Europe

Arrigoni S.p.A., Group leader in the production and distribution of technical solutions for active crop protection, has completed the acquisition of Financiere European Trade S.A.S. and indirectly of its subsidiary European Trade S.A.S. ('Emis'), a French company based in
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At a recent fruit and vegetable trade show in the Netherlands, Gebrs van Aarle's commercial manager Marc Ehlert said the company is starting to buy in more directly from the source, both locally and abroad. For citrus, the wholesaler has also found its way directly to the crop. read more

The sales of Spanish produce, and especially tomatoes, are falling short of expectations. "Usually, we see prices rise across the board in January, but that's not the case now," says Luis Ramos from MG Fruit. read more

By mid-January, the stock of onions stored at room temperature in the hands of producers in Spain "is very limited" and, of this stock, "the amount of quality onions to be packaged in nets or supermarket bags is minimal," says Fermín Utrilla, from Biodiversa. read more

The Melinda Consortium's forecasts for 2023/2024 are encouraging. read more

At the Borsa Patatedel meeting on 12 January 2024, the Joint Commission analysed the commercial situation of the sector in both Italy and Europe; read more

On 12 January, Assomela hosted a delegation from the People's Republic of China at the FAO led by the Honourable Mr. Ambassador Guang Defu, who was visiting the Trentino-Alto Adige region to get to know the Italian apple-growing sector and to discuss cooperation between the
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For kiwi fruit, we have now reached the halfway mark of the 2023/24 campaign, and we took stock of the situation with Marco De Nadai, a trader specialising in the kiwi trade both domestically and in overseas markets, and head of marketing and
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Machine builder Eqraft invites clients and suppliers to attend the official opening of their brand-new premises in Emmeloord, the Netherlands, on Monday the 5th of February. For clients and suppliers, Eqraft organizes an open day on Monday, February 5, from 3pm onwards. read more

Due to the adverse effects of climate change on global crop yields and extensive land development in Cyprus, consumers are likely to experience a 20% increase in orange prices. Chris Markidis, KEAN's director, attributes the steep rise to a threefold increase in orange juice costs. He identified
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Chairman of the Fruit Producers Union, Martin Ludvik, shared alarming news about last year's fruit harvest in the Czech Republic, marking it as the worst in the past six years. Stone fruits suffered due to raw and cold weather during flowering. read more

Dino, the number one competitor for Biedronka in Poland and the fastest growing grocery retailer in terms of the number of stores and sales revenue, will participate in the Fresh Food Leader's event "International B2B meetings with retailers" that will take place in Bergamo on the 25th of
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On January 8, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance specialists in Russia's Trans-Baikal region identified a quarantine pest in a 5-ton shipment of fresh tomatoes imported from China. The culprit was the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), a significant threat
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The film is part of the broad-based "Supermarket, Superjobs" recruitment campaign, which has been supporting around 3,500 Edeka retailers across Germany in their search for qualified employees since October 2023. Here is the link to the advert: https://youtu.be/HrQ-NgS0JN4, the short version is available
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Pistachios were exported from Turkey to 96 countries in 2023. While $151 million 568 thousand of income was obtained from exports, the country with the most sales was Germany. Pistachios are grown mostly in Sanliurfa and Gaziantep. read more

In a stench-filled protest against the government's agricultural policies, disgruntled French farmers dumped heaps of manure and rotting produce in front of city buildings in Toulouse. The farmers, numbering around 1,000 from across southwest France, claim that the policies are causing them
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Pistachios were exported from Turkiye to 96 countries in 2023. While $151 million 568 thousand of income was obtained from exports, the country with the most sales was Germany. read more

At the opening conference of Marca 2024, the president of Coldiretti, Ettore Prandini, spoke in depth on the topic of the strategic relationship between production and distribution for the development of the competitiveness of Made in Italy, thinking not only of the economic plan but also of
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The Moldova Fruct Association, citing the customs service of the Republic of Moldova, reports that in December 2023, more than 7.5 thousand tons of fresh apples were exported from the country for a total amount of about US $4.5 million. In November 2023, Moldova exported little more of these
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E.Leclerc the best performer in France in December read more