Fairtrade Foundation receives Superbrand status
The Fairtrade Foundation has been awarded Superbrand status for 2022/23 in recognition of the strength of its brand and public perception in the UK. Superbrands, the world’s largest

TU Graz: "Tom and Jerry" reveal persistently severe drought in Europe
The beginning of this tense situation is evidenced by a 2020 publication by Eva Boergens in Geophysical Research Letters, in which she noted that there was a glaring water shortage in Central

"Major shortages, high prices in ginger market"
Considerable shortages and high prices currently characterize the European ginger market. That is according to Sophie Ye of KX Food in Belgium. "Lower yields mean imports from China are at only

Garlic insurance returns to normal after two years of high incident rates
After two years of negative results, with more than 45 million euro of compensation in the 2020 and 2021 campaigns, last year, garlic insurance -which gives ample coverage to the main risks of the

"Turecki eksport jabłek trafiał głównie do Indii, Rosji i Syrii"
Pierwszy sezon eksportu jabłek w 2021 roku miał swoje wyzwania, ale turecki eksporter produktów Ani Tarim jest bardzo spokojny o obecny sezon jabłek w Turcji, mówi Mehmet Çakmak,

Building a secure and sustainable future for our industry
It has been a Spring-Summer spud season of weather extremes, with either too much sudden rain or not enough. I asked around the industry to see how that has impacted quality, yields, pests

"Marokańskie i egipskie klementynki upychane na belgijskim rynku"
Hiszpańskie ceny cytrusów w całym sezonie utrzymują się na dość wysokim poziomie. "Podaż nie jest ograniczona, ale wolumeny są niższe niż w poprzednich latach. Tak więc ceny,

New generation kiwis find firm footing in the right South African localities
The advent of Actinidia chinensis yellow and red kiwi selections with lower chilling requirement has opened the door for South Africa, which had a stab at creating a kiwi industry in the 1980s,

Prezentacja flowpackera dla zwiększenia zrównoważonego rozwoju
Po spędzeniu 2022 roku na umacnianiu swojej pozycji zarówno na poziomie krajowym, jak i na rynkach zagranicznych, GNA jest gotowa do udziału w targach Fruit Logistica z pewnymi

Garlic may be next to experience supply troubles and price hikes in Philippines
As Filipinos slowly try to recover from months of inexplicably high onion prices, some are now bracing for higher costs of another kitchen staple; garlic. Again, a supply shortage lurks around the

Tagus-Segura water transfer: no criteria for its reduction
The water cut in the Tajo-Segura aqueduct is not based on technical or legal criteria, but solely and exclusively on political and territorial criteria, without being backed up by scientific or

Biurokratyczny bełkot "Plastikazo
Hiszpania stała się w ten sposób jedynym europejskim krajem, który nałożył podatek na nierecyklingowany plastik, a dotknięte nim firmy nie wiedzą dokładnie, jaka dokumentacja

Europe to Asia reefer rates slide
Freight rates on the Europe to Asia trades have begun to follow the wider container market down after a period of resistance. According to a market update from freight rate benchmarking firm

FLIA Finalists
During the first two days of the show, trade visitors will be able to view each of the nominations in an exhibition area in Hall 20 and vote for their favourite. The winner of the award will be

Mafs targets produce export growth
Malaysia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (Mafs) has revealed its plans to focus on growing the country’s fresh produce exports in 2023. According to a report from The Malaysian

Germany resists
Germany's economy slowed in 2022, but managed to grow 1.9% faster than expected, and in energy it has done its homework with gas reserves exceeding 90%. The German economy has been resilient in

Citrus growing in Florida still perseveres focuses on juice market
As has been reported for years now, Florida's citrus crop has been decreasing and things are not yet looking to be picking up. Centuries ago, growing and producing citrus began in Southeast Asia.

Nowe pokolenie kiwi odnajduje się we właściwych miejscowościach RPA
Pojawienie się żółtych i czerwonych odmian kiwi Actinidia chinensis o niższych wymaganiach w zakresie chłodzenia otworzyło drzwi dla Południowej Afryki, która próbowała

Cucumber season expected to end two to three weeks earlier
The cucumber export season is underway in Almeria and Granada with very good results and is expected to end a few weeks earlier than usual due to the advanced state of the crops. The unusual

Community Shop calls for more surplus food donations
Social retail enterprise Community Shop has urged the food and drink industry to maximise the value from its surplus stock after revealing a doubling in demand for its services. With more

South Africa tangerine/mandarin exports forecast to reach a record 560,000 tons in 2022/23
South Africa exports of tangerines/mandarins are forecast to grow by almost 8 percent in 2022/23 to reach a record 560,000 tons on higher production and strong overseas demand. The European Union

AlmerÍa: Smaller supply brings higher prices
The cold spell in Almería in the last week of January led to a significant drop in production. As expected, prices have increased for all products, but most for peppers and tomatoes. In addition,

"Duże niedobory, wysokie ceny na rynku imbiru"
Ważne niedobory i wysokie ceny charakteryzują obecnie europejski rynek imbiru. Tak twierdzi Sophie Ye z KX Food w Belgii. "Niższe zbiory oznaczają, że import z Chin jest na poziomie

Chile: More than 67,000 tonnes of prunes exported
The value was US$ 256 million in 2022. Thanks to a cultivated area of 12,550 ha, Chile is able to achieve a total plum production of around 100,000 t per year, 2/3 of which is destined for dried

“We did sell much more of Gala variety”
The sales of Polish apples has been rather stable, but there was one specific variety that did exceptionally well in Western Europe, says Jakub Krawczyk, export manager for Polish apple exporter