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Hot Spell Hits Summer Crops In East Europe, But A Relief In Northwest

A heatwave due to spread throughout Europe this week is set to take a heavy toll on summer crops in the southeast.

Spanish Drought Means Olive Oil Output Set To Be A Third Below Four-Year Average

A scorching drought that hit southern Spain for a second year in a row is likely to mean the country's 2023-24 olive oil production is a third below the fo...

French Hot Spell To Cut Wine Output But Boost Quality

Scorching temperatures have hurt vines in southern France so much that output will fall but the hot weather could produce a vintage of "exceptional&qu...

Price Increases Drive Bonduelle Group’s Sales In First Quarter

Prepared vegetables firm Bonduelle Group has posted 4.4% year-on-year growth in first-quarter sales at constant exchange rates, to €571.3 million, dri...

EU Maize Import Surge Seen Cushioning Impact Of Drought-Hit Crop

Consultancy Strategie Grains further cut its monthly forecast for the European Union's drought-affected maize harvest, but said a wave of imports...

Heatwaves Force Early Spanish Wine Harvests, Nighttime Picking

Some Spanish vineyards have switched to nighttime grape picking to avoid working in the sweltering August heat.

Heatwave Bakes Western Europe, Farmers Struggle

Wildfires tore through parts of France, Spain and Portugal on Thursday as heatwaves baked Europe and the head of the European Space Agency urged immediate...

UK Shoppers Splash Out As Heatwave Hits: BRC

A heat-wave prompted British shoppers to spend more on summer clothes, food for picnics and air conditioning units in July but they also cut back on foreig...