The South African citrus industry is now continuing its campaign against the new EU citrus import regulations at the upcoming African Union-European Union (AU-EU) Conference of Ministers of Agriculture, says South Africa correspondent Fred Meintjes. read more

"Access to adequate food is a central prerequisite for a self-determined life in dignity around the globe. A self-determined life in dignity - for us here this is a matter of course, but for many people in many regions of the world it is still not possible.
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In future, significantly less food is to end up in the bin in the retail sector. This is what the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Cem Özdemir, has agreed with companies in the German wholesale and retail trade: Both sides signed a "Pact against Food Waste" today.
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For ComexPeru, the near future is not encouraging as the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has indicated that there will be a global El Niño phenomenon for the remainder of 2023 and the summer of 2024. Various extreme weather events will occur across the
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Südpack sees a need for action in the draft EU packaging regulation. Therefore, Josef Rief, Member of the Bundestag for the constituency of Biberach, personally visited Südpack in Ochsenhausen on 19 June to find out more about this topic. Südpack used the meeting as an opportunity to talk about the
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The President of the German Farmers' Association, Joachim Rukwied, describes the proposal of the Minimum Wage Commission to increase the minimum wage in Germany to 12.41 euros (from 2024) and 12.82 euros (from 2025) as unreasonable for the agricultural sector. read more

The addition of Citrojugo, producer, processor and marketer of juices, essential oils and dried peels from citrus fruits, marks a turning point in the growing interest of the citrus sector in the Americas, according to the World Citrus Organisation (WCO). read more

Edeka Minden-Hannover is selling less fertilised vegetables again this year in 36 selected markets in Lower Saxony, Bremen and East Westphalia. This marks the start of the Review research project, which was initiated by the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture, the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences,
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As a global agricultural company, Chiquita is aware of its responsibility for the tropics - the climate zone where the company has grown its bananas for more than a century due to the conditions. With the 'Behind the Sticker' approach, Chiquita is
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In the Review project, the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture (LWK) has been investigating since 2020 in cooperation with vegetable farms and the retailer Edeka Minden-Hannover whether the crops kohlrabi, broccoli, cauliflower and iceberg lettuce can be improved by reduced nitrogen fertilisation.
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Thuringia's fruit-growing companies, which focus on market fruit production, are expecting a yield of 6 t per hectare of sweet cherries this year. According to the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, this initial estimate is in line with the long-term average for the years 2017 to 2022 of 6.1 t/ha, but
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On the occasion of the expert event "Thoughts for Food - scientific aspects of the regulative framework on new breeding Technologies" organised by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Brussels, the Federal Association of German Plant Breeders (Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter e.V.) speaks out in favour of the new breeding technologies.
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For the Central Horticultural Association (ZVG), the announced increase of the minimum wage to 12.41 euros as of 1 January 2024 shows that the Commission has also recognised how tightly companies already have to calculate. read more

In Lower Saxony, the cherry harvest has been going on for a few days. The first fresh produce, mainly from the Alte Land region near Hamburg, is now on sale in shops and at weekly markets. Experts from the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture (LWK) expect medium to good yields of
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What is important in the incoming goods inspection of fruit and vegetables? This question is the focus of the live online seminar of the "Perform incoming goods inspections successfully" of the QS Academy, which will take place on 5 July 2023 (10 a.m. to approx. 12 p.m.), says QS. read more

After a hopeful start to the year for many, weak demand, persistently high energy costs and the shortage of skilled workers are currently weighing on the mood among manufacturers of plastic packaging in Germany. More than half of the companies assess the current economic
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With a resolution on sustainable innovation in organic farming, the BioMarkt Verbund reaffirms its commitment to GMO-free cultivation and organic plant breeding.  read more

In less than a month, the starting signal will be given for "Regina di Puglia", translated as the "Queen of Puglia", a local grape industry event that will take place from 23 to 26 July in Noicàttaro near Bari in southern Italy. The aim of the four-day event is to promote the
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That the EU has met its 2020 climate and energy targets is partly due to external factors such as the effects of the Corona pandemic, which have helped to reduce emissions. And it is doubtful that the EU will achieve its
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Fruitnet has announced the programme for its first Global Tropicals Congress, which will take place in The Hague on 14 September. The one-day event will bring together key players from across the industry to discuss the latest market opportunities in the tropical fruit category.
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