A scandal is brewing in Poland over fruits from Ukraine. Many companies have filled their refrigeration chambers with Ukrainian produce. The president of the Association of Polish Fruit Producers, Miroslaw Malinski, is concerned that it is no longer economically viable for Polish businesses to
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The production forecasts for apricots - Europêch 2023 - were presented in Perpignan as part of Medfel. As every year, Cso Italy participated by providing estimates for Italy; read more

The global orange trade currently faces various challenges across the different markets. In the Netherlands, importers believe the cold weather in Northern Europe may be beneficial for citrus sales. However, the lack of demand for oranges in Belgium is also also being accredited to colder
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Ukraine cannot avoid the influence of external factors on the cost of fruits in the country. This summer promises to be challenging for Ukrainian fruit consumers. As a result of Russia's occupation of parts of southern regions, Ukrainians have lost access to early vegetables, sweet cherries, and
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Ulma Packaging, present in Italy with its branch in Gragnano Trebbiense (PC), one of the 23 in the group, will be present from 3 to 5 May at the trade fair of reference for professionals in the fruit and vegetable sector in Italy and abroad, with automated solutions for the
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Worldwide imports of fresh and chilled tomatoes grew in both value and volume terms in 2021, with the US and Germany leading the way. read more

Spain's orange production has been reduced by 32% (-608,000 t) compared to the 2021/22 season and by 24% (-409,000 t) compared to the average. read more

At one of the bases in the Yekaterinburg region of the Russian Federation, seven tons of kiwi infected with the mulberry shield were discovered. The insect came from kiwis imported from Iran. read more

Ongoing crises, the consequences of climate change and the focus on autumn crops, are shaping the current melon season, as Lutz Krasemann, Managing Director of Fruchthansa GmbH, tells us. read more

The Federal Government wants to shape fertiliser legislation in Germany in a targeted manner. The aim is to enable plants to be fed according to their needs, while at the same time advancing water protection and strengthening the polluter-pays principle. After the interdepartmental coordination of the draft for the
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Farmers from the village of Kunicha, one of the largest export-oriented berry clusters in Moldova, hope to maintain and even expand the supply of strawberries to Romania this year. In 2022, the berry producers of this village sent almost 300 tonnes of strawberries to the Romanian market, which
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On the occasion of the medFEL in Perpignan in the south of France, in addition to the harvest forecast for apricots, the current developments of the acreage for Charentais melons in Morocco, Spain and France were published. This continues to go downwards, at least in Spain: the areas
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ALDI closes the first four months of the year with 10 new shops in Spain, boosting its expansion plans in the country. On Wednesday, the supermarket chain opened a new shop in the Valencian town of Alzira, adding to the nine other stores it has opened in the country.
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The challenges facing the fruit and vegetable sector and some of the main issues affecting it are the focus of the round tables scheduled for Macfrut 2023, which will be held at the Rimini Expo Centre (Italy) from 3 to 5 May. read more

After being held online for three years due to the pandemic, the final of the tenth edition of Cinefrutta, the Festival of Healthy Food, will finally be held in presence. On 5 May 2023 it will be the Truffaut hall of Giffoni's Cittadella del Cinema that will host the protagonists
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ASAJA-Alicante announces that it will request an urgent rectification from Spain's Directorate General of Taxes regarding the reduction in personal income tax affecting farmers and stockbreeders for not having taken into account the proposals made by associations and regional agricultural offices in the region.
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April 2023 has seen Spain suffer an advanced drought, with temperatures which sometimes rise to more than 40 degrees. This has led to multiple economic and agri-food losses. In France, the drought is also felt in several dozen departments with a more than delicate situation in the south of the
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An increase in prices for carrots has been noted in most regions of Ukraine this week, analysts from the EastFruit project report. Experts say the main reason for this is the seasonal reduction in the supply of good-quality carrots while wholesale companies intensified purchases. read more

Rijk Zwaan starts breeding programmes for small fruit, strawberry, blackberry and raspberry, a fast-growing market. With this in mind, the construction of a new dedicated greenhouse has been started at the Dinteloord plant in the Netherlands. Completion is estimated in 2024. Until
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