Drivers have to reckon with many difficulties in traffic on Monday in connection with farmers' protests. There are difficulties on the A2 motorway, the S11 or the S5, among others. read more

A new edition of the Potato Demo Day is being set up. On August 21st, the potato sector is once again expected in Westmaas, the Netherlands. The fair will be smaller but will "grow enormously regarding knowledge transfer," says Marieke Ampt-de Jong on behalf of the organizers. "That day is
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The CIV - Italian Breeders' Consortium specialized in varietal innovation and strawberry breeding, is focusing its efforts on developing the Shayda® CIVL519pbr variety in Spain, arousing keen interest among producers and exporters in the Iberian Peninsula. The new variety, suitable for
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Hepatitis A has been found in consignments of Moroccan strawberries in Spain. The finding was notified by the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (Rasff) and was made at an entry point to the Iberian country, according to the Spanish association Ava
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Egypt achieved a record-breaking export of fresh, frozen and dried vegetables and fruits to Germany in 2023, according to EastFruit. German importers bought more than 190 thousand tons of Egyptian produce, which was a 25% increase from the previous year. Egyptian exports to the German market
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Bejafleur has joined KANplant, an independent collaboration of growers in the Arnhem-Nijmegen region (the Netherlands). Now KANplant has thirteen participants. Thanks to Bejafleur's accession the range and collaboration of KANplant are further expanded. Bejafleur specializes in producing Ikigai
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For the second consecutive year, ZON organized a Buyer and Grower Day. "No more Royal ZON, Veiling ZON, or ZON fruit & vegetables. From now on, we're simply ZON," CEO John Willems said at the opening. Many customers and growers from across the country gathered in Venlo, the Netherlands, where
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EastFruitanalysts report a general decline in onion prices across the region last week, a trend that defies expectations given the commencement of the new onion harvest in Central Asia’s southern territories and the persistent shortage of onions in Western EU nations. read more

Francesco Del Porto (pictured top) took over as President of GS1 Italy a few days ago. read more

In conjunction with the Bona Fide polling institute, Interfel has carried out an opinion survey on fruit and vegetable consumption in 5 European Union member states (France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain) in order to find out which fruit and vegetables are preferred by Europeans, as well
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The winter months, rich in rainfall and snowfall, are like a bonus which, although it improves the current hydrological situation in the country, still does not allow us to repay the debt of the long-standing groundwater deficit, assesses ecohydrologist Dr Sebastian Szklarek. read more

Egypt achieved a record-breaking export of fresh, frozen and dried vegetables and fruits to Germany in 2023, according to EastFruit . German importers bought more than 190 thousand tons of Egyptian produce, which was a 25% increase from the previous year. read more

Law and Justice was against the solutions proposed in the Green Deal from the beginning, the party's leader Jarosław Kaczyński asserted on Saturday in Śniadowo (Podlaskie). He argued that only the Law and Justice Party is a guarantor of a safe future for the countryside
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Unseasonably high temperatures in the north of Italy over the past month have apparently brought forward the start of at least one major seasonal campaign. read more

You can find the full report on the trade fair in our issue 10, which you can also read conveniently as an e-paper as a subscriber: click here to go directly to the issue! read more

Farmers from Gegharkunik province of Armenia expressed their dissatisfaction as the potato crop they cultivated with credit funds remains unsold, with tons of produce lying in warehouses and storage facilities. According to the Ministry of Economy, potato exports to the Russian market have become… read more

Gilfresh Produce, vegetable growers and packers based in Co. Armagh, are delighted to have been awarded a tender to supply several prepared vegetables lines to ALDI Ireland as part of its 'Nature's Pick' range. Gilfresh Produce have been supplying ALDI with a wide range of whole head and prepared… read more

At the confluence of the Moselle and Saar rivers, near the border with Luxembourg, the Port of Trier has been recognized for decades as a tri-modal transportation hub (rail, inland waterway, road transport), offering a comprehensive range of services. Its main cargo includes solid and liquid
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EastFruit reports an unprecedented influx of Russian cucumbers on the Polish wholesale markets. Polish market operators observe that Russian cucumbers dominate the supply, mainly because of their low price. Poland imports about 2-3 thousand tons of cucumbers from Russia every month, making it the… read more

EastFruitreports an unprecedented influx of Russian cucumbers on the Polish wholesale markets. Polish market operators observe that Russian cucumbers dominate the supply, mainly because of their low price. read more