Weather undermines Argentina’s citrus campaign

Weather undermines Argentina’s citrus campaign
The latest estimate for Argentina’s 2022/23 lemon crop is 1.65 million tons, down 6.5% from the official USDA estimate due to continued adverse weather and poor economic conditions, especially for […]
Thu 21/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

JD holds second agricultural festival

JD holds second agricultural festival
Chinese e-commerce platform held the 2nd Harvest Carnival and Shopping Festival of Agricultural Specialties to promote domestic products including fruit and vegetables, in an event that kicked off on 1 […]
Thu 21/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Smaller EU cherry crop

Smaller EU cherry crop
The 2023/24 EU crop of peaches and nectarines is estimated at 3.6 million tons, while cherry production is anticipated to amount to 657,435 tons, according to a USDA report. Unfavourable […]
Wed 20/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Aldi pilots new loose produce items to cut waste

Aldi pilots new loose produce items to cut waste
Discounter Aldi UK is trialling four new loose fruit and vegetable lines in a bid to reduce plastic waste. Starting 4 September, garlic, limes, lemons and oranges were introduced as […]
Wed 20/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

UK retailers slashing produce prices

UK retailers slashing produce prices
Waitrose and Aldi have cut prices on a number of fresh produce items. In the case of Waitrose, LEAF-certified potatoes, cauliflower and apples are among the latest tranche of discounts […]
Wed 20/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Spanish lemon crop up by a third

Spanish lemon crop up by a third
AILIMPO’s lemon crop estimate for the 2023/2024 season foresees a production in Spain of 1,365,000 tons, a figure similar to that achieved in the 2020/2021 season, which represents an overall […]
Tue 19/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Auchan to buy Dia’s Portuguese business 

Auchan to buy Dia’s Portuguese business 
Spanish retail group Dia is to sell its Portuguese business to the Auchan Group for €155 million. Dia says that it is leaving the Portuguese market in order to focus […]
Tue 19/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

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