"Our gastro customers and their guests want to know where the products come from"
"Various projects and discussions are underway in the area of sustainability - the topic has also been topical for us for some time. More and more restaurateurs and hoteliers are approaching us

Verona cherries, the difficulties are behind us
The Verona area is historically among the most important in Italy for the cherry sector. We asked Stefano Pezzo of Cherry Passion and Bragantini Marco and Sons and Alessio Costa of Lc Fruit, a

Fertilisers are also obtained from a marine microalgae
Life on Earth depends on photosynthetic organisms, which use sunlight to fix carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into plant biomass, releasing oxygen. Like other photosynthetic organisms,

Bananas from Costa Rica at £0.95, almost unchanged compared to last week
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

Deal eases strike at US West Coast port
Following intervention from the US authorities the US West Coast Port union strike was dissipated somewhat. This is despite a cargo hold-up worth US$5.2 billion. There was 10-day congestion delays

Destruction of Kakhocska dam will put production of fruits and vegetables in even more danger
The destruction of the Kakhovska Dam in Ukraine will have a major impact on the Ukranian fruit and vegetable cultivation, says Volodymyr Gurzhiy of Ukrainian apple exporter USPA: “Big volumes of

DFHV: Drug smuggling in the international trade business
Fruit trading companies in Germany are also abused as "unwanted servants" in drug smuggling from South America to Europe. This was the conclusion drawn by investigators from the Federal Criminal

Winter storms affect Cape growers
With the latest of a series of winter storms sweeping over the South African Western Cape region, citrus and other fruit growers are facing a difficult period of recovery. For the last ten days

South Africa: Winter storms affect growers in the Cape
After the latest in a series of winter storms that swept through South Africa's Western Cape region, growers of citrus and other fruits are facing a difficult period of recovery. Over the past ten

Ceny czereśni odbiły w górę
Ceny polskich czereśni dynamicznie spadały jeszcze stosunkowo niedawno i wydawało się, że czeka nas kolejny słaby sezon. Może równie zły dla producentów, jak ten

Czy ostatnie holenderskie cebule zapewniają bonus cenowy?
Z każdym tygodniem sortuje się nieco mniej i teraz tak naprawdę chodzi o ostatnie partie cebuli z magazynu, nie mówiąc już o partiach, które są