In Belgium, more local products are gradually being auctioned. That means the recent truly high prices for greenhouse vegetables at the Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives Federation (VBT) are over. read more

In January, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) National Health Commission (NHC), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Administration of Market Regulation jointly announced the publication of a new National Food Safety Standard for 112 Maximum Residue Limits in foods. The
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It is still an uncertain campaign for melons. While last year ended on an optimistic note due to the quotations obtained and the high temperatures that favoured consumption, this year the scenario that emerges is that of a slight drop in areas, according to the
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This year, the Egyptian early potato harvest started one week later than last year's campaign, but the quality so far has been excellent, reports Christoph Dankers (bottom right) of Dankers Daltex Europe GmbH. The partner company of producer Daltex, based in Raesfeld, is responsible for the
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The Apulian organic asparagus season is struggling to get off the ground due to a fluctuating weather pattern, which in the space of a very short time has alternated between high temperatures and frost, leaving heavy damage in the countryside. At the same time, the first asparagus harvests are reaching quotations
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In our newsmail of 29 March, we reported that the interest group of Latin American banana producers had criticised a price promotion by Lidl Germany for Rainforest Alliance-certified bananas. This, according to the Latin American position,
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With the inflationary crisis registered during the current season, everything has been a continuous increase in production costs in agriculture and livestock farming. This situation has a more severe impact on intensive greenhouse fruit and vegetable production, as they are more expensive.
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Wholesale markets enjoyed brief flashes of enthusiasm, due to seasonal novelties, as was the case for green beans, broad beans and peas. Enthusiasm that lasted too short and did not benefit the wholesalers. "The new references arouse curiosity in buyers but it is a
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On the occasion of the results of the coalition committee of the traffic light coalition, BGL board spokesman Prof. Dr. Dirk Engelhardt has commented on the effects of this decision on the freight transport and logistics sector. read more

It is one of the latest Compagnia Italiana branded products: Tempeh marinated in teriyaki sauce; read more

Bison by REV Packaging Solutions, precisely conceived for the filling of punnets, combined with the specific denester-filler, is a weigher designed in the name of innovation (and not surprisingly subject of international patent). It represents a constantly evolving project come, by now, to its
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There were vast amounts of blueberries available during the overseas season. The volumes coming from Morocco and Spain are considerably lower, says Harm Valckx of Berry Packaging in the Netherlands. "We don't trade but pack for various customers, and most of the berries coming from Morocco have
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Prof. Giorgio Cantelli Forti was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term, by unanimous vote of the Academicians, as President of the National Academy of Agriculture for the three-year period 2022-2025. With this vote, Prof. Giorgio Cantelli Forti becomes the second President for
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Valfrutta is back in communication celebrating that 'unique, genuine, green and passionate' Italy that the brand wants to represent every day by bringing the excellence of our land to the tables of millions of Italians; read more

The export season of walnuts from Ukraine in 2022 began with record lows, and prices for the walnut kernels in the Ukrainian market continue to disappoint producers and suppliers, EastFruit reports. read more

In recent weeks, after disrupted harvests in north Africa reduced supply and inflation forced industry buyers to spend more on less from key markets such as Spain, British shoppers have faced a shortage of tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. read more

A decrease in selling prices was recorded on the onion market in Ukraine this week, EastFruit project analysts report. The main reason for the downward price trend was the massive supply of imported onions from Poland, Egypt and the Netherlands. According to the project’s daily monitoring
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German health authorities notified the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) that they detected the presence of chlorothalonil, a fungicide that is considered carcinogenic, in melons imported from Costa Rica via the Netherlands. read more

For the control of fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) on pome fruit, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product LMA. read more

The benefits of eating vegetables are well known, but as of today, some vegetables are also of great interest for research. Based on a study by Osaka University, high levels of sulphur compounds (reactive polysulphides) were discovered in 22 different vegetables. read more