Del Monte named one of America’s most-trusted companies
Fresh Del Monte Produce has been named one of America’s Most Trusted Companies of 2023 by Newsweek for the second consecutive year. The award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc, the

Germany: Food remains inflation driver
Inflation in Germany is weakening overall, but food prices continue to rise. According to the recently published final figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the inflation rate in

Dole targets people who have never eaten a banana
To mark National Banana Day, the world’s largest fresh produce company Dole says it wants to track down consumers in the US who have never eaten the fruit – despite it apparently being the

Preparing for Spanish Verna lemon campaign with the prospect of earlier arrivals from South Africa
The Fino lemon season is coming to an end as the first Verna lemons are starting to arrive. In this period, there are two different market realities at origin, according to the Lemon and

March in large-scale retail: inflation rises again
In March, the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade still showed declining consumption across the different macro-categories, but the change in average prices showed a

Search is on for Wales Woman Farmer of the Year
This year NFU Cymru is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Wales Woman Farmer Award and along with sponsor NFU Mutual, is once again launching the search for a winner. The NFU Cymru/NFU Mutual

Which cherry varieties has Chile exported the most this season?
Chile has exported a record 415,398 tons of cherries this season and the most exported varieties in this campaign have been the Lapins and Santina cherries. According to data from iQonsulting, the

Freshly pickled products are conquering the market
They have much to offer each other, Marcel van Bruggen of vanRijsingenfreshservice and Arend van den Berg of Bikl Foods quickly realized when they got talking. So much so that the vegetable

China: an interesting market for French baby kiwis?
Nothing is set yet but French baby kiwis could very well be exported to China. China and France want to promote economic exchanges and “intensify their partnership in the agricultural,

South African citrus ponders strategic options
The latest BFAP Baseline Study on the South African citrus industry has predicted that up to 4,000ha of citrus production could be culled in South Africa over the next ten years. This is because

CGA writes to South African government ahead of looming EU FCM regulation crisis that threatens orange exports
On the eve of the 2023 citrus season kicking off, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has written to Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel and Minister