To find out the price of food, it is usually enough to look at the price tag in the supermarket. However, the situation is quite different when talking about the "true" food prices. This is because food production incurs costs that are not covered by the shop price.
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Since the beginning of the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) outbreak, BASF has actively sought and offered solutions for growers in the fight against the virus. In addition to making varieties available since 2020, new ToBRFV-resistant varieties are currently being tested and will be launched in 2023.
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International crises shaped seaborne cargo handling in the Port of Hamburg in 2022. The Hamburg terminals handled 119.9 million tonnes of seaborne goods. This corresponds to a decline of 6.8 % compared to the previous year, according to Hafen Hamburg Marketing. read more

In Schleswig-Holstein, vegetables were grown according to organic standards on around 28 % (1,914 ha) of the total outdoor vegetable cultivation area in 2022. This means that the organic vegetable cultivation area was at the same level as the previous year (2021: 1,913 ha). The number of vegetable farms that cultivate their
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The food and impact start-up SPRK.global announces its cooperation with the German Food Bridge. The aim of the cooperation is to distribute part of the supply chain food surpluses that SPRK receives from its network to Ukraine, thus ensuring the supply of
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In a large-scale cross-category promotion under the motto 'Fit into the Day', Chiquita and mymuesli are showing at the PoS how healthy and varied breakfast can be, says the company. read more

This is to help farmers and farm workers diversify and access new markets, achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and strive towards the 2030 Agenda, said the two organisations, which have launched their work to promote
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BASF, which operates in the vegetable sector under its Nunhems brand, held the Lettuce & Spinach Demo Field Days 2023 from 31 January to 17 February at its La Palma research centre (Cartagena/Murcia), where the seed company presented its range and the latest
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The company has reached an agreement to divest its logistics sites in St Petersburg and Novorossiysk to IG Finance Development Limited. This follows Maersk's decision in March 2022 to discontinue its operations in Russia. read more

From 6 to 8 September 2023, ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA will once again take place at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. Leading companies from 27 different countries and regions on all continents have already registered. Those who do so by 28 February can participate in the first round of the
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In Hamburg, vegetables were grown on a total of 659 ha in 2022. The area under cultivation thus remained at the level of the previous year (2021: 655 ha). However, the number of farms fell by three percent to 67 farms, according to the Statistical Office North. read more

Together with numerous representatives of European transport associations, entrepreneurs and drivers as well as the Rosenheim police, Markus Ferber (CDU, MEP) and employees and entrepreneurs of the Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL) witnessed the traffic chaos as a result of the
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In the first nine months of the financial year, Greenyard increased its net sales (on a comparable basis (LfL) by 7.2 % compared to the first nine months of the previous year, according to its own information. The company generated net sales on a LfL basis of €3,382.5bn,
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The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product ATTRACAP (active ingredient: Metarhizium brunneum strain Cb-III). read more

From the beginning of the 2022/23 season until the end of January, the Andean country exported 164,985 tonnes of mangoes, agraria.pe refers to the Peruvian Association of Mango Producers and Exporters (APEM). read more

To reduce the loss of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes, more sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices are needed. A research team from the Universities of Göttingen, Hohenheim and Venda in South Africa has investigated how macadamia plantations can be
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) are taking the initiative to improve transparency regarding the sustainability of food in trade. Businesses and consumers should be able to
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Every fruit trading company is obliged to set up a HACCP system and to train its employees regularly in this subject area. The Fresh Produce Seminar "HACCP in Fruit and Vegetables - Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment for Beginners" on 15.
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FEFCO supports the European Commission's intention to "reduce the negative environmental impact of packaging and packaging waste while improving the functioning of the internal market" through the Regulation on Packaging and
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