EU Council and Parliament agreed. Ban on single-use plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables weighing less than 1.5 kg if unprocessed. But with exceptions. First of all, the ban will not affect fourth range products, i.e. processed products (thus excluding salad
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In the municipality of Blumau, Styria, Austria, Frutura has collaborated with Orcan Energy to harness excess heat from a geothermal well at their greenhouse facility, transforming it into power. This initiative utilizes an energy module from Orcan Energy, producing approximately 625 MWh annually
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Comader, the Moroccan Confederation of Agriculture and Rural Development, has not stood by and watched the attacks on its members' products in Spain. The only trade association in the African country has filed a complaint with the Iberian courts for sabotage
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The UK's most northern plant nursery is set to benefit from Loganair's GreenSkies Community Fund, as the airline donates £4,500 to help take their office off the grid. Based in Hillswick, Da Barn is a small nursery growing ornamental plants and vegetables. The business has already taken huge
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This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. The current average week prices of bananas were at
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During the 21st Hamburg Logistics Days, approximately 350 attendees from the international logistics sector gathered on February 28 and 29 aboard museum ship CAP SAN DIEGO. The general mood has improved following last year's negative scenario with the Ukraine war and high inflation leading to
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Fruit Growers Tasmania has welcomed the Liberals 2030 Strong Plan for Agriculture, in particular the specific commitments supporting Tasmania's iconic fruit industry. "Fruit Growers Tasmania welcomes the recognition in the Liberals plan of the need to support a trade officer for the industry,"
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Fresh produce prices in the United Kingdom are exhibiting significant volatility, with various fruits and vegetables experiencing notable price changes within the last 24 hours. This trend is attributed to multiple factors impacting the sector. Post-Brexit trade regulations continue to affect
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The new Patatas Meléndez factory, inaugurated in March 2023 and considered the most technological in its sector in Europe, is 24% self-sufficient with solar energy produced on its own roof.
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"Things have not been going well for producers for at least 20 years. From a strictly logical point of view, I believe it is inexplicable that products are not suitably remunerated. Producers are forced to sell below production costs when quotations on the shelves are so high that consumers
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PGI blood oranges from Sicily are grown at the foothills of Mount Etna: the produce has now ripened and harvesting has started, marking the beginning of a new production cycle. Harvesting of oranges Blood oranges are also the main ingredient of the Amara liqueur, which has been recognized as one
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Consumers can now rejoice as the first harbingers of spring are making an appearance in the fruit and vegetable aisle: In week 7, Landgard member companies in the West began harvesting the season's first regional fresh rhubarb. Currently available in limited quantities, these tender stalks grow
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Rosalia Caimo Duc, who recovered a fern considered extinct in the rice fields of her farm.Ariane Lotti, who returned from New York to introduce innovative methods of organic farming in her fields. Anna Federici, who has revitalised 300 farms with biodynamic farming.
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According to January figures, plant and flower prices in Kazakhstan surged by 8.2% over the year. The Karaganda region saw the most significant rise at 41.5%, followed by Almaty (18.1%) and Astana (14.5%). While prices remained stable in Aktobe, Jambyl, and Zhetysu. Prices dropped in Pavlodar
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Israel is having a good avocado harvest season with a return to much higher volumes than last season, with good European market demand and prices. Eitan Zvi, VP of marketing at Galilee Export in Israel, says that despite the higher volumes the prices and demand have remained strong. "The export
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'In the small orange there is good juice'. This is the claim adopted by the Donnalia brand, from the Di Pasquale Ortofrutta company in Delia (Caltanissetta), which makes Sicilian IGP blood oranges one of its strong points. The season for the typical Sicilian citrus fruit is now in full swing and
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