Market research on the fresh food industry. Standardised and cros...
Market research on the fresh food industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes and distribution, with full analysis of industry trends.
Total demand for sugar and sweeteners in Japan remains stable in 2023 compared to the previous year, with foodservice volume sales partially offsetting the decline in retail volume sales. Foodservice volume sales had suffered throughout 2020 and…
Total demand for starchy roots in Japan continues to improve in 2023, mainly driven by foodservice and retail channels. Like many categories of fresh food, foodservice volume sales of starchy roots experienced significant declines at the height of…
Total volume sales of pulses in Japan continue to grow in 2023, albeit slowly, mainly driven by the further rebound of foodservice. Throughout 2020 and 2021, foodservice volume sales of pulses in Japan suffered, as several cities, such as Tokyo,…
Total volume of nuts in Japan are gradually rising in 2023, mainly driven by the rebound in foodservice demand. Foodservice volume sales had suffered throughout 2020 and 2021 with Japan following quasi-states of emergency and states of emergency.…
Total demand for meat in Japan has remained fairly stable in 2023, supported by the ongoing recovery of foodservice sales, which is offsetting the decline in retail. Like many categories, foodservice volume sales of meat experienced significant…
Total volume sales of fruits in Japan continue to rebound in 2023, mainly driven by foodservice’s performance following the channel’s strong declines during the pandemic. Foodservice volume sales of fruits had suffered throughout 2020 and 2021, when…
Total volume sales of fresh food in Japan continue to record marginal growth in 2023, mainly driven by foodservice as the channel recovers from the significant drop during the pandemic. Foodservice volume sales suffered as COVID-19 first hit Japan,…
Overall demand for fish and seafood remains subdued in 2023, mainly driven by a decline in retail volume sales due to increasing prices. Impacted by the soaring cost of oil, the average retail unit price of fish and seafood recorded a double-digit…
Total volume sales of eggs in Japan have been declining in 2023, heavily impacted by serious egg shortages caused by an avian influenza outbreak in the first half of the year. Since the start of the avian influenza season in October 2022, more than…
The impact of inflation has not spared vegetables, with the latter also experiencing further steep price increases in 2023. With affordability being a key priority for South Africans, one of the ways to offset these increases is by choosing to…
South Africa’s sugar industry has struggled in recent years due to a combination of poor local production, impacted by loadshedding and flooding, as well as elevated international sugar prices, caused by climatic factors such as drought. While…
Potatoes are a staple for many South Africans, comprising 95% total volume share of starchy roots. Therefore, a reduction in supply and price hikes are impacting local consumers. The supply of potatoes declined in February 2023 to the lowest…
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) reported a significant slowdown in disposable incomes in the first quarter of 2023. The impact of high inflation and rising interest rates resulted in a household debt-to-income ratio increasing from 61.6% to…
In a time where South Africans are experiencing high inflationary price increases across all fresh food categories, nuts experienced a price drop in late 2022 due to oversupply in the local market. South Africa is the leading supplier of macadamia…
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) reported a significant slowdown in disposable income growth in the first quarter of 2023. The impact of high inflation and rising interest rates resulted in a household debt-to-income ratio increasing from 61.6%…
As with all food production in South Africa, fruit farmers face challenges as the industry struggles to remain profitable with rising costs driven by high inflation and exacerbated by power blackouts. Interest rate hikes have impacted cash flows and…
With rising inflation, water supply issues, crumbling infrastructure and rolling power blackouts, South African fresh food producers are under extreme financial pressure and this, in turn, is passed on to local consumers. South Africa had been…
South Africans are feeling the financial pressure as the impact of high inflation and rising interest rates in 2023 have resulted in a household debt-to-income ratio, increasing from 61.6% to 62.1%. With rising fuel prices, the cost of going out to…
Rising input costs such as the cost of animal feed and installing a more stable electricity supply has resulted in price hikes for eggs. The cost of feed, fuel and electricity usually accounts for 75% of input costs for producers. Grain shortages due…
Retail volume sales of vegetables in the UK continue to decline in 2023, primarily due to severe product shortages. For instance, there was a major shortage of vegetables in February and March 2023. For several weeks, products such as tomatoes,…