In the first episode of the video series on data-driven cucumber cultivation, Marcel Huibers (agronomist) and cucumber specialist Kees van Vliet invite you to the BASF Vegetable Seeds greenhouse in 's-Gravenzande. They will talk about the most important lessons learned in 2022, about the experiences they
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Group net sales increased by 20% to CHF 39.4 billion, EBIT by 28% to CHF 3.8 billion and net profit by 30% to CHF 2.8 billion, the company said.The conversion rate, which describes the ratio of EBIT to gross profit for the group, was 33.9%. All business units contributed
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The consumption of hazelnuts and other nuts has enjoyed steady popularity in recent years, due to greater nutritional awareness among consumers. From the consumer's point of view, nuts are gaining in importance as a vitamin-rich component of a balanced diet.
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In the networking and transfer measure "Beenovation", the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is funding 16 collaborative projects that improve the protection of pollinator insects in the agricultural landscape. These were announced at the launch event on 1 March 2023 in Berlin.
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Tomato supply remains limited. Any major supplier countries for tomatoes to Germany are facing production challenges. As a result of the low availability of goods, the usual high level of promotional activity has been significantly reduced. read more

The timely implementation of additional capacity and the installation of a massive on-site power generation capacity have enabled Hexkoel to maintain operations in the cold storage facility even with up to eight hours of power outage at a time. With a full capacity of 2.5 mio
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Bringing organic more into the mainstream - this was the goal set 20 years ago by Renate Künast, then Minister of Agriculture, who spoke out for a 20 % share within ten years. To date, the target has not been reached. Instead, the bar has been raised: 30 % by 2030. read more

Organic fruit and vegetables are not produced under a glass bell jar. So it happens again and again that the laboratory analysis or another indication shows residues of pesticides. But how do I assess this? What measures do I have to take? The answer is provided online by the
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According to the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, a total of around 11,500 t of vegetables were harvested in Thuringian greenhouses in 2022. Compared to 2021, the quantity of vegetables harvested under glass increased by around 650 t or 6 %. The area under cultivation in the Thuringian greenhouses
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New genetic material, increasing global demand for golden kiwifruit and specific supply gaps in the export market have led to significant growth in the South African kiwifruit industry over the past decade, which has been in existence for 40 years. In 2019, moreover, the
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Climatic problems in the central growing regions are responsible for this, eurofruit reports with reference to Asoex. In a new estimate, the export volume is now expected to be 64.52 million cartons, a decrease of 13.2% compared to last season and 4% compared to the previous season.
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For the vegetable producers in the Central Horticultural Association (ZVG), the current price development for fruit vegetables is a consequence of the political framework conditions in Germany, but also of the purchasing behaviour of the trade, which, as always, has focused on goods from Southern Europe and the Netherlands. read more

It was already clear at the start of the 2022/23 season that the summer heat and drought had affected the onion harvest in terms of quantity and quality in large areas of Europe. However, it was only in the course of the storage season that the actual extent of the losses became clear. read more

Biopark draws a successful conclusion to the project "Agriculture for Biodiversity" with 100 times more wild bees and 20 times more butterflies on unmown grassland, it says. For more than ten years, Biopark farmers have been involved in the project "Agriculture for Biodiversity".
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What is coming from Brussels and Berlin? And which strategies will take off after the "turn of the times"? When executives, corporate leaders and decision-makers from the entire packaging value chain meet in Berlin on 30 and 31 March 2023 for the 18th German Packaging Congress, they will be moving closer together.
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With the presentation of the funding documents by the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Dr Ophelia Nick, the official starting signal was given for the model and demonstration project "Measures to strengthen functional
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In the advertising campaign "go greener, feel better" of the European project "EU F & V Consumption - Providing information to increase the consumption of EU fresh fruit and vegetables in the EU internal market" ("EU Fruit-
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The Belgian participation in this year's fair was larger than ever before in the history of FRUIT LOGISTICA. Organised by Flanders' agricultural marketing bureau VLAM, the show included a total of 32 Belgian suppliers of potatoes, fruit, vegetables and fruit trees. Also present were the
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The DSLV Federal Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics, together with the Federal Association of German Bus Companies (bdo), the Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL) e.V. and the Federal Association of the German Waste Management, Water and Recycling Industry (BDE) e.V., is promoting a
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