When consumption trends are as clear-cut and long-lasting as they are for fruit and vegetables, it is certainly the elements we call 'fundamentals' in marketing jargon that are lacking. That for fruit and vegetables the 'fundamentals', i.e. the knowledge and perceptions that drive
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According to EastFruit experts, in 10 days Tajikistan will start harvesting a new crop of raspberries from open fields. Encouraged by high prices for raspberries in previous seasons, the country’s farmers have expanded the area under this crop. In 2023 they also expect high prices for
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Belgian potatoes are pricey at present. This affects the fresh as well as processing sector, including Waltson Chips, which specializes in local artisan chips. "Stocks are very limited and might get even more expensive in the coming months. Who knows," says Joost Debeuckelaere of potato
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Bonduelle Italia, formerly a Benefit Society, raises the level of sustainability and announces that it has been certified B Corp, with a score of 90.1 (the bar to be surpassed was 80), entering the elite group of B Lab certified companies, about 200 in Italy and six thousand worldwide. The announcement is
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There is uncertainty over whether new facilities will be built at Cairnryan Port to check goods coming from the Republic of Ireland and wider EU via Northern Ireland. The UK is finally due to start implementing post-Brexit controls on EU goods later this year. read more

After the Hungarian government announced on April 28 that a deal has been reached with the EU on the topic of certain member states’ unilateral bans on the imports of Ukrainian agriculture products, Minister for Agriculture István Nagy delivered a speech on the current state of Hungarian
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The #VitamínateConPimiento campaign was launched four years ago by Semillas Fitó, with the aim of promoting the consumption of peppers in the Region of Murcia as a local, quality product with high nutritional value, while at the same time seeking to highlight the value of the sector for its
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For about ten days now, it has felt like autumn because of the bad weather that has affected the whole of Italy - especially the north - and the forecasts do not promise anything good for the week that has just begun either. If, on the one hand, the rains have been a real blessing, given the
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The Grenoble walnut PDO participated for the first time in the Italian Macfrut event that took place from May 3rd to 5th. With 18% of its exports to Italy, this small nut with its own PDO decided to meet its Italian clients this year. It was also the opportunity for a wider public to
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Reading the 12 May piece by Roberto Della Casa in Italiafruit News (click here to read it again) made my heart grow fonder!    read more

The price of garlic was stable for a short time in late April, and started a new wave of increases in early May. "In the first week of May, the price of garlic rose to over ¥8/kg, an increase of about 15% within a week. In May, fresh garlic has stabilised and it is estimated the production
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In order to promote European mushrooms throughout Europe, GEPC Promo (European Association of mushroom producers) has presented a new campaign co-financed by the EU with the slogan: ‘European mushrooms, hidden pearls’. This is a 5 million euro promotional campaign that is expected to create
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After 14 months of construction, the Nuremberg-based grocery discounter Norma opens its new and ultra-modern logistics centre in Gerolzhofen in Lower Franconia. The new building project is the largest single investment in the company's history and plays a central role in the sustainability strategy.
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The 2022/2023 orange campaign, compared to previous ones, shows quotations that are not higher, overall, than the average of the last three years, with the exception of the start, which, due to the slow fall in autumn temperatures and the small quantities available in the marketplaces, had
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The grocer Rewe is cooperating with the Swedish freight technology company Einride to deliver to its supermarkets in the capital region. A networked fleet of seven all-electric trucks delivers from the logistics centres in Oranienburg and Berlin-Mariendorf to
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In a context where water is becoming increasingly scarce and must be preserved, Fastnaet has developed a system that drastically reduces the consumption of this precious resource when equipment is being cleaned. read more

It’s going to be a strong ending for Chilean grapes this season. So says Franco Pruzzo of Summit Produce Inc. who says that the import season for the U.S. market is coming to an end. “Chile is already finished and shipped the last grapes two or three weeks ago. Most importers, including us,
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Discouraging data for the EU tomato sector emerged from the report on tomatoes given at the contact group meeting of representatives from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain on 4 and 5 May in Piré-Chancé, near Rennes. The forecasts for the campaign
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"It has two definite sides. We'll eventually know if things went well. Still, there's currently so much money being thrown around, it's perilous," was the Dutch company Franje Onions Jan Franje's view of the onion market earlier this year. read more

Despite the destruction of some plantations in the central and northern regions of the country, Ukrainian producers increased blueberry exports to a record level in 2022, EastFruit informs. The portal reports that total exports of fresh blueberries from the
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