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The organisation warns that the concentration of entries from third countries and their redistribution on the spot market are creating oversupply, price pressure and difficulties for the start of European campaigns.
The citrus import season is once again straining the European sector, which is watching with concern as detections of quarantine pests multiply in shipments from third countries, despite the commitments and protocols required by the EU.
The organisation warns that the EU has reacted too late to Brazil’s irregularities and calls for strengthened controls to be applied to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay as well, in order to prevent “regulatory dumping” that is driving down European beef prices.
The Regulation (EU) 2026/1739, published last Wednesday in the Official Journal of the European Union, makes the written contract for the sale of food mandatory across the Union, strengthening the bargaining position of farmers and livestock producers vis‑à‑vis processors, distributors and retailers.
Less than 17% of Almería’s fruit and vegetable production takes place in summer, a period in which greenhouses halt activity to prepare for the next season.
This figure is subject to the inherent uncertainty linked to how the fruit develops over the next three months, up until the start of the harvest season.
The new European Packaging Regulation (PPWR) comes into application on 12 August: what changes and how it will affect the agri‑food sector
FEDEMCO member companies hold the ECOWOOX® certification and use the Wood Packaging platform to streamline technical documentation, traceability and conformity verification for wood packaging and containers.
Organic livestock production is based on a model closely linked to the land, where the sustainable use of pastures supports biodiversity conservation, improves soil fertility and contributes to maintaining high‑nature‑value ecosystems such as dehesas and Mediterranean woodlands
The value of exports has increased by nearly €47 million in one year, with the United Kingdom as the fastest‑growing market, as shipments have doubled and exceeded €56 million.
Productivity, automation and in‑cab comfort improvements across John Deere’s shaker, rotary and high‑capacity combine harvester ranges
More than 563,000 farmers and livestock producers in Spain submit the single CAP application for the 2026 campaign
ANPCA highlights an outstanding campaign and prepares the request for the safeguard clause to curb the imbalance in the European market
Although the debate may still seem distant, it will have significant implications for the future of the European agri‑food sector.
The 18th edition of Fruit Attraction, the International Trade Fair for the Fruit and Vegetable Industry, will take place from 6 to 8 October at the IFEMA MADRID Exhibition Centre.
IFCO supports grocery supply chain partners with a ready basis for compliance ahead of the regulation taking effect on 12 August 2026.
