China is losing an important primacy and Italy is ready to take its place. In the current season, in fact, the large Asian state has drastically reduced its export volumes of apples, in which it has long been a leader. The drop in exports, according to analysts from
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China, a long-term leader in the world ranking of fresh apple exporters, has sharply reduced export volumes in the 2022/23 season. Thus, according to EastFruit analysts, we will definitely have a new leader of the world apple export rating in the current season. read more

According to a Dublin-based fresh produce supplier, Irish potato prices have doubled over the past twelve months, and further market increases might be ahead. read more

Due to overflowing rivers and streams, a state of emergency was declared in 56 cities and municipalities in Serbia. As authorities are dealing with the damages, further flooding is expected with continued heavy rainfall in the coming period. State emergency units were mostly deployed in Western
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In 'The future is sky' series, Rijk Zwaan visited its partner Nemeskert Kft. in Hungary to discuss their partnership and the cucumber variety, Bluewin RZ. In this video, Füsti-Molnár and Bús explain why they decided to grow Bluewin RZ and what makes this such a successful variety for their
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In a few days, European pear professionals will meet in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain) to take stock of the past season and prepare for the next one. In addition to a day of conferences, the organisers have scheduled a series of technical visits to present
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According to EastFruit analysts, the outbreak of a civil war in Russia with the capture by rebels and former prisoners of at least one large city and several important military facilities in the regions, led to a collapse in fruit prices in many countries of the region. read more

On 27 June, the Ministers of Agriculture of the EU Member States will meet in Luxembourg for the last time under the Swedish Council Presidency. The agenda includes the progress report on the sustainable use of plant protection products (Sustainable Use Regulation,
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In week 24, the average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €101/100 kgs in Spain. read more

In a few days' time, European pear professionals will be meeting in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain) to take stock of the past season and prepare for the next. Besides a day of conferences, the organisers have scheduled a series of technical visits to showcase the region's most modern orchards and
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According to EastFruit analysts, the outbreak of a civil war in Russia with the capture by rebels and former prisoners of at least one large city and several important military facilities in the regions, led to a collapse in fruit prices in many countries of the region. read more

Unifruttti Group, the multinational Italian fruit supplier with its headquarters in Cyprus, has announced that Linda De Nadai has taken over from Gianluca Defendini as its new managing director for Europe and Africa. read more

Poland-based Fresh Inset has said that its Vidre+ stickers could be a “game-changer” when it comes to extending the shelf-life of fruit such as raspberries. read more

On 1 July 2023, Rewe is retiring the printed brochure in favour of environmental and climate protection - revolutionising the planning of weekly shopping for millions of people in Germany, the group says. read more

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), together with the umbrella organisation Bio Suisse and Demeter Switzerland, has published the new leaflet "Conversion to organic - marketing of conversion and organic products". According to FiBL, questions surrounding marketing in the
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On 19 June 2023, the Port of Rotterdam Authority, Gasunie, Invest International and Hyphen signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Namibian Implementation Authority Office, Namport and Nampower. read more

Conad, Italy's leading supermarket chain, confirms its commitment to supporting the communities in which it operates by launching the 'Let's support Emilia-Romagna' initiative; read more

We had announced it in recent months (click here to read more) and now the news is official: Francesco Pugliese has left Conad. read more

The number of members operating in the various cooperation sectors represented by Uecoop at national level rises to over half a million. read more

Fedemco, Spain’s federation of wooden containers and their components, and Andalusian strawberry interprofessional association Interfresa have signed an agreement to work together on the implementation of new national and European regulations on packaging and waste management. read more