Freak weather conditions can really disrupt the planning of agricultural enterprises. Eric Hostalnou, responsible for O+G at the Chamber of Agriculture in the southern French department of Pyrénées-Orientales, asks himself: "Where have they gone, the autumn storms?
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In the Italian growing regions, low temperatures decimate the supply of rocket. Producer prices and German wholesale prices rise significantly above the previous year's level. read more

Peviani, a company that produces, markets and distributes fruit and vegetables, presents its new graphic design at Fruit Logistica 2023. For the first time, the brand has decided to give its products a uniform design for all categories offered to the large-scale retail trade. The graphics are transparent and
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Right at the start of the world's leading trade fair for fruit and vegetables, FRUIT LOGISTICA in Berlin, the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Cem Özdemir, visited the Federal Association of Producer Organisations (BVEO).Johannes Bliestle, Managing Director of Reichenau-Gemüse, but also Chairman of the
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Satellite imagery and artificial intelligence have what it takes to improve the profitability of small-scale producers in Africa. This is the view of Johannes Röhrenbach of Mavuno Technologies. read more

On 8 February, the Federal Cabinet adopted the Future Strategy for Research and Innovation. Dr Heike Köhler, Chair of the Plant Breeding Division of the German Agricultural Industry Association (IVA), commented on this. read more

The ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on case C-688/21 was eagerly awaited. Specifically, the question was whether plants or seeds in which the so-called in vitro random mutagenesis method was used are to be classified as genetically modified.
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Veganuary, the global organisation encouraging people to try vegan in January and beyond, has again broken all previous records and welcomed more participants than ever before with 706,965 people officially signing up from nearly every country in the world. read more

The leading trade show for the global fruit and vegetable business has opened in Berlin for its most international edition ever today (8 February), with around 2,600 exhibitors from 92 countries and all parts of the fresh produce value chain. read more

Business group Logistics UK is urging government to prioritise the needs of the logistics industry, as Parliament continues to debate the Retained EU Law bill. read more

Investors attending Britain’s first ever food industry investment summit in London have called for government action to transform the way we grow, manufacture and eat food, to tackle Britain’s public health crisis and the food industry’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. read more

Maersk has said that the previous year proved to be an “exceptionally strong” one for the company, as it reported on the best financial result in its history. read more

The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has released a new State of the Industry Report which showcases data, insights and outlooks to help the fresh produce industry as it prepares and plans for the challenges and opportunities of 2023. read more

Difficult weather conditions in the northeast and south of Brazil meant that fruit exports did not reach their potential in 2022. President of national fruit association Abrafrutas, Guilherme Coelho, reported exports were down by 12% in value and 15% in volume between January and September
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Experts from GLOBALG.A.P. unveiled a comprehensive range of new sustainable solutions at the horticulture trade fair IPM ESSEN, the world’s leading trade fair for horticulture. Climate change and sustainability were major themes at this year’s trade fair, setting the stage for
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Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural, and organic food in the United States, has announced the launch of its Rescued Organics programme in all 130 stores in California. read more

WayBeyond has launched a new tool to help growers maintain optimal plant growth without any guesswork. read more

Mission Produce has announced a joint venture with South African farming company ZZ2 Boerdery (ZZ2) private equity firm Criterion Africa Partners (CAP) to develop avocado production in South Africa.  read more

Texas citrus continues to be on the slimmer side of supplies. “Oranges have been tight all season due to strong demand,” says April Flowers of Lone Star Citrus, noting it has mostly small sizes peaking on 113s. “We are about 65 percent through our grapefruit crop and are peaking on mostly
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Vietnamese fresh fruits, including tamarind, jackfruit, lychee, plum, passion fruit and starfruit, have earned a lion’s share in the Australian market. According to the International Trade Centre (ITC), in the first 11 months of 2022, Australia imported 8.2 million USD worth of fruits under HS
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