Last week, Spain and China signed two trade agreements that will allow the export of kakis and almonds to the Asian country, as reported by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA). read more

Turkish experience in the development of pooling of foldable boxes will be even more interesting and relevant for the countries of our region, primarily for Moldova, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan, than the experience of the European Union. The experience of Turkey is very
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Florette, Spain's leading supplier of fresh ready-to-eat salads and vegetables, has developed a new segmentation strategy to enhance its IV gamma salads in El Corte Inglés supermarkets, as quoted by the website foodretail.es. The new category management key adopted for
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Since the second week of March, the first fresh asparagus from heated regional cultivation has already been available on the market in western Germany. Due to the high production costs and limited quantities available, the prices for these first asparagus spears traditionally tend to be higher in the trade.
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The demand for mushrooms keeps climbing thanks to their health benefits, says Mitofresh CEO Valon Bahtiri. To cope with the high demand, this Dutch wholesale and import/export company started growing its own mushrooms. The operational expansion led to space running out at Mitrofresh's office,
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The strong cut that the EU, with the Green Deal, demands of Italy by 2030 in the use of herbicides stimulates conversions to organic farming and mechanisation in the field as alternatives to synthetic agrochemicals. The offer of Oliver Agro, based in Salizzole, goes in this direction.
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The $25 million loan agreement between the government of the Republic of Moldova and the World Bank is expected to be signed on May 10. read more

In the many market structures in Italy, the increase in stand fees is being discussed, with no little concern. An issue that animates those involved, especially considering that they are not going through a particularly, prosperous period. Even the
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The fact that Spain's black truffle production has fallen by 50% compared to that of the 2021-2022 season has caused prices to rise considerably. The warehouse price of a kilo of black truffle has oscillated between 400 and 500 Euro, which means there has been an increase of more than 30%
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Little over a year after the invasion of Ukraine, the Chinese yuan has replaced the US dollar as the most traded currency in Russia. In February, the yuan surpassed the dollar in monthly trading volume for the first time, and the difference became more clear in March. Before the invasion, the
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The Association of Almond and Hazelnut Exporters of Spain (SAB-Almendrave) has expressed its total satisfaction after the Government of Spain announced last week the phytosanitary protocol agreement that will allow the export of Spanish almonds to China. “According to our estimates, thanks to
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Although far behind Huelva, which accounts for more than 96% of the Spanish strawberry production, the latest data on production, area, and crop yields shared by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food revealed that the second largest strawberry production area in Spain is the
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In collaboration with Linz-based industry supplier Pack'nlog GmbH, Spar Austria as well as Spar Poland have implemented a number of mobile presentation islands (MPI) in recent months. Both opted for customized printing, reports Amra Avdic of Pack'nlog GmbH. read more

The start of the asparagus season marks the beginning of spring and a culinary highlight in German kitchens. The fine vegetable is only on the market in Germany for a few months - from mid/end March to 24 June. Then the closed season begins for the royal vegetable. The
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State-run Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation and private entity National Group Russia for Potato Export are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding today over the export of potato from Bangladesh to Russia. On May 6, 2015, Russia imposed a temporary ban on the import of
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On the occasion of the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York, Dutch fruit and vegetables group Nature’s Pride stated its commitment to being a driver in responsible water management in the fresh produce sector. read more

How is the Polish fresh produce industry holding up against the many challenges we continue to see at the start of 2023? read more

SanLucar has revealed that it is joining forces with the Kitchen Stories cooking platform for the fourth time to launch a new promotion in German supermarkets under the slogan “Our recipe for good taste”. read more

The Roman artichoke campaign is in full swing, but demand is struggling to take off despite the approaching Easter festivities. Agretti production is in full swing. Asparagus prices are rising due to a lack of product. Strawberry prices, on the other hand, are plummeting due to
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Biogaronne, a group of producers specialized in the sale of organic products, has been marketing colored chard for about 2 weeks. “This is the second year that we sell organic colored chards. Last year, the quantities were not significant because we first wanted to test the market. Since the
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