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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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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