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Grocery price inflation has fallen for the seventh month to its lowest rate since July 2022. read more

Agriculture Minister Armands Krauze has promised to fight for the reduced value-added tax rate not only for fruit and vegetables, which will be reimposed at the full 21% rate next year after five years of a reduced rate, but also for other foods. read more

According to a recent Fruitimprese analysis, in the first four months of 2023 fruit and vegetable exports recovered (+2.6% in volume and +6.3% in value) compared to the same period in the previous year. read more

In the wake of the dramatic data for the 2023 harvest, which see a reduction in available produce approaching 70% compared to the previous year, the Consortium for the Protection of the Pera dell'Emilia Romagna PGI has decided to forge partnerships with the world of distribution to qualify
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The Co-op has highlighted its efforts to support farmers’ role in fighting the climate crisis. read more

International vegetable breeder BASF believes it has taken an important step in the fight against ToBRFV with the launch of a highly resistant new cherry vine tomato called Vitalion. read more

“Moldova” grapes have been present on the Moldovan fruit market for the third week, but still in relatively small quantities. The range of wholesale prices for grapes of this main variety is, as expected, very wide – 7-13 lei/kg ($0.39-0.72/kg), EastFruit reports. However, in the last week
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October arrives and the first Golden Delicious apples of the 2023 season begin to take centre stage in the major wholesale markets. "The GoldenDelicious variety, one of the most popular with consumers, arrives on the shelves these days," recalls Melinda president Ernesto
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Italian fruit and vegetable exports for the first five months of 2023 amounted to EUR 2.3 billion, up 9.5% compared to EUR 2.1 billion for the same period in 2022. These are the data International Trade Centre highlighted by the "I Love Fruit & Veg
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Catering giant Sodexo has announced its latest food waste reduction figures to mark the UN’s International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction. read more

On the occasion of the day against food waste, we went to the Milan Fruit and Vegetable Market (Foody), to see first-hand how ReCup, a social promotion association operating in the fruit and vegetable markets with which Orsero has been partnering for two years now, works.
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Not only technology and innovation but also attention to health. Planet Farms renews its support for the Fondazione Veronesi once again this year and presents Baby Iceberg, a new limited edition salad to support the Pink is good project for the fight against female cancer. In the months of
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The El Niño weather phenomenon is having a major impact on Peru’s blueberry export campaign. Figures from consultancy Fresh Fruit Peru show shipments to mid-September stood at 40,527 tons, just half of the total for the same point last year. read more

The volume of kiwifruit produced in both Italy and Greece will be roughly the same this season, according to new figures released by CSO Italy. read more

Positive figures for Apofruit's spring liquidations 2023. Between strawberries, asparagus, early potatoes and small fruits (raspberries and blueberries), 21,900,000 euro will be liquidated to producer members, compared to 19,660,000 euro the previous year: +11.3% in value, against a quantity
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This figure is 1.3 million tonnes more than in 2022 and equals the production of 2021. However, it must be borne in mind that late blight (Phytophthora infestans) can have a major impact on tubers in certain production areas. read more

"The fight against the counterfeiting of protected plant varieties is a difficult battle, but necessary for public health, food safety, and the economy," said the Aib, the Anti-Infringement Bureau for Intellectual Property Rights on Plant Material. read more

"The anti-inflation basket must ensure compliance with the existing legislation on combating unfair commercial practices set out in Legislative Decree 198/2021 and in particular that on the prohibition of selling below cost and ensure that no distortions are produced in the distribution
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In the 2022/2023 campaign, Spain exported 368.77 million kilos of zucchini, i.e., 17.94% less than in the 2020/2021 campaign, in which it exported the largest amount in history, according to Hortoinfo figures. read more

The fight against tobamovirus has a new ally. Top Seeds has launched Carlitos, a new material that performs very well against the tomato rugose virus (ToBRFV). This has been demonstrated by the different tests carried out on crops in Murcia and Almeria. read more