Market with cheap vegetables and fruits to be launched in Omsk, Russia
Alexander Burkov, governor of the city of Omsk at a press conference, which took place on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, announced the launch of a logistics center for fruit and vegetable products

Agro production collapses
From rice to oil to cereals, Spanish agri-food production is plummeting and threatens a sharp rise in prices in the coming months. Fruit and vegetables are not spared from this situation. From

GfK Consumer Index: Higher average prices paid have compensated somewhat for volume loss
The value development of fruit/vegetables/potatoes lags behind the development of FMCG overall both in December 2022 (-2.2% vs. December 2021) and in 2022 as a whole (-3.6% vs. year 2021). This

France is preparing a law allowing the industry to better negotiate with retailers
The French National Assembly has just passed a bill aimed at giving more weight to the industry in negotiations with retailers. So far, in France, if suppliers and retailers had not reached an

Village Farms raises $25 million
Village Farms, the produce grower that also grows cannabis under the Pure Sunfarms banner, has raised $25 million. The capital was raised through the sale of shares and warrants with a combined

"The consumption of exotic fruit has drastically dropped"
The consumption of exotic fruit has drastically dropped. No product is doing better than the others, as buyers prefer purchasing basic food rather than niche products due to inflation. "The

The 'Plastikazo' bureaucratic gibberish
Spain has thus become the only European country to impose a tax on non-recycled plastic, and the companies affected do not know with certainty exactly what documentation will be required of them.

EU three-week average price of European bananas at €101 per 100 kgs in week 2 of 2023
In week 2, the three-week average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €112/100 kgs. Average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were at €119/100 kgs in the

Second parts can be good
Apple sales are on an improving trend and traders are expecting a more relaxed market situation in spring with better prices for most varieties. Apple sales are on an improving trend and traders

The UK's double bill: crisis+Brexit
The Centre for European Reform (CER) has calculated that the country's economy is 5.5% smaller than it would have been without the collapse of cross-Channel trade, a shortage of Eastern European

Drewry’s composite World Container Index dropped 2% this week
Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 2% to $2,046.51 per 40ft container this week. The composite index has dropped by 78% when compared with the same week last year. The

IFAD and AfDB aim to boost productivity in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed a letter of intent in support of the pan-African Mission 1 for 200 (M1-200), a

Record high prices on Moldovan table grapes market despite Russian ban and a good harvest
According to EastFruit analysts, in the recent 10 days wholesale prices for table grapes of all kinds in Moldova increased by 1-2 MDL per kg ($US 0.05-0.10/kg) or by 5-7%. Consequently, the export

Netherlands Special: Consumers buy head- and money-driven
The correct price perception for fruit and vegetables, trends, sustainability and important other projects for the future of the industry: tasks abound and even in times of crisis standardisation