Cricket (Lorca/Murcia) ends its participation in FRUIT LOGISTICA on a positive note despite the difficult situation. The date of the fair coincided with the vegetable season of the Murcian company. read more

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During the regular elections, Olaf Feuerborn, who has chaired the industry association since 2017, was unanimously confirmed by the members for a third term on the board. Immediately afterwards, the board members re-elected him as their chairman, according to Unika. read more

The European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected the opposition against a patent of the company Syngenta (Chemchina) on conventionally bred peppers (EP2140023). In 2013, Syngenta had applied for a patent on the genetic trait of plants originally from Jamaica.
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The harvest of the late varieties of Easy Peeler is underway in Spain. Besides Tango, Nadorcott and Ortaniques, Orri is harvested. The assortment in the supermarkets is supplemented by Israeli and Moroccan varieties. read more

"The port of Rotterdam is the most important gateway in Europe for our fruit, as 55% of the total volumes we send to European ports are concentrated here. Last season, 256,037 tonnes of our fruit arrived at this port, an increase of 24 % compared to the
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Portuguese exports of fruit, vegetables and flowers reached their highest level ever in 2022: 2040 million euros. This result represents an increase of 15.6% compared to 2021, Portugal Fresh announced at FRUIT LOGISTICA. read more

For 70 years, the German Nutrition Society (DGE) has been answering the question "What should we eat?" on the basis of scientific facts and evaluations. Now, with a new communication channel, it is also addressing the question "How do we want to eat?" and launched a new campaign on 15 September.
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After two years of online meetings, the participants of the annual QS laboratory managers' meeting for the area of residue monitoring finally met again in presence. Over 120 laboratory managers from 13 countries (including Benelux, Italy, Spain, Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Poland,
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Exports thus reached 884 t in the first four months. The main markets are the Netherlands, the UK, the USA, France and Canada. Currently, figs are grown in the Andean country on 600 ha in the regions of Ica, Tacna, Arequipa and Lima. read more

After the protest blockades were lifted at the end of January, grape producers and exporters in the Ica region are trying to get back to normal. However, they are only succeeding with difficulty, simfruit reports with reference to Bloomberg. read more

Swamp cress has long been known as a problematic weed in Swiss vegetable production. A new Agroscope fact sheet shows what problems it causes and how it can be controlled. read more

This season will not go down in history as a normal campaign for Almeria's greenhouse producers. First the high temperatures in autumn and the warm beginning of winter and now the persistently low temperatures have led to the unusual
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Leading citrus players from around the world came together during FRUIT LOGISTICA to analyse the industry's place in current trends in fruit and vegetable consumption, as well as market developments in Europe, particularly in Germany. The meeting was part of the
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The Global Climate Change Alliance, launched by the EU in 2007 to help poor developing countries cope with climate change, has not lived up to expectations. This is according to a special report by the European Court of Auditors. The auditors had
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With a circular economy business model based on the principles of waste reduction and reuse, IFCO says it has enabled its supply chain customers to achieve significant environmental savings. read more

This gives FruitMasters the rights for apple production and sales of the variety and allows it to take the next step towards more sustainable fruit production, reports AGF Holland. The first production is expected for next season and is planned as a closed
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The entire road freight sector is dedicated to adapting to new climate-neutral energy sources and related technologies in order to implement the European Green Deal in a realistic and achievable way. The green transition of the road transport sector should be as fast as possible
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Bioland-Präsident Jan Plagge hat sich beim Biofach-Podium "Regulatory Frameworks for new types of genetic engineering in agriculture within and beyond the EU" mit Tia Loftsgard, Canada Organic Trade Association, zu Konsequenzen neuer Gentechnik geäußert. read more