The final calculation according to the Polish CIS (German Main Statistical Office) showed that berries ended 2022 with a production of around 589,000 tonnes. This is only 4 % more production than in the previous year. Strawberries achieved the largest share of the total harvest volume with 180,000 t, followed by
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Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD) looks back on a successful HortiRoad2India trade mission to Hyderabad and Delhi, which took place from 23 to 30 April. During this mission, the public-private partnership took advantage of valuable opportunities to promote the Dutch
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The fourth "Long Night of Nutrition" of the association Ernährung-NRW e.V. took place on 5 May 2023. Members of the association as well as interested parties from companies, associations and institutions from the North Rhine-Westphalian food industry, the food trade and
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Via a technical notification published on 9 May 2023, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) revoked the parallel trade permit for the plant protection product Goal (GP No. 024353-00/089). read more

Horticultural businesses in Germany provide a diverse range of food for bees and other pollinating insects. The Central Horticultural Association (ZVG) is drawing attention to this in the run-up to World Bee Day on 20 May 2023. read more

The facility in Wageningen, the Netherlands, will help strengthen and accelerate Bayer's search for resistant varieties to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). "This new infrastructure is part of a global trial set-up aimed at,
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The campaign, with the slogan "Join the #LongLifeChallenge in Europe and take action for a better life by eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day", aims to raise awareness of the importance of eating European fruit and vegetables every day in the
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According to the company, the seal symbolises Syngenta's efforts to develop varieties that are resistant not only to the ToBRFV virus but also to other important diseases, thus protecting crop yields. In addition, the high quality of the fruit is to be maintained
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The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued an emergency authorisation for the insecticide SpinTor (active ingredient: spinosad) for the control of the cherry vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) on several crops. read more

Within 24 hours, a total of 16 heavy rains have fallen on Emilia-Romagna, another four in Marche, and storms and thunderstorms have also been recorded: This is announced by the Italian agricultural association Coldiretti. An unusually severe
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Carrots are the most popular vegetable in Switzerland, almost 7 kg per person and year were eaten by the Swiss last year. Tomatoes come in second place, and if cherry tomatoes were added, they would even knock carrots off the top spot.
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We are a wholesale company with affiliated production, preparation and distribution for vegetables in Willich Schiefbahn. read more

The Experimental Centre Laimburg and the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano organised the first scientific symposium on NMR spectroscopy in South Tyrol. On this occasion, the new laboratory for NMR spectroscopy was inaugurated, which was jointly built by the two research institutions at the
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The asparagus season started early, but the growth of asparagus was initially somewhat slowed down by the cool and rainy April. Despite moderate temperatures, there have been no maximum quantities so far, but qualitatively very good asparagus. Last year's season, which in some cases ended earlier, and the
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The Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Agriculture and the Obstbauversuchsring des Alten Landes e. V. have opened the 2023 strawberry season on Bastian Soltau's farm in Barsbüttel (in the district of Stormarn). read more

On 16 May, Rotterdam was all about tomatoes as Fruitnet hosted the Global Tomato Congress at the World Trade Center. The presentations were as colourful as the range of products: from crisis management to the future of packaging and the role of technology,
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The ERDE (Erntekunststoffe Recycling Deutschland - Harvest Plastics Recycling Germany) initiative was again able to significantly increase its collection volumes in 2022. At 645 fixed collection points and 3,147 mobile collections, a total of 34,889 t of silage and stretch films were collected and recycled. This
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According to the information of the portal "www.agrotv.net" referring to an interview with Dobrivoje Radović, the managing director of the Association of Raspberry Growers in Serbia, it is predicted that the local farmers will have a significantly worse season than in the
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By using artificial intelligence and precise information on the shelf life of products, the Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn wants to allow considerably less food waste. According to the company, 70,000 kg less of strawberries will be thrown away, which is a
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With Chiquita to go, the banana is leaving the fruit department and since the beginning of May has also been found in the checkout zone in around 300 Billa stores in the greater Vienna area, according to a statement from Chiquita. This pilot project will test the banana as a healthy snack to go,
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