Since the beginning of this week, several large agricultural enterprises in Moldova, which still have onions of export quality, have raised wholesale price s from 6-6.5 MDL/kg to an average of 7 MDL/kg ($0.40/kg), EastFruit reports. In parallel with the price increase for export quality onions,
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Due to the unusually warm weather in December and January, fruit and vegetable harvests in Spain's Murcia region are predicted to occur earlier than usual. This includes the early flowering of trees, says the agricultural industry. read more

Italy is facing a significant change in the management of packaging waste, through the Conai Environmental Contribution (Cac) system. This change not only reflects growing environmental awareness but also current economic needs. read more

Dmytro Honcharuk, co-owner of the nursery "Fruit Garden LLC," shared his experience regarding blueberry cultivation in Ukraine. According to him, there are prospects for developing blueberry plantations in the country. read more

Irish company Keelings Fresh International has purchased Paris-based fruit importer Caposud. read more

Crises and problems can only be stopped to a limited extent by national borders and sometimes have extreme effects. These can also have a significant indirect impact on procedures and processes on the global markets. How the Netherlands deals with this and what opportunities and risks exist,
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The reason for this is the existing dilemma in Germany regarding the different formulation of goals for goal reduction and a series of conflicting objectives and obstacles to implementation. read more

DFDS, a Danish firm, has postponed its plans to inaugurate a freight and passenger ferry service from Rosyth, Scotland to Dunkirk, France. The decision comes after the Scottish and UK Governments failed to provide the necessary financial support. The company had initially planned to start the
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The Senegalese sweetcorn season is gaining momentum at Hermans Suikermais in the Netherlands. "We started slowly in week 51, but volumes are now starting to genuinely explode," says Con Storm, who visited those farms in Senegal last week. read more

As the new year begins, the traditional Italian citrus season also picks up speed. This year, there is an abundant citrus harvest available, reports Nicoló Sparacino of Berlin-based trading agency Biofruit Trading. "However, there is a relatively high proportion of small-caliber fruits. Demand
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2023 was a positive year for service products, especially for cooked vegetables. As the data in our possession show (Agroter Fruit and Vegetable Monitor elaborations on IRI Liquid Data - total Italy hyper+super), for service products the progressive
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The port of Trieste could give European fruit and vegetables to Africa greater efficiency. As reported by the newspaper ilnautilus.it, Monday saw the signing in Cairo of the bilateral Italy-Egypt agreement signed by Ambassador Michele Quaroni, and the Minister of Transport
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In Northern Europe, supplies of typical winter vegetables like leeks, sprouts, and cabbage are limited and well-priced. That has, however, not yet led to a soaring demand for Spanish open-field vegetables. "On the contrary," says Thomas Bos of Thomasol, who supports wholesalers, retailers,
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According to EastFruit analysts, the price situation on the Ukrainian onion market remains stable, while prices are rising in neighboring EU countries. In particular, in Poland, since the beginning of 2024, wholesale prices of onions have been growing fast and have already exceeded the 2023
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Cajamar has presented the publication 'Irrigation and food security. The situation in Spain'. The work deals with the current situation and future challenges of irrigated agriculture in our country, the problems of water catchment and the

supply of irrigation water

in Spain.
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Polish farmers are protesting against the European Green Deal and other EU policies that negatively impact their local agricultural sector. Deputy agriculture minister, Stefan Krajewski, clarified that these demonstrations are directed at Brussels, not Warsaw. read more

By November 2023, Peru had exported 10,164 tons of bananas, generating revenues of $7.9 million. The export volume decreased by 7%, but the value increased by 3%. This improvement in value was attributed in part to a 10% increase in the average price, which reached $0.77 per kilogram, according
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Incidents around the Red Sea persist, and while multiple parties are currently seeking short-term alternatives, the problems seem to be dragging on longer than expected. "We'll have to find future-proof solutions for the logistics chain," begins Steve Alaerts of Foodcareplus in Belgium. He
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A representative from an agriculture firm exporting Cambodian mangoes to Russia and Central Asia has reported a surge in their popularity, particularly in high-end Russian markets. This is a positive sign for Cambodia's agricultural sector. read more

Blueberries are the fruit that Morocco sells the most to Spain and, apparently, it is also one of the most exported to Southeast Asia. The demand for Moroccan blueberries has surged in Southeast Asia, largely due to the rising middle class and the influence of tourists introducing new
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