Aldi is on course for its biggest and best Christmas yet, it has confirmed today (11 December). read more

The NFU has published its manifesto ahead of the next general election urging all political parties to support policies which back British food and farming. read more

The NFU has published its manifesto ahead of the next general election urging all political parties to support policies which back British food and farming. read more

Spaniards’ have increased their consumption of organic products by 19 times in the last 20 years. Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has described the development of Spain’s organic sector as “spectacular”, despite covid-19 and the war in Ukraine. read more

"Our agricultural and food systems are severely affected by the climate crisis, but at the same time they are also a major source of greenhouse gases. We therefore very much welcome the United Arab Emirates' commitment to sustainable agriculture with the Emirates Declaration,
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In 2020, approximately 4.2% of the EU’s total employment, an estimated 9.4 million people, worked within the agriculture fishing sector. The agriculture, forestry and fishing sector continues to be a significant source of employment, particularly in eastern and southern EU countries.
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Ukraine has transported the first batch of trucks to Poland by rail, bypassing the blockage of the land border between the two countries by Polish drivers. read more

From January 1 to October 31 this year, Serbia exported 845 tons of fresh raspberries, valued almost €1.7 million. As for frozen raspberry exports, by the end of October, 57,612 tons were exported. The destinations to which Serbia most commonly exports to are: Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands
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The National Organic Action Plan is finally a reality. The Plan, which represents an indispensable step to support the ecological transition of Italian agri-food systems, has just been approved at the State-Regions Conference and implements
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The Christmas peak is as good as over at Sophyn Greens. This Dutch company has been offering its vegetable pastes for about a year and sees great potential, mainly in Germany and Scandinavia. "The Netherlands obviously remains a big market for us, but we find that those regions are slightly more
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The good demand from Europe for blueberries and from China for cherries from Chile is making up for the lower volumes says Cristóbal Valenzuela, Commercial Manager LATAM, of Jaguar the Fresh Company B.V. read more

NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have finally located a tiny tomato that went missing for over eight months. The tomato, part of the Veg-05 experiment, was lost by NASA astronaut Frank Rubio after a March 2023 harvest. Rubio's share of the tomatoes, stored in a Ziploc
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According to EastFruit analysts, onion prices in Ukraine continue to rise, and the average wholesale price has already reached 14 UAH/kg, which is equivalent to $0.48 US dollars. Thus, since the beginning of harvesting of the late onion varieties in August 2023, prices on the Ukrainian market
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For pear lovers, the current season is holding two constants in store. On the one hand, higher prices in the order of 40% on pears of national origin, with even higher peaks for the Abate variety; on the other hand, the presence of an important share of products on sale
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November came to a close with the price of Spanish oranges again at the highest level of the last ten seasons, both at origin and in storage. read more

The 2023 chestnut campaign was not among the easiest and the negative forecasts at the beginning of the season were confirmed. Producer Vincenzo De Maio, of the homonymous company in Forino (Avellino), which dedicates 300 hectares to chestnuts, draws the conclusions. The Campania-based company cultivates the
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"On the strategic issues related to the CAP, during a meeting with all regional councillors we discussed a common and convergent strategy. We are working on a financial and regulatory framework that will enable us to meet the new challenges related to climate change and the
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Bingo, the national retail market leader in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will participate in the Fresh Food Leader's event "International B2B meetings with retailers" (see previous article) that will take place in Bergamo on the 25th of January 2024. This is a one day event of face to face business
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Too wild, Dutch onion exports are not, says Gerard Hoekman. "It's a standard pre-Christmas period. Batches are being cleared out, but it's never spectacular. Many companies will probably also stop between Christmas and New Year. After all, it's only three working days," he says. read more

Another year of great success and steady growth is drawing to a close for iSuccosi oranges, the only oranges with guaranteed juiciness. After the extraordinary exploit of 2022, about one month before the close of 2023, Agricola Lusia's iSuccosi Oranges record a further
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