Interview: Julio Néstar – Reefer Manager, MSC Spain, talks about challenges and changes in the fruit industry. HOW HAVE YOU SEEN COVID-19 AFFECTING THE FRUIT INDUSTRY? The COVID-19 pandemic created a host of well-documented issues across the global supply chain. Bottlenecks at main ports because of the shortage of workers in container terminals and shortage […]
Overall, some 108,800 tractors were registered across European the first six months of 2022, according to numbers sourced from national authorities. Of these registrations, 31,900 tractors had an engine power of 37kW (50 hp) and under and 76,900 of 38kW and above. CEMA considers that 81,800 of these vehicles are agricultural tractors. The rest are […]
The EU wine production is forecasted to remain roughly stable compared to the previous year but fall short of reaching the 5-year average (2017-2021) with important within-country disparities resulting from droughts and high temperatures recorded during the spring and summer months. The three major producing countries, Italy, France, and Spain, are expected to produce 130.2 million hectolitres, representing a slight increase (+1.1%) from the 128.7 million hectolitres produced in 2021/22 and a slight drop (-2.1%) from […]
Already 25 per cent more space booked than 2022. The leading trade show for the global fresh produce FRUIT LOGISTICA business will take place in Berlin from 8 to 10 February 2023. Last call for exhibitors to book their stands. Spend better, save more. For exhibitors at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2023, it’s an essential mantra in […]
CEMA recognises the need to increase the security of EU energy supply and supports Member States in their efforts to reduce gas consumption by 15%. We acknowledge it is necessary to make savings ahead of winter to prepare for possible disruptions of gas supplies from Russia. CEMA also stresses the importance of food security and […]
WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, has started to revise the European apple crop forecast for the upcoming season, which was released in early August during Prognosfruit. The first estimates have been revised downwards due to the intense weather conditions in August that affected the colouring and size of a part of the crop. […]
On September 6th BRANDT presented in Torre Pacheco (Murcia) one of its studies carried out with the University of Granada and the Professor of Plant Physiology Juan Manuel Ruiz Sáez. By: Bárbara Aguayo Martínez, Agri-food Journalist @BarbaraAguayoM3 The leading company in the supply of nutrients and plant health products, BRANDT, continues its commitment to innovation […]
Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) has made a minority investment in Hello Tractor, an ag-tech company based in Nairobi, Kenya. Hello Tractor connects tractor owners with smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia through a farm-equipment-sharing app, which allows farmers to track and manage their fleet, book customers, and access financing options. Hello Tractor was among the first […]
The European Bee Award is launching the call for applications for 2022! The European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association (CEMA) and the European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) invite you to submit your project by Friday 9th of September 2022. Since 2014, the Bee Award is committed to find common solutions for the benefit of biodiversity by rewarding projects protecting pollinators. 3 prizes will be awarded: […]
Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) will display a number of tires – including its Agrimax V-Flecto very-high flexion tire – at the 2022 Farm Progress Show. The Agrimax V-Flecto is designed “to improve the performance of high-power tractors,” according to BKT officials. Other ag tires to be displayed include the Agrimax RT 855, which has been […]
