Belgium’s UK export mission
Let’s be honest, Brexit has been a big headache for EU exporters of fresh produce to the UK. Yes, EU imports have so far been allowed to cross the border without sanitary or phytosanitary checks

Sunkist fruit now also available in the Netherlands and Belgium
"Good partners are the basis for Aartsen's continued development as a company. We never underestimate our partners' importance as they help us stand out with high-quality products every day. This

Belgium: Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo closes first branch in Flanders
The company will close its Zonhoven branch about two and a half years after it opened, according to a report in the daily newspaper "De Tijd". It is the first closure of the Dutch supermarket

"Belgian potato sector growing strongly, but struggles with high costs"
Last year, the Belgian potato processing sector processed 6.2+ million tons of potatoes. It, thus, broke its 2019 record by a whopping 18%. Employment in the industry is rising accordingly, with

Black citrus farmers held back by EU protectionism, Ramaphosa tells Belgian king
South Africa’s citrus trade with the EU is currently held back by “protectionism”, President Cyril Ramaphosa told a recent bilateral trade forum between South Africa and Belgium, and with

Timing key to sustainability success, says Vanoirbeek
Luc Vanoirbeek, the general secretary of the Association of Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives (VBT), shares his thoughts on the state of the industry in Belgium. With rising costs, low prices,

Belgium: Record food prices - Partial freeze of the shopping basket demanded
According to the organisation 'Testankoop' (Test Purchase), inflation rose above 20 % for the first time in Belgian supermarkets in the month of March. "We are now paying on average a fifth more

Frost worries fruit growers
Orchard owners in Belgium and the Netherlands have been focused on protecting their orchards from overnight frosts over the past few nights. Cherry orchards are currently particularly vulnerable

"Limited availability means early potatoes can't yet meet market demand"
As Easter approaches, the European potato market is still on the hunt for a good-quality product with which to reach the end of the season. "I've called it a puzzle before, and it remains so,"

"Ograniczona dostępność oznacza, że wczesne ziemniaki nie mogą jeszcze sprostać zapotrzebowaniu rynku"
The European potato market is facing a shortage of good-quality product with the new crop expected to arrive later than usual due to a cold, wet March. Packagers are struggling to control quality

"We expect to offer the large strawberries volumes in the weeks after Easter"
In Belgium, Coöperatie Hoogstraten's strawberry season officially started on Friday. The first strawberry box was auctioned In the presence of the press and interested parties. Marketing Manager

Planet Organic has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators
'Don't push food companies across the border', warns Belgium's Fevia Fevia, the umbrella trade association of the Belgian food industry, has called on the government to take measures quickly to

Cucumber prices drop
In Belgium, more local products are gradually being auctioned. That means the recent truly high prices for greenhouse vegetables at the Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives Federation (VBT) are

LC Packaging signs EU Commission sustainable consumption pledge
LC Packaging CEO Lucas Lammers signed the European Commission Sustainable Consumption Pledge on behalf of the company during the Consumer Summit in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday 28 March 2023. By

Alibaba to break up empire into six units
One in six Belgian supermarkets at risk of closure: study One in six supermarkets in Belgium are facing structural problems and are at risk of closure, a new study has found. This equates to 16.2%

Belgium: King Philippe receives the first Hoogstraten strawberries of the season
Due to the weather, the Belgian strawberries are a little later than in other years, but the new season will officially start at the end of March. The Ghesellen van de Aardbei van Hoogstraten, who

Belgian potato company gets new cooling, freezing system
In Belgium, Industriële Koeltechniek Roose (IKR) recently installed a new cooling and freezing system at De Aardappelhoeve. This potato specialist is increasingly focusing on the convenience

"Oversupply means Belgian apples are not a lucrative business this year"
Between December and March, the Essen-based wholesaler Maxime Ltd obtains around 90 percent of its apples from neighboring Belgium. The entire range of apples from Belgian cultivation is offered,

Jeronimo Martins posted a 23% jump in fourth-quarter net profit
Top 10 supermarket retail chains in Belgium Here's an overview of the top ten supermarket retail chains in Belgium, according to their most recently-available full-year turnover. All data is

Strong growth of European frozen fry exports to New Zealand, signs slowing
For the quarter ending January 2023: Export volume to New Zealand down 19% on quarter ending October 2022, which may be an indication exports are slowing. However, still very strong growth

Greenyard Fresh Belgium ma na celu zaoszczędzenie ponad 100 000 m3 wody dla świeżych owoców i warzyw każdego roku
Greenyard Fresh Belgium i Pidpa, belgijska zintegrowana firma zajmująca się gospodarką wodną, ogłosiły, że weszły w ostatnią fazę swoich planów dotyczących instalacji nowego

Greenyard Fresh Belgium aims to save over 100,000 m³ of water for fresh fruit and vegetables each year
Greenyard Fresh Belgium and Pidpa, a Belgian integrated water utilities company, have announced that they have entered the final phase of their plans to install a new on-site water purification

Greenyard Fresh Belgium стремится ежегодно экономить более 100 000 м³ воды для свежих фруктов и овощей
Greenyard Fresh Belgium и Pidpa, бельгийская интегрированная компания по водоснабжению, объявили о том, что они вступили

Greenyard Fresh Belgium aims to save over 100,000 cubic metres of water per year for fresh O+G
Together with Pidpa, a Belgian integrated water supply company, Greenyard has announced that the final phase for the water purification system to be installed on the Greenyard site in

Greenyard Fresh Belgium стремится сэкономить более 100 000 кубометров воды в год для свежей продукции O+G
Вместе с бельгийской компанией Pidpa, специализирующейся на комплексном водоснабжении, компания Greenyard