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

Drought-related income tax rebates for farmers and ranchers
The Ministry of Finance has approved reductions in the IRPF modules for 800,000 farmers and stockbreeders that will mean a tax reduction of 1,807 million euros to alleviate the effects of the

UK to invest £21 million in Africa’s cold chains to improve agricultural storage
The United Kingdom government has announced plans to invest up to £21 million into African countries to enhance the continent’s depleted cold chain systems as part of efforts to drive down

Kaufland: More organic for everyone with K-Bio
Whoever reaches for a product of the own brand K-Bio at Kaufland is now increasingly holding a genuine Bioland product in their hands. Customers can easily recognise them by the Bioland trademark.

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

New STILL Xcellence Line and Classic Line ranges
This extends its reach to companies with less complex intralogistics needs, but which prioritise high quality. By diversifying its portfolio into Xcellence Line and Classic Line and launching the

Liquidseal invites South African citrus exporters to join a subsidised commercial trial
After several years of using Liquidseal on South African citrus, both organic and conventional, with the support of Citrus Research International, the Dutch company is at the point of scaling up

“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