Europatat welcomes the Polish Seed Trade Association as new member
Europatat has welcomed the Polish Seed Trade Association (PIN), the only chamber of commerce in the seed industry in Poland. The origins of the formation date back to the 90s of the twentieth

Europe to have second lowest pear crop in 10 years
According to the first estimates made public today in Interpera, the international pear congress, held in Lleida, the next harvest of the species will be one of the lowest in the last 30 years

Europe's second lowest pear harvest in 10 years
According to initial estimates released today at Interpera, the International Pear Congress held in Lleida, the next pear harvest will be one of the lowest in the last 10 years, with around

“Sweden and Morocco are new Xenia pear sales markets”
The Dutch Xenai pear sales season ended earlier than expected, in late April. Xenia Europa's sales manager Raymond van Ojen reflects on a good sales season. "The harvest was similar to last year.

EU monthly orange imports amounted to 85.935 tonnes in April 2023
2022/23 EU monthly orange imports amounted to 85.935 tonnes in April 2023, just slightly down from the March imports. Imports from Egypt came in at 83.895 tons. Click here to view

How Europe is promoting potatoes to millennials
Under the logo 'Potatoes, they will surprise you; Europe's favourite since 1536', the new promotional campaign will run until the end of 2025. Europe is concerned about the decline in potato

Fruit and vegetables go on a cruise
MSC Cruiseshas installed three greenhouses for growing vegetables hydroponically on its new ship, the World Europa. "Travel the world through your palate," is what is stated on the shipping

The current soft fruit season, one of the most complicated
In an interview with Europa Press, Sanz explained that this has been one of the "most complicated seasons in living memory", "especially due to the drought and the new regulations regarding

EU monthly orange imports came in at 78.808 tonnes in March
EU monthly orange imports came in at 78.808 tonnes in the past month. Data shows that the majority of these imports came from Egypt -the same as the month before- at 75.307 tonnes.

“Potatoes, prepare to be surprised” promoting potatoes’ versatility among millennials
Following the success of the promotion campaign “Potatoes, prepare to be surprised – Europe’s favourite since 1536” that was launched in 2020 and finished at the end of last year, Bord

The project for the accelerated development of multi-stress-tolerant potato varieties is progressing
The European Horizon 2020 Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT) project, in which Europatat is participating, aims to develop new strategies to make potatoes adapt to

Coop. Agro-alimentarias calls on Europe to consider regulation of plant protection products and packaging
The president of the Fruit and Vegetable Sector Council of Agri-food Cooperatives of Spain, Juan Antonio González, held a meeting yesterday, Tuesday, with the director of Agricultural Markets of

Monthly EU orange imports at 27.650 tonnes in January 2023
Monthly 2022/23 EU orange imports came in at 27.650 tonnes in January. The majority of this volume (21.244 tonnes) came in from Egypt. The number stood at 30.840 tonnes in January 2022.