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Mesão Frio Vitivinicultores Flag 'Absurd' Production-Cost Spikes on Saturday 23 May as Pipa Prices Stay Frozen at €1,000 for Porto and €300 for Douro DOC — Green-Diesel Doubles, Tractor Repairs Cross €700 and Each Treatment Run Tags €500

Mesão Frio Vitivinicultores Flag 'Absurd' Production-Cost Spikes on Saturday 23 May as Pipa Prices Stay Frozen at €1,000 for Porto and €300 for Douro DOC — Green-Diesel Doubles, Tractor Repairs Cross €700 and Each Treatment Run Tags €500

Mesão Frio vitivinicultores told Jornal de Negócios on 23 May that production costs have climbed 'absurdamente' — green diesel doubled to €1.60/L, tractor repairs at €700, treatment passes at €500 — while pipa-of-Porto stays frozen at €1,000 and pipa-of-Douro DOC at €300.
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Portuguese Food and Beverage Exports Climb 2.03% to €1.964 Billion in Q1 2026 Despite a 17.4% Collapse Into the United States — Bulgaria, Ireland and the Netherlands Carry the EU Tape, São Tomé and Cabo Verde Lead the CPLP Print

Portuguese Food and Beverage Exports Climb 2.03% to €1.964 Billion in Q1 2026 Despite a 17.4% Collapse Into the United States — Bulgaria, Ireland and the Netherlands Carry the EU Tape, São Tomé and Cabo Verde Lead the CPLP Print

FIPA reads Portuguese food and beverage exports at €1.964 billion in Q1 2026 (+2.03% YoY) — EU sales rose to €1.350 billion (Bulgaria +35.1%, Ireland +27.6%) while exports to the US fell 17.4% on the Trump tariff regime, Morocco fell 21% and Angola fell 4.9%.
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