Last winter many greenhouse tomato growers in Europe elected not to plant due to the exorbitant energy costs at the time. While those costs have come down somewhat, the list of challenges appears no less daunting, especially the threat of the ToBRFV virus. read more

SanLucar has been honoured with Spain’s Agri-Food Business Federation of the Valencian Community’s Sustainable Business Award 2023 for its “tireless commitment to sustainability in its daily business”. read more

The Anecoop member co-operative responsible for product preparation is Coalmar, based in Llombai (Valencia). As stipulated in the bilateral protocol between China and Spain, the fruit is shipped under cold conditions of zero degrees in order to
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Kyrgyz Prime Minister and President's Chief of Staff, Akylbek Japarov, attended the opening ceremony of a frozen fruit and vegetable processing plant at the logistics centre of "Kyrgyzproducer" in the Moskovsky district during his visit to the Chui region. read more

To say it has been a tough year for growers is probably an understatement, we have gone from drought conditions to flooded, waterlogged fields making growing and harvesting conditions extremely challenging. This has been combined with increased costs and very little change in returns. read more

According to Jacob Aktalan of MG Fruit in the Netherlands, melon demand is not too wild. "Last month's extremely high prices affected sales, and several retailers have since removed melons from their assortments." read more

'A year that should make us reflect is coming to an end: climate change and conflicts make us realise that agriculture is a strategic sector and that, as Italy, we must reach 100 per cent of our production capacity'. Thus the president of Confagricoltura, Massimiliano Giansanti
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The Azerbaijani markets witnessed a sharp increase in prices of mandarins and persimmons due to the export of these fruits to Russia. Buyers express discontent over high prices and a sudden shortage. In early December, persimmons were priced from 0.82 to 1.4 euros per kilogram, while mandarins
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Potato and wheat producers from Cyprus are moving towards Nicosia, with the presidential palace as their destination. Yesterday, they decided to rally with tractors and double-cab vehicles at the offices of the Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organization protesting the delay in payments. read more

As EastFruit reported a few days ago, despite global apple deficit, exports of these fruits from Moldova remained critically low even before Russia introduced its complete ban on Moldovan produce imports . Consequently, apple prices in this country remain rather low although there has been a
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Based in Italy, the start-up company Greenta specializes in the regeneration of soil fertility through the production of natural fertilizers and the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices. Greenta's main business is to produce vermicompost, a 100% organic soil amendment which improves
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Pizzoli, the Italian potato specialist, is among the partners ofMasterChef Italia on the occasion of the new edition of the Sky Original show produced by Endemol Shine Italy starting tomorrow on Sky and streaming on NOW. Aspiring chefs will be able to dabble in a variety of preparations,
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As the first sea-freight containers of cherries from Chile have started to arrive in China this week, the higher prices in that market are the reference prices for European and other buyers. “I have some European customers in Spain who are trying to buy cherries. The problem is mainly the
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Macfrut 2024was presented in Bulgaria. Over the past few days, the fair has been featured in Sofia and Plovdiv in the presence of the main fruit and vegetable associations, together with a large group of national companies. read more

Anecoop, Spain's main fruit and vegetable exporter and European leader in the kaki market, is finalizing preparations for the shipment of its first container of Brilliant Red Kaki Persimmon to mainland China. The shipment will depart on Thursday, December 14, from the port of Algeciras loaded
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Russian efforts to achieve 60% domestic fruit and vegetable production are thwarted by import dumping, preventing the country from ensuring food security. Despite government support, only 47% of products on Russian shelves last year were of local origin, according to Deputy Minister of
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The first ship arrived at the Primever group's new fruit terminal earlier this week. It carried a container of lychees from Madagascar and was unloaded overnight, with the first shipments expected yesterday afternoon. read more

The 2023/2024 commercial campaign of Violì, the 100% made in Italy artichoke that brings together, in the consortium of the same name, four major players in the national fruit and vegetable sector: Apofruit, Cericola, Op La Mongolfiera and Peviani, has opened with excellent premises. Despite a complex campaign since
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According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, vegetable harvest in Ukraine reached nearly 29 million tons. The sufficiency for the next season hinges on storage conditions. read more

Earlier this week, Hungary's Minister of Agriculture stated that Ukraine's accession to the European Union would compromise the livelihood of producers of other member states as ‘European farmers cannot compete with Ukrainian estates of hundreds of thousands of hectares owned by Western
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