Belgium: 150 prospective buyers for Delhaize branches read more

The vegetable market is currently showing some buzz in terms of retail prices, but sales are proceeding at a slow pace. read more

For Mother’s Day (19 March) Morrisons has committed to selling tulips only grown in British nurseries to support UK growers and guarantee bouquet freshness. read more

The season’s first asparagus has become available on the Georgian market. Although it takes a few more weeks for the open-field production to start, asparagus produced in the high tunnels are already sold. At the moment, the retail price of asparagus in specialized fruit and vegetable stores
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British supermarkets are imposing limits on how many salad staples shoppers can buy as supply shortages leave shelves empty of some types of fruit and vegetables. The disappearance of fresh produce is said to be largely the result of adverse weather leading to a reduced harvest in southern
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According to EastFruit analysts, consumers all over the world continue to expand the range of fruits they buy. One of the fruits most loved by consumers living in temperate climates is exotic papaya. read more

In the current overall tight supply situation in the vegetable assortment, German white cabbage is moving more into the foreground of the promotional activities. For weeks, the promotional intensity with the stock vegetable has been high and is boosting demand. read more

Supermarket chains are the main customers for the tomatoes grown in greenhouses in Turkey, says Kenan Aslan, manager of Turkish fresh produce exporter Sinerji: “The greenhouse production is quite high due to the mild weather in Turkey during the winter months. The vast majority of greenhouse
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Oppy, a grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce, plans to continue energizing the plum category in its second season of shipping South African plums to North America. read more

UK regulator tells Asda to fix competition concerns over Co-op fuel deal read more

Oppy has said that it is planning to ”continue energising” the South African plums category with a successful second season. read more

Asda is offering free fruit to kids in its in-store cafés, as part of moves to make its meal deals healthier. read more

The fifth-range potato project that the Princesa Amandine Ibérica association presented in the last edition of Fruit Attraction is taking shape. Six months later, this pre-steamed, 30-35 mm caliber potato which can be heated in 2 or 3 minutes, is already available nationwide in different
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The season’s first asparagus has become available on the Georgian market. Although it takes a few more weeks for the open-field production to start, asparagus produced in the high tunnels are already sold. At the moment, the retail price of asparagus in specialized fruit and vegetable
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Discounter Penny planning to expand store portfolio in Romania read more

Portugal's Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE) stated that it had carried out more than 960 controls in the second half of 2022 and that it had started a new operation in March of this year. read more

Fertile, the film by Donne dell'Ortofrutta, a documentary about what lies behind the production of fruit and vegetables in Italy, directed by Alessandro Quadretti, arrives on Amazon Prime Video. And it does so by analysing the very women who deal with
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In order to take action against food waste and distinguish the committed players of the food chain, the French government has set up a national anti-food waste label, launched during the Agriculture Show in Paris. Since March 3rd, distributors can claim the new “anti-food waste” label. This
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According to EastFruit analysts, consumers all over the world continue to expand the range of fruits they buy. One of the fruits most loved by consumers living in temperate climates is exotic papaya. read more