The new yello® sales season kicked off at the end of October. The two marketers VOG and VIP have a slightly higher harvest volume available this season, with very good internal and external quality to look forward to, according to the report. read more

Chile has kicked off its 2023/24 table grape season with harvesting of the first varieties in the Copiapó Valley. read more

Italy-based Orsero Group, one of Europe’s leading fresh produce importers and distributors, has launched a new project to promote equal opportunities and inclusivity in its own business and the wider industry. read more

On 15 November 2023, the judges in Karlsruhe declared the 2021 supplementary budget null and void, thereby prohibiting the German government from transferring the loan authorisation of €60 billion originally earmarked for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic to the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF).
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What new products have you been working on in 2023, and why do they stand out? read more

QS scheme participants can have their commitment to greater sustainability certified voluntarily from 2024. In his welcoming address, QS Managing Director Dr Alexander Hinrichs emphasised that the company has continued to develop over its 22-year history and that it has always been about
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A key recommendation that the freight forwarding association draws from the latest study by Global Energy Solutions (GSE) e.V. is that the mobility transition can only be mastered globally and not by Germany alone. Furthermore, there is no one fuel that can be used as an all-round solution to
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Montague has announced the launch of Nectara, a new brand of nectarines that will use stickers to communicate the key flavour profile of its fruit so that consumers can make more informed purchasing decisions and build stronger trust with the category. read more

Ag-tech provider AgPick Technology has called on growers act on pieceworker non-compliance as authorities highlight issues some 18 months after the introduction of new Horticulture Award piece-rate rules. read more

British Growers has been appointed as secretariat of the Oxford Farming Conference taking place in January 2024. read more

Asda’s fresh produce sourcing arm IPL has partnered with Hark, a Leeds-based energy management and industrial IoT firm, to improve efficiency at its facilities. read more

The Unifrutti Group has appointed Mohamed Elsarky as Group Chief Executive Officer. Elsarky brings a wealth of experience across a range of food categories, market channels and geographies, the company said. read more

Dole has reported its third quarter (Q3) financial results, noting year-on-year growth in revenue and net income. read more

Horticulture businesses are set to benefit from an extension to the Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme after a new target period was negotiated by NFU Energy and the NFU with the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). read more

With the Organic Strategy 2030, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) shows how the corresponding framework conditions must be designed in order to achieve the common goal of 30% organic areas by 2030. The government partners have set themselves this target in the coalition agreement. read more

According to the German Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association (DSLV), international crises such as the Russian attack on Ukraine and the renewed uncertainty in the Middle East, as well as the persistently weak economy, are slowing down volume growth and consolidating the low revenue level. The negative
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This is how Franz-Josef Holzenkamp, President of the German Raiffeisen Association (DRV), assesses the industry agreement of the Zentrale Koordination Handel-Landwirtschaft e.V. (ZKHL) on the introduction of the label, which was launched in Berlin. read more

British vertical farming tech business Vertical Future (VF) has entered into a strategic partnership with the World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO) to further their mutual climate-critical aims and achieve their aligned sustainability goals. read more

The decision was made by the European Commission on 16 November 2023. According to various media reports, the EU Appeals Committee had not previously come to a conclusion in favour of or against the continued use. The EU Commission therefore took this decision on its own.
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Easy peelers will be short supply in the European and North American markets during the early part of the 2023/24 citrus season due to shorter crops and an abundance of mid to low sizes in many producing countries, especially in early season varieties like clementines. read more