The US almond industry has identified several new and existing markets ripe for growth as it looks to diversify exports. read more

Tesco is accepting smaller produce from UK winter vegetable growers hit by recent storms and flooding. read more

The UK’s number one retailer Tesco has revealed stronger than expected grocery sales over the lastest festive period. read more

New-season British Pink Lady apples hit supermarkets shelves in January, with licensed grower Worldwide Fruit reporting great-quality fruit. read more

Peruvian table grape association Provid has warned its members not to make misleading claims about how the season is progressing, claiming it could harm the industry. read more

According to the company, a basic volume of around 1,000 tonnes will now come directly and shelled from Tanzania. "The producers receive a premium price for the cashew nuts and are supported in various ways to increase their income. From now on, the packaging will also be
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Lidl has toasted its Christmas trading performance by noting it was the only supermarket to win spend from all of its competitors over the festive period. read more

In terms of retail sales of fruit and vegetables, and with a population of more than 80 million people, Germany is the largest sales market in Europe. The demand for fruit and vegetables can only be partially covered by domestic production. The climatic conditions
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While the plum harvest, in which a lot has been invested in recent years, is forecast to be down 4% compared to the last harvest season, there are promising prospects for nectarine exports. According to a Fruitnet report, some exporters have indicated that they will
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China’s domestic orange production has been forecast to rise in 2023/24 (12 months to October 31 2024) according to a USDA report, with increased volumes to potentially affect the import market.  read more

The Australian government has appointed Craig Emerson to lead the 2023–24 review of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct (AFGC) to ensure that the supermarket sector is working as it should.  read more

Domestic citrus production in China remains consistently strong and is expected to continue to grow in 2023/24 (12 months to 31 October 2024), according to a USDA report. This comes after favourable weather conditions in 2023 and replanted crops once again producing fruit following bouts of
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Sainsbury’s saw its grocery sales climb 8.6 per cent over the Christmas period, winning shoppers from all of its major supermarket competitors. read more

BeeHero has announced that it has been named on Cleantech Group’s 2024 Global Cleantech 100 for the second consecutive year. read more

Part of the increase in turnover was therefore due to higher product prices. According to the company, sales of products from Spain, Morocco and Turkey were also higher. However, the strongest increase was in additional sales from members, among others,
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In this context, they have confirmed the preparatory work that began a few months ago. The initiative aims to create joint management of the fruit, olive oil, almonds, energy and all services for its members. read more

The winners of the annual awards for outstanding innovations from the entire fresh fruit and vegetable value chain will be chosen exclusively by trade visitors to FRUIT LOGISTICA 2024, which takes place from 7 to 9 February 2024 in Berlin.
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Two Catalan agri-food cooperatives, ActelGrup and Fruits de Ponent, are to form a strategic alliance, under which they will merge the management of their business units for fruit, olive oil, almonds, energy management and all member services. read more

M&S has reported strong growth figures over the crucial Christmas trading period. read more

The peak in demand and sales is usually reached around the Christmas holidays, and the season slowly winds down in spring. After the wet weather, winter arrives at the beginning of the year with temperatures in the minus range. The supply of stored Brussels sprouts decreases steadily and until
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