Fruit and vegetable consumption at the end of the first half of 2023 confirmed the negative trend already recorded at the end of the first quarter and in the following months. CSO Italys Market Observatory reports this on the basis of data collected by the GfK Italia panel. read more

Ukrainian blueberries increased their presence on European shelves and maintained a better price than last year in the domestic market of Ukraine. The President of the Ukrainian Horticulture Association (UHA) Taras Bashtannik, spoke about this in a SEEDS commentary. read more

The lower supply of Latin American pineapples in Europe is causing prices to remain higher than usual in the Spanish market, at a time, after the summer, when consumption usually drops a little. This year, the supply during the Christmas campaign is expected to be limited, and that's when
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Last Thursday, a new pilot store of the O’frais chain opened its door in Saint-Eulalie, near Bordeaux. Specialized in fresh and local produce, O’frais wants to join forces with the Anges bakery chain, which currently counts 450 sales outlets in France. read more

The summer is finally over and as the temperatures drop, the focus now turns to a new variety of vegetables, says Tania Silva, sales manager for Rush Farms Portugal: “The time has come to switch from summer vegetables to autumn and winter ones. Although the high temperatures that have been
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"There was good demand for leaf mandarins at the beginning of the season. Customers were keen to sell the first of those and found eager demand. That had stagnated slightly, but the current colder weather is clearly boosting demand for Spanish citrus," says Erik-Jan Thur of the Dutch company
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Ukrainian blueberries increased their presence on European shelves and maintained a better price than last year in the domestic market of Ukraine. The President of the Ukrainian Horticulture Association (UHA) Taras Bashtannik, spoke about this in a SEEDScommentary. “If we break it down into
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Due to the effects of climate change, resulting in an extended growing season, growing sweet potatoes in Estonia might become a possibility. University of Life Sciences researcher Eve Runno-Paurson: "Only 50-60 years ago, we could not have talked about growing sweet potatoes in Estonia. As a
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Ontario-based indoor hydroponic strawberry farm, Ever Tru Farms, is set to debut in the US market with a new venture in Kentucky. After acquiring AppHarvest's vast 30-acre berry farm in Somerset, Kentucky, Bosch Growers, based in the Netherlands, will partner with Ever Tru Farms to distribute
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50 years of growth and innovation in the sign of cooperation and support to people and the community: this is the story of PAC 2000A, the first Cooperative in terms of economic size among the 5 of the Conad System (with a 35.6% share of the Group's total turnover in Italy), which
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The most important event for the European market of frozen fruits, berries and vegetables took place last week in Cologne, Germany, EastFruit reports. Our colleague, FAO international consultant and a manger of Tiferet company from Moldova, Iuliia Tymoshenko, took an active part in the expo and
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The Spanish citrus fruit campaign starts these days (read more here) and the Spanish brand Mercadonaoffers a great example of valorisation of national products. read more

In the province of Valencia, the main kaki producing area in Spain, the Rojo Brillante kaki harvest is progressing more slowly than usual and with an abundance of small and medium sizes due to the influence of warmer than usual weather. The demand is high and prices remain at profitable levels. read more

The requirement to inspect all potatoes arriving in the Canary Islands from the United Kingdom, after larvae from red Colorado beetles were detected a couple of months ago, is causing problems at the ports of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. In the UK, farmers are required
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Nationwide Produce has launched branded boxes of Tenderstem for supply to the foodservice, catering and wholesale sectors in the UK and Ireland. read more

The Greek kiwi season started three weeks ago at the Dutch company GrecFresh with the early varieties. As of October 15, the Hayward variety can also be officially harvested in Greece. "Demand was unexpectedly high in the first few weeks and exploded even before the season began. I didn't
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Plums are still being harvested in what has been a complex stone fruit campaign at the agronomic level. read more

28 and 29 October sees the return of Slow Beans in Capannori (Lu), the event that every year brings together the legume producers of the Slow Food network of the same name in moments of meeting and tasting around the customary market exhibition, which for this edition presents more than 30 producers from all over the world.
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It is certainly not news that this year there will be the smallest offer of pears ever; therefore, we never expected to find Conference pears from Belgium sold loose at EUR 1.59 per kilogram (see opening photo). Moreover, in the same store, several varieties
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The fennel campaign is getting into full swing, and who better than Op Primo Solep can tell the sentiment for the season to come. So aIFN - Francesca and Rosangela Appio, respectively the Op's administrative and communications manager and the company's sales manager -
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