"Orders from some of our clients have increased by as much as 60% - A positive trend that stared around one month ago and that will continue throughout the Christmas period at least. Those who used to request 4-5 pallets up until a few days ago are now planning 12 and are booking 18 for the
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Garlic supply is a tale of two hemispheres right now. “Supply was variable from the Northern Hemisphere with Spain and China having less yield and quality compared to normal years and California is also down in supply,” says Jim Provost of I Love Produce. “However, good yields and
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Cosmetic products reusing food waste from Vignola cherries. This is the idea behind Oltree, a non-profit company founded in 2022 in Spilamberto, near Modena, by Barbara Vecchi, a past in hi-tech, founder of Hopenly, an innovative pmi that has dealt with data
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Original colour schemes and stylised figures: Christmas colours and dresses the packaging of Melinda apples with specific graphics, with their vivid and natural colours, from yellow to deep red, to convey the festive atmosphere to the public. With Melinda apples at Christmas not only panettone and
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Lychees have long ceased to be a niche product, according to Helmut Bienek, Managing Director of Bienek Fruchthandels. "Lychees and cherries are becoming increasingly popular, especially at Christmas. The lychees are flown in from South Africa. The quality is very good and the prices are
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President Minette Batters of the National Farmers Union has expressed significant concerns over the post-Brexit farming subsidy scheme in England. She claims that it has not improved upon the previous EU system and continues to disproportionately benefit large landowners. read more

The real Christmas rush at Grappe de Raisins still seems to have to get going. However, CEO Jan Hannon says that even though the pandemic is over, people have remained loyal to this Belgian greengrocer. "The pandemic madness passed, but in the years that followed, the figures remained higher
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The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has pulled back from a threatened reduction in transits, as rainfall improves. It will increase the number of daily transits to 24 as of next January. The measure will be effective 16 January 2024 and remain in place until further notice. read more

More and more large retail chains are going digital, making available to their end customers free downloadable applications that summarise the advantages of relying on their brand, with the possibility of associating the corresponding card
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During the final berry event of 2023 called “Berry Market 2023”, organized by the association of berry growers of Moldova “Pomuşoarele Moldovei”, FAO economist Andriy Yarmak presented an assessment of the state, trends, and development prospects of the global berry market. According to
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The arrival of the first navel oranges in Europe on December 16 marks the start of this year's Egyptian citrus season. After several years of strong growth, the initial yield and market forecasts for this year are also very promising, Aziz Shady, Product Manager at Don Limon, told us. Last
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According to EastFruitanalysts, Ukrainian farmers have made incredible progress in restoring vegetable production, which was previously concentrated in the southern regions of the Kherson region but is now occupied by Russian invaders. Despite the fact that the Russian occupiers almost
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Although the traditional Christmas business has become less important over the years, December is still an exciting and high-turnover sales month in the fruit and vegetable trade. "The top sellers include all cabbage vegetables and lamb's lettuce," says Denis Piper, Sales Manager at
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"Although volumes are still limited, we are processing around 7 thousand punnets a day, most of which with the distributor brand. We supply around twenty supermarkets in general but while, up until last year, only one or two chains preferred branded products, the figure has doubled over the past
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A positive year closes for Agribologna, one of the top sector players in Italy for the production, processing and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables. Illustrating to IFNthe Consortium's path in the continuous enhancement of the territory and its producer members was
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The resources announced by the government are good. Additional and vital funding can and must come from increased compensation per hectare, through an increase in the percentages on the national fund managed through AgriCat, and the aid intensity must be increased again
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Macfrut runs and drives the balance sheet of Cesena Fiera for the 40th consecutive year in the black. The numbers were presented last week at the Shareholders' Meeting, which saw the approval of the preliminary 2023 balance sheet and the presentation of the company's 2024 budget. Presenting
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In just one week, both Conad and Coop put their cards on the table about the verticalper bagged salads phenomenon. At the same time, our Fruit and Vegetable Monitor released the November figures (click here to read more), from which emerges the meagre consolation of a weak growth
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FRUIT LOGISTICA maintains its central position of intelligent thinking about the future of the global fresh produce business. From 7 to 9 February 2024, the world's leading fruit and vegetable exhibition in Berlin presents a unique programme of events based on conferences and discussions.
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