Agrarian organisations, agro-food cooperatives and Coexphal protested last week outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food against the crisis the sector is currently going through. Farmers […]
Mon 29/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Diario de Almería
Spain faces a national strike by the road haulage sector from Sunday 19 to Wednesday 22 December, according to the Spanish press, unless the central government addresses the rise in […]
Tue 23/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Sven Dillen/Source: Paudal & BELGA
Around 100 Lidl stores across Belgium closed their doors last week due to a staff strike over excessive workloads, with unions threatening further action in coming days if nothing changes. […]
Mon 18/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Eurofresh Distribution
Mexico’s lemon crop is being assailed on multiple fronts, with the shadow of drought, forest fires and strikes all hanging over the country’s sector. Almost 1,000 hectares of lemons have […]
Thu 20/05/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Radio ATE FM Argentina
The start of Argentina’s lemon season has been hit by a series of strikes in the country’s main production region, Tucuman.
Tue 04/05/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Chile’s agri-food exporters welcomed the announcement on Wednesday that the truckers were lifting their seven-day national strike, which had jeopardised exports. However, there is still a threat hanging over the […]
Wed 09/09/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
After 35 days, workers at the Chilean port of Valparaiso have ended their strike. Representatives of the employees accepted an offer from the operator, The Valparaiso Port Company (EPV), following […]
Thu 27/12/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The strike and road blockades that paralysed the avocado harvest and exports in the Mexican state of Michoacán have come to an end after 16 days. A government-brokered meeting between […]
Mon 19/11/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Michoacán’s avocado producers unhappy with the low prices have blocked roads, stopping the cultivation and exports of the fruit. They are demanding a raise in prices, following the sharp fall […]
Wed 07/11/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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An industrial dispute is affecting South Africa’s citrus industry in the Sundays River Valley area in the country’s Eastern Cape region. On 30th May, pickers and packers downed tools and […]
Mon 11/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
