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
Publications Agricoles
Southern Hemisphere pear production is mainly centred in Argentina, South Africa and Chile, which together export 650-700,000 tons per year, down from 730-780,000 tons, according to a report by Topinfo. […]
Mon 29/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Mexico’s 2021/22 avocado crop is projected to drop by 8% YoY, according to FAS data. After a record 2020/21 campaign, the lower output is due to trees needing to recover […]
Thu 25/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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New Zealand’s 2021/22 apple harvest looks set to suffer the very same problems that beset production in 2020/21, especially labour shortages at harvest time. This is expected to constrain production […]
Thu 25/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
BIOLINE IBERIA
When biological control organisms (OCB) are released in crops through traditional systems, such as manual distribution directly on the plants from cans or containers or by placing a large number […]
Tue 23/11/2021 by BIOLINE IBERIA - TRANSLATION RICHARD WILKINSON
AILIMPO
The Spanish Lemon and Grapefruit Interprofessional Association (AILIMPO) forecasts production volumes to drop by 23% to just over 1 million tons, due to the cold weather, wind and excessive rain […]
Mon 01/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Sival
Europe’s fruit sector will come together at the 3rd edition of Fruit 2050, which will take place in person at the Parc des Expositions in Angers, France, between January 11 and […]
Mon 01/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The president of Coexphal, Juan Antonio González Real, has signed a collective agreement for the handling of fruits and vegetables in Spain’s Almeria region, together with Asempal, Ecohal and the […]
Thu 28/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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Over three-quarters of the world’s vegetables are produced in Asia, according to an AgrarMarkt Austria (AMA) report. In 2019, global vegetable production amounted to around 1.1 billion tons, in line […]
Wed 27/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The English and Welsh farming unions NFU and NFU Cymru have expressed concern over the implications for British farmers of a free trade deal with New Zealand, announced in principle […]
Tue 26/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Atlantic Blue
An agreement has been reached for Hortifrut to purchase Atlantic Blue, a Spanish leader in the development, production and marketing of berries in Europe and Northern Africa. The deal will […]
Tue 26/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
