dvi survey: recycling and reusable top preference when dealing with packaging
In March 2023, the German Packaging Institute (dvi) asked people in Germany in a representative survey about their preferences in dealing with used packaging, the topic of reusable packaging and

Synthetic food, barred road
The road is barred to synthetic food derived from bioreactors. Food and feed operators will be prohibited from using 'food or feed made, isolated or produced from cell cultures or tissues derived

Early avo market in Europe the complete opposite to last year
Core Fruit, the avocado exporter of producer ZZ2, has for some weeks been exporting early Hass (Maluma) and greenskin avocados to a European market which is presenting a very different picture to

Will paper packaging be capable of replacing plastic?
With new regulations emerging across the globe, consumers and businesses are getting the message that excessive plastic usage is bad for the environment. “The problem is that there is too much

Florida peaches waiting on rain
The Florida peach season is three weeks away from getting underway. “The crop is a little light compared to last year. Most of our trees are 10-11 years old and they’re kind of slowing down a

Ukraine: Using a bomb shelter to grow crops underground
A Ukrainian farmer named Viktor Shuleshko rebuilt his vertical farm business after it was destroyed by Russian troops shelling the Dnipro airport. Despite the damage, he did not give up on his

"My Dad always said standing still is going backward"
‘Standing still is moving backward', Dutch transportation business owner Dirk Veldhuis, who died in 2021, used to say. His daughter Natascha has taken that to heart. She and co-owner Mario Groot

Brits may have to get used to fresh vegetables shortages
In recent weeks, after disrupted harvests in north Africa reduced supply and inflation forced industry buyers to spend more on less from key markets such as Spain, British shoppers have faced a

Good response to South African grape campaign in China
South African table grape industry body SATI has announced the successful start of its 2023 promotional campaign in China, launched at Guangzhou’s Jiangnonghui wholesale fruit market. “Joining

BVL/QS: Fire blight on pome fruit - emergency approval for LMA
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product LMA for the control of fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) on

Pear sizing mobile app delivers reliable size data earlier than ever before
Hectre, double award winners in the AgTech Breakthrough Awards, have announced that their latest innovation, the Spectre for Pears early fruit sizing app, has now been released to the market.

Dozens of hectares of Italia grape variety is being uprooted in Apulia
After an unsatisfactory season, it usually happens. However, this time the phenomenon we are dealing with is different and rather dramatic. In recent weeks, in the Italian region of Apulia (and