CETM denounces that the French government is demanding from Spanish hauliers who have been attacked a payment associated with the cleaning services carried out on the motorways. The blockades cause 12 million euros in daily losses for the transport sector, and that

CETM is claiming that the French government is demanding that Spanish hauliers who have been attacked pay for the cleaning services they provide on the motorways.
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A profound mystery shrouds the fruit and vegetable sector in our country: after the brilliant results achieved in 2020 during the pandemic emergency, in the following three years lemon consumption progressively declined, so much so that in 2023 the cumulative loss by volume on supermarkets and
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On 1 February, the agricultural associations of the province of Huelva are calling for a demonstration in Seville to highlight the urgent need for committed hydraulic infrastructures. This mobilisation has the backing and participation of various sectors,
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Apofruit Italia, a cooperative of fruit and vegetable producers with approximately 2,700 members and which markets 100% Made in Italy products all over the world, is renewing its participation in Fruit Logistica, the sector's main international trade fair, for 2024 as well.
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At Marca Parma Is, a company of the ParmaFood Group, known in the fruit and vegetable world for its Fresche Idee brand and for its use of Hpp, cold pasteurisation (the Group has the largest plant in Europe at Traversetolo, in the province of Parma), presented some novelties
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The label industry reaches a turning point with FruttoBel, an exclusive catalogue of pre-printed labels in which Mdd operators can find all the required graphics. The database, created by the company Carby Label, is continuously updated and can be consulted
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Italy is the leading European producer and exporter with 1 million tonnes of table grapes produced. read more

Europatat has announced that the next Europatat Congress will take place in Brussels on 23 and 24 May 2024. The annual Europatat event has become a key platform to assess the state of play of the potato sector and to communicate the priorities and challenges facing the potato business in Europe
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In the past few days we have anticipated the main topics of the Impresa Persona Agroalimentare Forum (click here to read more) and now we offer you a summary of the most salient issues addressed during the two-day event last weekend (Friday 26 and Saturday 27 January, ed.). read more

Once again this year, the first white asparagus of ASPA2 mark the start of the French campaign. For Jacques Guironnet, head of the company based in Indre et Loire, marketing began two weeks ago. This early start is no accident. It is thanks to a heating network “that emits no CO2 or other
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The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has approved quotas for duty-free tomato imports into Russia, capped at 100,000 tons, a reduction from Russia's initial request for 130,000 tons. read more

In 2023, Brazilian banana exports experienced a significant decline in both volume and revenue compared to the previous year. The total volume exported was 56.2 thousand tonnes, representing a 48% decrease, while earnings amounted to US$ 56.2 million (FOB), marking a 50% decline. read more

A little over a year ago, Peris extended its pre-prepared convenience food facilities by 1,000 m2 and modernised the spaces and machinery, placing special emphasis on the clean room, where the fruit and vegetables are processed. This project, which involved an investment of 1.2

$1.2 million, has been carried out by the company.
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Good and seasonal products are featured in this week's 'Borsa della Spesa', the service that BMTI (Borsa Merci Telematica Italiana), together with Italmercati Rete di imprese, produces weekly to guide Italian families, also thanks to the contribution of Consumerismo No
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In view of the news of the new blockade of French roads, Luis Miguel Fernández, manager of Coexphal, has called on the Spanish and European Union authorities to talk to the French government to take the "sufficient and necessary actions" to guarantee free movement of goods.
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French agricultural unions have recently been protesting and blocking highways over a series of demands, including the implementation of changes to the European Union's (EU) trade policy, a simplification of bureaucracy and environmental rules, or the maintenance of tax exemptions for
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The first part of the campaign is drawing to a close for the main producers of the Mediterranean basin, “from the Navelines to Lane Late and Nave Late varieties, with a predominance of large sizes this year. The campaign started last month for the juice varieties, with the Salutsiana and we
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The new strawberry variety, Jack, was introduced for the first time at the Strawberry and Asparagus Fair expoSE 2023 in Karlsruhe. "Jack is a competitor to the Malling Centenary, which is a very important variety for the UK. We hope to gain a significant market share there," says PD Dr. Klaus
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In October, the La Grande Bellezza Italiana brand, the network aggregating six fruit and vegetable companies, celebrated its fifth anniversary with a new entry, the Pera Mantovana Igp, which joins the six historical Igp from the traced chain (Clementine del Golfo di Taranto, Mela rossa di Cuneo, Pesca di Verona,
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“Valentine’s Day can’t come fast enough.” So says David Nelley of The Fresh Connection about the outlook on the strawberry market which is starting to improve. read more