Fresh Produce

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Analysis

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Latest Fresh Produce News

Growing UK wine industry "needs vineyard managers" - WineGB

18 July 2019 , By Gavin McEwan

Farming minister launches Malling Champion and Malling Allure at Fruit Focus

17 July 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

Gove calls for climate change action and pledges plastic producers will pay full recycling cost

16 July 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

Pest & Disease latest

Supermarket retail

Big changers week on week as of 1 July 2019

Celery hearts x2	120	Morrisons
Onions (red), kg	89	Asda
Tomatoes, x6	70	Waitrose
Apples, Bramley, kg	185	Tesco

More Supermarket retail prices

Retail prices from the major supermarkets are collected by Market Intelligence Services and updated every Tuesday.

Wholesale prices

Average most usual as of W/E 5 July 2019

Beetroot, all varieties	54
Asparagus, all varieties	1300
Onions, brown bulb	66
Apples, Gala	111

More Wholesale prices

*National average wholesale and median prices charged in England.

Data supplied by Defra. www.defra.gov.uk

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