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Greek Fruit and Vegetables Export Value Reduced by 4% in 2014

The value of Greek fruit and vegetable exports has been slightly decreased between January and October 2014 and totaled some 765 million euros, almost 4% less compared to the same period last year. Despite the year's good start, which...

Greeks Eat Tons of Rejected Vegetables

Approximately 5000 Greeks have eaten more than two tonnes of fruit and vegetables rejected by food stores in an event that highlighted the waste of food in advanced societies. People lined up in the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on...

Tons of Fresh Fruit Destroyed due to Russian Embargo

Dozens of refrigerated trucks, filled with thousands of tons of unsold peaches and nectarines produced in Greece, have started making their way back to the northern Greek regions of Imathia and Pella, having fallen “victims” of the Russian embargo. “Some...

Russia Imposes One-Year Ban on Food Imports from West

The Russian government has imposed a ban on most food imports from the United States, the European Union and other Western nations in apparent retaliation for their sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced the...

Moscow Considers Ban on Greek Fruit Imports

The Russian government seems to be considering a ban on Greek fruit imports, according to the chief of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) Sergey Dankvert. "We have very constructive relations with the Phytosanitary Control Department of...

Greek Fruit and Vegetables Among the Safest in EU

Greek crops have been added to the list of the safest fruit and vegetables in the European Union, in regards to excessive use of pesticide residue, according to data released by the Food and Feed Safety Alerts (RASFF), for the...