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Persistently low carrot prices have not translated into greater sales over the last 12 months. In fact, sales volumes for the 12 months to 14 May 2023, according to Kantar lastest figures, fell 2.3 per cent compared to the prior year – a further drop from the -7.7 per cent decline in 2022. read more

Grocery price inflation has seen its steepest decline since inflation peaked in March this year. read more

The first six months ended negatively for the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade. The volume figures denote the current difficulties in the sector, especially with regard to fruit, while the value figures still show the persistence of strong inflationary effects. Certainly the month of
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Fruit and vegetable exports decreased in April. Istat data for the first 4 months of 2023 processed by Fruitimprese show +2.6% in volume and +6.3% in value compared to the same period in 2022. In the first quarter the figures were +6.5% and +10.7% respectively. Imports exceed
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Israel’s figs are in “super high demand” in especially Europe says David Levin, the CEO and marketing director of Zohara Farms. The company grows and exports brown figs during the two growing seasons in Israel. read more

Del Monte looks at the environment and takes a step towards the sustainability of its packs by replacing plastic banana bands with paper bands. The choice, it is estimated, will lead to a saving of 2.16 tonnes of plastic per year, a not inconsiderable figure. read more

Fruit and vegetables were also well represented at the Brands Award 2023, the awards ceremony organised by Mark Up, Gdoweek and FreshPoint Magazine and opened by editor Cristina Lazzati. The award is defined on the basis of objective and verifiable criteria with three levels of judgement. The data of
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In the first five months of the year, the domestic agricultural machinery market had a two-speed trend, characterised by a contraction in sales of tractors and trailers, and an increase in combine harvesters, flatbed tractors and telehandlers.
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Insulin can be grown in lettuce leaves and taken orally. This is the discovery made by a group of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania (USA) and represents a big step forward for the international scientific community; read more

Industry experts say that the US now buys 86% of the avocados that Mexico exports. The US is a major importer of Mexico’s avocados, among many other foods. As farms in the US become increasingly strained, particularly due to drought in California, that dependence on Mexico is only increasing. read more

Market participants surveyed by Mintec in the first week of July were expecting muted shipments and new sales ahead of the June position report, which is due for release on 11th July. Estimates for June almond shipments were reported in the range of 178-225 million pounds, with most market
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Canada has been fighting wildfires across the country. “While it’s very early in the season, they are present in Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes, and the West,” says Ken Lyons with Blue Mountain Fruit Company. The wind is blowing the smoke down, hovering the Northeast of the United States.
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Annual inflation in Turkey dropped in June, but the downtrend since October seems to be coming to an end. With the better-than-expected June figure of 3.92% month-on-month, annual inflation continued to fall, dropping to 38.2% from 39.6% a month ago. read more

The Associazione Nazionale Donne del Retail (National Association of Women in Retail) was founded in Milan. Its aim is to promote the culture and knowledge of retail with an inclusive and feminine vision, thus contributing to the construction of a world of work with a view to equal opportunities, solidarity, and the fight against
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The fight against the Asian bedbug continues in the Province of Cuneo where, for more than six years, research into biological control strategies has been active, which has already led to good containment results, above all by releasing two main antagonistic insects, the autochthonous predatorsAnastatus
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An initial fact-finding meeting was held yesterday in Rome between the Commissioner for Reconstruction, Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, and trade associations, includingColdiretti, Copagri, and Confagricoltura,
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Three and a half months before the start of the 15th Anniversary of Fruit Attraction – from October 3 to 5 – and still in the midst of the commercialisation phase, the fair has already exceeded the total occupancy of its previous edition, with 58,700 square metres of fruit and
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WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released the apple and pear stock figures for 1 June 2023. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks decreased by 23.4% compared to 2022 to reach 712,212 T, while pear stocks decreased by 25.4% to reach 54,370 T. In the USA, apple stocks as of 1
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In the Netherlands, horticulture is the largest factor with a share of 34 % of the total production value of the agricultural sector, while arable farming is the smallest sector with a share of just over 10 %. This is according to recent figures from Wageningen Economic Research and the Statistical Office.
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On 21 June, it was announced that the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) would be acquiring Stanley Growers Limited and Stanley Nurseries and Garden Centre and the land which both businesses occupy. read more