EU Agriculture Council discusses SUR
On 27 June, the agriculture ministers of the EU Member States will meet in Luxembourg for the last time under the Swedish Council Presidency. The agenda includes the progress report on the

India to end tariff on imports of US apples
The tariff was imposed in 2019 in retaliation for US Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium, raising the total tariff on US apples to 70% versus 50% for all competing supply origins. Once

Adjusted production estimates for tangerines/mandarins show slight increase
Adjusted production estimates for tangerines/mandarins and oranges based on the latest data obtained from the Moroccan citrus industry show a slight increase for tangerine/mandarins, moving from

'High quality and respect for the environment, that is our mission'
Ager Campanusis an organisation of producers particularly concerned about the future of the planet. This is why it has decided to place the values of sustainability, innovation and food education

Pesticides, the European Commission drags its feet
European producers will have to resign themselves to pesticide cuts. After several meetings to review the proposed regulation, there is no sign of the European Commission accepting any of the

CIHEAM Zaragoza tests sustainable pest management
The trial, which is part of the EuropeanIPMWORKS project, has been used to fine-tune the content and format of the training activities that will take place across Europe until October 2024 on

India lifts tariff on US apples
India will lift a 20 per cent supplementary tariff on US apples in the next 90 days, the US House of Representatives announced on Thursday. The tariff, which was imposed in 2019 in retaliation for

48 million euro Esselunga maxi seizure
Esselunga ended up in the crosshairs of the Milan Public Prosecutor's Office. The financiers of the Milan Provincial Command have in fact implemented an urgent preventive seizure decree for a

Mushrooms, towards an extended seasonality
While mushroom consumption used to be limited to certain times of the year, the seasonality of this product is now increasingly extended to the summer period. An increasingly longer calendar that

SUR impact assessment: special crops affected
The first publications on the new impact assessment of the EU regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products (SUR) bring a surprise, according to the Zentralverband Gartenbau e.V.

Euro Atlantic, will open a new headquarters and refrigeration facility with a strong focus on sustainability
They will have a great focus on sustainability. It is the first building to have received a Green Building Index (GBI) certification in the fresh produce industry in Malaysia. It will be

Agroscope at the open federal mile - Tasting sustainable fruit and wine varieties
In 2023, modern Switzerland celebrates the 175th anniversary of the Federal Constitution. On 1 and 2 July 2023, the doors will open in Federal Bern to mark this anniversary. Agroscope is also

Smaller Chinese apple crop
The world production of fresh apples 2022/23 is projected to fall by 4.3 million tons, mainly due to losses in China of 78.4 million tons. According to the latest USDA report, exports are