit, vegetables, potatoes and fruit trees will be present at Fruit Logistica in Berlin at its joint

AUSVEG pre-budget submission - summary of recommendations
AUSVEG supports the Federal Government’s goal of boosting the value of Australian agriculture to $100 billion by 2030 and believes the Australian vegetable industry will be a significant

Spring planting balances high inputs and economic uncertainty with good markets
With some seeds already being dropped for the July 4th watermelon pull, right now supplies are steady on winter watermelons. “They’re expensive but that’s how they normally are at this time

Hyper-palatable foods artificially set up to be rewarding to eat and harder to stop consuming
If losing weight was among your 2023 resolutions, findings by researchers from the University of Kansas and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) may provide clearer guidance about the food you

Fruit and vegetable price trends as at 30 January
The bad weather has created some imbalances in the fruit and vegetable market. Cauliflower prices are soaring, doubling in some markets in the face of high demand and low supply due to frost;

Novelties and well-tested varieties on the tomato front
What could be more common than tomatoes? Yet behind the product - of which there are many different varieties - there is the extensive hard work of research. Italy's L'Ortolano has also been

Parsley voted Poisonous Plant of the Year 2023
For the second time in a row, a popular food plant has won the race for poisonous plant of the year. And once again it shows that our food also has a dark side of which many people are unaware,

Bestway buys stake in Sainsbury’s
British grocery wholesaler and Costcutter owner Bestway Group has bought a 3.45% stake in the UK’s second-largest supermarket, Sainsbury’s. In an announcement on Friday (27 January), Bestway

Good yet not excellent quantities of vegetables shipped to Europe
Orders of Italian vegetables are average, but prices were expected to be higher considering that a lot of produce has been lacking due to the cold weather. FreshPlaza talked with Claudio D'Alba