Law enforcement officials in Spain and Poland have taken down an international drug trafficking organization, suspected of bringing vast amounts of drugs into Poland, hidden in shipments of fruits and vegetables. read more

“Spain and some producing areas of Mediterranean Europe are experiencing the emergence of pistachio, but, compared to California, we are like a drop of water in the ocean. There are synergies that we should all take advantage of. If we want to maintain the current profitability, we have to
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The EU Commission has dropped the infringement proceedings against Germany for non-compliance with the EU Nitrate Directive. The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has announced that the threat of very high fines is now a thing of the past. read more

Italy authorises the field experimentation of Tea (Assisted Evolution Techniques), of which genome editing is the best known. The green light was given with the approval of an amendment to the Drought DL in the Senate's VIII and IX Joint Commissions. An essential tool to target the
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As the summer approaches, all eyes turn to what is a busy cherry season across Europe. read more

In the first two months of this year alone, Bulgaria imported more than 55,000 tons of fresh vegetables. In the same period, the import of fresh fruit in Bulgaria was nearly 66,000 tons. For these first two months of the year, the import of vegetables increased by nearly 6 percent compared to
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Peel Ports Group has announced an investment of approximately US$34.5 million in a new facility at the Port of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. The company's largest single storage investment in the current year aims to a nearly 22,300m² warehouse, which is expected to be built at Peel Port's
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Belgium has always been a country of cooperatives. Names like BelOrta, Coöperatie Hoogstraten, LTV, REO Veiling, and BFV ensure that supply has become increasingly centralized in recent years. The upcoming BelOrta/BFV integration in July only reinforces that. But what is the strength of the
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As the domestic lemon supply is limited, operators currently seem to prefer the imported produce. read more

On the European melon market, May was nothing to write home about. "That applies to not only the overseas season's tail end," says Leon van den Hombergh.  read more

The campaign for Barbera's seedless table grape Arra Sugar Drop (Arra 30) gets under way: early June will see the first releases. "The market is ready in Italy too: 2023 will be the breakthrough year for this premium product," says Alessandro Barbera, founder, owner and
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Earlier this week, the Italian Senate's Agriculture Committee voted unanimously in favour of the amendment to the Drought Emergency Ordinance to allow field trials of NGT crops - those modified using New Genomic Techniques (NGT).
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Amazon: ‘Digital euro accelerates innovation’ read more

The reduction of packaging waste is a 'shareable objective, but flexibility must be ensured in relation to the tools to achieve it and the efforts made by countries' such as Italy, a 'model of excellence in the management' of this type of waste. read more

Lower volumes, but prices above the previous year and a positive trade balance: this is the conclusion of the Agreste statistical service of the French Ministry of Agribusiness and Food Sovereignty on the development of the French cauliflower sector. read more

The Spanish professional association of organic production is approaching the markets of the main cities of the national territory, with the main objective of informing consumers about the EU organic seal (Euroleaf), as a guarantee of organic certification, and informing them about the organic label of the EU (Euroleaf), as a guarantee of organic certification, and informing them about the organic label of the EU (Euroleaf), as a guarantee of organic certification.
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EastFruit analysts just came up with a very unexpected fact of the global berry market, which will have consequences in the upcoming season. read more

The apple production season in the northern hemisphere has just started, but many production areas are facing big challenges. Producing areas such as Germany and Poland had to increase product prices due to rising labor and agricultural materials costs. Even so, many exporters are still
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The Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor prevented the import of a batch of fresh lettuce, a quarantine pest for the EAEU was identified. read more