According to T&G Global chair Benedikt Mangold, the loss incurred by the company in the year to 31 December 2023, largely a result of last February’s Cyclone Gabrielle, would have no bearing on T&G’s strategy going forward. read more

Due to sometimes very long transit times, there are always urgent lots that need to be marketed quickly. Relief sales are also the order of the day. Following the declining prices for light-coloured seedless varieties over the past ten days, the prices for
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Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Federal Managing Director of Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), comments: "Under pressure from the agricultural lobby, the German government is sacrificing one of the most important minimum ecological requirements provided for in EU agricultural funding. The regulation that four per cent of agricultural
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Technology that harnesses lightning’s nitrogen-fixing properties could revolutionise fertiliser production and supply, cut carbon emissions and support soil health, researchers claim. read more

That is three fewer farms than in 2022, but 1.6% more acreage for bush berries than in the previous year. According to the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Statistical Office, a total of 165.5 tonnes of bush berries were harvested in 2023. The harvest volume was therefore 2.3% below the previous year's result
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An integrated news portal supplements the checklist function and informs users promptly about relevant news relating to the QS scheme. read more

The EU should no longer pursue the directive in this form, according to Dr Dirk Jandura, President of the German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services Association (BGA). read more

This was reported by reefertrends, citing data from the Ministry of Agriculture. The previous record was therefore around 210,000 tonnes in 2022. Moshe Brookenthal, head of the fruit sector at the Crop Production and Marketing Office, stated that "despite the
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The NFU has called on the government to introduce a Horticultural Buyers Code of Practice. read more

A total of 31 Flemish exporters of fruit, vegetables, potatoes and fruit trees took part in this year's FRUIT LOGISTICA in Berlin, impressively showcasing the global orientation of the Flemish agricultural sector. The stand, now firmly established in Hall 27
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Pear Bureau Northwest has announced its president and chief executive Kevin Moffitt will be stepping down after 35 years with the organisation.  read more

The FX market is currently experiencing a period of remarkable calmness, with the Pound displaying an unexpected level of stability. According to Joseph Capurso, Head of International and Sustainable Economics at Commonwealth Bank, "Implied volatility is particularly low in GBP, at close to the
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A new 24-acre greenhouse facility is being completed in Delta, British Columbia for Windset Farms®, a vertically integrated producer and marketer of greenhouse-grown produce, selling and marketing over 2,500 acres of greenhouse vegetable production. read more

Georgian company Nergeta started to grow kiwifruit near the country's Black Sea coast in 2011. Over two years Nergeta established a 20ha orchard and also built their own cold-store and packhouse. Its first trial export shipments were sold in a German retail chain but the company soon found its
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Elea will be exhibiting at Anuga FoodTec again. The booth will be equipped with their versatile PEFPilot Dual system for live demonstrations on various products and to show PEF benefits on-site. read more

Plants for Perennial are back blooming in homes and gardens across the UK in aid of all those who work with plants, trees, flowers, or grass. read more