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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With the launch of Delphy Germany, Delphy has set itself the goal of further expanding its market share in Germany. In Germany, Delphy is active in soft fruit, ornamental plants, outdoor and greenhouse vegetable production. As the company announced, with the recruitment of
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Fruit tree owners between the Ems and Elbe rivers can now once again register their own trees with the Lower Saxony Centre for Nutrition and Home Economics (ZEHN) and mark them with a "Yellow Ribbon". read more

Time and again, the media report the discovery of cocaine in shipments from South America, preferably in banana boxes. "In many cases, companies are unsure how to behave properly when such a find is made," says the managing director of the German
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He will step down as Managing Director of GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbH on 31 May, the company announced. read more

As part of the European Green Deal, the EU is pursuing ambitious plans to optimise the sustainability of packaging. This is shown by the new draft of the European Packaging Regulation (PPWR), which was discussed in the Bundesrat and will be implemented by Germany after adoption by the EU.
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The South African citrus industry is currently facing a huge challenge, as based on the number of new orchards established, the industry is set to grow by another 100 million cartons by 2033. The citrus industry accounts for 7% of the total value of agricultural production.
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After 14 months of construction, the Nuremberg-based grocery discounter Norma opens its new and ultra-modern logistics centre in Gerolzhofen in Lower Franconia. The new building project is the largest single investment in the company's history and plays a central role in the sustainability strategy.
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The grocer Rewe is cooperating with the Swedish freight technology company Einride to deliver to its supermarkets in the capital region. A networked fleet of seven all-electric trucks delivers from the logistics centres in Oranienburg and Berlin-Mariendorf to
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Despite the destruction of some plantations in the central and northern regions of the country, Ukrainian producers increased blueberry exports to a record level in 2022, EastFruit informs. The portal reports that total exports of fresh blueberries from the
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Board spokesman Mark Rosenkranz symbolically opened the first filling station for the fuel alternative on the grounds of the Edeka logistics centre in Lauenau with representatives from politics and business. By the end of 2025, Edeka Minden-Hannover wants to have replaced its entire truck fleet - i.e. all of its approximate
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Full data control, the best possible transparency and attractive remuneration for live shipment tracking - this is what the Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL - German Road Haulage Association) and the FreightTech company TIMOCOM agreed on in the spring. The partners presented the details
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This brought them to 148,796,816 kg, agraria.pe refers to the president of the consulting firm Inform@cción, Fernando Cillóniz Benavides. read more

The Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Claudia Müller, presented funding decisions totalling almost 3.8 million euros to the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and the Agrotech
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