For more than a year and a half, a silent diplomatic crisis has poisoned relations between France and Morocco and impacted Moroccan agricultural exports to Europe. In the midst of this crisis, the French government has used Schengen visas as a sanction tool against Morocco accepting only 50% of
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The Sando clementine campaign is ending this week in the main production areas of Spain with slightly larger volumes due to the entry into production of new plantations and with higher prices than last year. The protected variety from Nules, Castellón, continues to grow in popularity among
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F.lli Orsero presents the avocado for Valentine's Day: a limited edition, sustainable, plastic-free pack, 100% recyclable paper, printed with vegetable-based inks. Inside is also a recipe to savour. read more

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., a vertically integrated producer, marketer and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, and Moze Holding Limited, a Talc Investment company, have signed a Somalia-based, multi-year banana partnership located in the heart of the previously famed
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Linton Growing, the containerised plant propagation business established by Clock House Farm in 2020, is celebrating joining the rank of elite growers (currently only five in the UK including Linton Growing) within the Driscoll’s Nursery network. read more

According to a report on agroberichtenbuitenland.nl, Spain has introduced a plastic tax to contribute to fight against climate change and to protect the environment. It includes an excise tax on non-reusable plastic packaging. The new tax will impact most industrial and consumer products
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Agility, safety and traceability of logistics operations are key for the fruit and vegetable sector, all of which are provided by the Port of Bilbao for shippers and logistics operators. The Port Authority will present these competitive advantages at Fruit Logistica Berlin, the world’s leading
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There are those who keep commercializing Comune clementines despite the fruits not having premium characteristics. This year, the weather affected the quality of the fruits, generating problems for the campaign. read more

The Georgian spices-producing company Igoeti intends to start exporting about 20 commodity items to the Netherlands, the USA, Kazakhstan, and Japan this year, as well as to strengthen its position in the domestic market. read more

Road haulage has been facing a shortage of qualified professional drivers for years and this shortage is steadily worsening. The urgency of the problem of a lack of truck drivers is shown by a study published with the cooperation of the German Retail Association (HDE) on the
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Carrot prices in Ukraine increase each day, according to EastFruit analysts. Limited supply of carrots caused by destruction of the key production regions in the south of Ukraine by the Russian army, keeps pushes carrot prices up. Despite very high price levels trading activity in this segment
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Right now, supplies on both mandarins and oranges out of Florida are relatively steady. “We feel there is less supply on mandarins this year, but more demand. Then it slows down after Lunar New Year,” says J.B. Cutsinger of International Citrus and Produce. read more

Containerised plant propagation business Linton Growing has joined the nursery network of Driscoll’s following the American soft fruit company’s acquisition of Berry Gardens in late 2022. read more

Food and farming in the UK faces its biggest transformation in 70 years. The escalating climate crisis and catastrophic declines in wildlife mean we need major shifts in what and how we produce food in order to restore nature and decarbonise the sector. read more

Jazz Apples have teamed up with high-flying young chef Mark Aisthorpe to showcase how consumers can turn everyday ingredients into “moreish masterpieces” and cut down on their kitchen waste. read more

Jazz Apples have teamed up with high-flying young chef Mark Aisthorpe to showcase how consumers can turn everyday ingredients into “moreish masterpieces” and cut down on their kitchen waste. read more

Fresh Del Monte and Tal Investment company Moze Holding Limited have revelaed announce the signing of a Somalia-based, multi-year banana partnership located in the heart of the previously famed banana belt area. read more

The fourth annual Agro Belgrade 2023 International Fair of Fruit, Vegetables and Wine took place at the end of January, welcoming an estimated 28,000 visitors, and bringing together over 500 exhibitors from 14 countries from all parts of the supply chain. read more

Ripening room specialist Interko has launched a next generation cooler featuring a more efficient version of the company’s exclusive Reverso reversible fans that it claims can cut energy and labour costs for ripeners by a further 20 per cent. read more

Last year, fruit exports from Tunisia increased by 32 per cent compared with 2021, according to Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP), rising from TND133.81m (€40.3m) to TND176.25m (€53.1m).  read more