Fruits de Ponent
After a 2022 campaign that ended negatively for Catalonia, due to heavy frosts, this year should see a recovery in volume (around 50,000 tons), but with smaller sizes due to […]
Wed 21/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Castellón Plaza
The European Union has strengthened controls on imports of Egyptian oranges and other foods from different countries, according to a regulation published in the Official Journal of the EU. In […]
Thu 15/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Eroski
The consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables in Spanish homes continues to fall. In the period from January to November 2022, the volume stood at 6.4m tons, which is 12.5% […]
Thu 15/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
FACUA
A study by Spanish consumer association Facua has found that of the 1,000 food items affected by the VAT reduction, 43.8% have seen an increase in their price in supermarkets. […]
Wed 14/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Doñana Fresa
“Stop the theft of water to produce cheap strawberries!” This is the slogan of the German citizens’ platform Campact!, which has been collecting signatures online to push German supermarkets to […]
Tue 13/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
ROGER CASTELLON/ AECOC
Last week, the 25th AECOC Congress of Fruits and Vegetables, held at the Palacio de Congresos de Valencia, gathered together more than 600 producers, distributors and associations of the sector. […]
Tue 13/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Freshfel Europe
At the Freshfel Europe Annual Event, Salvo Laudani, President of Freshfel Europe, called on the sector to join forces in reinforcing the role of the sector as essential and address […]
Mon 12/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
