Europe’s current high onion prices are driven by the heatwave and drought in last summer’s growing season. Tariff cuts under the A-UKFTA, which came into effect on 31 May 2023, are enabling Australia’s good growing year to fill the shortfall. read more

Spanish households reduced the volume of fresh fruit purchased by 12.2% compared to the previous year, totalling 3,731 million kilos. In terms of value, the trend is one of stability with a slight negative variation of 0.2% in turnover, standing at 7,242 million euros. With
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A new duty reimbursement scheme has been launched for businesses sending goods from Great Britain into Northern Ireland that do not subsequently move into the EU. The scheme delivers an important element of the Windsor Framework that was agreed to by prime minister Rishi Sunak and European
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On the 24th of April, MediTerraBio, through its president Corinne Ayme, sent an open letter to the French president. With this letter, the group of 15 organic producers from the southeast of France wished to alert the public authorities to the emergency of the situation facing a sector that is
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WA 64 is an attractive pink blushed apple with outstanding eating quality, being both firm and tasty. WA 64 is a Washington State University (WSU) apple release that originated from a cross between Honeycrisp and Cripps Pink in 1998. After several months in refrigerated storage, the apple has
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Launched back in 2005, Gavina was one of the first seedless mini watermelons on the Italian market, a product with unique qualities at a time when this type of cultivation and distribution was limited to a few, uncommon varieties. read more

According to the companies, the agreed strategic cooperation aims to deepen and expand the value chain from agricultural production to marketing. "Creating added value for our customers is our primary goal. In doing so, we want to
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New data from reveals that searches for ‘frozen peas’ in the UK increased 20% in the last 12 months, with more than 2,000 hits in the last month alone. OF course, the Great British Pea Week is returning between July 3-9. Now, the ‘Yes Peas!’ industry campaign, dedicated to championing
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Under the banner of business continuity, the Multicedirinnova Group renews its confidence in President Pietro Ragozzino, who is also entrusted with the position of CEO, and Vice-President Luigi Irollo (pictured); read more

According to Nature's Pride, last year's successful avocado campaign showed that providing consumers with the right information and inspiration to promote healthy eating with avocados at any time of the day could make a valuable contribution. read more

On 21 June, it was announced that the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) would be acquiring Stanley Growers Limited and Stanley Nurseries and Garden Centre and the land which both businesses occupy. read more

Banana supplies out of Central and South America are into their annual “lull” in supplies. “We’re at a low point for the next 10 weeks and it should pick up after then and get back to normal supply levels. Then we’ll be down again in December and January,” says Andy Thomas-Stivalet
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Nearly two years of the pandemic have brought significant changes to the international maritime freight industry. During the crisis’s peak, the freight cost per container skyrocketed to over US$13,000. This was due to bottlenecks in various supply chains, port closures, and reduced space on
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The event program of Asiafruit Congress and the Asiafruit Business Forum has been released. read more

SanLucar lands in Italy in 2019 to bring its wide range of high-quality fruit and vegetables to the Italian consumer. More than 100 references with a common denominator: excellent taste and quality that should embody the freshness of a product that arrives in the hands of the customer as
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The Moroccan watermelon season is halfway through, with harvest volumes from southern Morocco now sold out, and pending harvests from the west and north of the country. Mehdi Benchekroun, CEO of DMB & Co, reviews the first half of the season. read more

In July and August FreshPlaza will be focussing on the stone and soft fruit sectors. Are you a grower, importer or supplier of these fruits? If so we would love to hear from you. read more

Following the acquisition in 2018 of the stone fruit and apple varietal improvement program from Agro Sélections Fruits (ASF), as well as the Primor program in 2020, Frutaria Innovation is launching some new low chilling varieties that will allow it to extend the start of its production schedule. read more

On 28 June 2023, the 30th Ordinary Delegates' Meeting of the fenaco agricultural cooperative took place at the Swiss Museum of Transport. Together, they looked to the past and to the future. Around 350 delegates and guests took part in the anniversary assembly, which was held at the
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The UK is no longer as attractive a market as it once was for European fruit and vegetables. Fruitnet reports the news, with supply chain expert Jim Jofcoate speaking. Jofcoate points out that in the last 25 years the UK has undergone a major
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