Concern grows in fruit and vegetable exports due to French blockades

Along with the indignation at the continuity of the protest acts in France that prevent the free circulation of goods and the lack of commitment of the French authorities to put an end to this situation, the concern of the sector grouped in FEPEX is growing, since in the In fruit and vegetable production-export areas, scheduled collections cannot be delayed, and there are no viable alternatives to truck transportation. Almería, Valencia and Murcia are the most affected. The lack of security in the transport of fruits and vegetables from the production areas to the EU destination markets is causing attempts at origin to delay the collections scheduled for these dates, but the time margin is very small since These are extremely perishable products. This is causing those operators who are deciding to collect and transport their production already experiencing delays in delivery to destination markets and possible sanctions from buyers, while non-collection implies deterioration and ...