Over the past week, wholesale prices for onions of a new crop have decreased by 2 times, which is explained by a sharp increase in the volume of onion supply in the domestic market. In turn, this circumstance puts pressure on the prices of last year’s onions, and wholesale prices for them
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ALDI continues to strengthen its commitment to Canary Island produce and suppliers. Last year, the supermarket chain bought more than 3,700 tonnes of bananas from the Canary Islands, which were used to supply all its shops in the country. Specifically, more than 100 tonnes of the total
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The consequences of severe January frosts for vineyards in Tajikistan became known in mid-April 2023. As Asia-Plus writes, the vineyards of the Hisar Valley suffered the most, and the frosts almost did not affect the vineyards of the Khatlon and Sughd regions. read more

More than 300 people participated in the first edition of the Strawberry Awards, organised by the Association of Producers and Exporters of the Huelva Strawberry, Freshuelva, to annually recognise the support and contribution of individuals, entities or companies to the fruit sector.
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In March, EastFruit reported on the formation of green apricot fruits in the orchards of the southernmost administrative-territorial unit of Uzbekistan – in the Termez district of the Surkhandarya region. About a month later, exports of apricots of the new crop from this region started. read more

Ninety-three years are very many, but they still don’t seem quite enough to contain the long and eventful life of Günter Schweinsberg, which ended peacefully just a short while ago. read more

Chris White pays tribute to departed friend and colleague read more

The South African and Namibian fruit export sectors have for many years argued that the development of port infrastructure in Namibia and regular shipping opportunities from those ports would go a long way to resolving export logistics challenges in Southern Africa. read more

The first ever national television campaign in Europe for Cosmic Crisp apples has taken place in Italy, a move that heralds the start of a new commercial chapter for the promising variety. read more

New opportunities and challenges facing the global banana industry will come under the spotlight at the 9th International Banana Congress, which takes place in Miami next month. read more

The agri-food industry is best placed to engage, motivate and inspire 12-19-year-olds about the sector and how to get involved in it. read more

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges says it has made good progress in its first year of unification, with new investments and projects planned to further enhance its positioning in Western Europe’s maritime landscape. read more

Dole China has celebrated the first shipments of Philippine durian to China with an official launch for its Dole Golden Puyat offering. read more

Investing in an international segment is paying dividends for Costa Group. read more

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Osio Sotto has been awarded the new sales outlet of Banco Fresco, the food retail chain specialising in fresh food, present in Italy with nine sales outlets, seven of which are in Lombardy. The supermarket in Corso Europa, inaugurated yesterday in the presence of Mayor Corrado Quarti, signals the entrance of
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In week 14, fruit and vegetables by set weight started to grow again in the large-scale retail trade after a negative week. However, the performance distance from packaged FMCG still increases compared to the previous week. Among the physical channels, for fruit and vegetables by imposed weight
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According to the results of the 2022 financial year, Japan increased fruit imports from Russia by 646.1%, as announced by the Ministry of Finance of Japan on their official website. During the same reporting period, vegetable imports decreased by 8.3% and soybean imports decreased by 31.8%. read more

Southern Africa’s citrus volumes continue their upward trajectory – an estimate of over 166 million 15kg cartons at this point, from 127.2 million cartons in 2019.  read more

A Herefordshire farmer has been jailed for 12 months for damaging a protected stretch of the River Lugg. John Price was been disqualified from acting as a company director for three years. The Environment Agency estimated that Price caused £600,000 worth of damage after he used a bulldozer to
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