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The cherry season 2018 is coming to an end. At the Belgian Fruit Valley, a record supply of more than 2 million kg of cherries was recorded. The weather conditions […]
Tue 31/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Customs and Excise Administration of the Tax Agency has just published information on foreign trade in Spain for the month of May 2018. In that month, banana imports almost […]
Tue 31/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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France’s summer vegetable markets are currently experiencing difficulties. The unfavourable weather conditions in spring and early summer have impacted production, both in terms of quantity and quality, and are not […]
Wed 25/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Despite the drought, Dutch apple and pear growers expect a good harvest this year. By providing extra irrigation, apples and pears have generally not suffered much from the drought so […]
Wed 25/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Catalonia’s apple and pear forecasts for 2018 are lower than last year’s. The region’s apple forecast for 2018 is 273,930 tons, 1% less than in 2017. The spring rains have […]
Wed 25/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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France’s summer fruit markets are currently experiencing difficulties. The unfavourable weather conditions in spring and early summer have impacted production, both in terms of quantity and quality, and are not […]
Tue 24/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The EU’s agri-food trade in May 2018 remained little changed from April 2018, at €11.2 billion in exports and EUR 10.0 billion in imports. Although export value was 5.7% lower […]
Tue 24/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The French trade union Confédération Paysanne has organised a week of action to denounce the situation of fruit and vegetable producers. Actions will take place on July 16 and 17 […]
Thu 19/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Italian strawberry sector risks collapse if action is taken immediately, according to the coordinator of the Strawberry Product Committee of Italy’s Ministry of Agricultural Policies, Francesco Nicodemo. “In a […]
Thu 19/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Exhibition, field demonstrations, technical visits, and conferences: at Cesena Fiera from 16 to 18 October, you will learn everything about asparagus. Interview with Luciano Trentini, one of the promoters of […]
Wed 18/07/2018 by Richard WIlkinson
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The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has called for the EU to do more to safeguard farmers’ incomes. The committee has made recommendations to protect against the high volatility […]
Wed 18/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The latest estimates of crop production for Spain’s 2017-18 campaign indicates declines in almost all crops from the previous campaign. The season was nevertheless considered to be quite a good […]
Tue 17/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
