3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (232+ words) Western Mediterranean flooding highlights climate risks to UK food imports'FreshPlaza Commenting on analysis indicating that climate change increased the intensity of the extreme rainfall that led to flooding across parts of the western Mediterranean, including Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, from…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (263+ words) "There has been too much panic about the percentage of asparagus affected in Granada"FreshPlaza Although the damage in this area is significant, the asparagus growing and marketing sector explains that the area accounts for only a small percentage of…...

1+ week, 3+ day 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…...

2+ week, 1+ day 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…...

2+ week, 1+ day 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…...

3+ week, 6+ 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,…...

1+ mon, 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…...

1+ mon, 2+ 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…...

1+ mon, 2+ 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…...

1+ mon, 2+ 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…...