England - 21/10/2020
British potato packer increased its throughput with new machinery
IPL doubled the number of GIC machines, which increased the productivity... >Read more

Spain - 20/10/2020
The watermelon variety of BASF has reached the market with a quality and homogeneous production.
Bengala F1, the watermelon variety that guarantees homogeneous fruits and without cupping problems, continues leading the market after eight years.... >Read more

Belgium - 14/10/2020
New brake on the EU-Mercosur agreement
The free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay) was signed in June 2019. Its validation requires the agreement of all national parliaments and that of the European Parliament, but it adopted an amendment specifying that the agreement cannot be ratified as is.... >Read more

Netherlands (the) - 12/10/2020
New cooperation will extend the shelf life of fresh produce
Dutch machine manufacturer that specialized in extending the shelf life of fresh products, and Dutch producer of plastic packaging create packaging technique, which extends produce's shelf life and therefore reduces (food) waste... >Read more

France - 10/10/2020
The Pomona Group sells its Terragaïa subsidiary
The Pomona Group has sold its Terragaïa subsidiary, specializing in the import of off-season fruits, to the management team associated with the Kinobé Group. ... >Read more

Spain - 09/10/2020
No progress in EU / UK negotiations on post-Brexit deal
A no-deal Brexit on January 1st is one of the main concerns of the Spanish Fruit & Vegetable sector, of which the United Kingdom is the 3rd market with 1.5 million tonnes of products exported.... >Read more

Ireland (Rep.) - 09/10/2020
Events postponed to 2022
WPC (World Potato Congress) and Europatat Congress were to take place in May and June 2021 in Dublin (Ireland). The organizers announce the postponement to 2022. ... >Read more

France - 08/10/2020
Saint-Charles Export General Assembly: update on large-scale actions and projects
Held in strict compliance with health rules, the 14th General Assembly of Saint-Charles Export was an opportunity to review the results of 2019, to take stock of the actions carried out in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to discuss various projects, in particular "Saint-Charles 2020-2040".... >Read more

Germany - 06/10/2020
The latest innovations for asparagus and berry production as well as agricultural marketing at expoSE / expoDirekt
Double anniversary for the exhibition duo expoSE / expoDirekt which will be held from 18 to 19 November 2020 in Karlsruhe (Germany). The event will take place according to Baden-Württemberg regulations authorizing trade fairs during this time of health crisis.... >Read more

Netherlands (the) - 06/10/2020
Fruit imports increased in the first half of 2020
In the Netherlands, according to data published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) the inbound sea transport of refrigerated and frozen goods amounted to 5.6 million tonnes in the first half of 2020. This represents 17% of all cargoes of inbound containers.... >Read more