Grocery price inflation soars to new heights
After a short-lived dip at the end of 2022, grocery price inflation rose to a record 16.7% in the four weeks to 22 January 2023 – the highest level since Kantar started tracking the figure

The FEPEX Assembly in Lleida will analyse measures to tackle climate change.
The present climate change is one of countless that the Earth has undergone. This one in particular has two special characteristics: it is the most intense of those known to us, and it is caused

Early lemon and avocado campaigns expected for South Africa
Core Fruit CEO Nico van Staden hopes that the export company, which ships a wide array of fruit to 120 ports, can catch up with grape volumes from the Western Cape; they received around a fifth

Egypt has overtaken Turkey to become the №1 supplier of oranges to Uzbekistan
According to EastFruit analysts, in 2022 Egypt became the main supplier of oranges to Uzbekistan, replacing the previous long-term leader, which was Turkey. According to our preliminary

BayWa spends millions on better facilities
Multinational fresh produce supplier BayWa Global Produce says it has spent heavily on infrastructure in order to improve its “resilience and performance”. As a result, several of its

Despite challenging 2022, Serbian fruit exports increasing
Despite a challenging 2022 the Serbian fresh fruit export sector still represents 20% of the country’s exports, participants heard at last week’s Agro Belgrade 2023 exhibition. Known for its

Discover Texas agricultural commodities
The Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas International Produce Association will participate in this year's international trade fair Fruit Logistica 2023, held in Berlin (Germany) between the

"The North American market rewards good quality citrus"
Moroccan citrus fruits enjoy a welcoming demand in North American markets, according to Mr. Yassine Fellah, CEO of Canmar Produce. The exporter sources Moroccan citrus fruits: lemons, oranges,

Sociedad Agrícola Rapel exports some 4,500 containers of fruit each year
Some two decades ago, the Piura region embarked on the transformation of thousands of hectares of fallow land into agricultural land. Table grapes were one of the main fruits that began to be

Ingenyo, a 'weighty' pepper with a big resistance package
Last week Vilmorin-Mikado Ibérica held some field days in the Berja area (Almeria) to show how their California pepper varieties finish in a crop. In particular, they highlighted the development