‘Spain’s post-Brexit food trade is going well’
This week, Spain's agriculture minister Luis Planas stated that his country's fruit and vegetable exports to the UK have suffered “no fundamental disruption” from Brexit. Recent shortages of

ZVG: Vegetable prices - current situation shows dilemma of one-sided orientation of food retailing
For the vegetable producers in the Central Horticultural Association (ZVG), the current price development for fruit vegetables is a consequence of the political framework conditions here, but also

'Торговля продуктами питания в Испании после Brexit идет хорошо'
На этой неделе министр сельского хозяйства Испании Луис Планас заявил, что экспорт фруктов и овощей его

'Hiszpański handel żywnością po Brexicie ma się dobrze'
W tym tygodniu minister rolnictwa Hiszpanii Luis Planas stwierdził, że eksport owoców i warzyw z jego kraju do Wielkiej Brytanii nie doznał "żadnych fundamentalnych zakłóceń" z powodu

'Low availability of Dutch and Belgian tomatoes'
In the case of TOVS, Turkish and Spanish deliveries predominated, with Italian tomatoes making up the bulk. Cherry tomatoes came primarily from Italy and Spain, while Turkey and Spain set the tone

"Perhaps the entire value chain should question how the supply has been managed at destination"
In recent days, temperatures have fallen again in southeastern Spain, after daytime temperatures had risen for just over a week since mid-January. Frosts are back and the recovery of the vegetable

Panama's pineapple is awarded the 2023 Taste of the Year award in Spain
The pineapple of the Dorium Tropical Gold brand, originally from the Augro Fresh Panama company, was awarded in Spain the 2023 Taste of the Year award, a seal that, as explained by the National

"Expect cucumber prices to drop over the next three to four weeks"
The high cucumber prices in the food retail sector are causing turmoil among German consumers. Due to the high energy prices, Dutch growers have not all been producing this winter, while the cold

Record Portuguese fruit, veg and flower exports
This represented an increase of 15.6% compared to 2021. The announcement was made by Portugal Fresh at Fruit Logistica, in Berlin. The total volume of exports was up by 13.6% to 1.835 million

"The pineapple harvest in El Hierro scheduled for January is starting to be harvested now due to the cold wave"
Without a doubt, pineapples are one of Spain's most imported tropical fruits. Faostat data indicate that in 2021 the fruit was, in fact, the third most purchased item among the main tropical

Kanzi's digital campaigns and tastings are back!
Satisfying consumers with an extraordinary taste experience until June, Yes You Kanzi®! sets off with excellent prospects for the second half of the Kanzi® season in Spain. If the first phase of

Spanish O+G imports up seven percent in 2022
Spain imported a volume of 3.8 million tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables worth 3.763 billion euros in 2022. This is a growth of 7% and 15% respectively compared to the previous year. These

European strawberry season off to a challenging start
The extreme climatic development in the southern hemisphere is causing great difficulties for strawberry producers in Spain, Italy, and Greece. The frost in mid-January interrupted the sensitive

Morocco sold more tomatoes than Spain in the EU in 2022
According to a report from the Spanish news service Hortoinfo, in 2022, Morocco overtook Spain as a tomato supplier in the EU after surpassing the volume of Spanish tomatoes sold in the Community

Brexit has boosted trade at French and Irish ports
Rain or shine, Colm Lambert likes to sit on a bench overlooking Rosslare port on the south-eastern tip of Ireland and watch the new freight ships and passenger ferries sailing in from the Irish

Испания увеличивает заказы на ананасы из Панамы
Капитан Пинья, производитель ананасов из Панамы, отмечает увеличение заказов из Испании. Владелец

Price development: First win the lottery, then eat cucumbers?
The topic of inflation is on everyone's lips and as a result, cucumber consumption currently has a bitter taste for some consumers. Consumers are venting their frustration on social media in

Spain increases pineapple orders from Panama
Capitan Piña, a pineapple grower from Panama has seen increased orders from Spain. The owner, Ing. Eliezer Dominguez says: “Our expectations for this 2023 is to grow as a company in production,

Carrefour, Aldi and Tesco will participate in the GLOBALG.A.P. Tour Stop in Spain 2023
The GLOBALG.A.P platform currently brings together more than 50 European and British supermarket chains. GLOBALG.A.P works with fruit and vegetable suppliers to ensure the food safety and quality

"Demand and prices for colored pineapple remain stable, while those for green pineapple have fallen, despite scarcity"
The vast majority of pineapples currently consumed in Spain come from Costa Rica. Although the demand is not high at this time of the year, that for colored pineapples has remained stable so far

Spain: Unsatisfactory O+G export balance 2022
According to official data, Spanish exports of fresh fruit and vegetables reached a volume of 12 million tonnes in 2022 (-10.4%), worth 15.93 billion euros (+1.6%). The decline in export volumes

"Despite having planted 20% more tomatoes, we have only produced 3% more so far due to the weather"
Average temperatures have been rising in southeastern Spain, where most of the vegetables in Europe are produced and where the cold and lack of light have caused the production to drop drastically

Hiszpania zwiększa zamówienia na ananasy z Panamy
Capitan Piña, plantator ananasów z Panamy odnotował wzrost zamówień z Hiszpanii. Właściciel, inż. Eliezer Dominguez mówi: "Nasze oczekiwania na ten 2023 rok to wzrost jako firma

Ocado Group plunged to a worse than expected full-year loss
UK: John Lewis boss Pippa Wicks leaves after less than three years in job John Lewis Partnership has parted company with Pippa Wicks, the head of its department store chain who oversaw the