New project of gothic macro tunnels for strawberry cultivation in Spain
A new model of installation for strawberry cultivation called Berryfesta has been launched by the Spanish company J. Huete. The intention is to provide a new solution to the producers of this

Avocado: how to avoid blossom loss and fruit drop and achieve 50% more fruit set
Spring is the arrival of the decisive phase for avocado crops on the Spanish Mediterranean coast to achieve a larger and better fruit set, thus avoiding fruit drop, and at the same time to recover

Spain: O+G exports start January with nine per cent decline
According to official data, Spain exported 1.1 million tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables worth 1.646 billion euros in January 2023. This is a decrease of 9 % and an increase of 7.5 % compared

Największa w Hiszpanii szklarnia jednomodułowa
Looije Aguilas jest członkiem O.P. Looije, organizacji produkcyjnej założonej w 2010 roku. "Naszym głównym celem jest uprawa dobrej jakości pomidorów przez 12 miesięcy w roku. O.P.

Total EU banana production forecast for 2023 stands at 382.938 tons
The EU banana production forecast for 2023 stands at 230.000 tons for Spain, 134.902 tons for France (Martinique and Guadeloupe), 1.496 tons for Cyprus and 925 tons for Greece. The 2022 prices of

AMI: Market situation for cauliflower eases up in Germany
The cauliflower supply at the German wholesale markets is currently mainly covered by goods from France, Spain and Italy. In recent weeks, however, the availability of goods has been very tight

"Kenya is a very powerful country that is increasingly present in the avocado market"
There has been a shorter campaign this year in the entire Mediterranean area, and particularly in Spain, so "the avocado export market is currently very active," says Francisco de la Torre, of the

"Vegetable prices in Spain do not yet correspond to rapidly falling prices in the Netherlands"
Cold weather, sky-high prices, and huge shortages dominated the news from Spain in recent weeks. Meanwhile, the weather has cleared up in Spain, but according to Thomas Bos (Thomasol Gestión),

"There was a great demand for Sicilian oranges, which we obtain exclusively from Ribera"
The demand for citrus fruits is gradually coming to an end, said Carlo Salerno from the Karlsruhe wholesale company Sapros Handels- und Vertriebs Ltd. us. "We still have oranges from Sicily,

Downward tomato trend in Spain reversed since energy crisis
The market for tomatoes produced in Spain has been on the decline for the past 5-10 years, while peppers and cucumbers have been growing. Since the recent energy crisis in Northern Europe,

The biggest greenhouse built in Spain in a single module
As a team meeting to coordinate the day's work comes to an end, we prepare to enter the new greenhouse with our disinfected clothes. At the entrance to the greenhouse we meet Jacqueline Looije,

Spain: Area under garlic cultivation to be reduced again
In week 11, the general assembly of the Spanish National Garlic Council (Mesa Nacional del Ajo) took place in Las Pedroñeras/Castilla-la Mancha. With regard to the new garlic season, it was

Peru: Mango exports up eight percent in volume so far
By the end of week 10, the Andean country had exported 226,027 t of fresh mangoes, agraria.pe refers to the Association of Mango Producers and Exporters (APEM). The main destination market was

Areflh leads CAP and packaging discussion
Areflh hosted a public conference in Spain on 23 March covering the new CAP and the European regulation on packaging. The event, held in Lleida and co-organised by Afrucat, was seen as an

Downward tomato trend in Spain reversed because of energy crisis
The market for tomatoes produced in Spain has been on the decline for the past 5-10 years, while peppers and cucumbers have been growing. Since the recent energy crisis in Northern Europe,

This week in Fruchthandel Magazine: Mushrooms, soft fruit from Spain, BLE working conference
In recent weeks, there have been major problems with the production of brown mushrooms throughout Europe. The Association of German Mushroom and Cultivated Mushroom Growers (Bund Deutscher

Spain will decrease its garlic area by nearly 20% in the next campaign
This was reported in the General Assembly of the National Garlic Board, which met in Las Pedroñeras (Cuenca). The area devoted to this crop will decrease due to the drought affecting Andalusia

Hiszpania zmniejszy swój obszar czosnkowy o prawie 20% w następnej kampanii
Zostało to zgłoszone podczas Zgromadzenia Ogólnego Krajowej Rady Czosnku, które spotkało się w Las Pedroñeras (Cuenca). Obszar poświęcony tej uprawie zmniejszy się z powodu suszy

Lidl Spain launches anti-waste bag for fruit and vegetables
Lidl is introducing new preventive measures to avoid food waste. These include the introduction of the so-called "anti-waste bag" in the chain's more than 650 shops in Spain. This is a pack,

Экспорт Испании упал почти на 10 процентов в январе
В январе объемы экспорта фруктов и овощей из Испании сократились на 9,5 процента по сравнению с тем же

Eksport Hiszpanii spadł w styczniu o prawie 10 proc.
Wolumen eksportu owoców i warzyw z Hiszpanii spadł w styczniu o 9,5 proc. w porównaniu z tym samym miesiącem 2022 r. Dane Departamentu Ceł

Spain’s exports fell nearly 10 per cent in January
Fruit and vegetable export volumes from Spain decreased 9.5 per cent in January when compared with the same month of 2022. Data from the Department of Customs and Excise, processed by Fepex,

Morocco surpasses Italy as second largest watermelon supplier to EU
Morocco has reached a new milestone in exporting water-intensive watermelon: the country has overtaken Italy to become the second largest supplier of watermelon in the European Union, second only

Испания сократит площадь чеснока почти на 20% в следующей кампании
Об этом говорилось на Генеральной ассамблее Национального совета по чесноку, которая состоялась в

Rising food prices trigger food recycling
Forty-two percent of discarded food in Spain comes from households, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which means that each Spaniard throws away an average of 31