The Prognosfruit Conference is Europe’s annual event for the apple and pear sector, gathering growers from across Europe and beyond. Following last year’s successful return as an in-person event, Prognosfruit 2023 will take place in Trentino, Italy, from the 2nd to the 4th of August 2023. read more

India, one of the top five fresh apple importers in the world, on Monday, May 8, 2023, introduced new changes to the import procedures for apples. The move is viewed as an effort to limit access to its market for suppliers of cheap apples. Now it will be impossible to ship apples to India at a
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On Monday, the Indian federal government imposed a ban on the import of apples where the CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) import price is less than or equal to Rs 50 per kilogram. This move that may hit shipments of the fruit from Iran, UAE, Afghanistan. read more

In the latest World Avocado Trade Map, Rabobank states that the avocado trade will continue to grow in the coming years, but that the market will become more competitive, forcing market participants to trade not only more efficiently but also increasingly sustainably, reports
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Transparency and convenience are the strengths of the new packaging designed by New Factor for its dried fruit references, including shelled walnuts, pine nuts, almonds, goji berries, cashews, grains and other references. read more

While it’s a slower start for watermelons in Mexico due to the cool weather, supplies are increasing steadily. “We’re about 10 days behind but it’s steady and there’s great size and great quality,” says Dennis Peterson of Riverbend Fresh LLC. “On the earlier melons with the cooler
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#gemeinsam: This is the annual motto of the Bundesverband der Systemgastronomie e.V. (BdS) and also of this year's BdS general meeting in Bonn. Together with around 200 guests, the community of values celebrated, looked back on achievements and drew a positive balance for the year. For the first time
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Hardly any time to take a breather: this is the current situation for the gardeners at Reichenau Gemüse. After the harvest of the greenhouse lettuces has been completed, the next steps are already waiting in the greenhouses. Planting, harvesting and cultivation of the fruit vegetable crops cucumbers,
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The melon and watermelon campaign is about to start at O.P. Agricola Campidanese, i.e. the Sardinian organization that commercializes its produce under the L'Orto di Eleonora brand. FreshPlaza has talked about it with director Salvatore Lotta. read more

In two to three weeks, the season for Peruvian air-shipped mangoes of the Kent variety should be coming to an end, says Yannick Hoffmann, managing director of Fruchtimport Hoffmann GmbH at the wholesale market in Hanover. He started selling them in November. "There were slight problems in the
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Sales of Fairtrade products in Germany increased by 11% to €2.36bn in 2022. Sales of Fairtrade bananas increased to 117,000 tonnes in 2022 (+8%), against a declining overall banana market. "The consequences of war and the climate crisis are clearly felt in the growing countries.
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Consumers are increasingly demanding sustainable and natural production from agriculture, minimising the use of pesticides. Not an easy challenge also due to climate change that favours the proliferation of various pest species native to the area
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This year's Belgian pear season has exceeded all expectations. "We had high hopes last season because of the small harvest, but things went wrong because of the Ukraine situation. There were significantly more pears in Europe this season, but as summer approaches, prices remain excellent. Even
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The German Fruit Trade Association (DFHV) has sharply criticised the EU's planned ban on fruit and vegetable packaging. "Such a ban is counterproductive because it neither reduces food waste nor increases the shelf life of the products," explained
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The contraction in demand and the tendency of consumers to buy lower-value products to reduce their shopping basket spending are the main challenges facing FMCG distributors and manufacturers, according to the AECOC survey of 75 companies in the sector - with the aim of reducing their spending in the shopping basket.
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Belgium: Colruyt Ledeberg reopens on 10 May read more

Spanish police have stated they have arrested 26 farmers for illegal water use in Malaga. Police officials inspected more than 3 million m2 of land being used to grow subtropical crops in Axarquia, Malaga. Of the 299 wells and other water sources they came across, police discovered that 250 were
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A total of 49,700 admissions were recorded during the three days of the fair at the Rimini Expo Center, an increase of 29 % compared to the previous year. In addition, twice as many international exhibitors and a diverse programme: this year's Macfrut leaves not only the organisers, but also
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Australian avocado producers are expected to have another bumper crop. This might be good news for consumers, as prices are expected to drop. Harvest of the popular Hass avocado has begun with strong production expected to see the avocado price fall heading into winter, according to Rural Bank's
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The Alce Nero range of fresh soups (click to learn more) welcomes a new reference with the arrival of summer. Fruit of the collaboration with Chef Simone Salvini, a great master and interpreter of vegetarian, vegan and Ayurvedic cuisine. Thus was born the new Zuppa con Fave e Cime di
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