Associate Professor Andrew Geering of the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) said monitoring avocado sunspot disease is important to protect lucrative overseas markets. Bees are expected to help with this, according to a recent study by the
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Last year, Germany imported less fruit than at any time in the last eight years. Compared to the previous year alone, there is a shortfall of a good 400,000 t. Despite the decline in import volume, the import value increased. But what were the reasons for this development? read more

The basic workforce was informed of this by tegut... Managing Director Thomas Gutberlet and basic Board Member Christoph Eich at a staff meeting. The transaction still requires antitrust clearance and implementation in an insolvency plan, tegut... announces.
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At the end of March, the previous offices of QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH in Schedestraße in Bonn were dissolved and a new, central office in Bonn-Bad Godesberg was moved into on 1 April, QS announces. read more

In the coalition agreement, the state government set itself the goal of strengthening and modernising consumer protection at all levels. With the revision of the Internet portal for statutory consumer information, the official information can be
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Since the second week of March, the first fresh asparagus from heated regional cultivation has already been available on the market in western Germany. Due to the high production costs and limited quantities available, the prices for these first asparagus spears traditionally tend to be higher in the trade.
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A Water Action Agenda with 700 commitments to address the global water crisis and promote sustainable water use worldwide is the outcome of the World Water Conference in New York. Nature's Pride was actively involved in the United Nations conference and looks back
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For the fourth time, SanLucar and the app Kitchen Stories are going into the supermarkets and to the PoS together. Their motto for the period from 1 May 2023 to 1 June 2023: "Our recipe for good taste". read more

In order to give new impetus to German foreign trade, the German government must finally create the right framework conditions for the German economy. Both the strengthening of locations and improved framework conditions for an easier and faster diversification of supply chains
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The start of the asparagus season marks the beginning of spring and a culinary highlight in German kitchens. The fine vegetable is only on the market in Germany for a few months - from mid/end March to 24 June. Then the closed season begins for the royal vegetable. The
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To this end, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has filed objections with the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety against the authorisations of several plant protection products, including glyphosate. DUH announces that it will file a lawsuit if the objections are not resolved. Aim of the
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The DSLV Bundesverband Spedition und Logistik (German Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association) considers the results of the coalition committee on the federal government's future environmental and transport policy presented on 28 March 2023 to be balanced overall. The Federal Government's intention to improve infrastructure funding, planning
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From January to February 2023, exports amounted to 66.8 million cartons. This is 0.47% less than in the same period last year. In terms of destination, 32% were destined for the European Union (27), 23% for Russia, 12% for the Middle East and 11.55% for the USA,
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At the first Plastics Europe Germany Innovation Press Conference, companies presented practical examples of circularity in the form of input presentations. It had become clear in the process: Independence from raw materials and sustainable management with value-added plastics that are consistently
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With the start of the harvest in the Palatinate, the market- and price-dominating monopoly position held by foreign produce over the winter months comes to an end. Peter Steegmüller, radish producer from Weingarten, says: "At the moment, the market is seeing a gentle transition from Italian radishes to foreign ones.
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Once a year it is called "Come to the greenhouse" in the Netherlands, and this year it was that time again at the beginning of April. On 1 and 2 April, during the 45th edition of the annual "Kom in de kas" event, a total of 160,000 interested people visited 121 greenhouse farms in
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For the seventh time, the company was honoured with the "Prize for Longstanding Product Quality" by the DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft - German Agricultural Society) Test Centre for Food, according to the DLG.The company award stands for consistent striving for quality and is only awarded if
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After five months in an upward trend, the recovery in consumer sentiment weakened in April. This is the result of the current consumer barometer of the German Retail Association (HDE). According to this, the index remained almost at the level of the previous month. read more

Last year, a total of 642,905 tonnes of avocados with a value of 1.036 billion US dollars were exported from Peru. While this represents an 11 % increase in volume, it also represents an 11 % decrease in value. According to Fresh Fruit Peru, this is due to the strong decline in the
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In recent weeks, the total of 430 producer companies of the Belgische Fruitveiling (BFV) have reacted with clear approval to the integration plans into the structures of BelOrta, reports the Flemish agricultural information service 'Vlaams infocentrum land- en tuinbouw' (vilt.be). read more