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Growth in modern distribution is slowing down but basically holding up: in 2022 the increase in value was 5.2% (but this has to be reckoned with inflation, which last year was around 8% in FMCG), while in the specialised channels the
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A new export record for a single company in Peru was set with 4 306 containers and 9 155 211 boxes (8.2 kg) of table grapes exported to different markets around the world during the 2022/2023 season. Sociedad Agrícola Rapel SAC, the largest single Peruvian table grape grower and exporter
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Last year, €13.5 billion worth of (fresh and processed) potatoes were traded worldwide. At €7 billion, frozen exports' value far exceeded that of (fresh) ware potatoes' €3.4 billion. Internationally, €2.3 billion of other processed potato products and €700 million of seed potatoes were
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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) increased its Group revenue by 7.7 percent to € 1,578 million in the 2022 financial year (previous year: € 1,465 million) according to preliminary unaudited figures. The Group operating result (EBIT) came to € 220 million, thus exceeding the expected
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Exports thus reached 884 t in the first four months. The main markets are the Netherlands, the UK, the USA, France and Canada. Currently, figs are grown in the Andean country on 600 ha in the regions of Ica, Tacna, Arequipa and Lima. read more

Packing automation success is all in the planning. Embarking on a mission to reconfigure its fresh-produce packing hall at Thrapston, the Morrisons Centre of Excellence - which prepares and delivers 130 million packs of fruit every year to 82 stores - has succeeded in its automation vision and
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The Almond Board of California released their January position report on February 9. January shipments reached 230 million pounds (+30% Y-o-Y), a record for the month. The shipment figure comes in 9 million pounds higher than the previous January record, seen in 2020, and was on the higher end
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Maine is the only state in the country with a significant harvest of wild blueberries, which are smaller cousins to the more ubiquitous cultivated berries. The wild blueberry, which grows in the sprawling barrens of Maine's rural east, is the state's official berry and one of its most
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British supermarket Waitrose commits 100mln stg to price cuts read more

Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on February 1, 2023 are down slightly (-1.8%) over 2022 numbers for the same period, but are still 5.8% above the 3-yr. average, mostly due to the increased size of the crop in the last two years. read more

Fresh Del Monte has announced that it is expanding its 24-count single-serve Del Monte banana box across the European market. read more

In 2022, all the companies in Mercabarna's fruit and vegetable sector sold 2,245,045 tons of fruits and vegetables. This represents an 11% increase in sales volume over 2021 and a 3% increase over 2019, before the pandemic. read more

If you are interested in EU agriculture and fisheries statistics and in the wider farm-to-fork chain, Eurostat has the perfect event for you. Join us for a webinar on 22 February to learn more about the publication ‘Key figures on the European food chain’. read more

LA UNIÓ Llauradora i Ramadera has prepared a study, with the data published by the FEGA for 2021, from which the main conclusion is that nearly half of the people receiving direct CAP aid in the Valencia Region are over 65 years old and that the majority of those receiving direct aid are over 65 years old.
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Sea-Intelligence has published issue 137 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including December 2022. As the report itself is quite comprehensive and covers schedule reliability across 34 different trade lanes and 60+ carriers, this press
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Vietnamese fresh fruits, including tamarind, jackfruit, lychee, plum, passion fruit and starfruit, have earned a lion’s share in the Australian market. According to the International Trade Centre (ITC), in the first 11 months of 2022, Australia imported 8.2 million USD worth of fruits under HS
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The total companies in Mercabarna's fruit and vegetable sector marketed a volume of 2,245,045 tonnes of these products in 2022. This is a growth of 11% compared to 2021 and 3% compared to 2019, before the pandemic. read more

The cardboard industry in Spain is in a situation of stability. This is reflected in the sector report, corresponding to 2022, presented by AFCO (Spanish Association of Corrugated Cardboard Packaging Manufacturers). It highlights the annual turnover of the sector, which
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British shoppers are reining in grocery spend post-Christmas, new retail figures show. read more

LinkThings, an innovative company specializing in supply chain technology, today introduces a new multilingual platform, Coldcha 2.0. read more