The president of FEDACOVA regrets the excessive regulation emanating from the EU for the agri-food industry.
The president of FEDACOVA, Rafael Juan, regrets the excessive regulation emanating from the European Union and affecting the agri-food industry, such as the 'Farm to Fork' strategy. "A regulatory

Using fake raspberries to train robots how to pick real ones (video)
A trio of roboticists at CREATE Lab, EPFL, in Switzerland, has designed, built and tested a robot that can pick raspberries. In their project, reported in the journal Communications Engineering,

Field Cucumber Day - Invitation, 23 July 2023
We would like to invite you to the Field Cucumber Day on 23 July (Sunday). We will be hosted at the farm of Damian Micik in Szarkówka (32-250 Charsznica), who has set his sights on growing field

Italian grape season starts, higher volumes expected than last year
Yesterday, the Dutch Staay Food Group got its first shipment of grapes - the Black Magic variety - from Puglia in southern Italy. Buyer Sander Rutten visited those grape growers last week. Four

Champions Gavi, Ruiz and Navas honored with tomatoes
Special gift for three Spanish national team players from the same town, Los Palacios y Villafranca. Gavi, Fabian Ruiz and Jesus Navas were presented with crates of tomatoes from the small

"Good weather means Dutch blueberries are ripening faster than expected"
On Monday, in the Netherlands, the Berrybrothers team began picking the new season's first blueberries. "The timing surprised us a bit. With the wet, dark March and April, we thought we'd start a

Правительство и промышленность приветствуют пересмотр трудовых отношений
Министр сельского хозяйства Дефры Марк Спенсер подтвердил приверженность правительства поддержке

Scottish strawberry season going well but growers still not seeing good returns
In Fife the Scottish strawberry harvest got off to a good reasonable start in mid-May. Robert Simpson from Fife Fruits who grows soft fruit on 32 hectares in Fife said that the early strawberry

“Our expectation is to triple banana exports from Ecuador to China”
The world banana leader, Ecuador, is not done growing exports yet. They are aiming to triple exports to China over the next decade once the new free trade agreement starts. “Our expectation is

Peach and the nectarine export season started with low prices in Georgia
Peach and nectarine export season from Georgia is becoming increasingly active. A representative of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia toldEastFruit that at the

A Tunisian company offers processed chili seeds for cosmetic and textile use
"The processing of chili seeds, a sector that has so far remained overlooked, has the potential to become an actual industry," says Tunisian producer Hamza Khefifi, CEO of Grainella. According to

DFHV Juniors: Five-star hotels for strawberries and talks with artificial intelligence
The DFHV Juniors' online X-Change on the topic of start-ups in the food industry went into the second round on 28 June. In around 1.5 hours, four young people once again presented their company

Food consumption falls by 7.1% in 2022
Spaniards spent 2.7% more on food in 2022, a year marked by inflation, although this did not translate into higher consumption, which fell by 7.1% in volume compared to 2021. This is the figure in

Raspberry prices are falling. Strawberry and raspberry quotations from 29.06.2023
In today's review of quotations, strawberry prices remain at a similar level throughout Poland. High-quality fruit is scarce, which is why, for example, according to announcements from the

North Rhine-Westphalia: Early potatoes are late
The harvest of early potatoes has started very late this year. According to the North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture, small quantities of early potatoes were already available in farm

Rząd i przemysł z zadowoleniem przyjmują przegląd rynku pracy
Minister rolnictwa w Defra, Mark Spencer, potwierdził zaangażowanie rządu we wspieranie rolników w następstwie publikacji niezależnego przeglądu Johna Shropshire'a na temat

Government and industry welcome labour review
Defra farming minister Mark Spencer has reiterated the government’s commitment to supporting farmers in the wake of the publication of John Shropshire’s independent review into UK labour

Guardia Civil finds 6.5 tons of cocaine in banana containers entering Spain
The Spanish Guardia Civil, aided by Europol, has dismantled a criminal network involved in the multi-ton trafficking of cocaine from South America to the EU. During various operations, 8 locations

"With just one of our lines we can pack about 1,200 kilos of blueberries an hour"
The blueberry market has experienced exponential growth in recent years, and forecasts from the world's largest producers are already predicting that volumes will continue to grow for another

A mural against fruit and vegetable waste
'Help the planet. Save fruit and vegetables that are still good'. "I'm cool because I don't waste". And again: 'Five times a day feed yourself with the colours of fruit and vegetables'. This

Egyptian soft fruit nurseries interested in the Moroccan market
The weather disruptions in Morocco have had a severe impact on the soft fruit sector, raising concerns among industry professionals about the supply of suitable, resistant plants. The issue is of