Peru’s citrus harvest not affected by heavy rain and floods
Peru’s citrus harvest has fortunately not been affected by the heavy rain and floods. Companies from Peru’s fruit export sector have stepped in to provide much needed drinking water, fruit,

27,000 tons of Portuguese fruits and vegetables exported by Lidl in 2022
UK: Southern Co-op celebrates 150th anniversary The local co-operative, which was the first to open a fully self-service supermarket in Great Britain, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this

Free potato stocks limited in North-western European growers region
Within the North-western European Potato Growers NEPG (EU-04) there are various issues for the coming months. In view of the current season, the question naturally arises as to how the market will

Incredible food prices prompt Swedes to look over the border
In Sweden, some vegetables have nearly doubled in price, while butter and sugar have both increased by 50 percent. Overall, in recent months, prices in Sweden have been going sky-high, at a faster

We assume that asparagus will be available around Easter
The asparagus harvest is now gradually gaining momentum with the first batches coming from sites with heated cultivation. But the main harvest does not start until shortly before Easter.

"We have to be careful not to mistake today's higher sales for profits"
"There seem to be more and more positive signs coming from the top fruit market," says Louis De Cleene of Devos Group. "Both pears and apples are running off very well. Demand has always been high

Geia Food is expanding its footprint in Finland
With the acquisition of the companies Topfoods Finland OY and TFR Topfoods Retailing OY, hereinafter Topfoods, Geia Food is expanding its footprint in the Nordics and expands on the Finnish

Why Macfrut is a different fruit and vegetable fair #freshtalks with Renzo Piraccini
The new edition of Macfrut will be held from 3 to 5 May 2023, in the halls of the Rimini exhibition centre, with different focuses and high expectations, starting from the expansion of the spaces

“Taking the most out of your shipments is just one simple step away!”
At Otflow, the mission is to reduce food waste on a global scale. Since 2018, their floor covers for containers have been used by over 100 exporters in over 30 countries. Over the past years, the

Volume of international trade in frozen raspberries surpassed that of frozen strawberries
The EastFruit analysts team discovered while preparing for the first online conference on the market of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables, that an important event happened in 2021 –

Fresón de Palos is committed to biological control of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries.
Fresón de Palos, the largest strawberry producer in Europe, has decided to increase the area of strawberry and berry production in which Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies are applied.

Retail campaign in UK highlights the best of South African stone fruit
Extensive promotional activity has put South African stone fruit at the front of consumer and retailer minds and highlighted both the quality of product and consistency of supply. Suppliers of

'More Irish horti producers to cease trading in 2023'
New research by agriculture advisory body Teagasc claims that more horticultural food producers may cease trading, due to input costs eroding producer margins. Teagasc warns that a market response

The Region of Murcia's extra-early stone fruit harvest is expected to be 15 days delayed
Pascual Hortelano of FECOAM, the federation of horticultural cooperatives of Murcia, confirmed that the production of extra early stone fruit, which has already suffered losses due to frost, is

Extension of cold treatment to mandarins requested
The Citrus Management Committee (CGC), the umbrella association of Spanish private citrus exporters, has already demanded in September an investigation by the European Commission (EC) into the

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 20 March
Fruit and vegetable prices are generally lower. Demand for asparagus is still contracting and that for strawberries is still subdued. The campaign for Sicilian Tarocco oranges closed early. Thanks

Bananas from Colombia at £0.95
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

Arena Group (VéGé) enhances and innovates the IV gamma in Decò stores
In the fruit and vegetable department of ten Decò shops of the Arena Group (VéGé), in Sicily, a number of innovations have been introduced to enhance IV gamma references displayed in

The Pachino PGI consortium is McDonald's Italian official supplier
"On the basis of the mandate that our consortium members have entrusted to us, we have continued to seek new commercial outlets for our branded tomatoes," said Sebastiano Fortunato, president of

Reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia is good news for Iranian tomato producers