Under the motto "The Changing Geopolitical Landscape and the Future for Potato Trade", the first Polish edition of the annual Europatat event on 6 June will focus on the impact of current geopolitics on international agricultural and food trade and on
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"The reduction in the use of plant protection products must be pursued with a sense of proportion and in consideration of the various interactions. Political targets should encourage, not discourage. The SUR proposal has failed to do this", Franz-Josef
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Sustainability is gaining in importance for 43% of people in Austria, and has remained the same for 45% - with hardly any differences between the generations. At the same time, the willingness to pay more money for an ecological-social product has increased by eleven percent.
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In the largest domestic open-air cultivation area for fresh vegetables - and thus close and ultra-fresh for trade and consumers - literally thousands of heads are now rolling every day: lettuce, oakleaf, lollo rosso and bionda, iceberg, romaine, batavia, crispana or snack salads show
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Hurricane Minerva, which devastated Romagna this week, also caused considerable damage to fruit crops in the Modena region, especially to a typical variety for this time of year such as the Vignola cherry (PGI). read more

Afrucat, the business association for Catalan fruit, presented the first nectarine and peach estimate of the 2023 season in a press conference at the beginning of calendar week 21 together with DACC, Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda of the Catalan regional government.
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What should be taken into account when auditing? Which adjusting screws need to be taken into account for careful quality management? read more

Those who book their tickets online now can save up to 40% compared to registering on-site and avoid the queues in Hong Kong when ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA takes place from 6 to 8 September. read more

14 people died in the KW 20 floods, 20 rivers burst their banks and thousands of hectares of particularly fertile farmland were inundated. "We are on our knees," Sergio Tardani, a Coldiretti representative, told Reuters. He estimated the
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New Zealand's Zespri, Chile's fruit exporter Garces Fruit and US berry marketer Driscoll's have each entered into a strategic partnership with retail chain Freshippo, which operates more than 300 shops in 27 cities in mainland China, reports
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Vandalism? Quite the opposite. Where previously a barren piece of wall covered part of the town wall in Ludwigslust in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, modern and colourful art was created by Aldi Nord. read more

Afrucat, the business association for Catalan fruit, presented the first nectarine and peach estimate of the 2023 season in a press conference at the beginning of calendar week 21 together with DACC, Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda of the Catalan regional government.
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According to estimates by the German Farmers' Association and the regional farmers' associations, the eco-schemes offered under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will remain significantly unused this year. The main reason for this is probably that the subsidy rates are too low. These remain far
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Bananas from Ecuador, avocados from Kenya, berries from Morocco, sugar snap peas from Egypt and plums, cherries and apples from the Ukraine - according to its own information, the Import Promotion Desk (IPD) will be presenting a large selection of fresh fruit & vegetables at the virtual B2B meeting of the
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According to a 2022 Forsa survey, 84% of respondents say that regional origin is important to them when it comes to fresh fruit and vegetables. Penny is actively picking up on this trend and creating its own overarching regional brand - "Marktliebe Regional" by Penny - on 30 May. Thereby
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The International Pear Congress will be held in Lérida in the Catalonia region on 28 and 29 June 2023. The early bird rate has been extended until 15 June. The conference programme includes a series of lectures and round table discussions that will provide new insights into
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For more than 20 years, the blue QS certification mark has been a clear signal to consumers in food retailing on meat and sausage products as well as on fruit, vegetables and potatoes for safe food from controlled production and marketing processes. As
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Biodiversity is acutely threatened: according to the State of Nature in Germany report published by the Federal Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BMUV) in 2020, around 30 % of animal and plant species in Germany are endangered or threatened with extinction. One of the
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Production will probably fall to 453,000 t in the current season. According to a USDA report, this is due to the crop damage caused by cyclone Gabrielle, the effects of which are still being felt, freshfruitportal reports. Exports will also drop significantly and
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The pomegranate season started with lower volumes than usual. The Andean country recorded a 10 % drop in exports to around 40,000 t for 2022/23, freshfruitportal reports with reference to agraria.pe. read more