In 2017, Peru exported USD380 million worth of organic products. According to local experts, there is a lot of potential for producing more organic blueberry and avocado.

As the season is coming to the end, Serbian growers reflect on a "hectic year" for raspberry.

Poland's highbush blueberry has so far been the only berry that has witnessed no drama this season. But experts say that there is a rising threat of over-production as well as emerging market competitors.

In the first half of 2018, Ukraine exported significantly more fruit and nuts than in the same period last year. Frozen berry volumes, however, are stagnating.

As most of Poland confirms the end of the redcurrant season, producers are left unhappy despite record-high wholesale prices. A similar situation was witnessed in blackcurrant.

Chinese frozen strawberry prices maintained high prices up until the end of the season, with labour problems and domestic demand being the main reasons.

According to the UK's Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), estimated total potato plantings this year are the third-lowest on record. Additionally, producers fear drought impact will downgrade the estimate further.

EU vegetable producers are suffering from prolonged drought conditions in certain parts of Europe, as the sector has reported crop losses of up to 50% in the current harvesting season.

The latest project in Belarus' eastern region will contribute to an increase in the country's frozen berry and vegetables production.

American multinational PepsiCo announced it is going to produce Lay's potato crisps in Ukraine, in response to local demand and sufficient raw material production.

Uzbekistan’s assistant secretary of state, Henry Enscher, recently visited one of the Uzbek companies that received US government assistance.

The US potato processing giant announced its fiscal Q4 and full year 2018 results, highlighting the ever-growing processed potato demand growth favouring its financial performance.

Prepared frozen foods, such as pizza and savoury bakery, continue leading the way in gaining popularity among global consumers, according to new statistics from Kantar Worldpanel.

Packaged foods giant ConAgra Brands said it is going to focus on the frozen food and snack segment after its recent acquisition of Pinnacle Foods.

A new lawsuit filed this week by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) targets Unilever’s Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, alleging the company is deceiving consumers by failing to disclose the presence of trace amounts of glyphosate in its popular ice cream products.

The listeria outbreak that has previously been only linked to sweetcorn from a processing plant in Hungary, has been found in other frozen vegetables processed at the same plant.

Palm oil’s versatility means it is widely consumed in a large array of food products in Europe, including bread, chocolate bars and ice cream. But concerns over the oil’s environmental impact have resulted in food companies and policy makers moving to limit its use.

Consumption of frozen food grew by 2% in Italy in 2017, driven by consumers’ new eating habits and products sustainability.