With the proposal of the Energy Efficiency Act, the energy efficiency targets are to be raised significantly and the energy efficiency requirements are to be made more ambitious, according to the Federal Government. The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau, ZVG) is particularly critical of the proposed investment obligation. read more

On 25 May, Namibia had two reasons to celebrate: on the one hand, Africa Day took place, and on the other hand, the country announced its accession to the Citrus Growers' Association (CGA). With this, the country takes an important step on the way to becoming a major player in the citrus industry.
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On 25 May, Freshfel Europe hosted its annual 2023 event in Brussels. The event brought together more than 100 participants, including experts from the fresh produce sector, professionals from the European Commission, Members of the European Parliament and representatives from
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"There are dates that should be in every calendar," says Dr Christian Weseloh, Managing Director of BVEO. And on 19 and 20 September it's that time again. The German Fruit & Vegetable Congress opens its doors in Düsseldorf. Just like the event business as a whole in Germany
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Due to Whitsun on 29 May, Fruchthandel Magazine is taking a break. On Tuesday, 30 May, we will be there for you as usual with fresh news about the fruit and vegetable sector. The Fruchthandel Magazine team wishes all readers a wonderful long weekend. read more

In order to strengthen organic farming, practical research is to be intensified and the exchange with farmers expanded. To this end, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is launching the new platform "Organic Agriculture Meets Research" (ÖLAF). The
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In a technical notification published on 23 May 2023, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) revoked parallel trade authorisations for the plant protection products Lambada and Pendulum. read more

The latest sea level data from the US-European satellite Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich indicate the first signs of a developing El Niño in the equatorial Pacific. The data show that Kelvin waves - which are about 5 cm to 10 cm high at the sea surface and
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We are a medium-sized company based at the Hamburg wholesale market and import fresh fruit and vegetables from all over the world. To strengthen our team, we are looking for an Administration/Accounting employee (f/m/d) in full or part time as soon as possible.
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The German onion season started in mid-March. Without further problems, the increased appetite for the early vegetables with the spring-like weather could be met in the initial phase. Demand was steady and volumes were able to flow. In the meantime, all growers
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The Augsburg delivery service start-up Boxbote is looking for an investor. The outbreak of the war in Ukraine with the resulting inflation and consumer reluctance to buy has led to a significant drop in sales. As a result, the
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In Austria, the first heavy thunderstorms this year with hail, heavy rain and partly stormy winds have left clear traces. According to the Austrian Hail Insurance, thunderstorm cells were particularly severe from the Waldviertel to the eastern lowlands and from the Graz to the south.
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In 2022, vegetables were grown on about 126,000 ha in Germany - a decrease of about 4 % compared to the previous year. Asparagus, onions, lettuces and carrots grew on more than half of this area, according to the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food. read more

The Andean country exported 22,096 t of fresh produce by air in the first quarter of 2023. This is 1.6 % less than in the same period last year, reports agraria.pe with reference to Comex Peru. Of this, fresh and dried mangoes accounted for 7,704 t (-1.8 %). This is 34.89 % of the
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On the occasion of the start of the new garlic season, ANPCA, National Association of Garlic Producers and Marketers, held its extraordinary general assembly in Santaella/Córdoba in week 20. The new campaign, which starts two weeks earlier than planned due to the drought,
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The optimisation of the South African rail network is an important prerequisite for the South African citrus industry to realise its vision of exporting 260 million boxes of this fruit by 2032. This is why the industry is putting enormous pressure on the government to
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Finally it has rained in Spain, but only very irregularly and mainly in the south-east of the peninsula, but also in some areas of Catalonia. The rainfall is a great relief for agriculture, but far from replacing the severe drought that the country has been suffering.
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The new expert committee, in which renowned specialists from industry, market research and trade will be represented, will, according to marktguru, advise and accompany the establishment of its innovative data insights portfolio. Data insights combined
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More modern, user-friendly and clearer - on the occasion of its 70th anniversary, the German Nutrition Society (DGE) is launching its new website. Visitors will now find information from all areas of nutritional science bundled together and
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Due to the weak demand and low prices for asparagus in the 2022 season, the Network of Asparagus and Berry Associations e.V. has commissioned Pretzlaw Communications with an image campaign for asparagus. Because Germany's first spring vegetable pays attention to current topics such as
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