South African table grape week 6 exports 7% lower with some port delays
The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI), through another season update from their bi-weekly Joint Grape Marketing Forum, report that National inspection volumes for week 6 amounted to 5.48

Laimer (Vip): from sustainable packaging for organic apples to the Academy to train employees in the departments
At Fruit Logistica we meet Vip, which presented a new sustainable packaging: 'It is 100 per cent paper with flax thread,' says Benjamin Laimer, Vip sales manager. We start at the end of this month

Florida’s citrus industry still a vital economic force in state
Despite challenges from diseases, land development trends and extreme weather, Florida’s citrus industry contributed $6.935 billion to the state’s economy in 2020-21. A just-released report

"Trade is being pulled to all sides; bell peppers cost more than green asparagus"
In Europe, greenhouse vegetable prices are reaching great heights. "Unbelievably, bell peppers currently cost more than green asparagus. Wednesday, Feb. 15, bell pepper prices even broke through

Asparagus season starts at ZON fruit & vegetables

"We inevitably have to start three to four weeks before the German season opener"
Two years ago, Lykos Ltd, founded in 1992, underwent a change of ownership as well as a fundamental restructuring. Nevertheless, the core competence of the wholesale company based at Berlin's

The evolving business of foodservice grapes
With the industry transition to imported table grapes and supplies coming in steadily, one marketer is continuing to focus on growing its institutional foodservice program. For Horizon Marketing

“With 43% of sales of apples in bags, consumers increasingly focus on price”
The second part of the French apple campaign is already well underway. Sandrine Gaborieau, marketing and communication manager of ANPP, gives an update on the current state of the market. “We

Tauber (Vog): 'We need to reach the apple consumer on different touchpoints'
At Fruit Logisticawe visited the Südtirol stand, where we met the Vog Consortium. "We present our products,' says Hannes Tauber, marketing manager of Vog, 'traditional, organic and Club apple

Fresh produce probe in South Africa
A new probe in the distribution and marketing of fresh produce in South Africa will focus attention on the reasons for steep increases in fresh produce prices, while also focusing on the behaviour

Scale up organic mushroom cultivation to be more competitive
"We want to sell more mushrooms to keep our packaging facility and marketing costs low," begins Jozef van den Elsen. He owns Nesco Champignons, a Dutch company that cultivates and markets organic

E-MIRCHA Project aids chilli producers in growing and marketing
Andhra Pradesh is one of the major producers of chilli and producers have been helped by the E-MIRCHA Project, a collaboration between the State Government, Digital Green and Bill and Melinda

Landgard Bio: Biofach 2023 - focus on product portfolio and industry exchange
How environmentally friendly organic products can benefit from strong cooperative marketing, especially in difficult times, will be demonstrated by Landgard Bio at Biofach in Nuremberg from 14 to