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Poland: potato prices down again
2024-03-03 00:00
EastFruit analysts report a significant drop in the wholesale prices of potatoes on the Polish market in the last days of February, based on the data from Fresh-Market.pl . The wholesale prices of potatoes fell by an average of 16% over the past week and are currently sold for 1.00-1.33
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Dutch processing potatoes reach their highest-ever February price as availability continues to tighten
2024-03-01 00:00
The demand for free-buy supplies of potatoes in the EU remains robust, but the supply is tightening. This is because many growers no longer have sufficient stocks to offer on the free-buy market due to quality issues that compromised storability, caused by last year's wet harvest. Those with
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In the Korca district of Albania, farmers have reported a recent uptick in the sales of apples, onions, and potatoes. This shift is attributed to two primary factors: a strategic reduction in product prices by the farmers themselves, and enhanced customs measures implemented by the Albanian
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Sweet potatoes from Brazil enjoy rising demand in Europe
2024-03-01 00:00
Demand for sweet potatoes from Brazil has grown in Europe. Cassiano Berol, from the Brazilian exporter Agrícola Plantar, explains that, "because of the complications arising from the drought in Europe, in particular in Spain and Portugal, which are both sweet potato producers, and the recent rains, the demand for sweet potatoes has increased in Europe.
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European demand for Brazilian sweet potatoes grows
2024-03-01 00:00
Demand for sweet potatoes (or yams) from Brazil has increased in Europe. Cassiano Berol, of Brazilian export company Agricola Plantar explains: 'Due to the challenges resulting from the drought in Europe, particularly in Spain and Portugal, both potato producers
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For frozen food +10%: vegetables and potatoes on the podium
2024-03-01 00:00
The first data surveyed in Italy - even if only for the retail channel (that of household consumption) - show that in 2023, the frozen food sector confirmed its solidity by recording a substantial stability in consumption at home, which
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Domestic storage potatoes have continued to dominate the market, complemented by French Agata and Dutch Victoria from Frankfurt. Early potatoes from Italy and Cyprus have gained slightly in importance, not least because of the price differential. According to the Office
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Potatoes: high-end and bulk lead to a rosy future
2024-03-01 00:00
Exploit of the bulk product, increase in premium lines, 'trimming' of functional packs for increasingly smaller households. These are some of the factors behind the unstoppable rise of potatoes in recent years, shared, during yesterday's IFN Live, between
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QS self-monitoring checklist now in the app store
2024-02-29 11:00
An integrated news portal supplements the checklist function and informs users promptly about relevant news relating to the QS scheme.
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A total of 31 Flemish exporters of fruit, vegetables, potatoes and fruit trees took part in this year's FRUIT LOGISTICA in Berlin, impressively showcasing the global orientation of the Flemish agricultural sector. The stand, now firmly established in Hall 27
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Potatoes, how familiar are consumers with them?
2024-02-29 00:00
In the trolley of Italian consumers, a sack of potatoes is almost never missing. This is what emerges from the survey conducted last November by Potatoes Forever, a campaign co-financed by the European Union and promoted in Italy by UNAPA - Unione Nazionale tra le Associazioni dei Produttori di
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Domestic storage potatoes continued to dominate the market, with French Agata and Dutch Victoria from Frankfurt complementing this segment. Early potatoes from Italy and Cyprus gained slightly in importance, not least due to the price difference. According to the Federal Office for Agriculture
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"The product will be sold out several days earlier than usual"
2024-02-28 00:00
Due to weather conditions, potato production was lower than usual and now it is time to take stock of the situation. "We estimate that we will have Selenella potatoes for another 5-6 weeks, or a little more," began Massimo Cristiani, president of the Consortium. "That's a shorter period than in
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Casino's consolidated net losses deepened sharply to 5.7bln euros
2024-02-28 00:00
Australia: Woolworths announces price drops on more than 400 items
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Why North Carolina sweet potato pricing could strengthen
2024-02-28 00:00
The overall supply of North Carolina sweet potatoes is less compared to this time last year. "We had a lot smaller crop in 2023 than we did in 2022 and we ended up getting the entire 2022 crop moved quicker. So the inventory is down," says Thomas Joyner, president of Nash Produce
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Growing European demand for Brazil’s sweet potatoes
2024-02-28 00:00
Demand for sweet potatoes from Brazil has grown in Europe. Cassiano Berol, from the Brazilian exporter Agricola Plantar: "Due to the challenges with drought in Europe, with Spain and Portugal, who are both sweet potato producers, and recent heavy rains in Honduras, which is also an important
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Potatoes, consumers demand sustainability and provenance
2024-02-28 00:00
What are the drivers when buying potatoes? How important are sustainability, price, origin, supply chain? This question was answered by a survey in a number of large supermarkets and retail outlets on the peninsula conducted last November by Potatoes Forever. In its second year of activity,
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In a recent bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels, Cyprus's Agriculture Minister, Maria Panayiotou, sought assistance from Greece to combat the sale of foreign potatoes misrepresented as Cypriot in the Greek market. Panayiotou highlighted the
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'The potato market seems to be at an impasse'
2024-02-28 00:00
On the potato market, traders are not laying their cards on the table, according to Jan Van Luchene of the Belgian company Bruwier Potatoes. "Since the new year, the market has been on a significant upward trend and, in a rapidly growing situation, sellers delay selling
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Potatoes, will the future be in price or service? Second instalment
2024-02-28 00:00
As mentioned yesterday in the first episode (Click here to read more), service components, associated with price and product appearance, are some of the main drivers for choosing a product when purchasing. This is also true when it comes to fruit and vegetables and, in this case
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