Currently, the future of the Cologne wholesale market is more endangered than ever, according to the Interessengemeinschaft Kölner Großmarkt e.V. Instead of working out a reconciliation of interests, the city administration is merely stating its position and announcing its plans. The other stakeholders from
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Denmark remains the country with the highest market share for organic food in the world, at 13 %. This is the result of the annual report for 2021 published by the Swiss research centre FiBL and the international organic organisation IFOAM. This means that for the twelfth time in a row the country takes the
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Consumption of fruit and vegetables during the cost-of-living crisis: How does it shape up among consumers? Christoph Löffler is investigating this question in a survey he is currently conducting as part of his thesis at the University of Applied Sciences Stralsund. The following also play a role
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Despite inflation and buying restraint in the entire food market, 89 % of respondents say they will buy organic food in the future, according to the results of the current Eco-Barometer. According to the respondents, 85 % currently buy organic. Particularly popular among customers are
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The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau, ZVG) sees "light and shadow" in the Federal Ministry of Education and Research's future strategy for research and innovation published on 9 February 2023. read more

"Food, business, innovations and the advantages of the individual regions" - for the organisers of the Italian Fruit Village, these are the core elements for the success of their joint stand. The presentation of the Italian Food Awards certainly also contributed to the positive response.
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This would be a 12.5% increase on the previous year and almost double the 338,549 tonnes shipped in 2018, eurofruit refers to ProHass. read more

As part of an AgriQnet project, a broad-based project partnership has built a prototype plant protection robot (PS robot) with spotspraying technology and conducted numerous trials in recent years. The results are now available in a project report
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As reported by the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, 18 Thuringian farms harvested a total of 265 t of bush berries on an area of about 70 ha last year. Of these, seven farms cultivated around 22 hectares according to the criteria of the
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Fields under water, damage to greenhouses, uprooted trees - the weekend was not at all Dolce Vita on Sicily: Storm Nikola led to 24 weather extremes on the Italian island within two days, reports the Italian agricultural association Coldiretti. read more

Uncertainty is one of the adjectives that could best describe the coming spring season in the province of Almería, mainly because of the current forecast decline in melon and especially watermelon acreage, which could be between 15% and 20%. read more

"Through the cooperation with Bringoo, we offer additional added value for our customers and now also deliver shopping to their homes around Wiesental," says Thomas Hewer, spokesman for the Globus Markthallen management. "Ordering is easy and can be
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KRONEN only lifted the curtain on the KUJ-HC 220 cube, pin and slice cutting machine at this year's FRUIT LOGISTICA. The new solution was presented to the global industry for the first time in Berlin. Vegetables, fruit and other foodstuffs can be sliced with high capacity of up to read more

After a three-month test phase, MyBio, a new organic delivery service with products in Demeter, Bioland or Naturland quality, is now taking off in the greater Munich area. This gives people in the city and surrounding areas convenient access to over 5,000 organic products via online ordering.
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In the past 12 months Lidl has taken a total of £120m from households choosing the discounter over high-priced supermarkets, according to Lidl UK. In January alone, households switched from M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury's for almost £11m.
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As the interprofessional umbrella organisation of the French potato industry CNIPT (Comité Nationale Interprofessionel de la Pomme de Terre) announces, French potato exports show a decline of 10% in November 2022. They amount to 199,703 t - which is again
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Innovations can help to meet current challenges and make the fruit trade more efficient. One example is artificial intelligence (AI). read more

After two days of voting during FRUIT LOGISTICA, the votes have been counted and the winner has been decided: this year, the FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award (FLIA) goes to Tatayoyo from Rijk Zwaan. With 26% of the votes, the pepper is the winner in the competition for the best innovation
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The last day of FRUIT LOGISTICA is all about innovation. Innovations can be found throughout FRUIT LOGISTICA. In addition to the Start-up Area, the Smart Agri area helps to track down new technologies even faster. read more

After an immensely challenging year, the Federal Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisations (BVEO) does not see any quick relief for farms in the current year. In particular, the high energy costs and the sharp rise in production costs with simultaneous
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