More than a third of the European Commission’s (EC) latest round of agricultural promotion funding will go to the fresh produce sector, with Greece as the leading recipient by far. The EC announced yesterday it had approved 41 programs worth €130 million over the next three years, including an additional […]
Defra has welcomed an EU vote to remove a ban on the import of mangoes from India, paving the way for trade in the fruit to resume. Experts from the UK Government’s plant health and seeds inspectorate worked with the Indian authorities to help them prepare for an EU audit […]
Fruit and vegetable importers around Europe will be watching the global market and exchange rates closely as the euro fell to its lowest level in nine years earlier this week. One Belgium-based fruit importer told www.freshfruitportal.com he was appealing to exporters to lend support and demonstrate flexibility during tough times […]
The European Commission is to hold an official vote on whether to lift the ban currently preventing Indian mango imports >>>>> read more
EU reaches trade deal with East Africa The East African Community (EAC) has finally reached a trade agreement with the European Union. After two days of talks in Brussels they signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). This means that the import duty Kenyan horticultural exporters to the EU were paying […]
At least 35 private small and medium enterprises, engaged in agribusinesses, will benefit from the 25 million Euros (approximately Shs 87.5bn) donor-supported equity fund set up to avail interest-free grants and technical services Read more>>>
The European Commision (EC) has released €125m (£100m) of ‘emergency’ funding to help fruit and vegetable growers hit by Russia’s food import ban. Read more >>>
Australia, Canada and Norway also targeted by year-long ban on fresh fruit and vegetable imports from the EU and US Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree that makes official an expected ban on a broad range of foods including fresh fruit, vegetables and nuts from the EU […]
The European Union has announced a temporary ban on vegetable imports from Ghana after some were found to fall below EU quality standards, according to a report from Ghanaweb. Ghanaian farmers have faced bans from the EU in the past, most recently in May for citrus due to the presence […]
Amid growing political tensions over Russia’s apparent involvement in supplying the military hardware that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, the country is showing initial signs that it may be considering a ban on some or all of the fruit exported from the European Union in retaliation to sanctions imposed […]