Positive trends for apples and citrus fruits at CAR
"In the last few days there has been quite a bit of movement as far as sales of apples and citrus fruits are concerned". Amato Marocca, of Fratelli Marocca Srl, a wholesaler specialised in pears

Peruvian papaya exports fell by more than a half in the first quarter of 2023
In the first quarter of 2023, Peruvian papaya exports decreased by 64% in volume and 57% in value over the same period of the previous year, with shipments totaling 45.3 tons for 165,000 dollars,

PGI Melocotón de Cieza approved by the European Commission
On the 5th of May, the European Commission approved the inclusion of “Melocotón de Cieza” from Spain in the register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI). © Melocotón de

Omer-Decugis & Cie: strong H1 2022/23, with revenue up 8.1% at €104.4 million
Omer-Decugis & Cie, an international group specialising in fresh and exotic fruit and vegetables, has published its revenue for H1 2022/23 (1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023) and Q2 2022/23 (1

FLP obtains B Corp status
Exotic fruit specialist FLP Global Colombia has been awarded B Corp Certification in recognition of its social and environmental standards relating to its governance, workers, community,

Almaty is running out of groceries
Monitoring of the prices of socially significant food products conducted in stores of Almaty showed that the trend of decreasing the cost of the social basket, observed in the second half of

Vegetable supplies looking good as winter approaches but weather still the wild card
Vegetables New Zealand says vegetable supplies are looking good as winter approaches but ongoing unsettled weather across the country is still the wild card. ‘The weather’s been warm and wet

Indian farmer producer organizations successfully export watermelons to Dubai
Indian watermelons are earning a premium over those from Iran in Dubai with a few farmer producer organizations (FPOs) beginning to ship the fruit to the United Arab Emirates. Mukesh Singh,

2024 Conference of the World Union of Wholesale will take place in Rimini
It's official: the 2024 Conference of the World Union of Wholesale (WUWM) will take place in Rimini. It's a significant result for the whole city, and the fruit of the work of CAAR (Centro Agro

This year’s 'Love Your Local Market' event takes place in Strasbourg
Every year, under the banner of Love Your Local Market (LYLM), thousands of retail and wholesale markets choose to come together to celebrate their continued modernity and presence in the hearts

Fruits with fruit fly larvae did not pass quarantine control in the Russian port
The dangerous quarantine object was discovered by inspectors of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance at the Big Seaport in a batch of citrus fruits. During the

"Dolce Passione" watermelons: Ripe for the German market
When was a watermelon ripe again? Various pictures and advice are circulating on the internet. The "Dolce Passione" watermelon from the consortium of the same name makes the decision a little

WUWM launches Love Your Local Market
The World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) has launched this year’s Love Your Local Market (LYLM) campaign. WUWM said that every year under the banner of LYLM, thousands of retail and wholesale

UK’s new Brexit plan: Vegetables will sport ‘Not for EU’ stickers
The European Commission and the UK government has agreed on requirements for the labelling on agri-food retail goods. A label will be placed at different levels starting from individual, box,

Peru's ginger shipments increased by 59%
The ginger export campaign is exceeding initial expectations, showing a 59% year-on-year increase in export volumes, as Peru has exported a total of 25,609 tons of ginger so far this season,

Bananas from Belize at £1.06: steady 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

Fruvo/VAM WaterTech: "We want to get our pears to the consumer as cleanly as possible".
"We don't recommend it to our employees, but you can drink the water as it is," says Martijn Vogelaar from the Fruvo fruit sorting and packaging station in Krabbendijke. Last year, VAM WaterTech

Strawberries for big retail chains and wholesale markets
"We started harvesting strawberries in late March and will continue until late June. Ours is not a mass-production, but rather a selected one, so we manage to also reach the big retail sale chains

Crop challenges and high costs impacting yuca supplies
Yuca or cassava supplies out of Costa Rica are seeing some challenges currently. Costa Rica is a year-round producer of the root vegetable and the crop takes approximately nine months to mature.

DIA fined for failing to comply with the Chain Law
This appears in the quarterly publication of final administrative or judicial sanctions by the Food Information and Control Agency (AICA), an autonomous body attached to the Ministry of

Black rind and red flesh: the midi seedless watermelon the big retail chain was looking for
Characterized by a bright red flesh and a dark green - almost black -rind, Dolce Passione watermelons are now part of a consortium. Consorzio Dolce Passione was in fact presented at Macfrut - a

Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time?
Plants provide almost every calorie of food we eat. Grains like rice, wheat and corn make civilisation possible. For millennia, farmers have bred grains, fruit and vegetable varieties to get