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shipzero enables transport and logistics companies to create transparency about their emissions data throughout the supply chain. Now the Hamburg-based data platform is receiving seven-figure growth financing for the further development of the product and internationalisation. Through
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The February 2023 Position Report has again produced a very good figure. Shipments to most markets increased. This is certainly also due to the significantly lower prices. China in particular, but also the United Arab Emirates, for example, recorded an increase in shipments.
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Company Shop Group has saved 41,445 tonnes of food from going to waste in the past year, according to its latest report. read more

Today, there are more vegetarians, vegans and flexitarians. However, according to a recent article from agroberichtenbuitenland.nl, sales figures for fresh fruit and vegetables in Europe are falling. It is not easy to find exact data on how many people are choosing to eliminate or cut meat from
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Celeriac is making a comeback as a fasionable foodie item, according to Tesco. read more

The Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Luis Planas, the third vice president and minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, and the Minister of Labor, Yolanda Diaz, all praised the agreement reached by the French Government and the distribution
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At the monthly meeting, the association assessed the development of the past month and the production outlook for the Southern Hemisphere. The data was more or less the same as the previous month: depletion was going according to plan, and stock levels were well below average for many varieties. read more

Turkey’s agricultural sector has achieved an important milestone, seeing the highest January-February export figures ever, with a total value of $5.434 billion. Agricultural exports increased by 2.7% during the first two months of 2023, as compared to the same period last year, contributing to
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Sales for Polish apples have been strong this season, says Jan Nowakowski, manager for Polish apple distributor, Genesis Fresh. It has led to lower stocks being available at this point in the season compared to last season: “According to the latest WAPA figures, in Poland we still have 1
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Between January and February 2023, the Andean country exported 12,187,342 kg of ginger for an FOB value of US$15,537,782. These figures represent a slight increase from the 11,471,428 kg exported for US$15,119,879 during the same period in 2021,
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On 8 March, International Women's Day is celebrated around the world with the theme "For an Inclusive Digital World: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality", a propitious moment to recognise and honour women who are fighting for the advancement of women's rights.
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In the Netherlands, 1 Fresh International is getting the last of its Santa Maria and Devici pears. This wholesaler sells a wide range of Dutch and Spanish fruits and vegetables, but Turkish trade is its mainstay. "We were going to get Turkish tomatoes, too, but have postponed that for now
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Italy produces in total around 300 thousand tons of nuts a year. Walnuts and hazelnuts can be found all along the peninsula, while almonds and pistachios are typical of southern regions such as Puglia, Calabria and Sicily. Although groves have increased over the years, Italy still imports a lot
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Mercabarna resists high inflation and bases its growth on exports read more

WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released the apple and pear stock figures for 1 February 2023. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks decreased by -6.4% compared to 2022 to reach 3 377 583 T, while pear stocks also increased slightly by 0.6% to reach 410 711 T. In the USA,
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Maïsadour, a cooperative group based in southwestern France that specializes in food processing, currently gathers around 30 asparagus growers for a surface area of 310 hectares and an annual harvest of 1,500 tons. read more

"The sales figures for organic potatoes and organic onions are currently not very satisfactory. However, I would like to distance myself quite clearly from the statement that the organic market is collapsing," Josephine Hardt, Managing Director of Bio Kartoffel Erzeuger e.V., tells us.
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The National Drought Group (NDG), which advises the government, has cautioned that Britain is only one hot spell away from falling back into drought conditions. The water shortage is likely to impact the availability of vegetables as major supermarkets place widespread restrictions on the
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The cabinet has joined President Cyril Ramaphosa in his call to the former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter to report allegations of corruption at Eskom to the police. “Our crime fighting institutions stand ready to arrest and prosecute those who break the law. We call on anyone with information
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For banana producers and traders in the Caribbean departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira, it is imperative to continue working together with the national government to contain the spread of Fusarium R4T and the threat of cargo contamination by drug traffickers. Preliminary figures
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