Leni's Doypack, the packaging for the home away from home
2023-04-04 00:00
Leni's Doypack, the practical packaging designed for the children's target group, which contains only apples from Trentino-Alto Adige, with no added sugar, is a success. A convenience and health snack proposal
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Ecuador: Banana exports down at the beginning of the year
2023-04-04 00:00
From January to February 2023, exports amounted to 66.8 million cartons. This is 0.47% less than in the same period last year. In terms of destination, 32% were destined for the European Union (27), 23% for Russia, 12% for the Middle East and 11.55% for the USA,
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Pink Lady, the Adopt-a-Tree initiative is back
2023-04-04 00:00
Last year, almost 7,000 Pink Lady® apple trees were adopted in 6 European countries, a great success that was announced early on. The operation, which allows consumers to have an apple tree with their own name, follow the life cycle of their apples and
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In 2022, Peruvian grape exports reached US$1,362,740,000 for 554,730 tons, showing an increase of +9% in value and +8.1% in volume compared to US$1,249,800,000 for 513,060 tons in 2021.
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Oranges in the shower, the new trend on TikTok
2023-04-04 00:00
Tik Tok is the social platform of the moment. It conquers youngsters and adults alike thanks to the possibility of creating nice, catchy, even surreal content, which, often, creates real trends that are repeated by various web stars.
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“Declaration of state of emergency for Argentina’s citrus is not of much help at all”
2023-04-04 00:00
The declaration of state of emergency for Argentina’s citrus sector “is not of much help at all, it only helps you postpone the payment of taxes, nothing else unfortunately”, says Nahuel Lavino, export sales manager at Fama, a leading Argentinian citrus exporter and importer.
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Plastics Europe Germany: Transformation to a fossil-free circular economy important basis on the way to climate neutrality
2023-04-04 00:00
At the first Plastics Europe Germany Innovation Press Conference, companies presented practical examples of circularity in the form of input presentations. It had become clear in the process: Independence from raw materials and sustainable management with value-added plastics that are consistently
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Blight affects tomato crops on 140 hectares
2023-04-04 00:00
The early sown tomato crop has been affected due to the blight disease. In the Majitha district subdivision, over 140 hectares of crops have been damaged. Tajinder Singh, Deputy Director, Horticulture, visited the Hamja village of the Majitha district subdivision to take stock of the damage. On
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With the start of the harvest in the Palatinate, the market- and price-dominating monopoly position held by foreign produce over the winter months comes to an end. Peter Steegmüller, radish producer from Weingarten, says: "At the moment, the market is seeing a gentle transition from Italian radishes to foreign ones.
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Manure, how to improve plant growth
2023-04-04 00:00
Fomet has developed the Aphrodite® project (click here to read more) which is a process for obtaining Fomet fertilisers from the processing of manure (cattle, poultry and horse manure) from selected farms in neighbouring areas.
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Over the past week, wholesale prices for yellow and red greenhouse bell peppers in Uzbekistan have risen sharply. As a result of their rapid increase over the past three months, prices for bell peppers have caught up with prices for meat. The main reason is the huge loss of bell pepper crops in
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What lies ahead for summer bell peppers?
2023-04-04 00:00
Industry-wide, a lot remains up in the air as the summer bell pepper season approaches. So says Kevin Batt, category director of greenhouse for Oppy.
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Aldi UK: Eco-certification for all fruit and veg by end of 2023
2023-04-04 00:00
UK: Tesco boss won't predict when food price inflation will ease
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The Italian medicinal plant paradox
2023-04-04 00:00
If there is a world still unexplored, it is the universe of medicinal plants. A mapping by Unimont has surveyed more than 1600 varieties of wild plants,while a survey among Assoerbe members found the 'weight' of raw materials, drugs
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Netherlands: 160,000 attended "Kom in de kas
2023-04-04 00:00
Once a year it is called "Come to the greenhouse" in the Netherlands, and this year it was that time again at the beginning of April. On 1 and 2 April, during the 45th edition of the annual "Kom in de kas" event, a total of 160,000 interested people visited 121 greenhouse farms in
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Bayer. Pilze & Waldfrüchte Uwe Niklas GmbH receives DLG award
2023-04-04 00:00
For the seventh time, the company was honoured with the "Prize for Longstanding Product Quality" by the DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft - German Agricultural Society) Test Centre for Food, according to the DLG.The company award stands for consistent striving for quality and is only awarded if
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HDE: Recovery of consumer sentiment falters in April
2023-04-04 00:00
After five months in an upward trend, the recovery in consumer sentiment weakened in April. This is the result of the current consumer barometer of the German Retail Association (HDE). According to this, the index remained almost at the level of the previous month.
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Peru: Low prices affected avocado exports
2023-04-04 00:00
Last year, a total of 642,905 tonnes of avocados with a value of 1.036 billion US dollars were exported from Peru. While this represents an 11 % increase in volume, it also represents an 11 % decrease in value. According to Fresh Fruit Peru, this is due to the strong decline in the
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In Dnipro, the occupiers hit a hangar where vegetables and fruits were stored with a drone
2023-04-04 00:00
On March 27, the Russian occupiers carried out a night attack in Ukraine, using Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones and guided aviation bombs, according to a statement by the Ukrainian Air Force Command on March 28. A kamikaze drone hit was recorded in the Dnipro, where a massive fire broke out
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AIMPLAS exceeds 19 million euros in 2022
2023-04-04 00:00
AIMPLAS, Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico, reached 19.3 million euros in revenues in the financial year 2022 after registering a growth of 10% and thanks to the trust of a total of 3100 customers, 789 associated companies and a staff of 218 people. In addition, in 2022
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