Japan has authorised imports of Peruvian grapes, a move that Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism said will allow exports of 26 grape varieties, with a potential value of US$17m. In 2022, Peru exported US$1.362bn of table grapes around the world, up 8.9% from the previous year. read more

The beginnings of Reybanpac were linked to the opening of new markets for Ecuadorian bananas, such as China, the German Democratic Republic and Russia. Since then, Reybanpac has focused its commercial strategy on market diversification, moving forward within the value chain, and a premium and
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After huge peaks in February, Dutch tomato prices were expected to fall in March. That drop was even harder than 'normal,' but the Netherlands still recorded the highest tomato price of the major EU tomato countries. That is according to the European Commission's tomato dashboard. read more

Fuelled by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, sharply increased energy prices and high inflation rates are putting pressure on the purchasing power of private households in Germany. In a challenging and, above all, price-driven market environment, the Edeka Group nevertheless looks forward to stable sales.
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This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

The Ministry of Finance has approved reductions in personal income tax modules for 800,000 farmers and stockbreeders, which will mean a tax reduction of 1.807 billion euros to alleviate the effects of the drought and the war in Ukraine. read more

The United Kingdom government has announced plans to invest up to £21 million into African countries to enhance the continent’s depleted cold chain systems as part of efforts to drive down wastage of agricultural produce (as well as the more efficient storage of medicines). read more

Anyone who reaches for a product from Kaufland's own brand K-Bio is now increasingly holding a genuine Bioland product in their hands. Customers can easily recognise them by the Bioland trademark. With the largest organic association for organic farming in Germany and South Tyrol, Kaufland has
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Grape production is underway from Mexico already though sizeable volume may not be seen until late May. Miguel Suarez with MAS Melons & Grapes says supplies are coming in currently from Jalisco, Mexico. “It’s a small deal still compared to northern Mexico with the state of Sonora.
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Xenia®, the new pear club variety of the German Fruit Variety Consortium (DOSK), says goodbye after a successful season on the German market. Just in time for the pear blossom and Pear Day on 23 April, the coveted Xenia® brand pear has already been discontinued despite its long shelf life.
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This extends its reach to companies with less complex intralogistics needs, but which prioritise high quality. By diversifying its portfolio into Xcellence Line and Classic Line and launching the new product line, STILL is adapting to changing customer needs and is also expanding its reach to companies with less complex intralogistics needs, but which prioritise high quality.
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After several years of using Liquidseal on South African citrus, both organic and conventional, with the support of Citrus Research International, the Dutch company is at the point of scaling up the presence of its product in the country. read more

Bancolombia published a report on the global perspectives of avocado, highlighting that “there's more avocado in the world than demand for this fruit.” The accelerated growth of new plantations has created an excess that has lowered the prices of the product. read more

With annual sales of 232 million, Erzeugergroßmarkt Langförden-Oldenburg eG (ELO) is probably one of the largest fruit and vegetable companies in Germany. We spoke to Jens Wiele (on picture right), who has been Chairman of the Board of ELO eG since 2022, about current developments on the
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Following repeated postponements, the UK Government has finally published its plans to introduce full border controls on imports of goods from the EU.  We explain what this means in practice and what businesses need to do to prepare. read more

Aldi, Lidl continue to outperform rest of UK grocery market: Kantar read more

Just a few days ago, the Commission for the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Demarcation agreed to start the irrigation campaign with a discharge of 385 hm³ for the irrigation of crops under the General Regulation System, which, as detailed by the body itself, covers more than 345,000 hectares. This
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On the basis of Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued two emergency authorisations for the insecticide Exirel to control the cherry vinegar fly and the cherry fruit fly. read more

Cherries are loved by many consumers, but the shelf life of cherries is short, which is a big challenge for growers and sellers in production and sales. Post-harvest preservation of cherries is critical to maintaining their quality and freshness, and effective measures need to be taken to ensure
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