Agriculture

As if the Ukraine conflict wasn’t bad enough, some 933 Portuguese exporters have now been caught in the Middle East crossfire according to an exclusive report by the online news source Eco. [...]

There will be a record number of 50 Portuguese companies at Fruit Attraction in Madrid early next month — one of the largest fruit and vegetable fairs in the world that runs between October 3-5. [...]

Portugal saw the highest increase in agricultural produce prices in the EU in the second quarter of 2023 with prices up 22% compared to an average 2% price hike in the rest of the EU. This is [...]

Portugal’s autumn/winter cereals harvest has been the worst ever since records began according to the country’s national statistics institute INE. “The cereals harvest for grain for [...]

The price of olive oil in Portugal has spiralled to new records because of the drought in Spain that has driven up prices to a 30-year high on the international markets with little chance of [...]

The cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes in Portugal has bloomed in recent years with 20 licenses to farm the plant issued in 2022 and 27 licenses for export granted in the same year. [...]

The President of PortugalFoods, Amândio Santos has admitted that Portugal’s food industry, has no choice but to increase prices if it is to remain viable. But he says all players in the food [...]

The price of agricultural produce in Portugal will continue to rise even if inflation stops according to the Confederation of Portuguese Farmers (CAP). The confederation’s president Eduardo [...]

With inflation pushing up the average supermarket shop to 15% since the pandemic, one innovative and sustainable startup – Raiz – has a sustainable answer: vertical farming. Text: Chris Graeme [...]

Shaping Up-Making a difference in the Algarve In light of the European Commission’s recent political agreement reached through the European Parliament and Council, the new Common Agricultural [...]