Fall in New Zealand’s kiwifruit exports
New Zealand’s prized kiwifruit suffered a disappointing 2022 in terms of exports. Figure from Stats NZ show that shipments of the fruit were down 5.1% year-on-year in value, with green

Wholesale onion prices 63% lower in Nashik, India
The greater supply of onion arrivals on wholesale markets in the city of Nashik, India has seen a drop op 63% in prices over the past two months. The demand from consumers is also lower. The

Average Conference prices over the last 10 years
Conference wholesale prices in February this year are higher than the average (for this month) of the last decade. Ten years ago the same prices were extremely attractive, today they are good. The

Massive imports of greenhouse cucumber from Russia
Information is reaching our editorial office about cucumber imports from the Russian Federation...It is hard to believe, but it is happening. Many of us are strongly outraged by the behaviour of

Цены на овощи и фрукты в Украине продолжают расти
Инфляционные ожидания, несмотря на стабилизацию, остаются повышенными. Согласно официальным прогнозам,

Ceny owoców spadają o 50% na rynku w Ho Chi Minh City
Pomarańcze, kokosy i jabłka woskowe są obecnie sprzedawane w cenie VND1,000-7,000 (4-29 centów amerykańskich) za kilogram w gospodarstwach, o połowę taniej niż miesiąc

"I've never seen prices such as these for TOVs"
Greenhouse vegetable prices are skyrocketing. "Bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, tomato, cucumber. You name it, everything's expensive," says Geert Baecke of Tino's Fruit in Belgium. "We're

South African avo growers to start picking for exports as weather clears
The export crop estimate for South Africa's new avocado crop is 17 million 4kg cartons, 5% higher than last season. Hass volumes are lower than last year, while Fuerte and Pinkerton volumes are

Haulage prices fall from all-time high, retailers left facing highest January prices on record
The latest data from the TEG Road Transport Price Index has revealed that both the courier and haulage vehicle price-per-mile have fallen in January, following an all-time high in December. The

"European supermarkets do not prioritize sweetness or acidity in pomegranates, but rather the fruit being red on the outside"
The Spanish pomegranate season is coming to an end, in a year in which Spain's largest production area, Alicante, has recorded a significant drop in the production volumes due to the impact of

Prices of imported cucumbers continue to rise in Ukraine
As prices rise, the demand for imported cucumbers in the Ukrainian market is gradually weakening, although, importers continue to raise prices in the segment Sellers explain it by high prices for

"Despite the war, Ukraine has the best Royal Gala apples on the Swedish market"

"Pear market is going well, apple sales are a different story"
Apples and pears might be similar to some, but both markets show a totally different picture at the moment. "Just before the Berlin fair, the market for Conference pears was really hot," says

"Our broccoli supply is at 30% of where it should be at this time of year"
The sudden drop in temperatures for more than two weeks in much of Spain is causing a serious shortage of vegetables, both open ground and greenhouse, as well as of some fruits. In the case of

Lidl Northern Ireland: Region-wide roll out of ‘Waste Not’ fruit and veg boxes
UK: Asda partners with Publicis Sapient to deliver full transformation of its online grocery business Asda Stores LTD and Publicis Sapient, the digital business transformation company, have

Fruit prices drop by 50% at Ho Chi Minh City market
Oranges, coconuts, and wax apples are currently sold at VND1,000-7,000 (4-29 U.S. cents) per kilogram at farm, half the prices compared to a month ago. In Ho Chi Minh City, vendors are selling

Healthy strawberries, profitable production - webinar summary
The second of the winter webinars on strawberry cultivation is behind us. It took place on Thursday evening 16 February, and was watched and attended live by nearly 100 people. This time, the

Large-scale retail leading organic channel but slowing down
Growth in modern distribution is slowing down but basically holding up: in 2022 the increase in value was 5.2% (but we have to reckon with inflation which last year was around 8% in FMCG), while

South African table grape week 6 exports 7% lower with some port delays
The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI), through another season update from their bi-weekly Joint Grape Marketing Forum, report that National inspection volumes for week 6 amounted to 5.48

Цены на грузоперевозки падают с исторического максимума, однако розничные торговцы сталкиваются с самыми высокими ценами за январь
Последние данные индекса цен на автомобильные перевозки TEG показали, что в январе цена за одну милю как для

Laimer (Vip): from sustainable packaging for organic apples to the Academy to train employees in the departments
At Fruit Logistica we meet Vip, which presented a new sustainable packaging: 'It is 100 per cent paper with flax thread,' says Benjamin Laimer, Vip sales manager. We start at the end of this month