Borras: citrus fruits, that's why we are seeing a collapse in consumption
Citrus fruit consumption has declined significantly over the last ten years, both in Spain and at a European level. The data - reported by interempresas.net - are those released by the Spanish

"Slow supply of peppers results in good prices"
"The bell pepper season has gotten off to a great start in terms of quality and price," says Marco Bergman of Harvest House. "The demand has generally been good since the first day of harvesting,

New era in Vilmorin-Mikado
Vilmorin-Mikado is one of the companies that has been working on interspecific tomato rootstocks for the longest time. It started in this segment in 2008 in Spain and is currently one of the

Global shortage of onion volumes
Nearly all major onion producing countries in Europe have reduced their plantings. Spain is estimated to have gone from 1.567 million tonnes to 1.198 million tonnes, while the Netherlands has gone

European forecasts for stone fruit "taken with a pinch of salt".
The causes of this situation are the weather conditions in the main growing areas: in Italy due to the heavy flooding in the Emilia Romagna region and in Spain, due to the water restrictions in

Almeria represented at IBMA debate
Jordi Portolés, in addition to being Manager of the multinational in Spain, with headquarters in Almeria, is Secretary of the IBMA (International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association). He came to

"The EU Agreement doesn't favor Moroccan growers"
Since the entry into force of the Association Agreement between the EU and Morocco in 2013, the country has gone from selling 365,695 tons of tomatoes to 557,225 tons in 2022, according to

Eroski reinforces the logistics of its fresh products
The space has a staff of more than 130 people and a total working area of more than 14,000 m² for four refrigerated areas at different temperatures and more than 30 loading/unloading docks where

The CAECV nominated for its promotion and consumer campaigns.
The aim of these awards, in the category of best marketing campaign for the promotion of organic products, is to recognise and reward the importance of both companies dedicated to the retail

Spain/Extremadura: Rain destroys most of the cherry harvest
The agricultural organisation UPA-UCE Extremadura has informed about the catastrophic situation of the cherry crops, caused by the heavy rainfalls of the last days practically in the whole north

Interfresa releases a statement regarding the German campaign against Spanish strawberries
"Interfresa would like to clarify some things regarding the campaign carried out by Campact (the German platform) urging citizens to ask German supermarkets not to sell strawberries from Spain."

Drug smuggling into Poland in potato shipments
CBSP officers, with the support of Spanish colleagues and Europol, smashed the 'Kamela' gang, which smuggled drugs from Spain via the Netherlands and Germany to Poland in shipments of fruit and

Spain, 80% of cherries lost in Jerte
The cherry campaign is off to a difficult start in Italy, but also in Spain, where in the Valle del Jerte community in Extremadura, production has been severely damaged by the heavy rains that

'Strawberry demand could not always keep up with growing supply'
Domestic strawberries clearly dominated the markets. Dutch goods came second. Lots from Greece, Poland, Belgium, Italy, and Spain arrived only sporadically and were all of a merely supplementary

Polish and Spanish officials take down gang hiding drugs in fruit and vegetable shipments
Law enforcement officials in Spain and Poland have taken down an international drug trafficking organization, suspected of bringing vast amounts of drugs into Poland, hidden in shipments of fruits

The Spanish and European pistachio seeks common references and synergies in California's leadership
“Spain and some producing areas of Mediterranean Europe are experiencing the emergence of pistachio, but, compared to California, we are like a drop of water in the ocean. There are synergies

"May had very ordinary melon prices"
On the European melon market, May was nothing to write home about. "That applies to not only the overseas season's tail end," says Leon van den Hombergh. "But also the Spanish season's start."

Ecovalia promotes the European organic label in markets in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia.
The Spanish professional association of organic production is approaching the markets of the main cities in Spain, with the main objective of informing consumers about the EU organic seal

Roll on summer
As the summer approaches, all eyes turn to what is a busy cherry season across Europe. Norton Folgate started its Northern Hemisphere cherry season in early April from Spain with covered fruit

Bonduelle chooses Trapview's Ai
Bonduelle continues to make its production more sustainable and relies on Agriculture 4.0 technologies. For production in the Murcia region of Campo Cartagena, in southern Spain, it has chosen the

Stone fruit in Murcia still affected by heavy rainfall and hailstorms
Since the European stone fruit harvest forecasts were announced, adverse weather conditions have been reported in various producing areas. There have been storms accompanied by hail in Italy,

Hiszpania stawia na import spoza UE
Nowe statystyki hiszpańskiego Departamentu Ceł i Akcyzy ujawniły, że ogólny import świeżych owoców i warzyw wzrósł o 20 procent w pierwszym kwartale 2023 roku. Import

Spain leans on non-EU imports
New statistics from Spain’s Department of Customs and Excise have revealed that overall fresh fruit and vegetable imports grew 20 per cent in the opening quarter of 2023. Imports came to

EU considers granting drought relief to Spain
Talks will be held in Brussels this week as the EU Agricultural Ministers meet to discuss the ongoing drought in several member states, including Spain, Portugal and Italy. The Spanish delegation

Pest monitoring, Bonduelle relies on Trapview
Bonduelle has relied on Trapview to monitor and forecast the main lepidopteran pests in lettuce crops destined for the European IV gamma market and located in the Campo Cartagena area in southern