Belgium: King Philippe receives the first Hoogstraten strawberries of the season
Due to the weather, the Belgian strawberries are a little later than in other years, but the new season will officially start at the end of March. The Ghesellen van de Aardbei van Hoogstraten, who

Mal secco - the situation is complex yet manageable
"Mal secco has been affecting lemon cultivation in the Mediterranean area for over one century, with particularly serious economical and occupational repercussions in Italy. Just think that,

Pocket-size miniature mangos receive trademark protection
Goldenberry Farms has been awarded US federal Trademark protection for its Sweet Sugar Mango® mark, a pocket-sized miniature mango with a thin, edible skin. This follows similar protections being

Indie retailers step into salad breach
The battle for shoppers is heating up as grocery price inflation hits a new high, retail market analyst Kantar reveals. Grocery price inflation has climbed again to reach 17.5 per cent over the

Bananas: Latin American criticism of 'cheap offer' from Lidl
The 'Latin American Banana Sustainability TaskForce' criticises an offer for Rainforest Alliance-certified bananas recently seen at Lidl Germany. The discounter offered a kilogram of the bananas

Głęboki sen dla truskawek i warzyw liściastych
Wciąż powolny trend na rynkach hurtowych, tydzień rozpoczął się z niewielkimi wstrząsami. Elio Paparello, hurtownik działający na rynku owoców i warzyw Fondi (Mof), mówi IFN

Apofruit strawberries, Solarelli and Piraccini lines awarded
It is a campaign with excellent prospects for Solarellie Piraccini strawberries, the top quality brands of the Apofruit group. Consumers reward the certainty of buying a high quality product. And

Cibus, wystawa otwiera się jutro
Jutro rozpoczynają się targi Cibus Connecting Italy, zaplanowane od 29 do 30 marca w Fiere di Parma. Tegoroczna edycja Międzynarodowej Wystawy Żywności oferuje około 20 000 podmiotów

Bananas from Colombia at £1.07
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and

Peruvian table grape shipments to Asia fall
The general manager of the Association of Table Grape Producers of Peru (Provid), Alejandro Cabrera, stated that Peru had exported 68.9 million boxes of table grapes (of 8.2 kilos each) up until