"Historically high prices for Conference pears, but not everyone's profiting this season"
Dutch pear market prices have been rising sharply since January. "At present, Conference pears are selling for historically high prices. The question is whether consumers will keep paying these

"Egyptian citrus exports are approaching the 2 million tons mark"
Egypt is experiencing a booming citrus export season, with volumes surpassing last year's figures. This has brought significant financial benefits to the country in terms of foreign currency, with

EU’s third country exports fall in volume and value
EU fresh fruit and vegetable exports to third countries fell 4 per cent in 2021, according to Eurostat data, processed by Fepex. Exports from the 27 EU member states plus the UK to non-EU

Efficiency increase alongside volume reduction in the first quarter of 2023
The start of the 2023 business year was marked by geopolitical and inflation-related challenges worldwide. In parallel, the supply chain environment quickly normalised after the boom years of 2021

Aldi exceeds one million customers in one year
ALDI continues to strengthen its presence in Spain and has become the supermarket chain with the highest customer growth in 2022. Specifically, ALDI added more than one million new customers

“Türkiye is on its way to become one of the biggest soft fruit suppliers of Europe”
Despite the cold winter in the South of Türkiye, the berry industry in Türkiye is growing at a rapid pace, says Turgut Aysan, Chairman of the Board at Turkish berry producer Safir Berry: "There

South African citrus sector calls for government support
The CGA has demanded the South African government address an imminent crisis related to EU regulations around false codling moth (FCM) that threatens orange exports and grower livelihoods. The

Banana flip flops will have you ready for the summer
Amazon is selling the cutest Banana Flip Flops. They are made of “high quality EVA material” that is super soft and totally flexible. The banana flip flops with 1.18 inches thick soles, has

Eskom is working towards improving energy availability
Eskom chairperson Mpho Makwana says the power utility is working hard to improve plant performance and reduce load shedding. This as Eskom’s Generation Turnaround Programme seeks to achieve 65%

Spain: Declining trend in fruit and vegetable exports continues
Spain exported 2.1 million tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables worth €3.38 billion in the first two months of this year, according to the latest official data. This is down 13.5% and up 6%

Truskawki – w Hiszpanii podaż spada, a w Polsce coraz więcej problemów
Kampania truskawek w Hiszpanii minęła już swój szczyt podażowy i bieżące zbiory tych owoców maleją. Wedle danych Obserwatorium cenowego Autonomicznego Rządu