Europe

According to EastFruit analysts, early cabbage produced in Uzbekistan has appeared this week on the supermarket shelves in the capital of Latvia, Riga. The retail price for this product is 1.99 euros per kg, which corresponds to 26,700 UZS. For comparison, retail prices for the same cabbage in
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The zero-emission orchard of Made in Nature, the project promoted byCso Italy and financed by the European Union for the promotion of fresh and processed organic fruit and vegetables in Italy, France, Germany and Denmark, continues and grows. The following companies are participating in the project
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In the year just ended, Italy recorded significant inflation levels but with two faces. On the one hand, in fact, consumer prices rose by an average of 5.7% according to ISTAT, but less than the previous year (+8.1%), while on the other, on the
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Despite having been the second most important crop in the southeast of the country, the production of green beans has lost its prominent position and has become something of an "anecdote". read more

It was an unforgettable Sunday for Italian sport; there had not been such national euphoria for a few years. Bringing up the Tricolour was the South Tyrolean Jannik Sinner, who made history in Melbourne by winning one of the most important tournaments on the professional circuit.
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US imports of Spanish peppers have resumed after a one-year halt due to the detection of the Mediterranean fruit fly in several shipments, fruitnet.com reported. This was announced by the Almerian producer organisation Coexphal, which said that
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This was despite the fact that the French government had already made concessions. However, these had not gone far enough for the farmers. Despite the protests, the government is prepared to make further concessions to the demonstrating farmers. In the next 48 hours, for example, proposals
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The response of the French Gendarmerie and police has been long in coming, but it has arrived. Since Sunday, 15,000 members of the forces of law and order and armoured tanks have been deployed in front of strategic points such as the international market of Rungis, one of the targets of the attacks.
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In a recent announcement on their Facebook page, LLC "AV LIHT", the foremost official importer of asparagus seedlings in Ukraine, revealed the successful completion of the registration process for three hybrid varieties of asparagus from the University of Guelph in Canada. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, wholesale prices for potatoes in Moldova started rising again after short-term decline. The growth is not too sharp yet – within 10-12% on a week but it may just be enough to signal a radical change in the market trends. Prices are back to the levels observed
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EastFruit reports that according to sources at Moldova Fruct Association, by mid-January 2024, at least 130 thousand tons of apples from last year’s harvest remained in the fruit storage facilities of Moldova. And calculations carried out by specialists from the Association of Fruit and
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Vietnam's agricultural exports are under scrutiny from importing countries, with warnings issued to farmers and exporters regarding potential rejection of their products if quality standards aren't improved. The Vietnam Trade Office in Belgium and the EU have highlighted the EU's new
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French growers are looking to expand their protest actions in an attempt to increase pressure on the government. Protesting farmers are once again blocking roads in France, parking their tractors on various highways. The main road to the port near Calais is blocked, and trucks heading to the
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Madrid will once again become the capital of equality within the agri-food sector thanks to the MujerAGRO Project, hosting the VI MujerAGRO Awards Ceremony on 23 February at the ICEX Spain Export and Investment Auditorium at
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Due to the cold weather, business has been somewhat subdued at the Munich wholesale market in the first few weeks of the new year. "Sales of our main products from Italy, baby leaf, arugula, and baby spinach, could be better at the moment. However, we see absolutely no issues in terms of
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CETM denounces that the French government is demanding from Spanish hauliers who have been attacked a payment associated with the cleaning services carried out on the motorways. The blockades cause 12 million euros in daily losses for the transport sector, and that

CETM is claiming that the French government is demanding that Spanish hauliers who have been attacked pay for the cleaning services they provide on the motorways.
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Apofruit Italia, a cooperative of fruit and vegetable producers with approximately 2,700 members and which markets 100% Made in Italy products all over the world, is renewing its participation in Fruit Logistica, the sector's main international trade fair, for 2024 as well.
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Italy is the leading European producer and exporter with 1 million tonnes of table grapes produced. read more

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has approved quotas for duty-free tomato imports into Russia, capped at 100,000 tons, a reduction from Russia's initial request for 130,000 tons. read more

French agricultural unions have recently been protesting and blocking highways over a series of demands, including the implementation of changes to the European Union's (EU) trade policy, a simplification of bureaucracy and environmental rules, or the maintenance of tax exemptions for
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