Bioplants, a French company specializing in potted aromatic herbs, has now launched its Inouï microgreen range in supermarkets. Marketed since October 2023, Inouï microgreens are currently on sale in the fruit and vegetable aisles of supermarkets in western France (U stores in Brittany and
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As EastFruit reported a few days ago, despite global apple deficit, exports of these fruits from Moldova remained critically low even before Russia introduced its complete ban on Moldovan produce imports. Consequently, apple prices in this country remain rather low although there has been a
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Traders and farmers have significantly increased the supply of newly harvested onions in response to high market prices, anticipating continued profitability. This influx of new onions has doubled the supply in both wholesale and retail markets within a single day. The rapid increase in supply
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Turkish Santa Maria, Italian Abate Fetel and Santa Maria as well as Dutch Conference and Xenia formed the basis of the range. The imports from Turkey had already matured too far in some places, which is why sales were slow from time to time. Although availability was limited overall, this was
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Ukraine is witnessing a surge in imports of fruits and vegetables from Turkey due to the Polish border blockade. read more

This year's Brussels sprouts supply is not particularly large in the Netherlands. "Nationally, growers are harvesting about a third less. That's mainly due to the dry summer, but the wet fall didn't spur further growth. In fact, some fields were completely lost," says André Noordhoek of
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The director of BeeFair Organic Peru, Yesy Lalupu, stressed that the current production shortage has led producers to focus on maximizing their income, prioritizing the harvest of mango that is exported by air, which is paid at almost twice the price as the mango that is shipped out by sea. read more

Roasted chestnuts are traditionally a big seller at Christmas markets. However, this year, the Italian campaign has been particularly sluggish. "The goods have been extremely scarce and expensive since the start of the season," says Rainer Simon, Italy specialist and Managing Director of
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On December 12, the fruit trade association invited all companies operating at the wholesale market to a public event. They unanimously rejected the plans of investor Büschl for a new building on Schäftlarnstraße. "We believe it is very important that not only the fruit trading companies
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Ahead of the New Year's Eve campaign, table grape prices in the Spanish market are expected to be higher than last year. It is the result of a drop in the volumes of the traditional seeded Aledo grapes produced domestically, as well as of the seedless grapes from Peru. In these circumstances,
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Peru is approaching the midway point in the season and as with many producing regions it has not been a normal season, the impact of El Nino has been seen in the two main producing areas. read more

"We get the feeling the food sector is evolving increasingly rapidly, making it hard for our clients to keep responding," begins Nicolas Bauwens, who owns the Belgian machine-building company Constructie Bruynooghe. He considers this one of the sector's biggest challenges. "Nowadays, there's
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Amid India's recent ban on onion export, the government of Bangladesh has permitted local traders to import the commodity from ten other countries. The sharp price hike following the ban has now been curbed due to a sufficient supply of the local early season breed in the domestic market. read more

According to EastFruit, Morocco set a new record for exporting fresh raspberries to France, a country known for its preference for local products, based on the results of the 2022/23 season. Moreover, Moroccan producers were the main contributors to the overall growth of fresh raspberry imports
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After the UK’s exit from the EU in 2020, Egypt and Morocco have emerged as key beneficiaries in the UK fruit and vegetable market. Both countries have experienced a significant increase in the value of their exports to the United Kingdom. read more

The Panama Canal delays may lead to corrugated box shortages during the crucial South American peak harvest and export period of January to March 2024. This warning comes from Luis Alberto Jaramillo, Commercial Director for Industria Cartonera Ecuatoriana S.A. from Ecuador. “I see problems
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Kiwifruit marketer Zespri will release fewer licences to grow the gold variety next season. Also, it won't release any for the Ruby-Red variety. The company stated that 250ha of Sungold kiwifruit license will be released in 2024, down from 350ha this year. The 250ha is just half what Zepsri
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British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) has published a new set of data that highlights the continued struggles for beleaguered UK top fruit growers. read more

Known for being an importer of citrus and avocados, LGS Specialty Sales also has a niche persimmon program. “From late November through early February, we source our persimmons from Spain,” says Peter Creager, Senior Account Manager with the company. While the season started a bit earlier
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It’s a challenging time right now to be a cantaloupe grower-shipper and those moving non-Mexican cantaloupe are particularly frustrated. “This recall has negatively impacted the entire melon industry no matter where they are from,” says Tom Ferguson, vice-president of sales at Classic
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