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BayWa AG generated above-average earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) in the first quarter of the current financial year. Despite falling year on year to €91.8 million on the heels of an exceptional first quarter of 2022 (Q1/2022: €144.9 million), EBIT still exceeded the
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During the pandemic, organic products, not least organic apples, experienced a great deal of hype, but this came to an abrupt halt with the war in Ukraine. "Consumers are definitely buying more organic goods again, but increasingly at discounters. However, the sales figures in the natural food
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South African retailer Food Lover’s Market has launched its seventh in-store Hunger Month initiative, culminating with World Hunger Day on 28 May 2023. read more

Market participants surveyed by Mintec in the first week of May were expecting lacklustre shipments and new sales ahead of the April position report, which is due for release on 11th May. Estimates for April almond shipments were reported in the range of 190-240 million pounds, with most market
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Sustainable crop protection business Koppert has extolled the benefits of beneficial nematodes for biological pest control. read more

ALDI plans to buy around 7,100 tonnes of stone fruit from national suppliers between May and September this year. The supermarket chain plans to increase its purchase of this produce by around 9% compared to last year, when the figure was 6,512 tonnes. The
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A total of 49,700 admissions were recorded during the three days of the fair at the Rimini Expo Center, an increase of 29 % compared to the previous year. In addition, twice as many international exhibitors and a diverse programme: this year's Macfrut leaves not only the organisers, but also
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Sea-Intelligence has published issue 140 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including March 2023. 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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In the 2022-23 marketing year, for the Italian market - which is the main market and absorbs 60 per cent of the apples produced by the Consortium - VIP defended sales volumes on traditional varieties and increased those of club apples, which grew by about 50 per cent compared to the previous season.
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According to Juan Francisco Delgado , Vice-President of the INTEC Foundation and director of the report "The agri-food system is facing a change of model in the face of the challenges related to the fight against climate change, drought and extreme temperatures, and the price crisis, where the
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I could start this commentary on Macfrut 2023 by rattling off all the record-breaking figures of this edition, but I think it is fairer to emphasise that what we experienced last week was certainly the result of teamwork on the part of the supply chain, as the President himself pointed out.
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The Bonduelle Group's revenue stands for Quarter 3 of FY 2022-2023 at € 572.2 million, a change from the previous financial year of +4.7% based on reported figures and +3.6% on like for like basis* after taking into account currency fluctuations, linked to a slight appreciation of the US
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WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released the apple and pear stock figures for 1 April 2023. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks decreased by 12.6% compared to 2022 to reach 1 904 869 T, while pear stocks decreased by 23.8% to reach 157 062 T. In the USA, apple stocks as of 1
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Brødrene Hartmann A/S, a prominent manufacturer of fruit packaging in South America and India, has announced its preliminary Q1 2023 financial figures and updates guidance for 2023 read more

The ready-to-eat vegetable product industry continues to boom among Spanish consumers, as reflected in the sales figures. read more

"Demand for asparagus has increased by 40% during the last week alone, with average prices of €4/kg. Most of our produce is commercialized in Scandinavia in 250 and 500 gram bunches. Asparagus are a spring product and, although the harvesting calendar is very short (late March to late May),
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The fifteenth week of 2023 shows heavily negative and counter-current trends compared to previous weeks, but it is the calendar effect, with a counter-curve related to staggered Easter weeks. The correct analysis to make is between Easter week 2023 and
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2022 was a good year for Italian melons and, therefore, it is hoped that it will be possible to repeat this in this campaign, which is now in its very early stages; read more

Even in Apulia, the first bunches of grapes are beginning to appear and, although it is still too early to make predictions, the sentiment among producers can be perceived. Antonio Cantatore, sales manager of Cantatore Antonio & Figlio in Ruvo di Puglia, describes the moment
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Just over one month on, the full cost of the damage to Hawke’s Bay horticulture caused by Cyclone Gabrielle has become clearer with the latest estimates reaching nearly NZ$1.5bn.  read more