Tickets for the show, which takes place in Hong Kong from 6 to 8 September, include free access to the ASIAFRUIT CONGRESS and ASIAFRUIT BUSINESS FORUM, both of which take place on all three days of the show. read more

SanLucar is the first company in Spain to use a 200 KWh Huawei super battery in its logistics platform near Valencia. It was installed by the company Cubierta Solar and is one of the first of its kind available in Europe, the company informs. read more

How is it that in one of the richest countries in the world more and more people do not have enough money for adequate nutrition? What is "adequate" and how is food poverty defined? What are the health and social consequences of food poverty?
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Everyone knows the favourite orange vegetable. But what do schoolchildren actually know about the production of carrots here in Germany? This year, the team from meine-Möhren.de is creating a film for school lessons to convey this knowledge. read more

Corteva Agriscience has opened its first combined crop protection and seed research laboratory for the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions to drive innovation and develop sustainable solutions for farmers. The expansion of the research and
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More than half of Germans currently assess their own financial situation as worse than in the previous year. As the April data of Deloitte's "Global Consumer Pulse Survey" show, the gloomy economic outlook also has an impact on eating habits
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Philipp Fankhauser will resign from his position as deputy managing director at the Swiss Centre for Vegetable Production and Special Crops (SZG) in 2024 to pursue a new career, according to a statement. read more

"The European regulation on packaging and packaging waste makes it more important than ever to stand shoulder to shoulder with fruit and vegetable producers. The soft fruit sector in Huelva is of great importance for Spanish wood packaging, and that is why we would like to be present at this
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Despite adverse economic conditions, the Landgard Group's turnover fell only slightly to 2.192 billion euros and positive earnings before taxes (EBT) of 4.1 million euros were achieved, the Group announced. The planned value defined under normal conditions for
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Maersk will be the first company in the shipping industry to convert an existing vessel to dual-fuel methanol propulsion, enabling it to run on green methanol. The industry's first conversion of an engine is planned for mid-2024, and it is intended that the
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How can organic food become an integral part of the menus in municipal catering facilities? This question was the focus of a networking workshop on 19 June 2023, for which the initiative "BioBitte - More Organic in Public Kitchens" of the Federal Ministry of
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At Gut Dietlhofen near Weilheim in Upper Bavaria, another planting campaign took place - this time accompanied by Peter Maffay. The children learned a lot about how to grow, care for and harvest local vegetables. With its projects, the Edeka Foundation pursues the goal,
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In a recent USDA report, citrus production in the EU has been revised downwards for this season, affecting lemons and oranges in particular. The drop in production is mainly due to the expected sharp declines in Spain, which accounts for about 65 % of the
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With effect from 1 July 2023, in-house lawyer Henning Kleinespel (36) has been appointed deputy managing director of the Deutscher Fruchthandelsverband e.V. (DFHV) by the association's executive board, the association announced. read more

The chanterelle, also known as Girolle, Hanenkam and Cantharel, is a wild mushroom and is hand-picked in the forests of Europe. It has a light and fresh apricot aroma with a slightly spicy and peppery taste. With banks mushrooms lie the first chanterelles
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Training in logistics is already an integral part of some Aldi regional companies. At the start of the new training year, more regional companies are expanding their training portfolio and employing junior staff in logistics. This means that in future 17 of the 25
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Sustainability is becoming increasingly important for companies in the fruit, vegetable and potato value chain. With the development of the module "Voluntary QS Inspection Sustainability" (FIN), QS has created a practical way to support companies from the sector in the
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The Family Farmers' Association for Agriculture and Forestry (FABLF) warns that the EU's plans to reduce the use of plant protection products could lead to a significant drop in harvests and jeopardise the domestic food supply. With a view to the prolonged dry phases and other climate-related
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The 20th anniversary of the "Echt kuh-l!" school competition organised by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) was all about school break catering. Under the motto "Food makes school! Organic, diverse and healthy", children and young people were able to learn about the interrelationships between
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Fruit trading companies in Germany are also abused as "unwanted servants" in drug smuggling from South America to Europe. This was the conclusion drawn by investigators from the Federal Criminal Police Office and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office at the annual conference of the German Fruit Trade Association
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