Retail sales are holding very well for January as consumers are realising the value of potatoes in the current cost of living scenario. Cold wet weather is also boosting consumption and trade remains buoyant as a result. Saleable yields continue to be significantly reduced following grading out
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New advertising campaign for Elisir. The Cedior brand for premium fruit and vegetables will be one of the stars of Masterchef starting with the episode on 1 February. The spot will already be visible from 28 January on the channels of the Sky Uno network, Sky Investigation, Sky Tg 24 and Sky Sport 24. read more

Blueberries are the fruit that Morocco sells the most to Spain and, apparently, it is also one of the most exported to Southeast Asia. The demand for Moroccan blueberries has surged in Southeast Asia, largely due to the rising middle class and the influence of tourists introducing new
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The Juran Technologies Group develops advanced technologies and mechanization solutions for handling fresh produce and food that will enhance operations, reduce cost and boost profitability of companies. According to Avner Galili, Marketing Director of Juran Technologies, they have several
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The Fino lemon campaign is going through a "perfect storm" and its results have been much lower than expected, stated Juan Antonio Martínez, manager of Toñifruit. "Unfortunately, prices right now are below production costs. Fortunately, the lemon campaign is long and we are confident that
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This week, wholesale potato prices on the Ukrainian market have once again increased, according to analysts of the EastFruit. According to daily monitoring, potatoes sell today for 18-25 UAH/kg (US $0.48-0.67/kg), which is on average 12% more expensive than at the end of the previous working week. read more

The Coop-branded convenience line, Spesotti, made its debut on the store shelves in October (click here to read more), initially featuring only two categories in the fruit and vegetable department: pulses and pistachios; read more

While weather conditions look to be somewhat affecting import citrus, things are starting to look better in some growing regions. Right now, Seald Sweet is bringing in clementines and soon Nadorcott mandarins from Morocco and Honey tangerines from Mexico and will soon start production of
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Domestic storage potatoes continued to dominate the market, only accompanied by French Agata. Their quality remained convincing, so the marketing was generally quite calm. The quotations usually remained constant. Meanwhile, Italian and Cypriot early potatoes were available. However, these were
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According to EastFruit, on January 24, 2024, Polish farmers held a protest against the EU policy in the agricultural sector. One of the main demands was a revision of trade relations and a ban or serious restriction on imports of fruits and vegetables and other agricultural products from
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Jan Diekema ran his own vegetable and herb drying company, Dika Fabrieken, for many years in the Netherlands. The dried vegetables and herbs were used as soup, sauce, and snack ingredients. He sold the factory years ago but couldn't resist the sector's allure. So now, Jan is an independent
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The marketing season is underway for La Rioja’s Conference pear, slightly burdened by high prices, especially in the wholesale channel. "The campaign was eventually better than we expected," says Rodrigo Mauleón, manager of the La Rioja-based cooperative Frutos del Campo. "In March and April,
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According to EastFruit, in the MY 2022/23 (November-October) Morocco experienced one of its worst seasons for exports of preserved olives in the last decade. The country was hit hard by the Mediterranean olive crisis, which prompted it to ban the export of olive oil in the fall of 2023 to keep
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Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.(NYSE: FDP), one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, traders and distributors of high quality fresh and 4th range fruit and vegetables, today announced the launch of its latest pineapple innovation, Rubyglow® pineapple:
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EastFruit analysts report a collapse in wholesale onion prices in Tajikistan to the equivalent of 9 US cents per kg. Thus, since the end of onion harvesting, prices for onions have decreased by around 40% due to ample supply and unusually high stocks. read more

The strawberry campaign in Huelva is breathing a sigh of relief after a difficult month of December. The low temperatures that have been experienced over the last few days have favoured a quality harvest, but have inflated prices at origin, although this has not compromised the
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Rockit Global is kicking off 2024 with a coordinated Chinese New Year campaign featuring giftboxes designed by renowned local artist, Chen Zhao.  read more

PepsiCo Egypt celebrated the fourth harvest season of the potato crop, as part of the "She Feeds the World" program, which started in 2020 in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Solidarity and the CARE Egypt Foundation, and with the support of PepsiCo Foundation, the company’s
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On 29th December 2022, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States closed the doors to the export of peppers from Almeria due to different detections of Ceratitis capitata, the so-called Mediterranean fruit fly. read more