The Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) supports companies, associations and clubs in the electrification of their vehicle fleets. According to the ministry, funding is provided for the additional costs incurred when purchasing an electric vehicle in comparison with a reference vehicle with
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Raphael Godinho, agronomist and until now Global Product Manager & Global Program Leader for Biologicals at Corteva, has more than 18 years of experience in the crop protection market worldwide. read more

Julien Cremer has been marketing bagged salad for 15 years, which he now sells through his own company, Sud ImpEx, under the brands Terre D'Or and El Lancero. "We found a private producer who provides us with very good quality products. We sell the sucrine and romaine lettuce every month of the
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Due to the ongoing shipping delays from South Africa and the massive delivery problems, the first food retail chains have dropped out of the plum programmes, according to AMI. Instead, shelf space is being used differently. read more

Irish domestic consumption remains buoyant with the current weather. However, these conditions have put a halt to all field work and plantings. Exports continue to Portugal and Holland, with good appetite for more as stocks remain tight on the continent.   read more

Lidl is introducing new preventive measures to avoid food waste. These include the introduction of the so-called "anti-waste bag" in the chain's more than 650 shops in Spain. This is a pack that is available for three euros and contains fruit
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The supply of raspberries has been good for the past few weeks and as April approaches, it looks to be increasing. “The supply is comparable to this time last year and the season also started on time,” says Ryan Lockman, vice-president of sales and procurement for grower-owned
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The Generalitat, through the Valencian Innovation Agency (AVI), finances the development of new digital tools for the early detection and prediction of the main pests that threaten citrus crops in the Valencian Community. “The goal is to design a more advanced and precise control system that
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Sustainability in times of crisis - this is the motto of this year's Global Tomato Congress, which will take place on 16 May in Rotterdam's World Trade Center. International experts will inform about the current trends and developments in the industry; read more

Entrepreneurs in the Dutch on-trade bought 61% more fresh fruit and vegetables last year than in 2021, when Corona measures caused a standstill for much of the year. Purchases of fresh vegetables were higher in 2022 than before the
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Last year, the total blueberry acreage in France continued to grow at a moderate rate of 6%. Although still minor compared to other crops, this progression is atypical in the declining French agricultural landscape and is attracting new growers into the crop. Since 2017, consumption has
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In the Hex River Valley grape growers are warily watching threatening skies, again, as yet more rain is predicted for the Western Cape. read more

The supply of raw potatoes and onions continues to be difficult. "Due to the drought last year, we have mainly smaller potatoes available, which is why peeling takes considerably longer. Volumes have also been lacking in some cases, which is why we have had to scrape together the raw material we
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Representatives of the Association Speranța Con believe that in the current season, apple processing will be completed in late March – early April, about 1.5 months earlier than in previous years. Given the sharp warming and the associated rapid degradation of the quality of apples for
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IQF products have become more popular. According to Maria Vieitez, marketing coordinator of OctoFrost, this has led fruit and vegetable processors to expand their product lines to process more exotic products: “This trend has created the opportunity for food processing machinery manufacturers
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A recent report shows that last year, in most EU countries (EU-27), 63 million tons of all vegetables were harvested. This was less than in the previous year (2021), when the harvest was 65.7 million tons. This was due to the unfavorable weather - a small amount of rainfall and heat in spring
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How do you prepare your orchards for the next growing season in order to achieve a high yield of high-quality fruit? What pre-season measures are part of sustainable fruit production? Do they differ depending on the cultivation method? read more

As Chile’s apple harvest and export season is well underway with good volumes to the US, new Fuji apple varieties are in the final stages of evaluation to be launched commercially in time for the next season. read more

Morocco has reached a new milestone in exporting water-intensive watermelon: the country has overtaken Italy to become the second largest supplier of watermelon in the European Union, second only to Spain. Spain’s watermelon supplies to the EU have been sliding over the past four years.
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