Vegetables

Italian Fruit & Veg Exports Down Over Past Decade

Italy’s share in the global trade of fresh fruit and vegetables (US$ 156 billion) fell over the past decade from 5.1 per cent to 3.6 per cent, accord...

Fresh Del Monte Sees Profit Boost In First Quarter

Fresh Del Monte's produce business has had a successful start to 2016, with gross profit rising by 40 per cent to $140.7 million in its first quarter. N...

'Wonky Veg' A Big Hit For Asda

Asda has sold more than 160 tonnes of its misshapen or 'wonky' vegetables since its launch in February. The Wonky Veg boxes, which were introduced in a...

Spanish Fruit And Veg Sees Growth In Both Sales And Exports

Spanish fruit and vegetable production reached a value of €16,600 million in 2015, an increase of 14 per cent on the previous year, according to resea...

Green-Vegetable And Soft-Fruit Sales Rise As UK Embraces Juicing

Data and analytics provider IRI has revealed that sales of green vegetables such as avocados and spinach, as well as soft fruits, are on the rise in UK sup...

Pigs And Perennials Top Priorities For Future Czech Farm Policy

Over the coming years, the Czech agriculture ministry wants to support and motivate fruit and vegetable growers and animal breeders, Agriculture Minis...

Organics Deepen Their Veggie Roots But Struggle in US Meat Aisles

Organic foods are seizing shelf space in the fresh-foods sections of grocers but struggling to break into the bread and meat aisles. Organic-product sales...

Tesco Introduces Sweeter Variety Of Cabbage

A sweeter variety of home-grown cabbage is being trialled by British supermarket Tesco. The new variety, known as Sweet Summer Cabbage, is grown in Linc...