#Repartofresh Fruit and vegetables weigh 35% in Banco Fresco's new Fresh format
With more than 300 references, mainly in bulk, fruit and vegetables are at the heart of the offer of the new Freshaperto urban format in Milan of Banco Fresco, the chain specialising in fresh and

Spanish and Dutch tomato exports have decreased in the last decade, but not the value of shipments
In the last decade, Morocco and Turkey have increased their tomato exports by 61.74% and 7.69%. Meanwhile, Spanish and Dutch tomato exports have fallen by 40.55% and by 17.29%, respectively. In

Distressed fourth range, partnership between Cultiva and Sab
Fourth range players reorganise in the face of some difficulties in this market: the processing phase of Cultiva Op's products will be taken over by Sab at its facilities in Telgate (Bg).

Fyffes announces new sales manager for German business
Gunnar Seitz will be the new sales manager at Fyffes International, one of Europe's largest importers of tropical fruits, the company said. He starts work at Fyffes on 15 August 2023. Seitz comes

Rockit apples partners with Lulu hypermarkets across Middle-East
As new season fruit begins arriving in-market, New Zealand apple brand, Rockit Global has championed the first memorandum of understanding (MOU) in its category, signing a 12-month deal with Lulu

Saudi Arabia intercepts largest consignment of Captagon pills, hidden in vegetable shipment
Customs officers in Saudi Arabia’s city of Al Hadithah have seized a large consignment of Captagon pills, also known as ‘jihadi drugs’. Saudi zakat, tax and customs officials reported that

Batch of Serbian strawberries returned to sender after inspection in Pskov region
At a temporary storage warehouse in the Pskov region, a state inspector of the North-Western Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor, during quarantine phytosanitary control, found berries

Fluid market and good prices for the 2023 French asparagus campaign
Fleuron d'Anjou has celebrated the end of its asparagus campaign. After a rather “timid” start due to cold weather in April, the 2023 season has turned out to be very positive. “There are

Exceptional kiwi campaign marked by stability of prices
At almost 1,700m above sea level, Nooyenskopje in Magoebaskloof, Limpopo, has had an exceptional kiwi crop, running across all colours. “In February we started with kiwi berries of which we had