According to Fruit and Vegetable Facts, German fruit and vegetable imports, which had a marked decrease in 2022, experienced a slight additional reduction in 2023. In the last three years, exports have fallen from 9.2 million tons in 2021 to 8.5 million tons in 2022 and to an estimated 8.3
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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 - gives birth, through the sale of its business unit, to Arandis srl, an agricultural trading company for the
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French antitrust clears Intermarché's purchase of Casino stores with conditions read more

This year, Henk Rozema started his own fruit and vegetable trading company, Fruta Rosa International, in the Netherlands. The name is a tribute to the parent company, Fruithandel Rozema. "I learned the trade from my father, of whom I'll always be proud," says Henk. read more

Specialist TFC Holland's exotics category has grown strongly in recent years. This Dutch company is, thus, working on expanding its storage and ripening capacity. Last year, the wholesaler took a new location into use in the Netherlands. It includes artificial intelligence-based avocado and
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In an exciting achievement, Waikiki has been recognised with the "Flavour of the Year 2024" award in Portugal. This recognition is awarded by an objective panel of consumers and endorsed by a specialised external laboratory who have rated their satisfaction with Waikiki in a manner
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Tropical fruit cultivation has been growing in Spain for years, spearheaded by avocados, which in 2022 accounted for more than 19,500 hectares in the country. In recent years, in fact, official data reveal an interesting development of the acreage. Since the year 2000, when the avocado acreage
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On Tuesday, 9 January, the customary meeting of the Assomel Marketing Committee took place to review production, stocks and sales of Italian apples for the new 2023/2024 marketing season.   read more

In the region where Spain's most famous and widely planted clementine, the Clemenules, was born, there's a cooperative which is primarily focused on this variety. Cooperatives in Castellon are currently having some difficult times, with aging producers struggling to find successors in the
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In December 2023, Belarus witnessed a significant spike in food prices, as reported by the National Statistical Committee. Fresh cucumbers led the pack with a staggering 28.90% increase compared to the previous month. Other notable hikes included white cabbage (+22.58%), grapes (+18.32%), sweet
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Apofruit Italia will take part on 16 and 17 January 2024 in Marca, the international private label exhibition scheduled to take place at the fairground in  read more

The district of Nashik has initiated its grape export season to Europe with a shipment of over 1,000 tons. The district's Agriculture Department reports that this initial consignment, consisting of approximately 76 containers of grapes, has been dispatched to the Netherlands and Romania. 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

Sodexo has reported a further increase in the consumption of meat-free meals. read more

From one extreme to the other, this is now the weather scenario that the fruit and vegetable sector is forced to face. We have left behind us an endless summer that until Christmas was struggling to leave the Belpaese, but in the space of a few days the scenario has changed. In fact, in the coming
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Despite the threats from Houthi militants, a fleet of containerships run by Chinese companies continue to use the Red Sea route. A leader of the Yemeni rebels recently mentioned one of these ships, claiming it had cooperated with the group's safe passage "solution". The proposal suggests that
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The Russian ruble extended its strengthening trend from the previous session on Wednesday, bolstered by central bank interventions and an increase in foreign currency sales by exporters following Russia's extended New Year holidays. read more

The national distribution sector and the current context will be the protagonists at Marca as part of the inaugural conference organised by ADM - Associazione Distribuzione Moderna and The European House Ambrosetti scheduled for Tuesday 16 January, but yesterday, at the conference 'Marca del Distributore e Made
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In 2023, the total export value of horticulture and cereals from Ireland was €295 million, with mushrooms contributing to nearly half of this amount, according to Bord Bia's Export Performance and Prospects Report 2023/24, released on this Wednesday. read more