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Leading industry trade fair FRUIT LOGISTICA sheds more light on how online retailing could influence the future of fresh fruit and vegetable supply. In future, online grocery growth will come […]
Wed 23/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia region expects a good asparagus harvest thanks to the cold winter. The region has around 400 farms growing asparagus on approximately 3,800 hectares and expects to produce […]
Thu 03/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Lime prices in the US are double where they were at the same time last year. This has led to the world’s main producing countries, Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia preferring […]
Thu 26/04/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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German consumers have an insatiable demand for organic food, as borne out by the 6% increase in household income spent on organics in 2017. Production needs to adjust to this […]
Thu 29/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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This Easter, German consumers will see low volumes of Hessian asparagus at high prices, with harvest delayed until mid-April. The weather has affected the Hessian crop over the past three […]
Tue 27/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Germans are consuming ever more avocados, with volumes doubling over the past five years, from 18,000 tons to almost 36,000 tons. In other European countries, the upturn is even more […]
Thu 22/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Prominent, the Dutch growers’ association whose motto is ‘Success through partnership’, has been an innovative tomato specialist for almost 25 years. With 30 growers producing tomatoes on 380 hectares, the […]
Mon 19/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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New Indian partner I.G. International meets the International Licensees of the Modì® brand apple in Berlin The 2018 Berlin Fruit Logistica Exhibition’s Feedback has been very positive for CIV – […]
Mon 26/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Major German retailers are leading the way in attempts to reduce plastic consumption using innovative techniques. Lidl is currently trialing selling unwrapped fruits and vegetables. From the second quarter of […]
Mon 12/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The high prices currently charged for German apples are justified by the low stocks available. The slightly lower sales in December did little to redress the supply gap, which still […]
Wed 24/01/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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In a panel discussion hosted in Monheim, Germany on November 29, five food chain experts concluded that food safety is only one aspect of a complex series of required private […]
Tue 02/01/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Greentense is one of Rijk Zwaan’s newest concepts. It is based on Faiza RZ, an innovative variety of pole-slicing bean with an attractive dark-green colour and intense flavour. Various customers […]
Mon 11/12/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
