An initial fact-finding meeting was held yesterday in Rome between the Commissioner for Reconstruction, Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, and trade associations, includingColdiretti, Copagri, and Confagricoltura,
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This month, Eporifrutas gained a Dutch purchasing and sales office. The Portuguese company, owned by Dutch brothers Maikel, Bjorn, and Gerardus Brands, has cultivation, import/export, and transport branches. It has appointed Lennart Middelburg as the commercial manager for the new location in
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Miguel del Pino, President of the Asaja Garlic Sector, told the last meeting of the O+G Committee of the Garlic Contracting Group of European Producer Countries, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, in Rome that this year's garlic production in the province of Córdoba has increased by 15
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The Association of French Endive Producers (APEF) and its agency Shortlinks have just been honored by the Deauville Green Awards Festival in the Sustainable Consumption and Eco-labels category for a series of 8 films retracing the various stages of endive production as seen through the eyes of
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In agriculture, this year has been characterized by significant disruptions in fresh produce supply chains. These disturbances are mainly due to unexpected meteorological phenomena and increases in production costs. read more

SanLucar the multinational company for fruits and vegetables expands its product range with premium papayas cultivated in the Spanish Islands, which is already available at the points of sale in Germany and Austria. read more

The North African grape season is drawing to a close. The last supplies of seedless red and light grapes are reaching the European market from both Egypt and Morocco. In the meantime, the harvest of the seedless assortment has started in Spain as well as in Italy. read more

Aurea Imaging, a Netherlands-based crop intelligence provider for fruit growers, last week (29 June) announced the launch of TMS TreeScout – the world’s first fully integrated tractor-mounted sensor (TMS) for precision orchard management. read more

Ecuador’s banana exports from January to May were up by 2.43% year-on-year, from 158.92 million boxes in the first five months of 2022 to 162.78 million boxes this year, according to the latest data published by the AEBE. The European Union (30.89%), Russia (23.73%) and the Middle East
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The 2022 balance sheet of Apofruit Italia, a leading cooperative in the fruit and vegetable sector with over 2,700 producer members throughout Italy, was recently approved. The numbers speak for themselves: during the last year, the total value of production was 268,140,000 Euro. The
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Dutch corporate conglomerate Growers United has published its first sustainability report, in which the cooperative of greenhouse vegetable growers notes the steps it has taken to become more sustainable. The goals and measures taken so far
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The installation of the new line for washing lettuce grown by the French family company, in one of its two existing production facilities, required a particularly space-saving setup for the three washing machines. When the line was successfully put into operation by the team from Industrade, the
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The supply of domestic early onions is currently much higher than the demand, reports EastFruit. Thus, a seasonal rise in the supply forces Ukrainian farmers to actively reduce their prices for the 2023 harvest of onions. read more

At the end of June, according to a report by 'reefertrends.com', the General Administration of Customs of China officially announced that fresh Polish blueberries that meet the prescribed phytosanitary requirements will be approved for import into China. This was preceded by a visit
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As we only recently learned, Klaus Städtler, the highly respected O+G expert, already passed away in mid-March. He, who rendered outstanding services to trade relations and friendship between the Netherlands and Germany like few others, passed away on 16 March after a long illness.
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According to the relevant laws and regulations of China and the regulations of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland on the phytosanitary requirements of Polish fresh blueberries
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Hortoinfo has shared the list of the 50 largest fruit and vegetable exporting companies in Spain, based on data from CESCE, Compañía Española de Seguros de Crédito a la Exportación, S.A., for the year 2021. At the top of the list is the Valencian company Eurogroup, with an export value of
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At the wholesale market in Broniszach, prices of domestic new potatoes vary. It all depends on the variety. For among the offers there are noticeably fewer potatoes with white flesh, i.e. the familiar Irga. read more

As I write this, headline inflation seems to be moderating its growth, but food inflation is nevertheless growing faster. Moreover, it is not expected to ease much in the coming months. Coupled with the expectation that interest rates will continue to rise, the pressure on
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Sales of fresh fruit in Germany declined in May 2023 (-3%). According to the current GfK Consumer Index, one of the drivers behind this was the weaker performance of strawberries. "Due to the strong sales in May 2022, however, there is a clear trend behind this.
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