In Malta, local farmers are grappling with a substantial income disparity, earning roughly €2,700 less per hectare than their Italian counterparts, as highlighted by Peter Agius, a PN candidate. This gap is largely attributed to the allocation of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies,
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Researchers (affiliated with the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus alliance), three Moroccan academic institutions, agriculture and horticulture companies, and governments from both countries are cooperating in order to sustain the Moroccan horticulture sector. A visit to Rabat and a Moroccan mission in The
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The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will not recommend to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade that the current Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) be replaced by a UK equivalent when it expires on 25 April 2024. read more

The comments of the exhibiting companies present at Fruit Logistica with the collective exhibition Italy The Beauty of Quality, which Cso Italy has been organising for many years in cooperation with Fruitimprese, are largely positive. The strong institutional presence is good read more

On February 8, 2024, specialists from the Kaluga Plant Quarantine Department identified the presence of the South American tomato moth in tomatoes originating from Turkey. read more

Italy’s Val Venosta Association of Fruit and Vegetable Cooperatives (VIP) is reporting a positive organic apple campaign after a bumper harvest. Sales are up 25 per cent in the five months to 31 January and the group said the outlook for the coming months is equally favourable. read more

Portuguese exports of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants reached a record of €2.3bn in 2023, an increase of 11.4 per cent compared to 2022, according to Portugal Fresh. read more

It had previously become apparent that the German government would abstain, which in turn would have jeopardised the necessary majority in the committee. The environmental and development organisation Germanwatch was disappointed and called on the German government to move. "If the Belgian
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Fruit Logistica 2024 closed its doors in Berlin, after having registered a strong liveliness of meetings and attendance in the collective area 'Italy The Beauty of Quality', which CSO Italy has been organising for many years in cooperation with Fruitimprese and which this year saw an important
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'Things can change quickly,’ the Dutch poet Brederoo once wrote. That applies to the chicory market, too. "When we started our cooperative two years ago, the market price was around €0.50 per kilo. Now chicory has been auctioned in Belgium at between €2 and €2.50 for some time," begins
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With the production of common Italian clementines coming to an end, the orange campaign marked by small calibre continues. Underwhelming or static demand for several vegetable crops, such as artichokes, cauliflower, Savoy cabbage, aubergines and fennel. Strong entry of courgettes in the markets
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Global logistics provider cargo-partner has launched a new Full Container Load (FCL) offering connecting India to Benelux destinations, addressing the varied requirements of businesses importing goods to the Netherlands and Belgium. read more

"Happy with the great interest that the Arancia Rossa di Sicilia PGI always manages to arouse among Italian and foreign buyers and satisfied by the many positive feedbacks received from trade associations, politicians, first and foremost from the Minister of Agriculture Francesco
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Morocco restored its banana imports in 2023 after a significant slump in the previous year, reports EastFruit. By August 2023, Morocco has already imported more bananas than in the whole of 2022, when the global trade of this product faced a severe crisis due to natural disasters, adverse
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The National Police in Spain's Malaga province have intercepted a sizable drug shipment intended for the UK. The operation led to the seizure of 1,868 kg of hashish and the dismantling of a criminal gang. The gang's activities included acquiring drugs in Spain for distribution in the UK. The
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Europe finds compromise for platform workers read more

For months, modern retail chains have been grappling with price containment, to stem the effects of inflation that has exploded since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, and has been further exacerbated by climate change, as it has negatively affected the
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According to EastFruitanalysts, in 2023, exports of frozen raspberries from Serbia fell to the lowest level in the recent four years. Serbian frozen raspberries export revenues dropped down to US $300-310 million, which indicates the loss of a third of the export earnings on a year. If we
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Italy’s newest green kiwifruit variety, Dulcis, made its international debut at Fruit Logistica last week. The variety, marketed as the green kiwifruit with all the qualities of yellow kiwifruit, was developed by New Plant in Forlì in collaboration with the Universities of Udine and Bologna
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Ecuador’s banana industry reiterated calls for a fairer pricing model and the rationalisation of certification schemes at last week’s Fruit Logistica. read more