Express transport company DPD Portugal has launched a new home delivery service for fresh food and drinks across the mainland of the country. The temperature-controlled (between 0° and 4°C) DPD Fresh delivery service is designed to support both producers and distributors to market their fresh
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Hungary’s 2023 walnut season is off to a good start with an average season expected says Máté Tömösváry, from the co-operative Balaton-ker-Tész: “We have just started the walnuts harvesting and expect an average season with apples and some pears being harvested too.” read more

Last year, representatives of the German Parliament's Agricultural Committee visited Almeria's agricultural sector. Since the experience was a success, COEXPHAL has helped organize a new visit, in which the ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Spain, María Margarete, the Minister of
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For two weeks now, Brussels sprouts have been diligently harvested again on the Detter farm in Absdorf, Lower Austria. "After the strong crop year of 2022, this year we have the special situation that there was about 22 mm of precipitation after planting, which in turn has meant that, unlike
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The commercialization of Dorì golden kiwifruits has started. The produce is destined to both Italy and Europe. "Sales have just started and things are looking good. First of all, average grades are high, at least two sizes more than 2022, which enables us to meet the demand of clients looking
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The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has awarded TROPS the #AlimentosdeEspaña 2023 Food Industry and Food Internationalisation awards. Both awards were presented this Tuesday at the XXXV gala that was held at the Teatro
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The last three years have seen a very strong push for innovation and change in the retail sector, starting with the boom in e-commerce, an inevitable consequence of forced closures. The value of e-commerce turnover in Italy today is estimated at 75.89* billion euro, with a
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Futamura’s NatureFlex films are made from renewable wood pulp sourced from responsibly managed plantations. They are certified for home composting by TÜV Austria and meet all standards for industrial composting, including EN13432. Initially favored by organic producers, NatureFlex films
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Dutch apple production is expected to be down by 12 percent while the pear harvest will increase by an estimated three percent. read more

The global pineapple market has seen some ups and downs recently, with lower production in the main country of origin, Costa Rica, affecting other markets. In the Netherlands, reduced pineapple planting in Costa Rica has resulted in higher prices, benefitting larger growers. In Italy, the market
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In one of our recent interviews (click here to read more), a wholesaler compared the taste of the first Italian kiwis to a medicine, such was his disappointment, but, after the test we conducted and which we tell you about, we have to say that he was wrong: the fruits tasted are
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Studenac, the proximity retail chain in Croatia, is strengthening its ties with family farmers in the country’s northeastern region of Slavonia, by providing them a market for their fruits and vegetables. They are developing a new, local source of fresh produce while stimulating the local economy. read more

Lidl Ireland has made a €1.5 million deal with Irish fruit and vegetable supplier Begleys Fresh Produce. The companies have worked in partnership since 2001, and Begleys has been determined to expand its supply of sprouts and pumpkins to Lidl this autumn. The Dublin-based family business
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The warm autumn disrupts natural cycles, with chestnuts remaining on the trees due to high temperatures and lack of rainfall, preventing the urchins from falling and being harvested. This is what emerges from Coldirettin monitoring the effects of the
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The European Union requires stringent values in terms of pesticide residues in citrus fruits in order to have a high level of safety and sustainability. However, according to the Unió lauradora (a Valencian producers' organisation) there are flaws in the controls; in fact, during inspections in the
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In Spain, Almerian greenhouse products, except melons, had an exceptional spring. Spanish exporters are, thus, eager to see how the year's final months will unfold. "It's the same game every year," laughs Kees Havenaar of Fruit Luna. "Two big producing countries are on the market at the same
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The right light at the right time: that is how to obtain excellent plantlets. Over the past few months, Azienda ortofrutticola Francescon completed the setting up of new greenhouses, some of which feature C-Led lights. The purpose is to produce melon and watermelon plants, as these fruits
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Since the beginning of August, the family-owned company Dreyer AG, based in Bernese Seeland, has already been processing newly harvested white and red cabbage into sauerkraut. But the persistently high temperatures are having an impact on both regional cultivation and sales in the retail trade
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In September 2023, Ukrainian consumer inflation in annual terms (y/y) further slowed down to 7.1% from 8.6% in August. In monthly terms, prices increased by 0.5%. The actual rates of price growth were significantly lower than the forecast of the National Bank, published in the Inflation Report
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For three years the location has been in Arab countries. After Saudi Arabia and Dubai, the 41st edition of Macfrut, the international fruit and vegetable exhibition scheduled at Rimini Expo Centre from 8 to 10 May 2024, was presented in Doha, the capital of Qatar. In attendance were the Minister of Agriculture,
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