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The last season of the Pera de Jumilla PDO ended with 'acceptable' figures despite the heat episodes and heat burst there was shortly before the start of the harvest, which decreased production by 50% to 60%. According to the technical director of the Regulatory Council, Francisco José
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According to preliminary unaudited figures, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) recorded a drop in its Group revenue of 8.3 percent to € 1,447 million in the 2023 financial year (previous year: € 1,578 million). The Group operating result (EBIT) came to € 109 million, thus falling below
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Bananas are one of the most popular and widely consumed fruits in the world. They are also the fourth most grown crop in the world, trailing only rice, wheat and corn. What could this tropical fruit have to do with fighting the ongoing plastic waste crisis? read more

UK farmers, frustrated by low supermarket prices and the influx of cheap food imports following post-Brexit trade agreements, are gearing up for a series of French-inspired tractor protests. Andrew Gibson, a prominent figure in the movement from Kent, has announced plans for further
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The Terminator franchise turns 40 this year! Where does the time go? In case you’re not familiar with the original: disguised as a human, a cyborg assassin, known as a Terminator, travels from 2029 to target the unborn John Connor who will lead the fight against the machines in the future.  read more

Families are being recruited as ‘slug scouts’ during half term as scientists work to fight back against the leading pest found in farmers’ fields. read more

This day, demonstrations are planned in Zaragoza, in the province of Murcia, Malaga, Extremadura, the port of Castellon and even in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in Madrid, to support the representatives of the countryside who will meet with Planas. read more

The outer row of a Packham orchard in Wolseley was scorched during a recent fire, one of many fires across the Western Cape this season, but the damage was kept negligible by the efforts of the firefighters and regional fire associations, says Christo Strydom of Wolfpack. read more

While the Spanish region of Andalusia has recorded an overall decline in its citrus production, in the Campo de Gibraltar region, "the decrease hasn't been as bad as in provinces such as Seville or Cordoba" thanks to the water from the Guadiaro River, says Antonio Carreras, from the San Martín
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The major service disruptions due to the round-of-Africa routing naturally leads to the question of how this has impacted deployed capacity. Using their Trade Capacity Outlook database, Sea Intelligence looked at the differences in offered capacity between the immediate pre-crisis and the
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During the first four weeks of the year, Peruvian fresh pomegranate exports have been better than expected. In this period, exports have reached 1,798 tons, which is more than four times the figure reached in 2023, when only 419 tons were exported. Just last week, shipments totaled 955 tons,
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Moldova’s apple exports have surged in January 2024, reaching over 14 thousand tons and $7.9 million in value, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova (MAIA). This is a remarkable improvement from the previous month, when the country exported only
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Moldova’s apple exports have surged in January 2024, reaching over 14 thousand tons and $7.9 million in value, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova (MAIA). This is a remarkable improvement from the previous month, when the country exported only
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European consumers are increasingly demanding a greater variety of fresh fruit from Colombia and a sample of the best in the export basket will be on show atFruit Logistica from 7 to 9 February in Berlin. read more

Interpoma, the only international exhibition entirely dedicated to the apple sector, will be back at the Bolzano exhibition centre from 21 to 23 November 2024. This biennial event, which attracts the interest of operators in the sector from all over the world, will be held from 21 to 24 November 2024 at the Bolzano exhibition centre.
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According to FEPEX, Spanish fruit and vegetable production has remained stable over the past decade going from 22.9 million tons in 2013 to 23 million tons 10 years later, in 2022; i.e. practically the same figure. read more

The popularity of flexitarian diets as consumers take a new-year health kick has boosted sales of fruit and vegetables. read more

Andalusia accounts for 50.63% of the nearly 26,000 hectares devoted to organic citrus cultivation in Spain, according to official figures on organic acreage and production for 2022. However, if we take only oranges into account, this figure rises to 77%, positioning the region as the undisputed
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Total European apple stock are down by 4.6% when compare to the same time last year. The biggest drops come from the UK at -31.3% followed by the Czech Republic at -29% and The Netherlands at -22.7%. Gains were made in Spain at +17.8%, France +13.7 and Belgium +10.5%. read more

In the first eleven months of 2023, Bahian fruit exports saw a significant surge, reaching 170,000 tons and generating R$1.05 billion in revenue. This represents a 37% increase compared to the same period in the previous year. read more