Greenyard Fresh Belgium aims to save over 100,000 m³ of water for fresh fruit and vegetables each year
2023-03-22 00:00
Greenyard Fresh Belgium and Pidpa, a Belgian integrated water utilities company, have announced that they have entered the final phase of their plans to install a new on-site water purification system on Greenyard’s site in Sint-Katelijne-Waver.
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Lineage Logistics opens headquarters in Madrid, Spain
2023-03-22 00:00
Lineage Logistics, LLC, one of the leading temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions providers worldwide, has opened a new Southern Europe headquarters in Madrid, Spain on 17 March, at an event attended by the Company's Southern Europe Management team, as well as European
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At the end of February, the first production farms in Germany started harvesting rhubarb from protected cultivation. The season started conspicuously low in price, which quickly turned into the extreme opposite.
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Top 10 importers of Egyptian potatoes in 2021
2023-03-22 00:00
According to data from the international Trade Centres, Egypt exported 194,955 USD worth of potatoes in 2021. The top 10 importing countries of Egyptian potatoes in 2021 were: Russian Federation - 70.913 million USD Greece - 13.951 million USD Italy - 10.043 million USD United Arab
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Shufersal reported a steep drop in fourth-quarter profit
2023-03-22 00:00
Top 10 supermarket retail chains in Austria
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The global market for frozen fruits, berries and vegetables – trends and the largest players
2023-03-22 00:00
On March 16, 2023, the EastFruit project held the first online conference on the situation in the market of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables. The recording of the conference is available at this link (in Russian).
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UK avocado sales volumes remain consistent
2023-03-22 00:00
The supply of avocados from Spain, Israel and Chile are in the later stages of the season and arrivals from Peru and South Africa are now starting to increase.
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Aldi embroiled in Twitter outrage due to strange labelling
2023-03-22 00:00
Supermarket Aldi has been facing stern criticism for selling mushrooms in packs labelled “British”, while the small print listed the source as Poland. As well as the word “British”, the packs of closed cup mushrooms on sale in the north of England also carried the union flag and the Red
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Spaniards spend an average of 60 euro a year on organic products
2023-03-22 00:00
According to Ecovalia's annual report on organic production and consumption of organic products in Spain, the area devoted to organic production and the consumption of organic products continue to grow in Spain.
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"The use of protection systems should start to be considered to ensure at least part of the stone fruit harvest survives"
2023-03-22 00:00
The long-awaited cherry season is approaching in Spain, and the first fruits will be delivered in less than a month from greenhouses such as that of Fruit Luxury, in Huesca. "We expect to harvest the first volumes between April 15 and 20," says Javier de Pablo Camarasa, agronomist and manager of
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Zebra Technologies Corporation, an innovator at the front line of business with solutions and partners that deliver a performance edge, today announced that global onion producer Waterman Onions BV has digitized its logistics operations to gain constant visibility of its fast-paced distribution
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ALDI reaches 400 shops in Spain
2023-03-22 00:00
ALDI reaffirms its strong commitment in Spain and today inaugurates its 400th shop in the country. This milestone, together with the opening of nearly 100 new shops in Spain in the last three years, demonstrates that Spain is a strategic country for the growth of ALDI.
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Bitesize lemons create consumer buzz
2023-03-21 20:00
Tiny Italian lemons with edible skins and a sweeter taste are creating a buzz in parts of northern Europe, as demand for the relatively unknown fruit increases.
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Greenyard takes steps to save water
2023-03-21 17:00
Greenyard Fresh Belgium and integrated water utilities company Pidpa have entered the final phase of their plan to install a new on-site water purification system on the former’s site in Sint-Katelijne-Waver.
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Rise in Spain’s fresh produce imports
2023-03-21 08:00
Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable imports were up by 7% per cent in volume and 15% in value in 2022, according to figures from the Customs and Excise Department of the Tax Agency, processed by Fepex. Imports rose to 3.8m tons, worth €3.76bn.
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Poland still imports vegetables from Russia
2023-03-21 00:00
A report by Berliner Zeitung claims that, despite wide-ranging EU sanctions against Moscow, Poland continues to import Russian vegetables. Dozens of trucks are constantly arriving at the wholesale market in the Polish town of Bronisze, on the outskirts of Warsaw. They are bringing in Russian
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Greenyard Fresh Belgium aims to save over 100,000 cubic metres of water per year for fresh O+G
2023-03-21 00:00
Together with Pidpa, a Belgian integrated water supply company, Greenyard has announced that the final phase has begun for the water purification system to be installed on the Greenyard site in Sint-Katelijne-Waver. The system features an innovative
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French mushroom specialist invests in Ishida technology
2023-03-21 00:00
An Ishida multihead weigher has enabled a French specialist mushroom and vegetable supplier to optimise the packing of its new pan-fried range, significantly increasing production while reducing product giveaway to deliver an attractive return on investment.
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Colombian police seize over 1.6 tons of cocaine in banana shipment
2023-03-21 00:00
Colombian Anti-Narcotics Police Director, Colonel Edgar Cárdenas, has announced the discovery of more than 1.6 tons of cocaine hidden among a shipment of bananas en route to Belgium from the Uraba port in Antioquia. The seizure resulted in disrupting illegal financial activities of the drug
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Moldova dramatically expanded the geography of apple exports in 2022. Do Moldovan traders benefit from it?
2023-03-21 00:00
According to Moldovan statistics, in 2021, the country supplied apples to 18 countries of the world, and the list expanded to 30 last year. The heads of ministries, departments, international donor programs, and local non-governmental organizations of agricultural producers believe this is a
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