PROCECAM
The Third International Onion Meeting took place at the start of November at the Albacete Conference Centre in Spain, in a region that leads onion production at a European level. […]
Thu 21/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Eurofresh Distribution
Spanish supermarkets saw the same trends in September as in July and August: higher volume demand and a slowdown in price increases.
Wed 20/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
VEGCONOMIST
Austrian supermarket chain BILLA has opened a new superstore featuring an area called “PFLANZILLA Welt” (PFLANZILLA World), which is dedicated entirely to plant-based products. The chain has also revealed that […]
Tue 19/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Sensei
Portuguese technology startup Sensei has landed on the Italian market, with the opening of the first self-service supermarket in the country.
Tue 19/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Kanzi
The apple harvest in the EU during the 2023/24 campaign is estimated to be 2.4% lower than in the previous season, according to the European Commission's agricultural market outlook report for autumn 2023. The total crop is projected to reach 12 million tons.
Mon 18/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Kantar
Spain’s “Eco-Active” segment, made up of environmentally conscious consumers, has recovered from its decline in 2022. In fact, in 2023, the number of buyers concerned about sustainability increased to represent […]
Tue 12/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
KitoZyme
Belgian manufacturer KitoZyme has hailed the European Commission’s approval of its KitoGreen plant protection product in organic farming as a “significant advancement in the world of organic agriculture”. The Commission […]
Tue 12/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Dusan Kostic- AdobeStock
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomed this month’s vote by the European Parliament Environment Committee on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation proposal (SUR) but warns that MEPs and Member States still […]
Tue 12/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
European Commission
In 2020, approximately 4.2% of the EU’s total employment, an estimated 9.4 million people, worked within the agriculture fishing sector. The agriculture, forestry and fishing sector continues to be a […]
Mon 11/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
SomNatur
Spaniards’ have increased their consumption of organic products by 19 times in the last 20 years. Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has described the development of […]
Mon 11/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Shutterstock
Hot and dry weather coupled with rainfall surplus in several parts of Europe during summer 2023 continued to test farmers’ resilience.
Thu 07/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Messe Berlin
Fruit Logistica, the leading international fair for fruits and vegetables, will sponsor this year’s annual convention of the fruit business association of Catalonia, Afrucat. Under the motto “A trip to […]
Wed 06/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
