"Garlic production in Spain has suffered a notable decrease in volumes due to very unfavourable weather, causing an abnormal quality and a lack of calibre that has made the season very complicated," says Borja Mira, third generation of IMPERIO Garlic, "With almost 60 years of experience in the garlic sector, we have been able to offer our customers a wide range of garlic products.
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Sourcing citrus from Egypt and shipping it to Asia has been a real challenge this year, says Mariya Dermendzhieva, CEO of Bulgarian company Triland. "I would call this Egyptian citrus season 'the season of long-term partnerships and flexibility'. With
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Total European apple stocks have decreased by 5% compared to the same period last year. The biggest declines were in the UK with 35%, followed by Denmark with 30.2% and the Netherlands with 23.8%. Increases were recorded in Spain with
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"Our participation in Foodex Japan in Tokyo, an important agrifood fair in Japan and a commercial event of fundamental importance for the promotion of the sector in the Asia-Pacific area, is about to start. This is a strategic market for Italy,
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If the agricultural sector has demonstrated anything after more than a month of protests, demonstrations, rallies and tractor pulls throughout Spain, where, despite the impact on society, understanding and support for farmers has prevailed, it is that "it is alive", says Josep Carles Vicente, head of the
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ANICAV, Associazione Nazionale Industriali Conserve Alimentari Vegetali (National Association of Industrialists of Vegetable Food Preserves), within the project 'Red Gold From Europe. Excellence in EU preserved tomatoes', co-financed by the European Union and aimed at the valorisation and promotion of tomato preserves made in Italy,
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In Bulgaria, local mushrooms, such as white mushrooms, are reported to be affected by worms and of poor quality. Bulgarian companies are therefore increasingly favouring imports from Romania, according to Julian Kolev, president of the Bulgarian Mushroom Association.
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The Region of Murcia is undoubtedly the largest apricot-producing area in Spain and there, in the area around the municipality of Albudeite-Campos de Río, is what "is probably the most extra-early area in Europe in terms of apricot production, along with the area of
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In week 8 of 2024, the average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at EUR 113/100 kg. In the Netherlands, average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America were EUR 110/100 kg. In Belgium, they stood at EUR 96/100 kg,
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Blueberry cultivation in Poland covers more than 12,000 hectares, with an annual increase in the cultivation area. The country's blueberry production reached 55,000 tonnes in 2022, with projections for 2023 of 67,500 tonnes, and represents the only segment of
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