Azerbaijan introduced a temporary restriction on the import of peppers and kiwi from Iran
AFSA revealed that after examining 19 shipments of peppers and 34 shipments of kiwis imported by Iranian companies, quarantine pests (brown fruit wrinkling virus and mulberry scale insect) were

Production of apples, pears and table grapes estimated to decrease slightly in marketing year 2022/23
The production of apples, pears and table grapes is estimated to decrease slightly in the 2022/23 marketing year (MY), based largely on stagnated production area and a return to normal yields

Italmercati, Pallottini reconfirmed as president
The Assembly of Italmercati, the national network of wholesale markets, has reconfirmed Fabio Massimo Pallottini as President for the two-year period 2023-2025. The confirmation confirms the path

"New season pears expected to be high-quality, impact of low temperatures remains to be seen"
Fresh pears for the 2023 season have already begun to be bagged. Recently, some areas in Shijiazhuang, Hebei have experienced heavy rainfall and hail, but the impact on the main pear-producing

Spain needs 200,000 young people for the countryside
Luis Pérez Portilla, Asturian cheesemaker, coordinator of COAG's JJAA, pointed out during the opening ceremony that 200,000 young people are needed to maintain a sustainable generational

In May, the assortment in the capital market of Belarus is almost summer-like
Belarusians demand vegetables such as beets, carrots and potatoes, the main ingredients of borscht, all year round and now their prices have become more reasonable. As we approach summer, tomatoes

Without AGOA South African citrus loses its edge in the US
South Africa’s citrus exports to the United States have over recent years grown to a value of almost R1.7 billion (close to 808 million euros), a consistent performer during the past few

French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish peach and nectarine producers analyze forecasts for 2023
The peach and nectarine contact group, which is made up of government and sectoral organizations -including FEPEX- from the group's member countries (France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal), will meet

Farmers are the first to lose everything and the last to throw in the towel
While you are intent on salvaging what can be saved after a flood the likes of which cannot be remembered in living memory, shoveling mud all day long, any help is welcome and the mobilisation

"Unfortunately, in my case, I must consider my fields as lost"
Although the rains of recent days have brought some relief, drought and the depletion of water reserves in the Axarquia and the Costa Tropical de Granada have been causing great difficulties to

Record seizure of pesticides, allegedly worth 5 million
More than 30 tonnes of counterfeit and health-threatening plant protection products, which if sold would have earned around 5 million euro, were seized by the Guardia di Finanza in Boscoreale. A

"Rain prevents early potato harvest in Seville and Cartagena and there will be product shortages in the coming days"
The rains recorded in Andalusia and Cartagena have interrupted the early potato harvest in the main production areas. It is feared, therefore, that in the coming days there won't be enough supply

Shorter pineapple supply means strong May pricing
Stronger pineapple pricing this month will likely stabilize in the near future. “Supplies of pineapple right now are rebounding still. It’s taking longer than in years past which is why people