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The situation of citrus groves in the Valencian countryside continues to worsen: 1,737 dedicated hectares were lost in 2023 alone. The data is reported by revistamercados.com, which cites the report of the Unió Llauradora association. read more

The calendar mismatch does not help to assess the festive period, with days more or less sales than the previous year in weeks 51 and 52 of 2023, but also in the first week of 2024. The value trends for fruit and vegetables by weight imposed are positive and in double
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Market participants surveyed by Mintec in the first week of January were expecting strong shipments ahead of the release of the December 2023 position report on 11 January 2024. Estimates for the December shipment figure were reported in the range of 215-260 million pounds, with most respondents
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2023 was another challenging year for Port of Antwerp-Bruges. Geopolitical tensions and slowing global economic growth are driving down industrial production and trade flows. As a result, total throughput, which was 271 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, is down 5.5% from the previous year.
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The Central de Abastos, with more than half a million daily visitors, stretches across 320 ha on the eastern side of the Mexican metropolis. It is a wholesale produce market, but it is also a machine that feeds tens of millions of people every day. Unfortunately, it is also a huge source of food
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These figures, very positive in general terms, are excellent if two factors are taken into account: on the one hand, that they are based on an already tremendously positive year, the previous one, which has led to growth compared to the already very positive figures of the previous year.
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The Christmas week shows apparently exciting figures for Lcc fruit and vegetables, however the calendar effect, with one extra day of sales in 2023 compared to 2022, distorts the results, which we estimate would be down, at least in volume. We also report a performance
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The Northern Territory is Australia’s top grower of high-quality mangoes, with Australia’s favourite, sweet-tasting mangoes produced right here in the Territory. read more

Danish shipping giant Maersk warned customers on Friday to prepare for significant disruption after announcing it will divert all vessels from Red Sea routes around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope for the foreseeable future. read more

Peru exported 171,500 tonnes of fresh blueberries between week 18 (the start of the 2023/24 season) and week 51, a decrease of 32 per cent on the same period of the previous campaign. read more

Many farmers in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany, have been working non-stop for days to save their lands from the floods. Regional farmers' association Landvolk Niedersachsen estimates that all of the 35,000 farms in Lower Saxony have suffered water damage to their fields. "Several hundred
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European apple stocks in December were 4.2% lower than in 2022. read more

Supermarket sales reached pre-pandemic levels in the run up to Christmas, new figures show. read more

One in three adults in the UK and Ireland consume five or more portions of fruit and vegetables every day. This seems to be a higher proportion than in any other nation in the developed world. Of course, the World Health Organization recommends eating at least 400g – or five or more portions
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Morocco has been expanding its fresh berry exports to the Middle East, one of its key markets, at a remarkable pace. EastFruit reports that Moroccan exporters have boosted their shipments of fresh berries to the Persian Gulf countries by eightfold since the MY 2018/19 (July-June), and they have
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Crates of apples, kiwis, oranges in front of a shop in Rafah; for the first time in weeks, since the beginning of the fighting between Israel and Hamas, loads of fruit arrived in the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing. read more

Currently, delays to global trade are caused by hundreds of ships diverting around Africa to avoid attacks in the Red Sea. These delays are set to inflict months of disruption and imminent price rises on supplies of household items and foodstuffs. read more

According to figures provided by the European Parliament, each inhabitant of the EU, whose population exceeds 448 million people, generated an average of nearly 190 kg of packaging waste in 2021. Packaging, necessary to reduce food waste, but at the same time, an undeniable source of waste, is
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The banana industry of Ecuador is aspiring to produce and export more bananas in 2024, with figures similar to those of 2021, during pre-Covid times. “This will be achieved more quickly, not only through increased exports and production, but also because the Trade Agreements with China and
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"The figures show that the idea of not throwing food away, but giving it away at a favourable price, is very well received by our customers," says Netto Marketing Manager Timo Schroedel. "Together with our cooperation with the food banks, Netto is thus making a
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