German consumers consider paper-based packaging to be particularly environmentally friendly. Nevertheless, they tend to be skeptical about innovative products such as paper-based bottles. This is shown by a recent study by the University of Bonn and Forschungszentrum Jülich. Almost 3,000 women
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Offering a response to a constantly growing market, which in Italy today is worth around 7 million euros in terms of seed potential. This is the valerian market, to which BASF Vegetable Seeds - after years of research and genetic selection - responds with a catalogue that includes Vision, Canyon and
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The consumer cooperative, with 65 sales outlets in Piedmont and upper Lombardy, presents its 2022 final and consolidated balance sheet and calls on its more than 599,000 members to participate in the approval process; read more

The Experimental Centre Laimburg and the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano organised the first scientific symposium on NMR spectroscopy in South Tyrol. On this occasion, the new laboratory for NMR spectroscopy was inaugurated, which was jointly built by the two research institutions at the
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The asparagus season started early, but the growth of asparagus was initially somewhat slowed down by the cool and rainy April. Despite moderate temperatures, there have been no maximum quantities so far, but qualitatively very good asparagus. Last year's season, which in some cases ended earlier, and the
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Peruvian export company Agrícola Chapi has received $130m in funding to expand its table-grape and avocado production. The funding, from Canadian private-equity firm Cordiant Capital, will be allocated in stages until March 2024 and is part of a growth plan drawn up with Cordiant in 2022. Chapi
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Almeria's watermelon season has quickly entered a cycle of price declines, despite it still being in its early stages. "There is a lot of supply and little demand; the opposite of last year, when the volumes available were much smaller due to the weather. Yields have reached 9 kilos per meter,
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The Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Agriculture and the Obstbauversuchsring des Alten Landes e. V. have opened the 2023 strawberry season on Bastian Soltau's farm in Barsbüttel (in the district of Stormarn). read more

'The Distretto Produttivo Agrumi di Sicilia is the first citrus fruit collective brand with the Sicily brand registered in China'. This was announced by the president Federica Argentati, after receiving the official protocol. "I believe that the District has equipped itself with a tool
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This year has been marked by global climate changes that have disrupted the production of potatoes and caused changes in procurement channels. According to Nessem Amgad, export manager of Elteriak Farms, the climate has also impacted Egyptian production, but to a lesser extent than in Europe.
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The northwestern region of New York State is known for rich fertile soil, consistent sources of natural precipitation and overall moderate temperatures. Last winter, the weather in the region proved to be overall mild, which was followed by a cool spring. read more

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According to EastFruit experts, in 10 days Tajikistan will start harvesting a new crop of raspberries from open fields. Encouraged by high prices for raspberries in previous seasons, the country’s farmers have expanded the area under this crop. In 2023 they also expect high prices
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From 10 to 12 May, the Champignondagen were organised in the Brabanthallen in 's-Hertogenbosch. Many international visitors were present during this 3-day event. Everything in the field of cultivation, preservation, packaging and trade could be found during this event. The fair was well
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On 16 May, Rotterdam was all about tomatoes as Fruitnet hosted the Global Tomato Congress at the World Trade Center. The presentations were as colourful as the range of products: from crisis management to the future of packaging and the role of technology,
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The wave of bad weather conditions and slows down production, affecting price changes. Courgette prices are rising sharply; peaches and nectarines are falling, while demand for them is struggling, as is the case for melons, with prices falling. The campaign for
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Vietnamese scientists have created a sweet corn cultivar that could be eaten raw without any processing. Nguyen Van Ha, from the Institute of Plant Research and Development at the Vietnam National University of Agriculture, said the SSW18 cultivar has high water content and low starch content.
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At Macfrut we met Massimilano Ceccarini, general manager of Sipo. "In recent years we have segmented our offer by use and in 2023 we will consolidate the launch," he said. The range, in fact, is divided into product families, mushrooms, herbs
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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. read more

The ERDE (Erntekunststoffe Recycling Deutschland - Harvest Plastics Recycling Germany) initiative was again able to significantly increase its collection volumes in 2022. At 645 fixed collection points and 3,147 mobile collections, a total of 34,889 t of silage and stretch films were collected and recycled. This
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