Seven years from now, all European Union countries must have reached their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here, the European Green Deal plays a central role. "Urgent action is needed. CO2 emissions must be reduced by 55% by 2030 and completely by 2050," says Bob Ijpelaar, Newwen's
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The largest exporter of onions in Central Asia has lifted the restriction on onion exports – Uzbekistan has become the second country in the region to announce the early lifting of the ban, EastFruit experts report. read more

Lidl implements new preventive measures to prevent food waste. These measures include the launch of an anti-waste bag in the more than 650 stores that the chain has in Spain. This anti-waste bag is available for three euro and contains fruits and vegetables that do not meet conventional
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The seed potato sector in Ireland is to be strengthened. To this end, the Dublin Department of Agriculture has now allocated €3.1 million for investments aimed at this. According to the Department, the support will also be extended to producers of potatoes suitable for frying. The aim of the
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East Anglian farmers are cutting back on irrigated crops like potatoes, onions and carrots this year, responding to the growing threat of a second summer drought. The region is one of only two in the country still officially in drought, six months after last summer's heatwave left farmers
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The new asparagus season is upon us and the Franconian Asparagus Growers' Association is now represented by a new asparagus queen: Veronika Hussnätter from Middle Franconia is the new Franconian Asparagus Queen, as announced by the Bavarian Farmers' Association (BBV). read more

Fresh and ready for the rhubarb season, the company Kartoffel Kuhn also offers goods from the Netherlands, among others. However, as Mike Cunningham tells us, only small quantities are available at high prices given the weather conditions. read more

Will Dutch onion prices reach the one-euro mark? That was a popular question at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. According to Wim Waterman of Waterman Onions, it is not an impossibility. "Gas prices being what they are, mean there's a price ceiling these days. Not for onions, though. I think
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Around 2,500 tonnes (more than 600,000 trays) of Zespri SunGold is expected to reach Tokyo in early April before the Southampton Star continues to Kobe. She is the first of 53 charter vessels that Zespri will use this season to transport around 145 million trays of Green, SunGold and RubyRed.
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The vast catalogue of Pack System, a company specializing in the processing of cardboard, plastic and wooden packaging, also features the innovative Ezy:Split® punnet developed by ILIP. It is a niche format suitable for premium products that need to stand our from standard ones. read more

The harvest of the first spring onions in the Palatinate is currently underway, coinciding with the meteorological start of spring. Since the beginning of March - and thus about a week earlier than the average of previous years - freshly harvested spring onions have been harvested in Germany's
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In a year when the U.S. apple crop volume is down nearly 10 percent versus the prior year, retailers can look forward to a fresh crop arriving from the southern hemisphere keeping consumers shopping the apple deck and providing fresh-picked flavor and promotional volumes throughout the spring
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While shipping challenges remain, due to wind and the concomitant delays all along the logistics chain, the European stonefruit market is definitely not oversupplied, says Jacques du Preez of Hortgro. read more

The season of winter vegetables, including carrots, is coming to an end in the south and west of France, but production is still ongoing in the northern regions. “The Landes is finishing this week and the Manche department will finish by the end of the month. We are currently taking over the
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"Last weekend I was in Tokyo at Foodex Japan - Asia's international food and beverage fair - and I had a very clear sense of how highly Japanese culture values certified quality food. Agrumi-Gel, with its Sicilian blood orange and lemon juices celebrated, just this year, the
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Under the motto "Trade Logistics: Challenges - Opportunities - Future", Log 2023 provides an overview of the currently most important strategies, trends and innovations in trade logistics and for logistics in companies. Decision-makers from the retail logistics
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In Wollup, near the border with Poland, tomatoes in all possible varieties have been growing and thriving since 2009. The greenhouse facility in question is managed by Havelia Ltd., a sister company of Werder Frucht Ltd., which markets Havelia's produce exclusively as a contract marketer for EO
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"The DEDEBIO organic figs come from a long-standing project partner in Turkey, whose farm is located in the region around Izmir. The variety grown there is considered very aromatic and one of the best in the world. The figs are particularly tender, juicy and delicious," product manager Antje
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Portugal's Sonae profit buoyed by one-off gains despite retail margin squeeze read more

Peppers are a fruiting vegetable that can be prepared and combined in many different ways. There are no limits to the imagination. However, it is precisely this wide variety of uses and processing possibilities for peppers that make it necessary to develop a special recipe for this vegetable.
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