Consumer sentiment in Germany is starting 2023 with a little more optimism. Both economic and income expectations continue to recover and are increasing noticeably. The propensity to buy continues its ups and downs of the last few months and is currently losing ground slightly. read more

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $98,970 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to upgrade the University of Manitoba’s horticulture storage facility so it can conduct innovative potato research, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and
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I could not have imagined that I was in the presence of a molecular biologist with a postgraduate degree from the University of Heidelberg (Germany), especially when she bluntly told me that she was dyslexic, although her first surname is very Spanish, her maternal roots are German. I suppose that her language
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The company, present in 30 international markets, has attended the sector's main trade fair events and will do so again with its presence at Berlin's Fruit Logistica. read more

Exports of agricultural and fruit products, mainly dragon fruit and mango, reached approximately 2,700 tons to China through Lạng Sơn Province border gates on January 24. It was the first farm produce exported to China via the Hữu Nghị border gate in the New Lunar Year. read more

Regrowth can make all the difference in the profitability of a pepper crop. And even more so in a season like the current one, in which, in general terms, growers are obtaining, on average, around 2 kg less per square metre on their farms. Temperature-related problems
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Flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging has officially set up an Australian business entity. read more

The Dutch company, Gebr. De Mooij Amsterdam warns fellow fruit and vegetable companies against doing business with Eurostar e.k. from Hamburg, Germany. read more

The beginning of this tense situation is evidenced by a 2020 publication by Eva Boergens in Geophysical Research Letters, in which she noted that there was a glaring water shortage in Central Europe during the summer months of 2018 and 2019. Since then, there has been no significant
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Considerable shortages and high prices currently characterize the European ginger market. That is according to Sophie Ye of KX Food in Belgium. "Lower yields mean imports from China are at only half those of previous years. That results in high prices; import costs alone [from China] are around
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After two years of negative results, with more than 45 million euro of compensation in the 2020 and 2021 campaigns, last year, garlic insurance -which gives ample coverage to the main risks of the crop, such as persistent rain or hail- returned to normal. read more

It has been a Spring-Summer spud season of weather extremes, with either too much sudden rain or not enough. I asked around the industry to see how that has impacted quality, yields, pests and disease management. read more

The advent of Actinidia chinensis yellow and red kiwi selections with lower chilling requirement has opened the door for South Africa, which had a stab at creating a kiwi industry in the 1980s, but with a focus on green kiwis read more

As Filipinos slowly try to recover from months of inexplicably high onion prices, some are now bracing for higher costs of another kitchen staple; garlic. Again, a supply shortage lurks around the corner. read more

UK: AF Blakemore appoints Carol Welch as new CEO read more

The water cut in the Tagus-Segura aqueduct is not based on technical or legal criteria, but solely and exclusively on criteria of a political and territorial nature, without being backed up by scientific or legal criteria. read more

The shelf placement of fruit and vegetables in the shops, as well as the key role played by innovation to increase consumption, are some of the topics that emerged from the interview of FreshPlaza to Andrea Cialone, marketing manager of Dem Supermarkets, Serena Marilungo, fruit and vegetable
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Freight rates on the Europe to Asia trades have begun to follow the wider container market down after a period of resistance. According to a market update from freight rate benchmarking firm Xeneta, spot and log-term freight rates are beginning to fall after a sustained drop in volumes. read more

During the first two days of the fair, trade visitors will be able to view each of the nominations in an exhibition area in hall 20 and vote for their favourite. The winner of this award will be announced on 10 February. read more

The German economy slowed down in 2022, but managed to grow by 1.9% more than expected, and in energy it has done its homework with gas reserves exceeding 90%. read more