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First reports after the passage of storm Nils
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (318+ words) First reports after the passage of storm Nils'FreshPlaza As storm Nils made its way towards the east of the country (the Alps and Corsica), the red flood alert was maintained in the 2 departments of Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne 23 departments were still…...
“In Cadiz, villages evacuated and fields completely flooded by heavy rain”
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (235+ words) In Cadiz, villages evacuated and fields completely flooded by heavy rain'FreshPlaza Dutchman Hanno Wonink has lived in the province of Cadiz, Spain, since 1997 After an adventure in cut flower cultivation, supplying the Dutch flower auction for 12 years, he eventually moved…...
Spain lost nearly 3 million kilos of asparagus to rain
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (212+ words) Approximately one-third of the green asparagus crops in Vega Baja del Genil, the primary production area in Granada and Spain, are still flooded due to recent storm Marta. The storm's passage caused the Vilano stream and the River Genil to…...
Storms in Spain and Morocco: 'Everyone had to cancel trade"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (189+ words) Storms in Spain and Morocco: 'Everyone had to cancel trade'FreshPlaza Severe weather conditions in Spain, Turkey, and Morocco have put a damper on vegetable supplies "There is really something wrong," says Pieter de Ruijter of 4Fruit Company from Ridderkerk In Almer'a,…...
Fires in southern Chile do not directly affect fruit production
3+ week, 4+ day ago (281+ words) Fires in southern Chile do not directly affect fruit production'FreshPlaza The forest fires in the "uble and Biob'o regions have created a significant social and environmental crisis in Chile, destroying thousands of hectares, damaging communities, and causing many homes to…...
Spain’s Valencia shifts acreage toward persimmons alongside citrus
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (353+ words) Driving through the Ribera del X'quer, the agricultural landscape is changing. Oranges remain present, but persimmon, locally known as kaki, is taking up a growing share of planted area. This shift is not the result of a single season, but…...
Could Spain become a fruit and vegetable trading hub for Europe?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (588+ words) "Along with fundamental issues such as health, education, security, and energy, food sovereignty plays an essential role. That's the motivation for this Position Statement. Also, Spanish agriculture generates wealth, as Spain is the world's third largest exporter of fruit and…...
Morocco ships 52,400 tons of sweet peppers to Germany
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (259+ words) Morocco has expanded its position in the German sweet pepper market, supplying more than 50,000 tons in a single season for the first time, according to EastFruit. During the 2024/25 season, which runs from October to September, Germany imported 52.4 thousand tons of…...
Storm damage hits as cold weather slows Spanish supply and pushes cucumber prices up
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (847+ words) Storm damage hits as cold weather slows Spanish supply and pushes cucumber prices up'FreshPlaza Spain has started the year under the impact of a new spell of weather instability, bringing persistent rainfall, unusually low temperatures along the Mediterranean coast, and…...