Which crops are most likely to be cultivated in the future? This was the question addressed by scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomics (ATB) in a study funded by the Union of the German Potato Industry (Union der Deutschen Kartoffelwirtschaft e.V.).
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On 10 May 2023, everything in Düsseldorf will revolve around the topic of sustainability. The many questions surrounding this complex challenge will be explored. Current difficulties such as inflation and purchasing restraint will not be forgotten. "We want to take a closer look at the
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The Saarland Ministry of Agriculture is supporting the conversion of the "Buntes Grün" vegetable farm in Nunkirchen to an organic farm with around 30,000 euros. According to the ministry, this includes not only the establishment of a farm shop and a learning café, but also the expansion of the
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Agroscope has received funding for an extensive research project on the fungus Metschnikowia pulcherrima. Over a period of four years, the researchers will investigate the use of this yeast fungus for the biological control of certain plant diseases. read more

The seed potato sector in Ireland is to be strengthened. To this end, the Dublin Department of Agriculture has now allocated €3.1 million for investments aimed at this. According to the Department, the support will also be extended to producers of potatoes suitable for frying. The aim of the
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The new asparagus season is upon us and the Franconian Asparagus Growers' Association is now represented by a new asparagus queen: Veronika Hussnätter from Middle Franconia is the new Franconian Asparagus Queen, as announced by the Bavarian Farmers' Association (BBV). read more

Around 2,500 tonnes (more than 600,000 trays) of Zespri SunGold is expected to reach Tokyo in early April before the Southampton Star continues to Kobe. She is the first of 53 charter vessels that Zespri will use this season to transport around 145 million trays of Green, SunGold and RubyRed.
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Under the motto "Trade Logistics: Challenges - Opportunities - Future", Log 2023 provides an overview of the currently most important strategies, trends and innovations in trade logistics and for logistics in companies. Decision-makers from the retail logistics
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Peppers are a fruiting vegetable that can be prepared and combined in many different ways. There are no limits to the imagination. However, it is precisely this wide variety of uses and processing possibilities for peppers that make it necessary to develop a special recipe for this vegetable.
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Traditionally, the focus in fruit and vegetable trade has been on the approval of individual direct suppliers. However, the need for a more comprehensive approach involving not only direct suppliers but the entire supply chain is becoming increasingly significant. The release of the
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In recent weeks, there have been major problems with the production of brown mushrooms all over Europe. According to the Bundes Deutscher Champignon- und Kulturpilzanbauer e. V. (BDC), the fruiting bodies of some crops suddenly die shortly before harvest.
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Compact, versatile, networked - that's how Multivac describes its new traysealers. In view of the current challenges and the associated cost explosions, the compact traysealers have come just at the right time, says a company statement. read more

Food retailers remain the most affected by supply bottlenecks. This is the result of the current ifo survey. In February, 85.7% of the companies surveyed reported this, compared to 95.6% in January. "Difficult negotiations between manufacturers and retailers about prices and
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With innovative technologies, the provision of data, new sustainable fuels and international cooperation, Rotterdam wants to make the port and the logistics chain via Rotterdam as efficient and thus as environmentally friendly as possible. In this way, any
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The Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, BLE), as the enforcement authority of the ban on unfair trade practices, conducted a total of six proceedings in 2022. In over 50 cases, the BLE assisted companies within the agricultural and food supply chain in enforcing the
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The Danish Maersk Group has announced the launch of the new Captain Peter Integrated package. This enables data integration with an application programming interface (API). According to Maersk, this allows customers to integrate the raw data log with the temperature values into their
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The Compostable Products Association (Verbund kompostierbare Produkte e.V.) regrets the decision of the Federal Council to pass the Disposable Plastics Fund Act (EWKFondsG) without exempting fruit and vegetable bags (shirt bags) made of certified compostable material from the levy. read more

Price increases in the wake of inflation are noticeable everywhere. Accordingly, many Germans are adjusting their spending behaviour, and not least when it comes to food: Almost 80 % of Germans have consciously changed their shopping behaviour with regard to food. This is shown by a
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Due to a massive reduction in stocks, German apple stocks are now at last year's level. Understandably, producers are pushing for higher prices to compensate for rising costs. Is a turnaround possible? read more

Flooding in the eastern states in late 2022 and two major hail events in the Goulburn Valley will impact this year's apple and pear crop in the domestic market, according to APAL's announcement. read more