The European Parliament has brought EU countries closer to a major reduction in packaging waste after it approved a position paper on new EU-wide rules designed to encourage more reuse and recycling. read more

IFAD, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development, has urged global leaders ahead of COP28 to urgently scale-up climate finance for small-scale farmers and small agribusinesses. read more

The UK food industry can play a key role in the country’s economic growth, a new IGD report has claimed.  read more

Marlene apples renewed their partnership with the Carrera de la Mujer, a women’s charity race held across Spain between March and November, providing an opportunity to promote the healthy attributes of the Marlene brand, the so-called “daughter of the Alps”. read more

"This year, it was not easy for the expert jury to award the prizes, as there were some very promising products among the submissions. I am delighted to present the winners with their certificates on behalf of the expert jury. I would like to congratulate all the winners and
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Bronze is awarded to those who offer 20% to 49% organic food. The gold label is awarded to kitchens with an organic content of between 90% and 100%, according to BioBitte and the Federal Organic Farming Programme. read more

In Namibia, the first quantities of light-coloured, seedless grapes have been loaded and are on the water. The first shipments for Europe have been announced for the 48th calendar week. The delivery obligations with table grapes to the retail chains and discounters can hardly be fulfilled, especially as there are hardly any
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Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey addressed the NFU’s Henry Plumb Memorial Lecture at the Royal Society on Monday (20 November), highlighting the link between high energy costs and escalating global food prices. read more

"This agreement is a milestone for Maersk as it enables us to significantly reduce our carbon footprint in this decade and align ourselves with the 1.5 degrees Celsius target set in the Paris Agreement, so that we can continue to serve our customers in the second half of the century.
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This volume is 14.6% below the Committee's first estimate from October 2022 and slightly (-1.89%) below exports for the 2022/23 season, reports Asoex. read more

After years of uninterrupted growth, imports of nuts to Germany fell slightly for the first time last year. read more

The court ruled Bloom Fresh’s grape variety brands Sweet Sapphire and Black Sapphire are valid trademarks of the company and cannot be advertised as generic grape varietal names in retail locations. read more

Banana producers have protested in front of the Argentine Embassy in the Bolivian capital, La Paz, demanding payment of more than US$12m from Argentine buyers. Daniel Ramos, president of banana association Uniban, said: “Since August, banana producers and exporters have not received a single
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This first post-harvest treatment facility of its kind in the state will provide inspection, quarantine and treatment of fruit and vegetable produce which is vital for exporting the state’s produce globally. The facility will use pressure cooling and treatment technology and will be the
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According to Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) Managing director Theophilus Mutui, the agency, in collaboration with other government authorities, has managed to ensure proper documentation, curbing interceptions of exported produce. In months past, Mutui disclosed, notifications
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Bosman Van Zaal has recently become the official dealer of Elpress, a move seen as strategic in advancing the company's position in advanced horticultural technology. This collaboration aims to provide customers with access to hygiene solutions and enhance the overall technological capabilities
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According to EastFruit, some apple juice concentrate (AJC) factories in Moldova will complete the season of raw material procurement this week. There have been no queues of trucks loaded with apples from the orchard at the gates of enterprises since mid-November. Consequently, the supply is
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The Protected Designation of Origin of the Pomegranate Mollar de Elche has opened the registration period to apply for the Christmas shipment of pomegranates from Elche for people from the Valencian Community who live abroad. read more

It’s peak season for the North American mushroom industry. Consumption and production starts ramping up in September and continues into the early months of the new year. “Demand spikes tremendously heading into the Holiday Season," says Mark Kreiner with Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms.
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As onions are not in high supply in India, the prices have shot up domestically and they won’t go down any time soon, says Manoj Barai, general manager for Indian fresh produce exporter, MK Exports: “The onion situation in India has been changing frequently, due to unpredictable weather
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