For apples stocks 23% lower than in 2022
On Tuesday, 13 June, the Assomela Marketing Committee held its last meeting of the season. The meeting was an opportunity to take stock of the 2022/2023 marketing year and to discuss possible

Biggest UK organic event to showcase excellence in organic food and farming
Visitors to the 16th National Organic Conference are in for an immersive experience showcasing the best of organic food and farming, with opportunities to attend discussions on supply chains and

Moroccan berry exports drop 28% due to Egyptian competition and bad weather
Morocco’s exports of fresh and processed berries totalled 157,616 tons in the first four months of 2023 compared to 218,904 in the same period last year, representing a 28% drop, due to

Hailstorms hit more than 1,100 hectares of citrus crops in Castellon and Valencia
The storms accompanied by hail recorded this week have affected more than 1,700 hectares, mainly of citrus crops, in the regions of Plana Baixa and Costera and some inland towns of the Spanish

Red kiwi, Zespri triples exports
This season,Zespri tripled its exports of red kiwi fruit, with the RubyRed variety Thanks to the expansion of the hectares under production in New Zealand for the red variety - there are already

"We produce more potatoes in our region than we could sell here"
Farmer and member of the Pfälzer Grumbeere producer group, Alexander Friedrich, grows early potatoes on about 60 to 65 hectares. For the most part, he says, the firm-cooking variety Annabelle is

Weather plays tricks on seed potatoes
The paradox of the situation is that when in Spain there was not even a hint of rain in April and May and the drought became the protagonist of the crops, in the main European seed potato