Waitrose
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
ALDI UK
Discount retailer Aldi UK has announced price cuts on 10 fresh fruit and vegetables by up to 36% to boost healthy eating during the cost-of-living crisis.
Tue 15/08/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Walmart
In the US, households are spending over 20% more for the same fruits and vegetables than they were in 2019. This is the finding of a study by Category Partners […]
Wed 28/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
ROGER CASTELLON/ AECOC
Last week, the 25th AECOC Congress of Fruits and Vegetables, held at the Palacio de Congresos de Valencia, gathered together more than 600 producers, distributors and associations of the sector. […]
Tue 13/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Freshfel Europe
At the Freshfel Europe Annual Event, Salvo Laudani, President of Freshfel Europe, called on the sector to join forces in reinforcing the role of the sector as essential and address […]
Mon 12/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
DIA
Prices of Spanish fresh pulses and vegetables in March this year were 27.8% higher than they were a year previously and 5.7% above the previous month’s level. As for fresh […]
Tue 02/05/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Faitrade
Lidl has announced that it is to pay a price premium on Fairtrade bananas. The move comes at a time the discounter has been accused of undermining sustainability efforts by […]
Mon 10/04/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
EF
The Latin American Banana Sustainability Taskforce, a consortium of banana producers and exporters of Latin America, has strongly criticised German retailer Lidl for selling a kilo of Rainforest Alliance-certified bananas […]
Wed 05/04/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Blue Whale
Apple growers in France are calling for an additional €0.20 per kilogram to save the country’s orchards in the face of surging costs.
Tue 24/01/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Eurostat
First estimates of agricultural price indices for 2022 indicate that they were substantially higher than 2021 for almost all the main product categories as well as for key agricultural inputs.
Wed 18/01/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Marcus Hand/Informa Markets
TOC Asia, organised by TOC Worldwide, returned to the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore last week after a two-year absence. The event, reported on by World Cargo News, brought together […]
Wed 07/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Fairtrade
To address surging costs, Fairtrade has raised its minimum banana prices by an average 4.5% at the farm level, plus an extra 15% for producers who export their bananas directly. […]
Wed 09/11/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
