BayWa AG generated above-average earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in the first quarter of the current financial year. As expected, this was lower than in the same period of the previous year at €91.8 million (Q1/2022: €144.9 million), according to the company.
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Fruit Attraction, organised by IFEMA MADRID and FEPEX, will celebrate its 15th anniversary from 3 to 5 October. Five months before the start of the fair, it is 80% occupied, according to its director, María José Sánchez, at the presentation of the 2023 edition, which was held today.
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According to Kees Oskam, the overall apple market has changed somewhat since spring. "In New Zealand, poor flowering and growing conditions have affected apple cultivation. South Africa's making better prices outside Europe, and Chile and Argentina are no longer as interested in Europe either.
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Potato breeder Royal HZPC Group maintains its forecasts for the 2022-2023 financial year. HZPC expects turnover to grow 11% from last year (then 352 million euros) with a gross margin of 66,5 million euros (last financial year 63.9 million euros). The potato breeder operates with a financial
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Topping onions during the loading process isn’t new, but in Europe and other key growing areas it is not common practice. Here the crop is topped before it is swath lifted. Certainly when the onion haulm is still green and standing straight it is an potential source of infection for fungi and
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From May 4 to 10, visitors to Germany's Düsseldorf exhibition center could see the latest gadgets in packaging technology and machines. Numerous applications for fresh food to non-food were covered. read more

The Mintec Benchmark Prices for Grade 1 White Packing Potatoes EXW England reached £330/mt on 9th May 2023, up 22% month-on-month (m-o-m). The recent rise in prices has been driven by concerns that planting delays, due to heavy rainfall will push back the arrival of the early crop, placing
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Like many crops across the country, the Michigan asparagus crop is about two weeks late this season. “It’s because of the temperatures we had. Some growers thought there would be an early start because there wasn’t a lot of snowpack but the cold temperatures changed that,” says Brian
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Monitoring of the prices of socially significant food products conducted in stores of Almaty showed that the trend of decreasing the cost of the social basket, observed in the second half of April, has been replaced by a rise in prices. The prices of vegetables included in the list of social
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The South African Table Grape Industry (Sati) together with the Fresh Produce Exporters' Forum (FPEF) reflected on the past 2022/2023 table grape season, which they described as a challenging one. This is due to various unpredictable factors, such as unexpected weather patterns.  read more

During the recent Florida Citrus Growers’ Institute, Michael Rogers, director of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Citrus Research and Education Center, provided details on recently funded citrus research projects. read more

On Tuesday, 9 May, the customary monthly meeting of the Assomela Marketing Committee took place, during which the market situation of the Italian apple sector over the past month was analysed. Italian apple stocks at 1 May stood at 378,311 tons, down 10%.
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Abacates do Brasil has launched an initiative to promote avocado superharvest and impact retailers and consumers; actions include advertising film on free-to-air television, digital assets, OOH advertising and recipe videos. read more

Back in the 1990s, fresh produce exports from North America to Europe were significant, as the USA and Mexico together were able to supply produce almost year-round, something Europe couldn’t do. Frenchman Thierry Delapre saw an opportunity and emigrated from France to California in 1993 to
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The kiwiberry is gaining popularity and consumers who try it usually come back for seconds, says Ricardo Machado, export manager of berries for Portuguese berry trader Minikiwi Farm: “We expect a great season for our kiwiberries. We’re seeing solid demand and thanks to the quality of the
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The wide range of crops grown on their own farm, as well as the certifications that guarantee them, and the cultivation techniques for Zero Residues and Zero Nickel, are just some of the reasons why Ortofrutta Bernardi's market positioning in Italy is stronger and has nearly doubled its exports
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During the pandemic, organic products, not least organic apples, experienced a great deal of hype, but this came to an abrupt halt with the war in Ukraine. "Consumers are definitely buying more organic goods again, but increasingly at discounters. However, the sales figures in the natural food
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An open-day event was held jointly by Progene Seed and Southern Seed, aimed at showing support to the operators in the industry. It was an eventful morning, made up of comparisons and curiosity on the part of the professionals from the sector based on a date variety that has been popular for
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Vegetables New Zealand says vegetable supplies are looking good as winter approaches but ongoing unsettled weather across the country is still the wild card. read more

Nothing runs in the supply chain without corrugated board. More than two thirds of all goods produced in Austria travel in fibre-based corrugated board. This makes corrugated board the No. 1 recyclable and transport packaging. Last year, the Austrian corrugated board industry was the leading supplier of corrugated board.
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