Exotic or citrus fruits usually replace pears during the holiday season, but this year, the Belgian pear market is still thriving. "There are noticeable shortages in other countries, such as Italy. That drives demand from all over the world," begins Christophe Van Haelst from Van Haelst Fruit
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According to Assomela, South Tyrol is currently at 1,005,617 tonnes of apples, an increase of 16% compared to 2022, while Trentino remains stable at 485,951 tonnes and production is only slightly up on the previous year. In Piedmont, the situation is more favourable with stable production of 2
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He succeeds Henri Lambriex, who has taken a seat on the company's 'Stichting Administratiekantoor'. In addition, Koen van Hartevelt has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer. Van Hartevelt comes from the Nedato growers' cooperative and previously worked under
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In 2022, a total of 235 million kg of mushrooms were grown by 95 farms on 68 ha in the Netherlands. 29 ha are used for harvesting for the fresh market and 39 ha for processing in the industry. For 2023, a production of 130 million kg for the industry and 75 million kg for the
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Verdi Import, one of the Netherlands’ leading fresh produce companies, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a grand rooftop cocktail party in Madrid. read more

Christmas is just around the corner, but for Calixta it has already begun. Calixta, the brand of mini microwave potatoes and sweet potatoes belonging to Grupo Lázaro, has donated more than 2,000 bags to the Food Bank of Spain, thus contributing to fresh food. read more

The Dutch company Vita-Verde wants to alert colleagues in the fresh produce sector to be cautious when doing business with Moussa Mudi Frugt og grønt c.q. MFG from Denmark. read more

New devices to increase the shelf-life of fruit and vegetables are coming onto the market. Fruit and vegetables are the main wasted foods in Italy, where almost 8.65 million tonnes of food are thrown away for a total economic value of more than 22 billion Euro
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ARA Agrícola, a traditional producer of high-quality table grapes, is redefining standards in grape cultivation and supply. With an annual production of 12,000 tons spread over an area of 270 hectares, the company stands out for supplying fine table grapes all year round, serving demanding
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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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Ukraine is witnessing a surge in imports of fruits and vegetables from Turkey due to the Polish border blockade. read more

The shareholders' meeting of the VéGé Group took place in Rome with the approval of the 2023 turnover of 13.78 billion euro for an increase of 9.4% over 2022, marking the 10th consecutive year of growth. With these numbers the First Modern Distribution Group born in Italy, will
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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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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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From today, the Kilometro Verde salad, Europe's largest vertical farm, will be distributed in more than 700 Coop shops under the Fior Fiore brand. The important milestone kicks off the distribution activity throughout Italy and follows the inauguration of the vertical farm held on
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A raspberry grower from the Netherlands has invested in what is believed to be the largest solar panel installation in the European fruit and vegetable industry. With the support of the state, Martens Van Hoof recently placed 24,206 photovoltaic cells on his farm
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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

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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