Inflation in Germany is weakening overall, but food prices continue to rise. According to the recently published final figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the inflation rate in Germany was 7.4 % in March; in January and
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The Polish government has banned the imports of Ukrainian agricultural products until at least June 30, 2023. The imports of cereals, milk, eggs, meat, and honey, as well as fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, fruits, and frozen berries, are banned. read more

They have much to offer each other, Marcel van Bruggen of vanRijsingenfreshservice and Arend van den Berg of Bikl Foods quickly realized when they got talking. So much so that the vegetable processor and pickled product maker, both based in the Netherlands, are now joining forces to market fresh
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Nothing is set yet but French baby kiwis could very well be exported to China.  read more

The partnership between F.lli Orsero and Autogrill has been renewed for the fourth year. The brand's Extra Premium fruit enters almost200 points of sale on motorways, airports and main railway stations throughout Italy. New flavours and freshly squeezed orange juice in Hpp read more

Research from the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom has investigated the reasons for post-harvest loss of crops produced in the Morogoro region of Tanzania. The study, which was led by Dr. Pamela Abbott from the university’s information school,
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The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau - ZVG) is extremely critical of the Act to Increase Energy Efficiency in Germany (Energy Efficiency Act - EnEfG) passed by the Federal Cabinet. read more

“The CMA CGM Group has announced that it has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire the freight forwarding and logistics activities of Bolloré Logistics. read more

Sorma Groupwill not miss this year's Macfrut, the international trade fair dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector, to be held in Rimini, Italy, from 3 to 5 May. Together with the latest innovations in terms of systems for sorting and packaging fruit and vegetables, the Group will
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MD S.p.A., the third-largest discount chain by turnover in Italy and the second-largest with 800 shops in the country, closed 2022 with revenues up 11% to over EUR 3.4 billion. Shareholders' equity rose to EUR 513 million (+10.40% vs.
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Anders Hagh named new chief executive of Denmark's Salling Group read more

The production season of French tomatoes is already well underway, and French producers, members of Légumes de France, are denouncing the abusive margins of some supermarket chains that penalize both producers and consumers. read more

At the end of last week, an article was published in the Polish segment of the Internet with an analysis of the state of raspberry plantations in Poland by a local expert Pavel Kravets. Based on his observations on his farm, P. Krawiec reported serious problems with raspberry plantations in
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Sorma Group will not miss this year's Macfrut, the international fair dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector, which will be held in Rimini (Italy) from 3 to 5 May. Along with the latest innovations in systems for sorting and packaging fruit and vegetables, the Sorma Group will also be exhibiting its latest innovations in the fruit and vegetable sector.
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The South African citrus season is barely a month underway, and the country’s lemon exporters are clearly favouring Middle Eastern, Russian and Asian markets for their early shipments. read more

Dominican onion producers have informed the Government about the problems they are having to market their products. Representatives of the National Union of Onion Growers, which brings together the production of 41,000 tasks - approximately 835,000 quintals in total -, met with a Commission of
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In the Netherlands, Tomatoworld has found a new buyer for its 32 field lab tomato varieties: Van Geest International. Rene van Geest recently visited Tomatoworld to sign the partnership agreement. read more

Founded 25 years ago as a common table of the Italian fruit and vegetable sector, an aggregator of innovation and strategies to deal with the problems of the sector, Cso Italy celebrates its anniversary on 28 April in Ferraronewith an event at the Ridotto of the Municipal Theatre in the city of Este, attended by the Minister of
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Belgium: Colruyt Zele reopens on Wednesday 19 April read more

The European Commission has approved an Austrian aid scheme worth around €120 million to support agriculture and aquaculture in connection with Russia's war against Ukraine. The Netherlands has been authorised to grant guarantees totalling €70 million to
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