The simple average price for apples of the 4 major EU producers (in € per 100 kgs) stood at €90 in November. That is €20 above the 5-year average. read more

On December 18th, Casino, Intermarché and Auchan announced that they have entered into exclusive negotiations for the “sale by the Casino group of almost all Casino hypermarkets and supermarkets to Groupement Les Mousquetaires and Auchan Retail, based on a fixed enterprise value of 1.35
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The situation of the new Spanish citrus season that is currently underway, with an overall production that, according to official projections, will be in line with that of last season, although with a sharp drop of Andalusia's orange production, will have a clear impact on the processing and
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Using computer vision, feedback control and learning, “Foodly” is an RT Corporation robot that is able to adapt to various challenging and novel environments. The robot is the focus of Yi Zhang’s PhD research project titled Data-driven autonomous robotic food handling. read more

According toEastFruit analysts, the suspension of container lines movement along the Red Sea and the Suez Canal due to terrorist attacks on civilian ships by the Yemeni Houthis at the height of the orange harvest season has led to a serious crisis for citrus producers in Egypt. It is also
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In the first nine months of 2023, Peruvian agricultural exports decreased by 5.6 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year, to USD 7.431 billion (EUR 6.796 billion). The cause? The climate. An in-depth analysis by Fresh Fruit Peru shows that,
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According to EastFruit analysts, in connection with attacks on civilian ships, allegedly by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the world’s largest shipping company, Maersk, has suspended all shipments through the Red Sea. Vessels already on their way are waiting to continue their movement in roadsteads
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UK: Asda reveals higher finance costs as boss defends debt structure read more

Christmas time is herb time: in week 51 in particular, weekly markets, restaurants and supermarkets are trying to stock up on fresh cut herbs from all over the world, says Ahmed Bouklata, Managing Director of Kräuter Express and herb trader at Cologne's wholesale market. "It was still
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On Monday, the pound rallied as the dollar struggled against most currencies except the yen. Currently, it seems like more and more investors are seeing the Sterling as a good prospect for next year. Britain's currency was last 0.71% higher against the dollar at $1.2737. The euro was down 0.19%
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According to Svetlana Plotean, marketing coordinator for OctoFrost, the year 2023 has been important for the confidence in frozen fruit and vegetables: “The consumption and interest in frozen foods is growing strongly. We see that the need for convenient, high-quality food and aspiration to
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The blueberry market is currently led by Peru in this period of supply to the UK soft fruit industry, however, due to poor weather conditions in Peru over the growing and harvest period, exports have been down between 40-60%. This development has enabled South Africa to firmly establish a
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The current very high demand for Medjool dates will continue into about next year in April, 2024. Israel as one of the main Medjool dates producers and exporters, has finished packing with export volumes being shipped now in the peak period until the end of December says Gal Twig, from the
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Conad is for the fifth year in a row the number one player in the Italian large-scale retail sector, according to the presentation of preliminary results for 2023, with the brand recording a total turnover of around EUR 20.2 billion, up 9.1% on 2022; read more

The traditional Christmas markets probably no longer exist and sales are all concentrated in the week before the festive season. This is the feeling we are getting from several wholesale operators from northern to southern Italy these days that, viceroy, in past years, were
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Producers in Huelva have devoted a total of 11,243 hectares to berry production for the 2023/2024 campaign. That is 4.75% less than the 11,802 hectares of berries planted last year. read more

This winter, more Coöperatie Hoogstraten growers are growing TOVs under lights. Last year, there was hardly any lit cultivation due to high energy costs; this year, the lights have been switched on again in many places in Belgium. "It's certainly not at the level it was before the energy
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We have heard about Moleaer's innovative nano-bubble technology that Biosabor Nature is distributing in Spain, could you tell us more about it? read more

"Italy has a coherent position that is based on principles and values also in defence of a system as opposed to ideologies that weaken it without taking into account the objectives set," agriculture minister Francesco Lollobrigida told Ansa on the sidelines of the Comagri report
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