This was stated by Director María José Sánchez at the presentation of this year's event, which was held at the Brazilian Embassy to mark the country's participation as an importing guest country and was also attended by Jorge F. Brotóns, President of FEPEX, and Orlando Leite Ribeiro,
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This facility is not only available to the company, but also to farmers in the region, offering them the opportunity to package their products efficiently, at competitive costs and at the highest speed, reports Camposol. read more

The company Port International and the Röhrkasten farm present their successful asparagus, strawberry and blueberry production in a video. The two companies have been working closely together for many years and are suppliers of fresh and high-quality fruit and vegetables in
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After the Rivoira Group took over the exclusive rights to the two yellow kiwi varieties developed by New Kiwi Plant (NKP) and the University of Udine last year, a project update was now presented at this year's Macfrut in early May. read more

31 organisations representing all the leading organisations in the food chain in the EU have sent a letter to the European Commission asking for greater involvement in the development process of the flagship initiative "Farm to Fork": the legal framework for
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On the occasion of the 100th Conference of Federal and State Environment Ministers, the German Farmers' Association (Deutscher Bauernverband) calls on politicians in a paper of concern to keep food security and the economic needs of farms in mind in all environmental policy projects.
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Chief Executive Christoph Minhoff explains: "The Basic Law does not provide for council-based decision-making processes. The traffic light coalition undermines the legitimacy of the people's representatives in representative, parliamentary democracy with council structures. Also the procedure
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The sector urges the European Commission to withdraw or amend certain parts of its draft proposal that will impact on competitiveness, drive up prices and affect the consumption of ready-to-eat fresh products,
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Potato grower Royal HZPC Group is maintaining its forecasts for the 2022/23 financial year, expecting an 11% increase in turnover compared to the previous year (€352m), with a gross margin of €66.5m (last financial year €63.9m). In the 2022/23 business year
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With the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV and the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT) aim to further deepen their long-standing partnership in the field of agricultural and food economics,
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The use of the insecticide containing the active substance cyantraniliprole for the control of cherry vinegar flies (Drosophila suzukii) on red, white and black currants and on blueberries is authorised from 15 May to 11 September 2023. read more

"In terms of sales, we were able to maintain the level of the exceptionally strong prior-year quarter," said CEO Werner Baumann. The normalisation in the glyphosate business accelerated - but this effect was offset by the growth in the rest of the Crop Science business.
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According to estimates released by the French statistical service Agreste on 1 April 2023, the national harvest of winter lettuce will decline by 18% year-on-year in the 2022-2023 season - despite a 14% increase in cultivated areas, from 3.349 ha to 3.5 ha. read more

The lettuce harvest in Germany already started several weeks ago and continues to progress. After the import season at the beginning of the year had to struggle with the highly fluctuating weather conditions, the question naturally arises: How will the German lettuce season go this year? read more

Norma and IFCO are expanding their cooperation - for more sustainability and the reduction of food waste. To this end, a long-term partnership was concluded, thus declaring war on disposable packaging in the fresh food supply chain. The aim is to significantly
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After its monthly meeting at the beginning of May, the Italian association published an analysis of the current situation in the apple sector. As of 1 May, 378,311 tonnes of Italian apples were in storage, 10% less than the five-year average and 16% below the previous year. read more

On the occasion of the general debate on 10 May 2023 in the EU Parliament in Strasbourg entitled "Council and Commission statements - The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector", the President of the German
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BayWa AG generated above-average earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in the first quarter of the current financial year. As expected, this was lower than in the same period of the previous year at €91.8 million (Q1/2022: €144.9 million), according to the company.
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Nothing runs in the supply chain without corrugated board. More than two thirds of all goods produced in Austria travel in fibre-based corrugated board. This makes corrugated board the No. 1 recyclable and transport packaging. Last year, the Austrian corrugated board industry was the leading supplier of corrugated board.
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First the years-long pandemic, then record inflation as a result of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. The consumer climate remains clouded in the wake of inflation, the fact that fruit and vegetables are not a significant inflation driver is not appreciated by consumers.
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