The updated trade agreement between the EU and Moldova expands tariff-free quotas for important fresh fruit exports.
2025-07-25 11:00
Moldova is expected to benefit from enhanced access to the EU market for a variety of fresh produce, thanks to an updated trade agreement proposed this week.
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Spain/Castellón: Less Clemenules due to hail damage
2025-07-25 11:00
After an initial damage assessment by the agricultural insurance Agroseguro, damage reports for about 23,000 plots are expected, which corresponds to an area of approximately 8,000 hectares. The majority of these are concentrated in the Plana Baixa region, where the number of plots exceeds 20,000.
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Peruvian sweet potato exports reached a value of three million US dollars in the first half of the year.
2025-07-25 10:00
According to this source, the main target of these deliveries was the United States, where sales worth $1,163,895 (37% of total deliveries) were achieved. This was followed by the Netherlands with $1,138,139, Chile with $598,791, and other countries with lower amounts.
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Pioneer farm for mushrooms from coffee grounds in the UK
2025-07-25 10:00
At full capacity, the farm in Combe will sell 100 kg of its products through local farmers' markets and the non-profit group OxFarmToFork. An additional 15 kg will be delivered to the castle kitchens each week. The farm consists of three units for processing the substrate.
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Domestic sales are running smoothly, exports have been scaled back again, and the price level remains unchanged. For onions, cleaned and sorted in crates, prices at the beginning of the week ranged between 32 and 38 euros per 100 kg, depending on quality.
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Switzerland: Decreasing self-sufficiency
2025-07-25 09:00
For the rest of the year, the country is purely reliant on imported food to meet its needs. This has irked the Swiss Farmers' Union (SBV). They pointed out that the self-sufficiency rate of the Alpine country has been continuously declining in recent years.
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Former executives of Chiquita convicted for funding right-wing paramilitaries in Colombia
2025-07-25 09:00
You have been found guilty of serious conspiracy for a series of crimes in the 1990s during the height of the conflict in the banana-growing region of Uraba, specifically for paying 1.7 million US dollars to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia.
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Transnet Port Terminals: South Africa's citrus exports increase by 18% - EU shows rising demand
2025-07-25 09:00
The South African group Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) states that the export volume of citrus fruits was already 18% higher than the previous year by the end of June, as the current season approaches its halfway point.
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Schleswig-Holstein: Very good yields expected for asparagus and average yields expected for strawberries.
2025-07-25 09:00
The asparagus harvest started relatively early this year. By the end of March/early April, the first asparagus spears were being harvested in smaller quantities in some regions. Despite the ongoing spring drought, the relatively moderate temperatures later on ensured...
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The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), along with over a dozen other representatives from the North American fresh fruit and vegetable industry, are calling on the leaders of the US, Mexico, and Canada to quickly resolve the ongoing situation.
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A new report from Hort Innovation and the Centre for International Economics has shown that a high adoption of productivity-enhancing innovation could benefit the Australian industry by approximately A$1 billion annually in additional value added. This would enable the industry to reach A$22 billion by 2040.
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Cosmic Crisp aims for success in Australia.
2025-07-25 01:00
Jak wygląda tegoroczne zbioru jabłek Cosmic Crisp pod kątem nadchodzącej drugiej kampanii reklamowej?
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The grape harvest in Queensland's Far North started at the beginning of July. This is the sole supply of domestic Australian grapes at the moment, coming from Romeo's Best, who grow ARRA Sweeties™ varieties from GRAPA. The company cultivates table grapes on 1200 hectares and has one of the.
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Alce Nero: Transparency, Resilience, and Vision for the Future of Organic Agriculture
2025-07-25 00:00
Alce Nero presents its 2024 Sustainability Report, a document that demonstrates the company's commitment to responsible economic, social, and environmental development, even in a particularly challenging year for the organic sector.
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The supply of fresh produce in the UK is expected to face a climate threat by 2050.
2025-07-25 00:00
A new report released today highlights significant risks to the UK's fresh food supply if retailers and importers do not take action to mitigate the increasing effects of climate change. In 2024, the UK imported 47% of its vegetables and 84% of its fruit, indicating a heavy dependence on global growing conditions.
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A UK farm has implemented solar-powered refrigeration.
2025-07-25 00:00
W pierwszym takim przypadku w sektorze świeżych produktów spożywczych w Wielkiej Brytanii firma Staples Vegetables z Lincolnshire przyjęła technologię chłodzenia zasilaną bateriami i energią słoneczną, znacznie obniżając koszty transportu i emisje, jednocześnie zachowując jakość produktów. Ta firma rolnicza, dostawca brytyjskich warzyw kapustnych,
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The good sales performance of summer fruits continues, while the vegetable sector experiences ups and downs. This is what emerges from the weekly survey Il Borsino, conducted in collaboration with Italmercati, which this week made a stop at the CAAT in Turin.
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The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service has reported that U.S. pistachio exports reached 23.2 thousand metric tons in May 2025. This represents an increase of 3.3 thousand metric tons compared to April 2025, a decrease of 0.5 thousand metric tons from May 2024, and a 2.3 thousand metric tons increase over the five-year average from 2019/20 to 2023/24.
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Chile has set a record in food exports, driven by its fruit exports.
2025-07-25 00:00
In the first half of 2025, Chilean food exports reached a record high of $12.46 billion, showing a 9.5% increase compared to the same period in the previous year. This growth was driven by the country's fresh fruit exports, particularly cherries, grapes, and kiwis. Data from ProChile's Market Intelligence reveals this trend.
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Apex Greenhouses has recently unveiled a new, state-of-the-art research and training facility at its Australian headquarters in the intensive horticulture area of Virginia, SA. The ultra-modern 1,000sqm facility is divided into 2 compartments and is equipped with the latest cutting-edge technologies.
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