Tag: fruit
REVEALED: Why you’ll be paying more for watermelon in Spain this summer
THE price of fresh fruit and vegetables is soaring in Spain thanks not only to nationwide inflation and a rise in transport costs with...
Farmers rejoice over big rainfall to boost vineyards and fruit growing on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FARMERS in Alicante Province have welcomed the recent big downpours that they claim have saved vineyards.
The winter drought threatened crops but the heavy rain...
A fruitful year for Andalucia as food exports top €5 billion
ANDALUCIA has exported more agricultural goods this year than ever before with sales reaching €5.9 billion in the first five months.
The southern peninsula now...
THE FUTURE IS ORANGE: Valencian citrus farmers finally on the money ‘thanks’ to COVID
Valencian orange and lemon producers saw their income go up at last
Flat tire leads to two arrests and seizure of over 600kg mangoes in Spain’s Sevilla
The police asked for a receipt for the enormous amount of mangoes in the boot and backseat, which the suspects could not provide.
GRAPE ESCAPE: Driver arrested with car full of stolen peppers is same man who stole three tonnes of grapes...
Dozens of peppers tumbled out of the vehicle - believed to be a Citroen Picasso - when officers opened the boot
DON’T LEAF US THIS WAY: Brexit striking fear into hearts of ‘terrified’ farmers in Spain’s Andalucia
Scores of other Spanish growers export their watermelons, cucumbers and lettuces to UK giants like Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer while northern Europe freezes in the winter
WATCH: Police in Malaga seize 6,000kg cocaine hidden in bananas and recover guns and €300,000 in cash
Drug traffickers had hidden the cocaine, believed to have originated from Ecuador, underneath bananas in cardboard boxes
Why buying a bike is the only resolution worth investing in for the New Year
Writes Ashley from Andalucian Cycling Experience
Eating fruit and veg prevents child bullying
CHILDREN who eat healthy diets are happier, have better self-esteem and are more confident, a European study has found.
Kids who eat fruit, vegetables and...
More Spaniards ditching fruit and vegetable after prices begin to rocket
Stores estimate that fruit and vegetable consumption has plummeted 40% since a cold snap at the start of the year drove up costs
Can you tell the difference between a satsuma and a clementine?
Aren’t they all just oranges anyway?
China second biggest importer of Malaga produce
Food and drink exports to the country more than doubled in the first 10 months of 2016 compared to the previous year, according to data from the Spanish Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Spain to export stone fruit to China
Chinese inspectors will visit next month to inspect farms and factories, with exports by air expected to begin this year
Barcelona volunteers give reject fruit to the hungry
A Barcelona volunteer group is picking reject fruit and vegetables to help feed hungry Catalans
Organic fruit and veg booms on the Costa del Sol
Entrepreneur Jesus Gomez's Biotrap business is really taking off
Only the best, naturally at Andalucia’s largest organic supermarket
Supermarket Chiplino Natural opens in Benahavis
Spain facing €580 million losses after Russia bans EU food
Small farms are bearing the brunt of the sanctions
Spanish farmers at war with French over cheap peaches
The French accused Spanish growers of 'dumping' low-cost fruits in their stores
French entrepreneurs face fruit fraud allegations
Low French supplies have lead to apparent fruit fraud
100 day pomegranates developed by Spanish researchers
New variety is easier to cultivate and requires 40% less water during cultivation,
Spanish scientists develop electronic tongue to help grape farmers
New device will tell farmers when their grapes are ripe to harvest
Fruit flop
Plans to introduce a new fruit shipping route from Spain to the UK have been shelved
Region’s first edible garden opens
Villa Maria includes only edible plants, or those with healing properties
Fruit growers fight to safeguard Costa produce
New association to ask EU for protected status
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