Apofruit Italy approves budget 2022
2023-07-04 00:00
The 2022 balance sheet of Apofruit Italia was approved.The total value of production was EUR 268,140,000. The consolidated balance sheet of the Group (Apofruit, Canova and Mediterraneo Group) reached 339,784,000 euro and the net profit was 568,000 euro. The winter liquidation amounted to
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Week 25: Average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €125/100 kgs in France
2023-07-04 00:00
In week 25, the average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €125/100 kgs in France.
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Prices for raspberries in Ukraine continue declining while freezing volumes raise considerably
2023-07-04 00:00
In EastFruit detailed raspberry market review for Ukraine, Serbia, Poland and Moldova, we concluded that raspberry prices, despite their shockingly low level for farmers, most likely have not yet reached their bottom. On the weekend of July 01-02, 2023, we continued receiving confirmations that
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Cocaine, 6 tonnes hidden in bananas
2023-07-04 00:00
The banana packages were a perfect hiding place for cocaine, so much so that they had come to contain more than 6 tonnes.
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 3 July
2023-07-04 00:00
Strong demand for watermelons driven by high temperatures. Demand for Italian hulled melons was also high. Increasing quantities and subdued demand, however, for apricots. Good availability of peaches and nectarines despite a lower supply of fruit from Emilia-Romagna. In
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Local market, from the stars to the stables
2023-07-04 00:00
We usually publish detailed analyses of large-scale retail outlets, but we do not forget the importance of traditional retail, especially in certain areas of Italy. In this case, we analysed the classic city market, present two days a week, to understand
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IBO SUMMIT 2023 - The blueberry world met in Lublin
2023-07-04 00:00
The International Blueberry Organisation brings together growers and washes associated with the blueberry business from around the world. Every two years, its members meet in different countries around the world to discuss the blueberry business. It was quite an honour to
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According to new analysis of international trade in Ireland and NI from the Economic and Social Research Institute, trade across the Irish border has become more economically important post-Brexit.
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Germany: Onion harvest has begun
2023-07-04 00:00
In southwest Germany, the first onions of the new season are already ready for marketing. The producers have had to work hard in the last few weeks, which were characterised by drought and heat, according to the German Onion Association (Fachverband Deutsche Speisezwiebel e.V.).
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The cheap frozen raspberries from Ukraine offered on the European market, are one of the main reasons for the very low prices paid to Polish growers this season. National industry organisations, are calling for the need to support raspberry producers in Poland
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Fresh Polish blueberries granted China market access
2023-07-04 00:00
From June 20 to 21, Yu Jianhua, the head of China’s General Administration of Customs, visited Poland, where the two sides signed a phytosanitary protocol for the export of fresh blueberries from Poland to China. On June 28, the GACC formally announced via its website that fresh Polish
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Spain, fruit and vegetable imports are running
2023-07-04 00:00
From January to April, the value of fresh fruit and vegetables imported into Spain increased by 25% compared to 2022.
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Végé Group, unstoppable growth and turnover approaching 13 billion
2023-07-04 00:00
The VéGé Group reaches a new important milestone and closes its 2022 financial year with strong growth, confirming the trend that has been going on for nine years. Indeed, the first Modern Distribution Group to be born in Italy achieved a market share of 7.9%, while consumer turnover rose from
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"The product is currently very scarce, which makes it correspondingly more expensive"
2023-07-04 00:00
The heat in Italy is not only causing poorer quality watermelons and netted melons, but above all crop failures. "The product is currently very scarce, which also makes it correspondingly more expensive. Reticulated melons have recently had a price increase of 50 percent, but the price of
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"Brazil, Central America and the Caribbean could be key markets for our Spanish garlic this year"
2023-07-04 00:00
"This year, the work and effort of our producers in Spain have again gone to waste at the beginning of the garlic campaign, in the months of May and June. A big squall remained in the Iberian Peninsula for more than 20 days and brought heavy storms and a lot of rainfall that has affected more
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Austria: Proposals for a fair EU food system
2023-07-04 00:00
Last week, representatives of the Austrian agricultural sector addressed EU Commission President Dr Ursula von der Leyen with a catalogue of ten demands on the Brussels proposal for a sustainable EU food system.
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According to a recent campaign report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, the area devoted to melon and watermelon production in 2023 has been singularly affected by the lower availability of water resources “which has conditioned planting decisions in the productive areas
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The price of fruits and vegetables in Bulgaria is rapidly increasing
2023-07-04 00:00
In the last few days and weeks, prices for fruits and vegetables in Bulgaria have gone up quickly. Heavy rains in the country have practically destroyed the harvest of crops. It has become clear that vegetable growers and farmers cultivating fruits in the open air have suffered the most, and
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Dole Italy, promotional activities in wholesale markets
2023-07-04 00:00
Dole Italia will launch a high-visibility promotional activity in some wholesale fruit and vegetable markets. The protagonist will be its branded vehicle, recognisable by a giant Banana Premium: the pickup will be positioned at the entrance to the central aisles of the structures. The tour
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Picota campaign kicks off in UK
2023-07-03 17:00
The arrival of the Picota season is one of the highlights of the annual fresh produce calendar in the UK, the biggest market for the famous hand-picked stalkless cherry from Spain’s Jerte Valley.
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