June open days for pea and bean growers
The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has announced two June open days for farmers, agronomists and other industry stakeholders. Vining pea growers have been invited to Nocton in

Financial year 2022: Edeka grows stably and invests in favourable sales prices
Fuelled by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, sharply higher energy prices and high inflation rates are putting pressure on the purchasing power of private households in Germany. In a challenging

Bananas from Colombia at £1.08 this 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

Potential gap ahead in grapes from Mexico
Grape production is underway from Mexico already though sizeable volume may not be seen until late May. Miguel Suarez with MAS Melons & Grapes says supplies are coming in currently from Jalisco,

Xenia®: Marketing season successfully concluded
Xenia®, the new pear club variety of the German Fruit Variety Consortium (DOSK), says goodbye to the German market after a successful season. Just in time for the pear blossom and Pear Day on 23

“There's more avocado than demand for this fruit in the world”
Bancolombia published a report on the global perspectives of avocado, highlighting that “there's more avocado in the world than demand for this fruit.” The accelerated growth of new

"As a cooperative, we stand closely together"
With annual sales of 232 million, Erzeugergroßmarkt Langförden-Oldenburg eG (ELO) is probably one of the largest fruit and vegetable companies in Germany. We spoke to Jens Wiele (on picture

Crisis at Aldi Nord through losses
Aldi, Lidl continue to outperform rest of UK grocery market: Kantar The latest market share data from Kantar for the UK market shows that Aldi and Lidl continue to outperform the competition, with

BVL/QS: Emergency authorisations for plant protection products Exirel
On the basis of Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued two emergency authorisations for the insecticide Exirel to