Retail and food service sector trade remains buoyant. Colder weather forecast for the next week should drive home consumption. One year on from the invasion of Ukraine, there is still huge concern around the outlook and the cost of input materials and energy. It was announced this week that the
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P&O Ferries announced yesterday (21 February) that it is joining forces with Finnlines to boost the flow of trade between Belgium and the UK by introducing new sailings on the Zeebrugge-Teesport route. read more

Supermarkets are rationing fresh fruit and vegetables sales as import shortages and a severe drop in UK production have left bare shelves this week. read more

Many fruit and vegetable departments in the UK are not loaded with produce. Shelves are empty in many English supermarkets and this is also happening in Ireland. The shortage of fruit and vegetables is dictated by the extreme weather conditions in Spain and North Africa,
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The Polish Potato Federation and Europatat have announced the opening of registrations for the annual Europatat Congress that will take place in the beautiful city of Gdansk (Poland) from 5 to 7 June 2023. Register today and don’t miss the opportunity to join the annual gathering of the
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Boosting its spicy offerings as of late, Oppy, adds garlic from Spain to its product mix amid organic ginger success. read more

Onions cultivated in Poland are highly appreciated by both domestic and foreign consumers. They are synonymous with tasty and healthy food. Poland, after the Netherlands, Spain, Germany and France, is the fifth producer of onion in the EU, with the share of 9% in the EU production. read more

The cauliflower market remains tight. The supply quantities at the German wholesale markets continue to be tight and although more goods are currently available again in France for export, the enormously high prices are dampening the outflow of goods. read more

There continues to be a shortage of vegetables on the shelves of European supermarkets due to the cold weather in Spain and Italy, although the situation could begin to go back to normal from the end of next week. Brassicas and leafy vegetables have seen their production drop the most. read more

Turkmenistan exported 104 thousand tons of tomatoes to Russian and other countries in 2022, according to data from the UIET. read more

Alifresca, a branch of the Swiss Coop Group, is moving the offices based in Picassent/Valencia to the new facility of Caliche, a company in the logistics industry based in Spain. However, such a fact by itself would not be valuable additional information, if not for the new laboratory of the
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The president of the Fruit and Vegetable Sectoral Council of Agri-food Cooperatives of Spain, Juan Antonio González, held a meeting yesterday, Tuesday, with the Director of Agricultural Markets of the European Commission's DG AGRI. The meeting was also attended by his counterparts from the European Commission's
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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the United Kingdom, after a levy payers vote, are winding up the Horticulture Sector and transferring £1 million to a newly formed company called Horticulture Crops Ltd. A group of levy payers are not happy with this decision and have
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P&O FERRIES is joining forces with Finnlines to increase trade between Belgium and the UK by introducing new sailings on the Zeebrugge -Teesport route. read more

The Israeli fresh herbs and edible flowers exporter Bless S.R. are caught between a rock and a hard place. As some harsh winter weather led to shortages from Italy and Spain sees European buyers turn to them in Israel, they are not able to meet the supply due to more expensive production in this
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In December 2022, five large Belgian chains joined the initiative that had already been launched by retailers Lidl, Aldi Sur y Norte, Kaufland, Rewe, DM, and Tegut in Germany, to ensure a living wage for workers on banana plantations. read more

"Over the past few days, we have received good feedback for our PGI produce thanks to incessant promotion and communication activities. The Netherlands and Poland showed particular interest," reveals Sebastiano Fortunato, President of Consorzio di Tutela del Pomodoro di Pachino Igp. read more

Soil Association Certification has released its Organic Market Report 2023, which shows the UK organic market enjoying good growth in spite of the multiple present challenges, including the cost of living crisis, high inflation, the impact of the war in Ukraine and Brexit. read more

Producers in southern Spain are struggling to fulfil their supermarket programmes due to supply shortages caused by unseasonal weather. read more