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
Natural Products Global
IFOAM Organics Europe is urging EU agriculture ministers to uphold a systemic approach of innovation and sustainability in the food and farming sector, based on agroecology, agronomic scientific knowledge and […]
Thu 09/11/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
European Commission
The EU agricultural sector’s resilience has been heavily tested in the last two years. On top of the trade disruptions and increased commodity prices caused by the post-Covid recovery, the […]
Tue 13/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
WCO
The hot and dry summer in the Northern Hemisphere has led to a significantly smaller citrus crop, with volumes down by 13% to 25.96m tons in 2022/23, according to a […]
Wed 07/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Matthias Ripp/pxhere
30% organic farming in Germany by 2030 – that is the declared goal of the German government. But how can this be achieved, in view of existing crises and challenges? […]
Tue 06/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
The FRUCHTWELT BODENSEE trade fair will be held from January 13 to 15, 2023 at the Messe Friedrichshafen. As usual, the trade fair meets not only the taste of farmers […]
Tue 06/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Freepik
Both EU agri-food exports and imports increased in August 2022, leading to the highest point for EU monthly trade flows in 2022 at €35 billion. EU’s trade balance has also […]
Tue 06/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Tridge
Tridge wraps up the year with a webinar that will go over the major events that affected trade dynamics for citrus and nuts in 2022, such as the Russia-Ukraine war, […]
Mon 05/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Vijaym Verma/Flickr
India’s agriculture is bearing the brunt of climate change, as the annual monsoon season is becoming longer. Fruit and vegetable crop yields are dropping as a result of the unseasonal […]
Thu 24/11/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Thomas Yung/Flickr (rights reserved)
The outlook for the 2022/23 apple season in New Zealand is much more optimistic than the previous one, thanks to the opening of international borders following COVID-19 restrictions. While the […]
Thu 24/11/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Stockking/Freepik
Dutch tomato production is falling due to the high cost of gas required to heat greenhouses in the Netherlands. EU forecasts for the winter tomato campaign in other Member States […]
Mon 31/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Réussir Fruits & Légumes
The cost of land for winter farming in Spain became more expensive in 2021 compared to a year earlier. This is the finding of the latest MAP Land Price Survey. […]
Thu 27/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
