The leading Dutch pome and soft fruit marketer has achieved a positive result in the 2022 financial year. This was announced at the annual general meeting on 30 May in Geldermalsen. Despite the turbulent market, a turnover of 253 million euros was achieved.
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Hardly anyone wants to do without mushrooms today. And this, according to the Green Media House, despite the fact that the energy crisis has not stopped at cultivated mushrooms and has made them more expensive, albeit moderately. According to the report, in 2021/2022, the average annual per capita consumption of
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What do pistachios, tomatoes, cherries or carrots have in common? They are all among the products that have a tasty representative with a PGI or PDO seal in Sicily. In order to give these certified quality products more presence on the national and international markets
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From the beginning of June, the farmers' strawberry producers open their fields in the earliest locations. This is followed by the gradual start of the season in all regions of Upper Austria, according to the Upper Austrian Chamber of Agriculture. The season starts latest in
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The UPA-UCE Extremadura agricultural organisation has informed about the catastrophic situation of the cherry crops caused by the heavy rains of the last few days practically in the entire north of Cáceres. read more

The dull, wet spring weather has delayed the start of the strawberry season by seven days. Over the next few weeks, Swiss producers will harvest more than 1000 tonnes of the sweet fruit each week, according to the Swiss Fruit Association. A good harvest is expected in the second half of the year.
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In recognition of its commitment to sustainability, Veracruz Almonds has secured two new certifications. The company announced that it had once again received Global Gap certification for the entire production process, from planting to harvesting. In addition, the
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Currently, the supply of apricots on the German market is increasing. With the increasingly summery weather, the stone fruit is already being heavily promoted by food retailers at an early stage of the season, which is boosting demand. read more

The data now available from the federal states show: In the first year of the new funding period of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), farmers applied for payments at a similar level as in previous years. Interest in the CAP was more restrained than expected.
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There has been a change in management at the online supermarkets Knuspr (Germany) and Gurkerl (Austria). Carolin Kracmer, Marketing Director, Stephan Lüger, Commercial Director, and Lorenz Diederichs will jointly take over the management of the Rohlik Group subsidiaries with immediate effect,
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In recognition of its commitment to sustainability, Veracruz Almonds has secured two new certifications. The company announced that it had once again received Global Gap certification for the entire production process, from planting to harvesting. In addition, the
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Night frosts and unfavourable weather conditions during the flowering phase have led to a disappointing cherry harvest in many areas this year, according to the Dutch Fruit Growers' Association (NFO). read more

The European campaign was launched in May 2022 and is now entering its second of three years. Under the motto "Life is better", the inter-professional umbrella organisation Interfel, together with the banana industry association AIB, the Irish Food Board Bord Bia, and the
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The EU Commission has dropped the infringement proceedings against Germany for non-compliance with the EU Nitrate Directive. The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has announced that the threat of very high fines is now a thing of the past. read more

After two decades, the European Union (EU) has reopened its market to organic citrus from Argentina. This measure was taken at the instigation of Senasa to allow the EU to use a product that is applied to fruit intended for export
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For about four and a half years, experts from the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ, the Global Nature Fund (GNF) and the Lake Constance Foundation developed and tested effective approaches to this using bananas and pineapples from Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic as examples,
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The shade provided by agri-photovoltaic (PV) systems can mitigate the negative consequences of droughts in plant stands. This is the result of a study conducted by Prof. Andreas Schweiger from the University of Hohenheim together with his research assistant.
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Earlier this week, the Italian Senate's Agriculture Committee voted unanimously in favour of the amendment to the Drought Emergency Ordinance to allow field trials of NGT crops - those modified using New Genomic Techniques (NGT).
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Lower volumes, but prices above the previous year and a positive trade balance: this is the conclusion of the Agreste statistical service of the French Ministry of Agribusiness and Food Sovereignty on the development of the French cauliflower sector. read more

Start-up Superplum has announced the launch of a new range of packaged fresh lychees at the start of the Indian lychee season. The company is using innovative cold chain technology to keep its lychees fresh for up to 15 days. This would have
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