First Maula grapes have already been harvested, packaged and shipped to Europe
Maula, the first seedless black grapes in Europe, are reaching supermarkets shelves in Germany and Great Britain. The first harvesting operations took place in the covered vineyards located in

Large Australian vertically integrated apple, mango and mandarin businesses created
Red Rich Fruits (NSW) Pty Ltd has entered into an agreement with Batlow Fruit Company Pty Ltd and Ausfarm Fresh Horticulture Holding Pty Ltd to align the three entities and create one of

Long and satisfactory season for Sicilian raspberries
The Sicilian raspberry campaign was extended by over one month this year, leading to great satisfaction for producers. FreshPlaza talked about it with Salvatore Azzara, a berry producer from

Farmers' market, why does it make a difference?
While we usually compare the sales strategies of the big brands (as we recently did for Coop and Conad,click here to read more), today we have decided to focus on a particular format, that of the

Yuan firms as People's Bank of China pledges to stabilize currency
Yesterday, China's currency firmed against the dollar after the People's Bank of China offered more reassurances to markets worried by the currency's recent sharp falls. The Financial News, a

Malta: Aquaponic farming without significant operating costs
“We first started by growing anything that would easily allow us to enter the market and are now replacing these crops with others that are in higher demand. These are all accessible in

Dream pixels: €2.50/kg in the countryside
For the tomato it is a magical moment, indeed a historic one, given the quotations that are breaking all records. In fact, no insider remembers such high quotations at the beginning of July, when

Wholesale, an overview of seasonal vegetables
"After a disappointing May due to the weather situation, June was a very good month and now we hope that July will follow the same positive trend," says Riccardo Pompei, the historical operator of

Chinese cross-border freight trains boost cargo transport to Europe, Central and Southeast Asia
China's outbound cross-border freight trains operated normally during the first half of 2023, with the cargo transport volume to Europe, Central Asia and Southeast Asia keeping a positive trend

Distribution, Coal exceeds 300 million turnover
In the year 2022, after the pandemic years, a series of international events, first and foremost the conflict triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have brought significant uncertainty,

Lidl Portugal: Fruit and vegetables exports at 26,200 tonnes
Switzerland: Lidl announces management changes Lidl Switzerland has announced that its chief operating officer Christian Steimle is to step down from his role, succeeded by Benny Klein as of 1

French TV program attacks the HEV label
Broadcast on July 3rd on TV channel France 5, the new edition of the program Sur le Front, presented by Hugo Clément, focuses on the HEV label. It is presented as a simple “greenwashing

Melinda cherries, digital campaign kicks off
The campaign for Melind cherries is now in full swing and they are arriving on the shelves of the main chains. Accompanying the sales phase this year is an intense promotional operation with its

The added value of hand-processed fruit
"We can count on a few specialized operators who package all the apricots and Saturn peaches by hand throughout the summer campaign. The result is a riper produce which therefore boasts superior

Field scales for grapes - "we manufacture 5 sets a day as we wait for sales to peak"
The need to cut ripe grape bunches as soon as possible for sudden weather, phytosanitary or commercial reasons often leads agricultural entrepreneurs to spare no expense. However, such operations

“A B2C partnership could be an interesting way of promoting our fruit and vegetables”
The fruit and vegetable sector relies heavily on B2B operations, in terms of both media and sales. According to Jean-Baptiste Lede, manager of La Ternoise, it would also be interesting to involve

Airfreight demand sees spring dip
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has today (5 July) released data for May 2023 global air cargo markets showing weak market conditions. Global demand, measured in cargo

UK: Dyson Farming to build the second phase of strawberry growing glasshouse
Dyson Farming is to build the second phase of its strawberry growing glasshouse in Lincolnshire. The £11m investment will see the site able to grow fruits on more than a million strawberry plants