Market stalls, rules change with the competition decree
The Council of Ministers has approved the Competition Decree. The allocation of parking concessions for street vendors in public areas will be put out to tender, safeguarding the legitimate

‘Seed potato exports to resume to NI in autumn’
According to Minister of State at Defra Lord Benyon, new requirements will allow Scottish seed potatoes back into the Northern Irish market from autumn this year. Following the Windsor Framework,

"International operators are actively looking for Spanish frozen fruit"
In the current context of inflation and declining consumption, the frozen format is proving to be one of the least affected. And while the latest consumption data shared by the Ministry of

52% of drugs seized in Ecuadorian ports between 2020 and 2023 smuggled in banana shipments
Ecuador will use the four scanners that the National Customs Service of Ecuador (SENAE) received on Monday from the US Embassy in Quito to strengthen security and drug controls in its land borders

Spain asks Brussels for emergency funds to combat drought
According to Spanish Agriculture Minister Luis Planas, Spain has asked Brussels for emergency funds to help the agricultural sector cope with the ongoing drought. In a letter, Madrid asked the

Drought-related income tax rebates for farmers and ranchers
The Ministry of Finance has approved reductions in the IRPF modules for 800,000 farmers and stockbreeders that will mean a tax reduction of 1,807 million euros to alleviate the effects of the

UK announces £100 mln investment in new generation AI Technology
£100 million to kickstart the delivery of the government’s major ambitions for the UK’s capability in safe and reliable foundation models has been announced by the Prime Minister and

Mercosur-EU agreement may be finalized this year
According to executive secretary of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), Márcio Elias, the federal government intends to close the free trade agreement between

Peru gets green light to export grapes to Japan
Japan has authorised imports of Peruvian grapes, a move that Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism said will allow exports of 26 grape varieties, with a potential value of US$17m. In

FAME INNOWA world leader in agricultural technology
The Agricultural Technology Fair FAME INNOWA, which was held at IFEPA-Palacio de Ferias y Exposiciones de la Región de Murcia, from 19 to 22 April, has consolidated its position as a world

G7 Agriculture Meeting: Making food systems more sustainable
Under the Japanese Presidency, the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Cem Özdemir, took part in the meeting of the G7 agriculture ministers in Miyazaki/Japan from 21 to 23 April. In their

Thailand set to export 4.4 million tons of fresh & processed fruits in 2023
Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has set the target for export of fresh and processed fruits at 4.44 million tons, an increase of 10% from the previous year. Durian, in particular, is being

Important news on the horizon for agri-voltaics
Over the past few days, the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security approved a decree to apply for grants for advanced agri-voltaic plants and to obtain an incentivized tariff for