The first early potatoes in the Palatinate, Bavaria and the Lower Rhine have been planted. Until the new harvest, the farms of the Bio-Kartoffel-Erzeuger e.V., an interest group of 240 farms nationwide with organic potato and onion cultivation, can once again provide sufficient domestic produce
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Aldi, Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket, is accelerating its sustainability commitments across its entire UK fresh produce supply chain through LEAF Marque certification. read more

"In recent years, the appetite for avocados in Germany and surrounding countries has been increasing," says Paulina Criticos (pictured right), CEO of Westfalia Fruit Group - EMEA region. "We have experienced a strong growth over the past year. We have achieved this with both existing and new
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The first early potatoes have been planted in the Palatinate, Bavaria and the Lower Rhine. By the time of the new harvest, the farms of the Bio-Kartoffel-Erzeuger e.V. (Organic Potato Growers Association), an interest group of 240 farms nationwide with organic potato and onion cultivation, can again grow enough domestic
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The rumour that Denny Mushrooms, South Africa’s largest mushroom producer, is closing its doors, is not true. The mushroom grower, South Africa’s largest with farms in various provinces, is still supplying retail but it has reportedly decided not to rebuild its facility in KwaZulu-Natal
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A few days ago, we told you about the fruit and vegetable retailer that through Instagram and Facebook is trying to give the sector a new lease of life through reels, photos and videos that highlight its products (Click here to read the article). Also in the same vein is Federico
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The quality management departments of companies in the fruit and vegetable sector will not run out of work. For in addition to routine business such as checking ripeness and other quality characteristics, more and more tasks from the area of sustainability monitoring are being added. read more

The retail data company Daltix collects current prices, price offers and product information on the full range of the largest supermarkets, drugstores and food delivery services every day. Within the scope of a current survey, the assortments throughout Germany - a total of over
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"Our objective was to supply consumers with high-quality plum tomatoes. The project started two years ago, in the midst of the pandemic, thanks to the passion and professionalism of a restricted number of people who believed in it. It started with a market investigation to understand the
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Morrisons has reported an improved set of sales figures for the first quarter of 2023. read more

A new report from Ethical Consumer is calling on UK supermarkets to take immediate steps to protect the rights of migrant agricultural workers in Spain after uncovering evidence of widescale abuse in the regions of Almeria and Huelva. read more

In week 11, sales of Lcc and fruit and vegetables by imposed weight returned to growth, after a week of losses; read more

Fresh Fruit Alliance, based in Friedrichshafen, Germany, celebrates its 75th birthday this year. Over the past decades, the family business with Spanish roots has developed from a modest import company into a renowned service provider for the German and Austrian food retail trade. With today's
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The "Capital" Market is joining the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM). This is a unique platform that unites 220 participants - mainly wholesale and retail markets for fresh produce. read more

'Don't push food companies across the border', warns Belgium's Fevia read more

Yesterday, Hessing SuperVers officially took its new production site into use in the Netherlands. The Groente Versfabriek in Venlo was completed in January 2023. After some intensive testing of all systems and validation and implementation of the processes, the first spinach bags are now rolling
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Dover Cargo has reached a milestone with its winter perishable season, handling its largest amount of fresh produce, with 31 vessel calls altogether between December and March. read more

Spring is in full swing in Uzbekistan, and new season novelties appear on the shelves of supermarkets, kuksultan (or Kuk sultan – a variety of small plums or cherry plums) being among them. This season, it became available in retail sales about a week earlier at an average price of 2.4
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For several days now, consumers in the capital of Uzbekistan have been able to buy ultra-early potatoes of the current year’s harvest from film greenhouses. However, this novelty of the season became available about a month later this year and at an average price 1.5 times higher than last
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