The German-speaking associations of the hotel and catering industry met in the Principality of Liechtenstein from 11 to 13 June for the traditional annual exchange. Despite the joy about the successful recovery and the return of guests after the pandemic, there remain, informs the
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In the tomato greenhouses of northern Italy, TSWV (Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus) is the number one enemy of growers (followed closely by Tuta absoluta) as it threatens to compromise the entire harvest. Containment strategies can be adopted with the lepidoptera,
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Inexpensive, regional, transparent - Netto Marken-Discount is now using a comprehensive campaign to highlight its special appreciation for fruit and vegetable products and local agriculture on all channels. read more

The Andalusian Regional Government, through the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, is taking part in the fair to promote Andalusia's position as a world leader in the fruit and vegetable sector. With this special Andalusian protagonist role, the Regional Government will consolidate its
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At the invitation of Nese Erikli MdL, the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture of the Federal Republic of Germany, Cem Özdemir, visited Reichenau-Gemüse eG, the southernmost vegetable growing area in Germany. During a tour of the marketing facility, the
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India: 44% feel e-shopping better for quality vegetables, 56% vote for offline read more

Last week, CKF Inc. unveiled a new production line for their certified home compostable and recyclable food packaging, Earthcycle™ at the Langley B.C. factory, supporting their commitment to growing the sustainable packaging market. Hon. Andrew Mercier, B.C. Minister of State for Workforce
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Home-grown rocket has returned to kitchens in spring - and it will stay until October. And thus even longer than strawberries, which are in season until September. In the early 1980s, the tasty leafy vegetable was still considered a weed in this country.
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ince five years of waiting and a bureaucratic process that seemed interminable. But in the end, on 14 June last, the Regulation was published in the European Official Journal approving and making applicable the amendment to the specification for the Pesca e Nettarina di Romagna PGI, which allows new
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Two new mushroom sector schemes have been launched in Ireland, with a combined budget of €6 mln. The budget was drawn entirely from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) fund. read more

A box containing 15 prized cherries in Japan was sold at the first auction of the season for 500,000 yen, the equivalent of 3,200 euro, in the northern prefecture of Aomori, an auspicious sign for local farmers, although lower than the price paid in 2022. read more

A hesitant start to the season due to cool and cloudy spring days was followed by many sunny weeks with cool nights and only since one week with warmer nights. Thanks to innovative irrigation technology, the severe drought of the past few weeks was not a problem for strawberry growers.
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Soon after setting up the business in 2005, ATOP Foods became India's first potato chip and nankeen producer to achieve ISO 2000:2005 certification for food safety management systems. Following years of success in western India, in 2018, this business founded a new company, Bizz Corporation.
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The pitahaya is already one of Huelva's many crops. The campaign of this exotic fruit is starting this week with the first harvests, and those lots will find their way into the European markets as a local product, competing with other origins from the southern hemisphere. read more

Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson last week confirmed the appointment of Steven Martina as Zespri’s new President of Europe and read more

FAS Lima forecasts Peruvian mandarin/tangerine production at 550,000 metric tons (MT), with exports expected to reach 222,000 MT for marketing year (MY) 2022/23 (March 2023 to February 2024). Despite a late start to the harvest season due to unusually warm weather, producers expect a solid crop
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In the first four months of the year, the value of practically all imported fruit increased, with avocado standing out in first place, with the highest value of the period and the greatest growth, with 141.5 million euros, 75.5% more than in the same period of the previous year, according to figures from
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Etna is in bloom with its most representative fruit, the prickly pear. An expanse of 'sluices' (the plots destined for the cultivation of the prickly pear, ed.) colour the slopes of the volcano and companies begin the first operations between the shovels, and hopefully a
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China is losing an important primacy and Italy is ready to take its place. In the current season, in fact, the large Asian state has drastically reduced its export volumes of apples, in which it has long been a leader. The drop in exports, according to analysts from
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Della Casa - At the end of last week came like a thunderbolt the anticipation of the outcome of the additional investigation in the impact assessment, requested from the European Commission by no less than 17 Member States at the end of last year regarding the proposal of the
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