Despite the cost of living crisis, the price of a bunch of bananas in British supermarkets is no higher today than it was three decades ago. Every country in the world with cheaper prices than the UK has its own producers of the fruit.
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Kissabel volumes increase, available until Christmas
2023-10-30 00:00
The harvest of Kissabel, the red-fleshed and red-skinned apple, has just ended in Italy. The expansion of the national production to one thousand tonnes and the good quality of the harvest will carry the marketing season through to Christmas. Increased sales in large-scale retail trade Apple packaging
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Children cook pumpkin against food waste
2023-10-30 00:00
This action is part of the campaign called "Terrifyingly delicious", an initiative of Love Klabaza, which unites pumpkin farmers in Spain and Portugal to promote pumpkin consumption. In addition, the most terrifying decorated pumpkin will be awarded a prize through a competition on
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Africa Avocado Congress 2024
2023-10-30 00:00
The Avocado Society of Kenya in collaboration with other regional and international organizations in the fruit and vegetable value-chain in Africa and beyond are pleased to announce to the third International Africa Avocado Congress (2024 Avocado Fruits & Vegetables Africa).
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"Sales of potted herbs have returned to the pre-pandemic level"
2023-10-30 00:00
The marketing of German potted herbs is currently running on a fairly quiet course. "It's very quiet at the moment," says Helmut Beiermeister, who offers his self-produced goods at the Stuttgart wholesale market. "Prices are not where they should be in view of the sharp rise in production costs,
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Clementines, many bad varieties in circulation, distorting prices
2023-10-30 00:00
The Calabrian clementine season, although slow, is about to get into full swing; the productions of the Piana di Sibari are grappling with an abnormally hot weather that has recorded daytime peaks of 35 degrees and at night the temperature has not dropped below 20 degrees;
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Large Washington organic apple crop may turn around the situation of declining demand
2023-10-30 00:00
Washington expects a large apple crop this season, resulting in a production increase for both organic and conventional fruit. “The organic apple crop is much larger than last season,” says Chris Ford with Viva Tierra Organic. “It should translate into lots of retail promotions, which is
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According to The Australian Grower, apple growing in the country is gradually dying out. Australian farmers complain that the business is becoming unprofitable as apple prices have remained stable for nearly 20 years while production costs have risen at an incredibly high rate. Farmers accuse
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Vellsam Materias Bioactivas, a pioneering company in the research, design and production of biotechnological solutions with the aim of improving the way food is grown in much of the world, is sponsoring the 1st International Green Gastronomy Congress 'Vestial'
Ailimpo is working to improve access to information on new lemon and grapefruit varieties
2023-10-30 00:00
Within the framework of its 2023 Action Plan, Ailimpo is carrying out a series of actions to improve transparency in the citrus plant material sector to avoid the problems that the lack of truthful and verified information can cause.
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Lively start for Italian clementines despite the mild temperatures
2023-10-30 00:00
Everyone knows cold temperatures are what mostly stimulate the consumption of citrus fruit, though the trend of these first few days seems positive for the first clementines.
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The key factor contributing to a positive trade balance in the agricultural sector over the past 8 months, from January to August, has been the rise in prices of fruit and vegetable products. This is evident from the processed data provided by the Incofruit Hellas Exporters Association,
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EU packaging regulation jeopardises the fourth range supply chain
2023-10-30 00:00
The IV Gamma Group of Unione Italiana Food calls for a discussion extended to the different sectors, in order to obtain a change of position after the vote of the Environment Committee of the European Parliament that approved the proposal for a regulation on the reduction of packaging waste. With this
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New Agroseguro axe on citrus fruit insurance
2023-10-30 00:00
This approach is in addition to previous initiatives that also harm the interests of citrus growers, such as the suppression of the extension of guarantees approved a few months ago and the proposal to eliminate quality damage for the risk of wind in sensitive varieties in the
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Chilean cherries arrive at Guangzhou market, new season Belgian Conference Pears arrive
2023-10-30 00:00
A batch of air-shipped Chilean cherries arrived at Guangzhou Jiangnan Market this week, marking the first batch of Chilean cherries in the Guangzhou market in the 2023/24 production season, attracting the attention of insiders. In terms of other major categories, the arrival of Peruvian
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Finger lime, from Australia to Calabria
2023-10-30 00:00
The cultivation of finger lime, an exotic citrus fruit native to eastern Australia, is also becoming increasingly popular in the south of our country, where a number of businesses cultivate the fruit and also promote it on social media. This is how we met Vincenzo Mazzaferro who, in his business,
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EU-Australia trade deal talks collapse
2023-10-30 00:00
The trade talks between the EU and Australia have stalled. The talks between Brussels and Canberra were seen as a final attempt by the two to solve their differences. In a statement on Sunday, Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell said the two sides had not been able to make progress:
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EuroCommerce calls for higher quality legislation
2023-10-30 00:00
EuroCommerce, the European association representing retail and wholesale trade, participated in the Tripartite Social Summit held last Wednesday in Brussels. The event brought together several European leaders, including the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
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Hpp high-pressure treatment for fruit and vegetable processing
2023-10-30 00:00
Hpp Italia, founded in 2014, has been involved in ensuring food safety and increasing shelf-life for a very wide range of food and beverage products for almost ten years. It was present again this year at Cibus Tec to show entrepreneurs the innovation of
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Morocco's cultivated rosemary campaign draws to a close
2023-10-30 00:00
The Moroccan cultivated rosemary season is drawing to a close, with calendars available until December. Exporters continue to supply several markets on three continents.
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