The Embassy of Ecuador in the Netherlands has announced the appointment of Juan Carlos Yépez Franco as Pro Ecuador's new head of trade, ahead of several networking events focused on sustainable trade, Pro Ecuador said. read more

The new Cashew Mango Mix is a combination of only two ingredients - sweet, fruity mangoes and crunchy cashews. The cashews are unsalted and lightly roasted. The mangoes give the mix an exotic note, says Seeberger. read more

The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau, ZVG) basically welcomes the intention of the Action Programme for Natural Climate Protection (Aktionsprogramm Natürlicher Klimaschutz, ANK) in the area of settlement and transport areas. With a view to the deliberations in the Bundestag, it again pointed out the need for readjustment. read more

Reduced rainfall has been felt for some time, but it has worsened in 2022/23. Last spring and summer were extremely dry. This was compounded by very high temperatures that were higher than usual. Vegetation suffered from the extreme situation,
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With the first watermelons produced in Almeria, Anecoop launches the marketing and promotion campaign for one of its star products, seedless watermelons. After last year's weather-related decline in production, Anecoop expects to regain the volume of previous campaigns.
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Since November 2016, Peru has added eight new countries to its list of blueberry importers. This has increased the volume of blueberry exports by 20 times, reaching 31 countries in the 2022/23 season, freshfruitportal reports. Peru closed the past season
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The high temperatures throughout Spain are increasing the demand for watermelons and melons in Almeria. These are the first of the season from the earliest plantings. However, the quantities are still very small. read more

The Austrian Parliament (National Council) has passed an amendment to the national patent law. The new patent law excludes in particular adventitious genetic modifications from patent protection. Patents on malting barley or maize, such as those granted in recent years by the European
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4,339 trade visitors came to Thessaloniki from 23 to 25 April to attend Freskon, organised by TIF-HELEXPO. 217 exhibitors from twelve countries were present, which is 25 % more than in 2022. The satisfaction of exhibitors and trade visitors was evident, according to
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On Labour Day, the team from Fruchthandel Magazine lets the keyboard rest. read more

For the first time in quite some time, the development of sales of fresh fruit/vegetables/potatoes in March 2023 does not lag behind the market as a whole, but is even above average with a plus of twelve percent compared to the same month of the previous year. Looking at the first three months of the
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The LogiMAT - International Trade Fair for Intralogistics Solutions and Process Management took place in Stuttgart from 25 to 27 April. The packaging expert RAJA presented itself there on two exhibition stands and appreciated the intensive exchange with customers and interested parties. read more

Radishes and young onions are now being harvested from Tyrolean farmers. Salads will follow soon According to SPAR, the decades-long partnership with the farmers guarantees a smooth and speedy process so that customers can enjoy the spring vegetables as fresh as possible. read more

At the beginning of the year, a cold spell in the Spanish broccoli growing areas led to tight supplies and prices shot up. With improved weather conditions, the market eased in recent weeks. But now the situation is turning around again. read more

The Federal Government wants to shape fertiliser legislation in Germany in a targeted manner. The aim is to enable plants to be fed according to their needs, while at the same time advancing water protection and strengthening the polluter-pays principle. After the interdepartmental coordination of the draft for the
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To mark the Day Against Food Waste on 2 May, German Environmental Aid (DUH) and the growing Food Rescue Alliance are calling for decisive action to halve wasted food by 2030. The anniversary marks the period in which, statistically speaking, all food wasted since
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The high temperatures and the intense sunlight for this time of year resulted in a shorter pollination period, so that the loquat season in Marina Baixa/Alicante started about two weeks earlier than normal. This will have a negative effect on the fruit in the form of skin spots.
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As long as the processes in nature are in a self-regulating balance, no one notices them much. Apart from the researchers who are working intensively on them in the most diverse disciplines and from all angles. Only when the
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On the occasion of the medFEL in Perpignan in the south of France, in addition to the harvest forecast for apricots, the current developments of the acreage for Charentais melons in Morocco, Spain and France were published. This continues to go downwards, at least in Spain: the areas
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President Ramaphosa was responding to a direct request from the South African citrus industry for support in the industry's objection to the introduction of new cold storage regulations for citrus imports into the EU. Ramaphosa expressed his disappointment with the EU's protectionism.
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