Mario Bonelli, fruit and vegetable buyer of the Sicilian group Al Centesimo, tells IFN about the company's vision to improve the fruit and vegetable department and accompany the consumer to a conscious and sustainable purchase. read more

All circumstances are in place for strawberry consumption to go up around Easter. “Strawberry sales are usually good in the week before Easter. We also have beautiful sunny days, which is always favorable for strawberry consumption,” explains Emeline Vanespen, director of Fraises de France. read more

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EastFruit analysts highlight reduced inflation in Georgia. While we were used to seeing an annual difference of 10% or more in the general price level, or inflation, for quite some time now, the change in the overall price level in March 2023 amounted to only 5.3%. Alarmingly, a
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Israeli packaging and container producer Plasgad will attend Macfrut for the first time. FreshPlaza has talked about it with the marketing manager for Europe, Patricia Marquiegui. read more

Agri-food centres are places unknown to the general public. Since they are not aimed at consumers, it is difficult for those who have never visited them to imagine the internal dynamics that animate the market, while what appears to public opinion are only the scandals linked to the
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Despite inflation and cost increases, the company said it had a strong sales season overall for organic chicory. "In January as well as February, marketing was a bit slow, which is probably also partly due to inflation and consumer reluctance to buy. In line with the lower demand, we then pushed
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Sustainability and seasonality are among the drivers of the Poli Group, which realises these assets through consumer-friendly choices and category initiatives, side by side with producers. read more

After the Corona pandemic, the war in Ukraine in spring 2022 was followed by a seamless transition to the next crisis, which also severely shook agriculture, vegetable growing and thus also Reichenau-Gemüse with its associated family farms, informed the
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At JVI Imports, the import division of John Vena Inc. Specialty Produce in Philadelphia, the season is getting underway for two lesser-known counter-season commodities out of Peru. read more

Manual price adjustments are often not sufficient to be able to map strongly fluctuating prices promptly and accurately in the trade. Since this year, K-D Hermann contact-Auszeichnungssysteme has been offering a corresponding digital solution for this purpose, for which there is already lively
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In the UK, government subsidies to switch to organic farming are set to rise by an average of 25% via the government’s Countryside Stewardship scheme, according to Soil Association. Farmers who convert to organic will receive up to a third more cash than last year as the government increases
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Data from Spain’s Department of Customs and Excise, processed by Fepex, show that the country’s exports of fruits and vegetables fell 10% year-on-year in January to just over 1.1m tones. Vegetable shipments dropped by 8% year-on-year to 610,492 tons, while fruit exports fell 11% to 538,309 tons. read more

Lidl has announced that it is to pay a price premium on Fairtrade bananas. The move comes at a time the discounter has been accused of undermining sustainability efforts by offering price discounts on its bananas. read more

The ban on the exports of onions in Kazakhstan has been suspended since April 8, 2023. Nevertheless, the exports will be limited. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture to ElDala.kz. read more

The Interprofessional Organisation of Fruit and Vegetables of Andalusia, HORTYFRUTA, has held its XVI Ordinary General Assembly, which has become a very emotional event after the announcement of the departure of Francisco Góngora Cañizares, who has been its maximum representative for 12 years.
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Fresón de Palos celebrates 100 years of Disney with a new line of packaging featuring different Disney and Pixar characters. Fresón de Palos will once again promote healthy lifestyle habits by encouraging children to eat fruit and do sport. The
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Spanish exports of fresh fruit and vegetables in January amounted to 938,451 tonnes, 82% of the total, with a value of 1,319 million euros. Outside the EU, 210,349 tonnes were exported for a value of 326.6 million euros. read more

Ukraine keeps setting new records in the export of apple concentrate, EastFruit reports. Despite all the difficulties of working in a warring country and problematic logistics, Ukrainian exporters of apple concentrate are strengthening their positions in the global market, with the EU and the
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HM.CLAUSE presents EL CAMPO HABLA DE... a new section of information in which the testimonies and experiences of the countryside of Almeria are collected, giving voice and putting a face to its protagonists. read more