The heat in Southern Europe is affecting the grape market, including Italian grapes. "There are many burnt grapes and inferior qualities on the market. The supply of good quality grapes is 30-40% down from last year. There are quite a lot of grapes coming on the market that are unsuitable for
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For two weeks now, the pumpkin harvest has been in full swing in the Bielefeld area. "The current outlook is particularly good with reasonable yields and good qualities. Although demand is still somewhat restrained, autumnal weather is forecast from week 34-35, so we expect demand to increase
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Great news for watermelon fans: a record-breaking bumper UK-grown crop is on the way. Shoppers will be able to judge for themselves when the predicted 11,000 UK-grown watermelons, the largest yield ever produced in Britain, exclusively hit Tesco shelves this week. read more

Sainsbury’s has upped its value offer by extending its Aldi Price Match campaign and adding frozen foods to Nectar Prices. read more

Agri-tech research and development business B-hive Innovations is embarking on a new collaborative project that aims to reduce the risk of potato bruising and develop technologies that could cut supermarket waste. read more

Satsuma mandarins from Peru have been welcomed to the shelves of several supermarkets in Japan, with local supermarkets promoting their arrival as a “Homecoming from the Land of the Sun!”, in reference to the origins of satsumas and their connections to Japanese ancestors who
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New Zealand retailer Countdown, a subsidiary of Australia’s Woolworths Group, has commenced its rebrand to Woolworths Supermarkets New Zealand with Countdown Bethlehem the first store to make the switch. read more

According to EastFruit experts, pooling of folding reusable plastic containers is one of the most profitable and completely free niches both in grocery retail in general and in the fresh produce business of Georgia in particular. It allows, on the one hand, to drastically reduce both losses and
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A campaign led by Conservative MP Luke Evans championing British produce has attracted support from over 100 politicians, reports The Telegraph. read more

After a long and cold winter, peppers are pricey. Green peppers are significantly more expensive than usual, trading at R23(1.1 euro) per kilogram, close to the average market price for red peppers. Yellow peppers are almost R40 (1.93 euro) per kilogram. read more

Mercadona, the physical supermarket and online sales company, today ends the 2022/23 season of oranges and mandarins from Spain with a purchase balance of more than 196,000 tonnes. In total, Mercadona has bought more than 200,000 tonnes of citrus fruit in the 22/23 season.
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Washington State proudly reports a remarkable 29 percent increase in its apple crop for the upcoming season. This surge in production can be attributed to the favorable spring conditions that have nurtured a bountiful yield of clean and high-quality fruit. read more

The Centre-Val de Loire region is a reference for fresh fruit and vegetable production, with more than 580,000 tons produced each year. read more

Consumers in Bangkok highly appreciate the Sitthipong Japanese melons. The perfect T-shaped peduncle reflects the premium quality. “It is sold out before competing varieties,” Sitthipong Amataphan explains. He is the exclusive supplier of premium melons for Thailand’s high-end retailers.
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JD.com partners with southern region of Thailand for joint durian harvesting initiative read more

It’s a comeback crop. That’s how one Florida grower-shipper is looking at this fall’s Pummelo crop. read more

Sun World International has announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind global marketing campaign for Autumncrisp brand green seedless grapes. read more

Some of Britain’s best Pick Your Own (PYO) farms have been shortlisted for the national Farm Retail Awards. read more

The strawberry season is coming to an end with big steps, especially since food retailers are gradually taking the product out of their assortment, as Jan Hövelkamp from Polfrucht AG at the Berlin wholesale market tells us. read more

You cannot compare Polish bell pepper farming to high-tech cultivation in the Netherlands. Unlike tomatoes, which Poland grows in glass greenhouses, most bell pepper cultivation is still done in plastic tunnel greenhouses. "There have been trials over the years with bell peppers grown in glass
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