Roasted chestnuts are traditionally a big seller at Christmas markets. However, this year, the Italian campaign has been particularly sluggish. "The goods have been extremely scarce and expensive since the start of the season," says Rainer Simon, Italy specialist and Managing Director of
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On December 12, the fruit trade association invited all companies operating at the wholesale market to a public event. They unanimously rejected the plans of investor Büschl for a new building on Schäftlarnstraße. "We believe it is very important that not only the fruit trading companies
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Ahead of the New Year's Eve campaign, table grape prices in the Spanish market are expected to be higher than last year. It is the result of a drop in the volumes of the traditional seeded Aledo grapes produced domestically, as well as of the seedless grapes from Peru. In these circumstances,
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From today, the Kilometro Verde salad, Europe's largest vertical farm, will be distributed in more than 700 Coop shops under the Fior Fiore brand. The important milestone kicks off the distribution activity throughout Italy and follows the inauguration of the vertical farm held on
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Peru is approaching the midway point in the season and as with many producing regions it has not been a normal season, the impact of El Nino has been seen in the two main producing areas. read more

A distinctive, very aromatic taste - not too sweet, not overly sour - which is accompanied by no less distinctive characteristics, from the irregular shape to the russet grain. These are the hallmarks of the Renetta, a unique variety that is today the protagonist of an intense campaign
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A raspberry grower from the Netherlands has invested in what is believed to be the largest solar panel installation in the European fruit and vegetable industry. With the support of the state, Martens Van Hoof recently placed 24,206 photovoltaic cells on his farm
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"We get the feeling the food sector is evolving increasingly rapidly, making it hard for our clients to keep responding," begins Nicolas Bauwens, who owns the Belgian machine-building company Constructie Bruynooghe. He considers this one of the sector's biggest challenges. "Nowadays, there's
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Amid India's recent ban on onion export, the government of Bangladesh has permitted local traders to import the commodity from ten other countries. The sharp price hike following the ban has now been curbed due to a sufficient supply of the local early season breed in the domestic market. read more

According to EastFruit, Morocco set a new record for exporting fresh raspberries to France, a country known for its preference for local products, based on the results of the 2022/23 season. Moreover, Moroccan producers were the main contributors to the overall growth of fresh raspberry imports
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After the UK’s exit from the EU in 2020, Egypt and Morocco have emerged as key beneficiaries in the UK fruit and vegetable market. Both countries have experienced a significant increase in the value of their exports to the United Kingdom. read more

The Panama Canal delays may lead to corrugated box shortages during the crucial South American peak harvest and export period of January to March 2024. This warning comes from Luis Alberto Jaramillo, Commercial Director for Industria Cartonera Ecuatoriana S.A. from Ecuador. “I see problems
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Kiwifruit marketer Zespri will release fewer licences to grow the gold variety next season. Also, it won't release any for the Ruby-Red variety. The company stated that 250ha of Sungold kiwifruit license will be released in 2024, down from 350ha this year. The 250ha is just half what Zepsri
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Today's companies generate a gigantic amount of information: products purchased, sales prices, packages entering the warehouse, packages produced, returns... A quantity of data that, if not 'governed', slows down and complicates decisions. It is from this principle that QGS set out to
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British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) has published a new set of data that highlights the continued struggles for beleaguered UK top fruit growers. read more

Known for being an importer of citrus and avocados, LGS Specialty Sales also has a niche persimmon program. “From late November through early February, we source our persimmons from Spain,” says Peter Creager, Senior Account Manager with the company. While the season started a bit earlier
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Rijk Zwaan ends 2023 with a new challenge for next year: to have varieties with high resistance to ToBRFV in all types of tomato. And it is on the way to achieving this. At the moment, it already has three commercial materials and a good number of varieties in the pre-commercial phase, some of which have a high resistance to ToBRFV.
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It’s a challenging time right now to be a cantaloupe grower-shipper and those moving non-Mexican cantaloupe are particularly frustrated. “This recall has negatively impacted the entire melon industry no matter where they are from,” says Tom Ferguson, vice-president of sales at Classic
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According to Maersk, participating in the dynamic Territorio Aguacate event in Medellin, Colombia, offered great opportunities, offering a chance to establish strong connections with customers from the Colombian avocado market. At the event, the Maersk team actively engaged with members of the
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As the festive season approaches, there is an increasing demand for dried fruit, which is used more and more for family consumption, for Christmas gifts and also for typical recipes. In Bari, the most popular products at present are pistachios and almonds, while the
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