The simple average price for apples of the 4 major EU producers (in € per 100 kgs) stood at €94 in January. That is €24 above the 5-year average. read more

Industrial mushroom cultivation in Ukraine, a young sector in agricultural production, is experiencing diverse stages of development and challenges. The mushroom market in Ukraine is predominantly represented by champignon mushrooms, constituting 98% of the total market volume. read more

According to estimates from the Association of Greek enterprises trading in fruits, vegetables, and juices, the year 2023 set a record for the export of fruits and vegetables. read more

A 20-head multihead weigher from Ishida Europe has played a key role in the automation of the packing operation for a variety of ready to cook potato products from a Slovakian producer Liptovskà Potravinàřskà. read more

The table gathering the European Associations of mushroom growers met in Brussels to discuss the issues that occurred over the past year. Andrea Prando (president of AIF) and Romeo Fuser (vice-president of GEPC) attended representing Italy. read more

Nufri's Envy apple has been awarded the 'Flavour of the Year 2024' seal, for both Spain and Portugal, which certifies the product's taste qualities, as it has been tested and approved by a demanding tasting panel of more than 80 regular consumers of Nufri's Envy apple, which has been awarded the 'Flavour of the Year 2024' seal.
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The Moldova Fruct Association, citing the customs service of the Republic of Moldova, reports that in December 2023, more than 7.5 thousand tons of fresh apples were exported from the country for a total amount of about US $4.5 million. In November 2023, Moldova exported little more of these
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The answer is uncertain, as the forecasts include positive and negative aspects. At the beginning of January, for example, there were 20% fewer seed potatoes than at the same time last year, which has raised fears among operators and farmers that they will not be able to meet all their commitments. read more

The long lines of tractors and trucks blocking the main arteries connecting cities are beginning to be a common scenario in Western Europe (click here to read more) but are a novelty for other countries such as Romania and Bulgaria. read more

Developed in Italy at the R&D centre in Acate (RG), after its first year of introduction, Tylcramsi confirms itself to be a reference variety in the summer-autumn bunch segment for Sicilian producers, who have been able to benefit from excellent quality production, while maintaining
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Gruppo Agribologna - a top player in the production and distribution of fruit and vegetables in Italy, with an estimated turnover of more than 260 million euro by 2023 and more than 250 employees - is taking part in Marca 2024 - on 16 and 17 January at Bologna Fiere - presenting a panel of important innovations
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For Lidl Italy, a supermarket chain with more than 730 shops nationwide, logistics continues to be an area of great innovation with a view to increasing fleet sustainability, in line with the ambitious goal of Zero Net Emissions
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Conscious eating is trendy, and not just in the context of Veganuary. The consumption of fresh and processed vegetables in Germany has once again gone up last year - to a total of 109 kg per capita. Tomatoes have once again secured their spot as the most popular vegetable in Germany. read more

Zerbinati, Italy's leading producer of ready-to-eat salads and fresh vegetables, is launching a new line of ready meals "Gusto&Equilibro, Il mio piatto unico" atMarca 2024; read more

Sicilian Tarocco oranges are entering full swing and demand for leclementines is increasing. The cold weather causes an increase in prices for artichokes, lettuce, aubergines and courgettes. Production in trouble for Sicilian peppers. Decreasing quantities of Italian pears and
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The total turnover of fruit and vegetable producers rose by 9% to 4.2 billion euros in 2023 Dutch trading companies imported fruit and vegetables worth 10.6 billion euros last year. This was an increase of 6% compared to 2022. Most of this was tropical fruit (avocado,
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Dutch consumers bought 3% less fresh fruit and vegetables on average in 2023 than in 2022. They ate less fruit and vegetables at home and in restaurants and bought less online. The rise in food prices was noticeable for everyone last year.  read more

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

In Spain, areas dedicated to raspberry production are collapsing. According to data provided by the Freshuelva association, for Spain's main small fruit-producing province - and reported by the east-fruit.com newspaper - for the coming season the areas could
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According to Maurice Ott from Sima Vegetables, in the Netherlands, the cabbage market is not doing too badly. "There's some demand throughout Europe. In England and Ireland, that's primarily from the wholesale markets. Demand from processors and supermarkets still has to genuinely get going," he
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