Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 3 April
The Roman artichoke campaign is now in full swing, but demand is struggling to take off despite the approaching Easter festivities. Agretti production is in full swing. Asparagus prices are rising

II class Andalusian aubergines return to the market
"Last Wednesday, March 29, the market stopped marketing second-category long/black aubergines after the Extension of the Standard for this product was activated. Hortyfruta's Board of Directors

Pszczoły, dlaczego Greenpeace strzela do rolników?
Wszyscy, przetrwanie jabłek, pomidorów i truskawek jest zagrożone. Może brzmi to jak spóźniony żart prima aprilisowy, ale to właśnie postuluje Greenpeacen w swojej kampanii na

Lleida's pear and apple stocks in February were 28% and 43% lower than in the same month last year
The director of Afrucat, Manel Simon, said it would be a short campaign and there would be a lack of apples and pears due to the impact of weather on this year's harvest. This year's apple and

Netherlands: 160,000 attended "Kom in de kas
Once a year, it is called "Come to the greenhouse" in the Netherlands, and this year it was that time again at the beginning of April. On 1 and 2 April, a total of 160,000 interested people

HDE: Recovery of consumer sentiment falters in April
After five months in an upward trend, the recovery in consumer sentiment weakened in April. This is the result of the current consumer barometer of the German Retail Association (HDE).

Bees, why is Greenpeace shooting at farmers?
Everybody, the survival of apples, tomatoes and strawberries is at risk. It may sound like a delayed April Fool's joke, but that is what Greenpeacen advocates in its campaign to save the bees,

Metro Italy has a new CEO
METRO Italia, partner of excellence for the HoReCa world, announces that Arnoud J. van Wingerde has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer as of 1 April 2023. Arnoud J. van Wingerde has a

medFEL more committed than ever

Saxony-Anhalt: Carrot production decreases
A total of 57,160 t of carrots were harvested in the open in Saxony-Anhalt last year. This was reported by the State Statistical Office on the occasion of Carrot Day on 4 April. Compared to 2021,

"Further strengthen and develop organic vegetable production in Switzerland"
The family businesses Rathgeb Bio and Kellermann Gemüsekulturen have decided to shape their future together from April 2023. The two sustainability pioneers Christian Rathgeb and Martin

Launch of regional fruit salad from mirontell in cooperation with Werder Frucht as of April 2
Regionality seems to be gaining importance again - after all, it is considered a marker for a reliable supply of seasonally available products. Fittingly, the fruit salad producer mirontell

Ruggiero, the potato mascot lands in Sicily
On 1 April, it will have happened to many Arena Group customers to go shopping and come across, in the aisles of the Superstore Decò Gourmet Experience in Balatelle di Catania, the smiling and

FreshPlaza Global Focus on Organics
In April FreshPlaza will be focussing on organics. Are you involved in the organic sector? We would love to hear from you. You can send us some information or we can call you for an interview,

Newly formed Board of Management at BayWa AG
The change at the top of the BayWa AG Group has been completed. On 1 April, Marcus Pöllinger took over as Chairman of the company's Board of Management. At the same time, Dr. Marlen Wienert moved

The barcode turns 50
On April 3, 1973, executives from the leading food industry and distribution companies in the United States met to choose the symbol that would be used to identify products in shops. The winning