Inflation and the rapid rise in prices for food and many other products are the most important factor currently determining the shopping behaviour of Germans. This is according to the Shopping Trend Study 2023 of the leading shopping list app Bring! The basis was a survey
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A not inconsiderable part of the asparagus consumed in Germany during the asparagus season does not come from domestic fields, but from abroad. Last year, 19,500 t of the asparagus were imported fresh or chilled into Germany - almost 29 % less than in the previous year, according to the asparagus trade association.
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Following the intense weather events that affected several countries in the Southern Hemisphere, WAPA has updated the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast. The forecast, which incorporates data from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and
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Due to the weather, the Belgian strawberries are a little later than in other years, but the new season will officially start at the end of March. The Ghesellen van de Aardbei van Hoogstraten, representative of the entire sector, deliver the first strawberries as they do every year
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The 'Latin American Banana Sustainability TaskForce' criticises an offer for Rainforest Alliance-certified bananas recently seen at Lidl Germany. The discounter offered a kilogram of the bananas for 0.95 euro cents during the week of 13 March. The
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ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA will take place again in Hong Kong from 6 to 8 September 2023. Exhibitors from 32 countries and regions have already registered to present their products and services at the fair in the AsiaWorld-Expo together with the ASIAFRUIT CONGRESS. read more

The breakthrough of intermodal freight transport in the EU, combining different modes of transport, will still take time. This is due to the fact that the same competitive conditions currently do not exist for trains and inland waterway vessels as for trucks, according to a report published by the
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"With an estimated production of 155,000 tonnes, we expect about 86,000 tonnes to be exported, so we will stick to the ratio of 45% for the domestic market and 55% for export," said Francisco Contardo, Executive Director of the Avocado Committee
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According to the Minister of Agriculture, Petra Berg, the registration forms will be available until 30 April. A later registration is no longer possible. According to Berg, the children in the participating institutions will receive free fruit and vegetables for a maximum of three days.
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Recyclable packaging is the trend in fruit and vegetable marketing. In addition to full wrap labelling, Multivac now offers two other high-quality and sustainable labelling solutions for fresh produce trays. While with Top Wrap labelling a label from
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QS has established residue monitoring in order to precisely control the use of plant protection products in fresh fruit, vegetables and potatoes. What is important for the correct sampling in monitoring? The QS Academy answers these and other questions in its practical courses.
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The demands in the fruit and vegetable market are becoming ever higher. Added to this is the enormous price pressure. In the marketing chain, the focus is not only on the product and the article, but increasingly also on processes and resources. A market participant must therefore not only focus on his
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According to Aldi Süd, "Good for everyone" also means "Organic for everyone". Aldi Süd is continuously expanding its organic product range. read more

The rumours heard in Brussels a few weeks ago about a planned additional chapter in the trade agreement with the Mercosur states to ensure environmental and social sustainability seem to be confirmed. A document on this subject published last week by the
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Sales of Polish apples are high this season, says Jan Nowakowski from the distribution company Genesis Fresh. This has led to lower stock levels compared to the previous season. According to the latest WAPA data from 1 February 2023, 1,062,000
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From January to 12 March 2023, the Andean country exported 35,200 tonnes of avocados, a 53% increase over the 23,000 tonnes exported in the same period last year. As agraria.pe reports with reference to Fernando Cillóniz Benavides, president of the consultancy Inform@cción,
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... but only until 31 March 2023, so take advantage of the early bird rate and register for the European Sustainability Forum.    read more

According to official data, Spain exported 1.1 million tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables worth 1.646 billion euros in January 2023. This is a decrease of 9 % and an increase of 7.5 % compared to the previous year. read more

Following its successful introduction in other European markets, the product Zorvec Entecta™ is now also available for potato cultivation in Germany, formulated as a liquid suspo-emulsion. The combination of the two active ingredients oxathiapiprolin and amisulbrom provides up to ten
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The cauliflower supply at the German wholesale markets is currently mainly covered by goods from France, Spain and Italy. In recent weeks, however, the availability of goods has been very tight due to the cold weather in the growing regions. With rising temperatures, it is now
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