At the moment, citrus fruits, such as those from Turkey and Israel, dominate the product range of the Berlin-based wholesale company Gemüse-Express. "Israeli Orri clementines are clearly the focus, but Turkish W.Murcott are an interesting and inexpensive alternative. One notices even that
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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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Many of the 50 gardeners with their families and helpers are already in the starting blocks: lettuce, coleslaw or the colourful lettuces. Thus, fresh products are already available to the consumers after only 24 hours, Reichenau-Gemüse informs. read more

Dutch retail chain Albert Heijn has confirmed that it will no longer sell fresh fruit and vegetables that have been transported by air. 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

New Zealand retailer The Warehouse has added fresh fruit and vegetables to its range as part of a new trial. read more

International Fruit Genetics (IFG), has celebrated the twentieth anniversary of breeding the table grape variety Cotton Candy in 2023. read more

Across the UK supermarkets are facing shortages of some fruit and vegetables. 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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Inflationary price fluctuations, as well as acute shortages, are currently shaping events in fruit wholesale. "Fortunately, bottlenecks have not yet been observed, although we are also noticing that producers are planning their goods more precisely, and food retailers are securing the largest
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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

International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), a table grape breeder, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the breeding of the Cotton Candy™ grape.  read more

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

To find out the price of food, it is usually enough to look at the price tag in the supermarket. However, the situation is quite different when talking about the "true" food prices. This is because food production incurs costs that are not covered by the shop price.
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Producers in southern Spain are struggling to fulfil their supermarket programmes due to supply shortages caused by unseasonal weather. read more

Leah Weckert has been appointed managing director and chief executive of Australian retail giant Coles Group. read more

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Despite a record number of people participating in Veganuary throughout the world this year, the demand for vegan products in the UK fell short in January, as seen by a fall in retail volume sales of both meat- and dairy-free substitutes. read more