Freshuelva
Spain’s strawberry sector reported a total crop for the 2022-2023 campaign of 243,310 tons, down 10% from the previous year, according to data provided by the companies of the Association […]
Wed 19/07/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Fertilizers Europe
A leaked document indicates that the EU is set to drop a ban on hazardous chemicals, which represents a key element of the EU’s Green Deal. According to the leak, […]
Wed 19/07/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Sainsburys
Food sales in the UK were up by 9.8% in June and 10.1% on a like-for-like basis, despite consumer confidence remaining “fragile”. According to the British Retail Consortium, total retail […]
Wed 19/07/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Fresh Produce
CEO of the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), Nigel Jenny, has urged the UK government to reconsider its proposed border strategy. The draft BTOM (Border Target Operating Model) sets out a […]
Tue 18/07/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Eurofresh Distribution
The total consumption of fruit and vegetables per capita in Spain from May 2022 to April 2023 totalled 128.54 kilograms, which represents a reduction of 32.2 kilos compared to 2021, […]
Tue 18/07/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
AREFLH
There may well be a shortage of pears on our shelves this year, as the European pear harvest is set to be one of the smallest for a decade, with […]
Tue 18/07/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
AMFresh Group
Attempts by Jack Pandol to block AMFresh’s acquisition of International Fruit Genetics (IFG) appear to have failed. On Wednesday last week, AMFresh released a statement: “Following the agreement between International […]
Mon 17/07/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Eurofresh Distribution
Carrefour has reached an agreement with the Louis Delhaize group to acquire the Cora and Match brands in France, thus strengthening its position in the French food retail market. The […]
Mon 17/07/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Farmers Guide
The Wimbledon tennis tournament, which ended last weekend, is synonymous with strawberries and cream. However, this year, the UK faced a significant shortage of British strawberries during the peak sales […]
Mon 17/07/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
