The Spanish want to bypass Dutch re-exporters by sourcing oranges directly from Egypt

Citrus fruits: Spanish operators choose Egyptian oranges. Spanish operators in the citrus sector have recently chosen to bypass Dutch re-exporters by directly acquiring oranges in Egypt. This approach, decided due to a significant drop in Spanish national production, raises questions about the way in which these fruits will be labeled and marketed on the Spanish market. Despite an exponential increase in imports of Egyptian oranges by Spanish companies, professionals in the sector assure that compliance with labeling standards will not be compromised. An operator in the sector categorically tells Freshplaza that there is no doubt in his mind that the fruit will be correctly labeled, indicating the country of origin of the production, and not just where it was packaged. In Spain, although some voices have expressed doubts about the transparency of the labeling of fruits from Egypt, the Spanish legal system clearly stipulates that products originating from third countries must ...