The European fresh fruit and vegetable sector is currently highly facing an uncertain scenario

Published 2022년 3월 17일

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The European fresh fruit and vegetable sector is grappling with significant challenges such as rising costs, logistical issues, and geopolitical instability, including vetoes from Russia, Belarus, and Algeria, and the war in Ukraine. A study by Freshfel Europe and Ailimpo reveals that the sector is facing a disruption in the market after COVID-19, with increased costs affecting competitiveness and supply chain sustainability. The war in Ukraine is further impacting trade, with potential redirection of supply to the EU market from former suppliers in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. The situation is leading to diversification of exports and creating challenges for key products like apples, pears, and persimmons.

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The European fresh fruit and vegetable sector is currently facing highly uncertain trading conditions. The main challenges facing the sector are rising costs and logistical constraints; the closure of the market due to the vetoes of Russia, Belarus and Algeria; and the difficulties caused by war in Ukraine. Freshfel Europe, in collaboration with Ailimpo, have carried out a study that exposes the reasons that have led to a disruption of the fruit and vegetable market after covid and under the consequences of geopolitical instability. The study points out that, in the last twelve months, the considerable increase in costs is significantly affecting the competitiveness of fresh fruit and vegetable production and the supply chain. Two or even three-digit percentages are observed in the prices of production inputs (phytosanitary products 20-30%, fertilizers 80% or packaging 30-40%), energy (+100%), logistics (+300%), labor (up to 15%), inflation (up to 10%), which are reducing the ...

Source: Valencia Fruits