According to EastFruit analysts, the outbreak of a civil war in Russia with the capture by rebels and former prisoners of at least one large city and several important military facilities in the regions, led to a collapse in fruit prices in many countries of the region. read more

On 27 June, the Ministers of Agriculture of the EU Member States will meet in Luxembourg for the last time under the Swedish Council Presidency. The agenda includes the progress report on the sustainable use of plant protection products (Sustainable Use Regulation,
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In week 24, the average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €101/100 kgs in Spain. read more

In a few days' time, European pear professionals will be meeting in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain) to take stock of the past season and prepare for the next. Besides a day of conferences, the organisers have scheduled a series of technical visits to showcase the region's most modern orchards and
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According to EastFruit analysts, the outbreak of a civil war in Russia with the capture by rebels and former prisoners of at least one large city and several important military facilities in the regions, led to a collapse in fruit prices in many countries of the region. read more

Unifruttti Group, the multinational Italian fruit supplier with its headquarters in Cyprus, has announced that Linda De Nadai has taken over from Gianluca Defendini as its new managing director for Europe and Africa. read more

Poland-based Fresh Inset has said that its Vidre+ stickers could be a “game-changer” when it comes to extending the shelf-life of fruit such as raspberries. read more

On 1 July 2023, Rewe is retiring the printed brochure in favour of environmental and climate protection - revolutionising the planning of weekly shopping for millions of people in Germany, the group says. read more

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), together with the umbrella organisation Bio Suisse and Demeter Switzerland, has published the new leaflet "Conversion to organic - marketing of conversion and organic products". According to FiBL, questions surrounding marketing in the
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On 19 June 2023, the Port of Rotterdam Authority, Gasunie, Invest International and Hyphen signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Namibian Implementation Authority Office, Namport and Nampower. read more

Conad, Italy's leading supermarket chain, confirms its commitment to supporting the communities in which it operates by launching the 'Let's support Emilia-Romagna' initiative; read more

We had announced it in recent months (click here to read more) and now the news is official: Francesco Pugliese has left Conad. read more

The number of members operating in the various cooperation sectors represented by Uecoop at national level rises to over half a million. read more

Fedemco, Spain’s federation of wooden containers and their components, and Andalusian strawberry interprofessional association Interfresa have signed an agreement to work together on the implementation of new national and European regulations on packaging and waste management. read more

The world production of fresh apples 2022/23 is projected to fall by 4.3 million tons, mainly due to losses in China of 78.4 million tons. According to the latest USDA report, exports are estimated to be down by more than 1.0 million tons, due to reduced shipments from China, Iran and Moldova read more

Today (Thursday 22 June) the Early Warning Commission for Price Monitoring is scheduled to meet with the associations of the economic and social categories concerned, as well as experts from the sector with the Guarantor Benedetto Mineo, formerly known as 'Mr Prices'.   read more

In 2023, modern Switzerland celebrates the 175th anniversary of the Federal Constitution. To mark this anniversary, the doors will open in Federal Bern on 1 and 2 July 2023. According to its own information, Agroscope is also taking part. read more

The Ukrainian company Blue Berry has started the season of picking fresh blueberries on a berry plantation in sunny Transcarpathia, EastFruit reports. Blueberries under the brand “BlueBerry” are already available in Ukrainian supermarket chains. Producer is GlobalG.A.P. (GRASP) and SEDEX
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Agricultural production is increasingly affected by climate change. The increase in weather extremes reduces yield security, especially due to increasing dryness during the growing season and wetter autumn weather. Regionally, considerable
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SanLucar is the first company in Spain to use a 200 KWh Huawei super battery in its logistics platform near Valencia. It was installed by the company Cubierta Solar and is one of the first of its kind available in Europe, the company informs. read more