'Roundita,' a new tomato variety developed by De Ruiter Seeds as part of Vegetables by Bayer, has been grown in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland for about a year. Market Developer Grit Vogt from the Monheim-based company tells us that the variety is mainly used in greenhouse production.
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British supermarket Waitrose commits 100mln stg to price cuts read more

On Monday, between 50 and 80 trucks of watermelons arrived at the Batasingaram fruit market from Mahabubnagar, Zaheerabad, Jogulamba Gadwal and a few districts of neighboring Maharashtra and Karnataka. More summer fruit is expected to arrive in the days to come. read more

Italy: Carrefour seeks to reduce food waste by 50% by 2025 read more

The dennree Group closed the 2022 financial year with consolidated net sales of €1.31bn. Despite a decline of around 10 %, sales are thus around 12 % higher than in the pre-pandemic period of 2019, according to the group. The group of companies specialising in organic trade
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The largest national apple producer, Santa Catarina expects a crop with fruits of excellent quality and flavor. The official opening of the harvest took place last Friday, 10th, in Fraiburgo, and was attended by the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Valdir
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Supermarket deliveries to Northern Ireland are currently under a standstill agreement that exempts them from any controls during the protocol negotiations. London and Brussels have already agreed a landmark deal giving the EU access to real-time data on trade flows from the UK to Northern
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ALDI has appointed Encarna Selva as Managing Director of its logistics centre in Sagunto (Valencia). With an extensive professional career spanning more than 10 years in the company, she joined ALDI in September 2012 as Area Manager and has held various positions in the logistics sector.
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“Dien” pomelos from Yen Thuy district in the northern province of Hoa Binh are now on the shelves of Longdan supermarkets in the UK for the first time. The first batch of 11 tons of “dien” pomelos from the R.Y.B Joint Stock Company was flown to the UK on February 9 by Longdan, the
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Love Klabaza, an initiative of pumpkin producers in Spain and Portugal, has launched a 360º campaign for Valentine's Day with a presence in supermarkets, social networks, influencers and the media with the aim of promoting pumpkin consumption. read more

California supplies of strawberries are picking up just in time for Valentine’s Day tomorrow, a holiday long associated with the berry. “Demand is good as we get into Valentine's Day and consumers look for strawberries for their celebrations,” says Cindy Jewell of Bobalu. “We expect
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On the occasion of Valentine's Day, retailers, as usual, offer dedicated displays to highlight certain seasonal products and incentivise purchases while also providing recommendations for use. It happens in Italy as well as in international supermarkets. Generally speaking, the
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There’s some positive news as a recent analysis reveals that Australian growers will have a strong year. This means that plenty of fresh food is set to hit the shelves, helping to ease the pace of inflation at the major supermarkets. read more

In the past 12 months Lidl has taken a total of £120m from households choosing the discounter over high-priced supermarkets, according to Lidl UK. In January alone, households switched from M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury's for almost £11m.
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In view of the campaign launched by the distribution chain LIDL with offers of potatoes at 0.90 euros/kilo, assuring that they are new potatoes (from this season) and of Spanish origin, ASAJA warns consumers about the deception of such an offer and asks the Ministry of Agriculture to
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Fresh Del Monte has announced that it is expanding its 24-count single-serve Del Monte banana box across the European market. read more

Retail cooperative Central Co-op has extended its member prices to include over 100 items, including fresh produce, in a bid to reinforce its commitment to member savings. read more

British apple and pear orchards are set to shrink as growers have cancelled 150,000 new tree orders this season. The reason for this is that prices offered by supermarkets have failed to match the rising cost of production. A survey of British Apple and Pear (BAPL) members, which represents 80
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An entrepreneur from the city of Ferghana in Uzbekistan has established the production of microgreens in the basement of a multi-storey block. He supplies them to local cafes, restaurants, and supermarkets, EastFruit experts report. read more

The Kerala Agriculture department aims to sell 100 agriculture products through e-commerce platforms (such as Amazon and Flipkart) by March 31. According to State Agriculture Minister P. Prasad, the products will be marketed under the brand name ‘Kerala Agro’. The department has already
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