There is still a long way to go to reach the minimum recommendation of 400 g/day of fresh fruit and vegetables
Freshfel Europe’s latest edition of the Consumption Monitor indicates that the average fruit and vegetable consumption in the EU grew to 364,58 g/day/capita in 2021. However, this positive trend

Nadal pozostaje wiele do zrobienia, aby osiągnąć minimalne zalecenie 400 g/dzień świeżych owoców i warzyw.
W najnowszej edycji Monitora Konsumpcjireshfel Europe wskazuje, że średnie spożycie owoców i warzyw w UE wzrosło do 364,58 g/dzień/mieszkańca w 2021 roku. Jednak ten pozytywny

Еще предстоит пройти долгий путь, чтобы достичь минимальной рекомендации в 400 г/день свежих фруктов и овощей
По данным последнего издания "Монитора потребления" компании Freshfel Europe, среднее потребление фруктов и

Google, Netflix, Tesla and water neutrality
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Protests in France: no difficulties so far for the Italian fruit and vegetable supply sector
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“Hectic shortages” of South African mushrooms
The rumour that Denny Mushrooms, South Africa’s largest mushroom producer, is closing its doors, is not true. The mushroom grower, South Africa’s largest with farms in various provinces, is

Freshfel Europe: There is still a long way to go before the WHO consumption recommendations are reached
This year's edition of the Freshfel Europe Consumer Monitor shows that average O+G consumption in the EU rose to 364.58 g/day/capita in 2021, up 2.19% from 2020 and 1.27% above the average of the

"In cherry-producing countries with surpluses in the supply, consumption is usually limited to the season"
The cherry campaign in Extremadura will start later this year, since the cold recorded in January and February, which was otherwise necessary for the proper awakening of the trees, delayed the

"Bottom onion price seems to be in sight"
The Dutch onion sector is adjusting to recent market price pressure, with bale prices now at €0.80-€0.95. Eric Moerdijk of Monie, a grading and packing company, believes the bottom has

Frost is coming! How do you protect your plants?
Although the calendar winter is over, night-time temperature drops below 0°C may still accompany us for several more weeks. Now that the vegetation has started, this is particularly dangerous. A

"Aphids are still leading growers to the pepper washer"
There is a growing demand for pepper washers due to an increasing aphid infestation among pepper growers. Last summer, the exemption of the Verimark product was positively received by growers.

GfK Consumer Index: Declines especially in peppers and soft fruit
After the flat development at the start of the year, the category fruit/vegetables/potatoes fresh produce still achieved a sales increase of just under five percent in February 2023 compared to

"In the course of this week, the product portfolio from Northern Europe will increasingly displace the offer from Southern Europe"
At the beginning of March, Früchte Heep was still able to offer smaller quantities of vine tomatoes from Italy at the Cologne wholesale market, which are usually higher priced than the Spanish

Minimum wage development: Clear progress, but no reason to lean back
With the structural increase of the statutory minimum wage to twelve euros per hour, Germany has taken a big step towards an appropriate minimum wage level in the sense of the European Minimum

"Quality and volume-wise, we're expecting a good connection to the new crop"
The potato market is quite stable at the moment, says Frank Poelman, Dutch potato wholesaler Landjuweel's buyer. "Prices must increase here and there, though, else it'll become harder to convince

Market prices only slightly above last year's level
The asparagus harvest in the South Tyrolean asparagus stronghold of Terlan has officially begun this week. However, it will probably be another week before the Terlan asparagus finds its way to

“Stock of Gala apples is just about depleting right now”
The Polish apple season is reaching the final stretch. According to Fruit-Group office manager Emilia Lewandowska, stocks of Gala apples are depleting: “The apple season for the long distance

Experts ask to renew old vineyards of Italia grapes
"Considering our productive and commercial experience, we are hoping that old vineyards will not be replanted with new varieties, but rather renewed with traditional ones. The Italia grapes can in

Pressure builds on Egypt to further devalue currency
The Egyptian pound lost ground on the black market again in recent days in a sign that halving its official value over the past year could still not be enough and the central bank may have to let

Can lettuce be innovative?
From the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers-Exporters of the Region of Murcia (Proexport) they remind us that the Egyptians were already growing lettuces on the banks of the Nile more

“Imported products make it easier to set up French products”
As the manager of Paris Select, Didier Ioli prioritizes the French origin for all his products, but he still has to start the season with imported products. “We started the French Gariguette at

"My Dad always said standing still is going backward"
‘Standing still is moving backward', Dutch transportation business owner Dirk Veldhuis, who died in 2021, used to say. His daughter Natascha has taken that to heart. She and co-owner Mario Groot

Meloni, biggies predict a drop in areas
It is still an uncertain campaign for melons. While last year ended on an optimistic note due to the quotations obtained and the high temperatures that favoured consumption, this year the scenario