Germany: Volume increase for potatoes and vegetables despite high prices in May
After the sales trend in April had been squeezed by the negative calendar effect, growth in the fruit/vegetables/potatoes category is higher again in May 2023; according to the current GfK

New launch at Fresh Del Monte
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, sellers and distributors of high quality fresh fruit, pre-cut fruit and more, has announced the launch of

Organic products in Georgia – high demand, low consumer awareness
Georgian greenhouse has found a very strong demand for bioproducts in Georgia. This means that the company has to delay exporting and focus on the local market. EastFruit reports based on BM.ge

Ukraine: onion prices down due to growing supply of new domestic crop
The supply of domestic early onions is currently much higher than the demand, reports EastFruit. Thus, a seasonal rise in the supply forces Ukrainian farmers to actively reduce their prices for

Household vegetable consumption falls to 2013 levels
Spanish households reduced the volume of fresh fruit purchased by 12.2% compared to the previous year, totalling 3,731 million kilos. In terms of value, the trend is one of stability with a slight

Cost-of-living crisis fuelling obesity
Professor Alexandra Johnstone, a leading nutrition researcher from Scotland’s Rowett Institute, has warned of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the obesity epidemic, reports The

BiomicAgritech’s top-down growing method brings rewards
Israeli agritech company BiomicAgritech was nominated for this year’s GreenTech Concept Award for its unique top-down growing method for trellised greenhouse vegetables. The name comes from the

Aldi’s Super 6 becomes Super 7
Aldi is renaming its Super 6 fruit and vegetable promotion as Super 7, with a proportion of profits from the seventh item in the range being donated to its charity partner, Teenage Cancer Trust.