The decision by the Tasmania Government last week to increase electricity prices by 9.5 per cent under a banner that “Tasmanians are paying among the lowest power prices in the nation” is cold comfort to Tasmanians and businesses across the state. read more

In future, significantly less food is to end up in the bin in the retail sector. This is what the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Cem Özdemir, has agreed with companies in the German wholesale and retail trade: Both sides signed a "Pact against Food Waste" today.
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It lies barely a kilometer from Noma, which Restaurant Magazine has chosen as the world's best restaurant more than a few times. It is also less than 300m from Alchemist, a top-rated immersive dining experience venue. read more

As reported in the journal Postharvest, Osman Nuri Öcalane and other Turkish scientists conducted a study focusing on the post-harvesting of strawberries to understand how to increase shelf life. They focused on several parameters such as skin colour, flesh firmness and
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For ComexPeru, the near future is not encouraging as the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has indicated that there will be a global El Niño phenomenon for the remainder of 2023 and the summer of 2024. Various extreme weather events will occur across the
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Südpack sees a need for action in the draft EU packaging regulation. Therefore, Josef Rief, Member of the Bundestag for the constituency of Biberach, personally visited Südpack in Ochsenhausen on 19 June to find out more about this topic. Südpack used the meeting as an opportunity to talk about the
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Back in 2018, a new variety of snacking tomatoes, Sweetpops, was launched. The variety is exclusively grown in Red Sun Farms' high-tech greenhouses in Central Mexico. "They are cultivated year-round at our state-of-the-art facility," says Harold Paivarinta with Red Sun Farms. "The ideal
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Among the favourite summer vegetables are green beans, which form the basis of so many recipes both au naturel and seasoned. To make the product even more practical, Annaturalo offers it in a pre-cooked version. The vegetable, which can be bought at the refrigerated counter of the
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French food company Bonduelle's frozen vegetables site in the Belgorod region was hit by the attacks earlier this month, the group said on Monday. Luckily, there were no casualties among the employees and the damage was limited. read more

Representatives of Britain’s fresh produce industry are afraid that the post-Brexit border strategy risks further pushing up UK food prices. Traders in the food supply chain are warning they will not be able to absorb the extra cost of charges levied for import checks on goods entering the
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The autumn calendar of B2B events preceding Fruit Attraction that a production company cannot miss is being organised by Fresh Food Leader. read more

The tomato category is by far one of the most important in the fruit and vegetable department of a self-service shop. It is responsible for about 8 per cent of the total sales, occupies important space and has deep assortments in all months of the year. But, to date, the difference between
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The President of the German Farmers' Association, Joachim Rukwied, describes the proposal of the Minimum Wage Commission to increase the minimum wage in Germany to 12.41 euros (from 2024) and 12.82 euros (from 2025) as unreasonable for the agricultural sector. read more

The Council of Ministers has approved this Tuesday the allocation of 8 million euros to help producers in the Jerte Valley (Cáceres) who have been affected by extreme climatic circumstances that occurred in the 2023 campaign, according to the Royal Decree-Law by which
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In order to simplify the exchange of information and to meet the increasing demands in connection with the Supply Chain Sourcing Obligations Act (LkSG), the company Agriplace offers software with which diverse, complex data can be clearly collected and processed by means of automations. read more

The addition of Citrojugo, producer, processor and marketer of juices, essential oils and dried peels from citrus fruits, marks a turning point in the growing interest of the citrus sector in the Americas, according to the World Citrus Organisation (WCO). read more

An exceptional showcase for the Food Valley of Emilia-Romagna, with its PDO and PGI products, unique in the world, protagonists in New York, in the heart of the star-studded economy, in a market that already today is close to one billion euro in value for the regional food industry. read more

Significant profits can be made by investing in the circular economy. The example comes from Cpr System, a co-operative company in Emilia Romagna founded on fruit and vegetable handling boxes, with a membership base of more than 1,000 members in production, distribution and services.
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Sysco Corporation announced today that its specialty produce company, FreshPoint, has agreed to acquire BIX Produce, a produce specialty and fresh cut distributer based in Minnesota. Founded in 1930, BIX Produce primarily services a broad range of restaurant and other foodservice customers in
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Registration and hotel bookings open today for the October 19-21 Global Produce & Floral Show in Anaheim, California. read more