Europe

As part of the collaborative efforts of the Embassy of Ukraine in India, the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to open new markets for exporting domestic agricultural products, the first shipment of Ukrainian apples was sent. read more

Uganda Airlines has started a direct flight route from Entebbe International Airport to London Gatwick, which is anticipated to greatly boost the export of Ugandan agricultural products, especially bananas and vegetables, to the United Kingdom. The new service officially commences on read more

The first year of LemOn has concluded, the project aimed at promoting the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Sicilian Lemon, co-financed by the Consortium for Protection and the European Union. The numbers are impressive, with 102 million consumers reached in the target countries of Italy, Poland, and Romania. read more

The export licensing for potatoes from Belarus has been extended for an additional three months, as per a decree issued by the Council of Ministers on March 25, 2025. The decree was published today on the National Legal Portal. As per the document, fresh or chilled potatoes, excluding seed potatoes, are subject to this regulation. read more

The European Union has decided to respond to the tariffs imposed by the United States on steel and aluminum by introducing new tariffs on a range of American products. Among these are also walnuts and almonds, goods that Italy imports every year with a value of around 300 million euros. read more

Most carrot traders focus solely on trading carrots and typically do not diversify their product portfolios. André Louwerse of Fa. André Louwerse Wortelen in the Netherlands explains, "It's such a specific job you genuinely don't have time for other things." While there used to be only three carrot traders in the area, there are now a few more, but many remain solely dedicated to trading carrots. read more

The wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America and the Caribbean fluctuated in European markets in the week ending March 23, 2025. There were significant week-on-week increases in several countries, indicating changes in pricing trends. The following data shows the average price per kilogram: read more

In the early hours of Sunday, March 23, a Russian drone targeted a building in Kyiv that housed both the office of the Agrivoltaics Association of Ukraine and the laboratory of its strategic partner, Ukraine's largest high-tech laboratory complex. The complex was crucial for conducting research in. read more

Over the past few days, we have been with the Jagodnik camera team in the Netherlands, where we were invited by De Kemp company to visit several farms producing berries: strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and currants. In the Dutch greenhouse farms, strawberries were harvested... read more

The data also shows that there are significant regional differences in terms of expenditure potential not only between countries, but also within each country. Of the three countries in the DACH region, Switzerland also has the highest purchasing power growth. read more

The Flanders’ Agricultural Marketing Board, Vlam, has officially launched a new three-year promotional campaign with the goal of increasing its market share for fresh fruits and vegetables in Norway and the UK. read more

The positive development is mainly attributed to the increase in imports by key importing countries such as the Netherlands, China and Hong Kong, Spain, and Chile. In 2024, Peru broke its record for agricultural exports, reaching a total of 12.4 billion US dollars. read more

Reefertrends reports this. According to them, growth is further enhanced by advances in domestic fruit breeding, as new varieties are being developed to adapt to the various climate zones of the country. These include the apple varieties Blagodatnoe Koltso and Krymskoe Zolotistoe. read more

This is reported by reefertrends. According to this, the growth is further enhanced by advances in domestic fruit breeding, as new varieties are being developed that are adapted to the various climate zones of the country. These include the apple varieties Blagodatnoe Koltso, Krymskoe Zolotistoe. read more

Anecoop, Spain's leading second-tier cooperative, has been recognized by the International Centre for Research and Information on Public, Social, and Cooperative Economy (CIRIEC-Spain) for its support of university teaching and research in cooperativism and the social economy. read more

Według danych z Comtrade, usługi statystyczne Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych, w porównaniu eksportu pomidorów hiszpańskich, holenderskich, marokańskich i tureckich, Holandia była krajem przewodnim pod względem eksportu od 1 września 2023 do 31 sierpnia 2024 roku, a następnie Maroko, Hiszpania i Turcja. W analizowanym okresie Holandia eksportowała. read more

The Teagasc Horticulture Development Department has released the 2025 edition of its Horticulture Crop Input Prices report, which shows ongoing inflation of input costs in all sub-sectors of the Irish horticulture industry. This fifth annual report offers a comparison of input costs year-on-year. read more

Egypts exports of fresh grapes to Finland have significantly increased, reaching 3.8 thousand tons by the end of 2024, valued at over $14 million. This volume is almost three times higher than in 2023, signaling a new milestone in Egypt-Finland trade relations. read more

The Ukrainian company Agroprodservis has initiated the planting of an apple orchard in the village of Nastasiv, situated in the Ternopil region. The orchard will span around 10 hectares, with plans to plant 29,800 apple trees, mainly consisting of. read more

The demand for Cyprus Late Ovals, including Morphou and Lefka oranges, has exceeded the supply. Growers have noted increased prices since March. Usually available until mid-May, the crop is expected to be depleted by the end of March due to high demand from markets such as Norway, New Zealand, and the Far East. read more