The supply crisis in the UK is leading supermarkets to resort to cardboard cut-outs of fruit, vegetables and other groceries to fill gaps on shelves. Tesco has begun using pictures […]
mar 02/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Australia’s 2021/22 table grape production is estimated to increase by 5% to 210,000 tons, according to USDA data. Despite vine plantings now coming into fruition, production has remained relatively flat […]
mer 27/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Over three-quarters of the world’s vegetables are produced in Asia, according to an AgrarMarkt Austria (AMA) report. In 2019, global vegetable production amounted to around 1.1 billion tons, in line […]
mer 27/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Turkmenistan is rapidly becoming a leading supplier of greenhouse tomatoes to Russia. According to a report by Eastfruit, in the first eight months of 2021, Turkmenistan exported 32,000 tons of […]
mar 26/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Hong Kong retailer Wellcome has launched a new concept store called Wellcome Fresh, featuring 23 zones and 15,000 products. Located in The Westwood shopping centre, the store has over 50,000ft2 […]
lun 25/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The Spanish Interprofesional Citrícola Española (Intercitrus) body has highlighted the repeated detection in Europe of ‘Black Spot’ fungus in consignments of South African citrus, arguing that this indicates producers/exporters are […]
lun 25/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Despite the sharp drop in ship-to-home home transactions, US online grocery sales and order volume remained high in September, according to data from strategic advisory firm Brick Meets Click. The […]
jeu 21/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Despite a slow first quarter, the total value of EU agri-food trade (exports plus imports) for January-June of 2021 amounted to €157.1 billion, reflecting a 3% increase on the same […]
jeu 21/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
New research indicates that the UK’s grocery sector is likely to see a reduction in profits of nearly £250 million, due to the rise in online food shopping during the […]
mer 20/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The What We Eat Foundation was launched last week, with the aim of uniting the sector and putting fruit and vegetables in its rightful place.
mer 20/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Several leading UK retailers have pledged to sell disease-resistant organic potatoes. The news comes as a major boost to producers.
mar 19/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fairtrade has announced an increase in its Minimum Price for bananas due to rising export costs and falling import prices, which have hit producers hard.
mar 19/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
