On 25 May Freshfel Europe held its Annual Event 2023 in Brussels. The event brought together over 100 participants, including experts from the fresh produce sector, European Commission professionals, Members of the European Parliament and representatives from international organisations and associations. The Annual Event Public Conference focused on building a fresh image for fresh fruit […]
Candine is a sweet apple, with a taste reminiscent of exotic fruits, with potential for a new group of consumers. Interview with Marc Peyres, Comercial director of Blue Whale By: Bárbara Aguayo Martínez, agri-food journalist/ @BarbaraAguayoM3 What are the new varieties that Blue whale is introducing this year? We are in the process of increasing […]
ORLEN Południe, a leading player in biofuels in Poland, has recently concluded the first year of operation of its BioPG plant, converting glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel production, into renewable propylene glycol (BioPG). BioPG obtained from glycerin is bio-based and a highly demanded product used to produce polyester resins, polyurethanes, paints and de-icing solutions, solvents […]
FAO Food Price Index increases, amid higher international quotations for sugar, meat and rice, while prices for wheat, maize, dairy products and vegetable oils decline. he benchmark index of international food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in a year, amid increases in world quotations for sugar, meat and rice, the Food […]
FRUIT LOGISTICA, the leading trade show for the global fresh produce business, is pleased to announce that exhibitor registrations for its highly anticipated 2024 event are now open. Companies have until the end of July to be part of a unique and essential trade show that is very much the heartbeat of the fresh produce […]
Overall, just under 215,000 tractors were registered across Europe in 2022, according to numbers sourced from national authorities. Of these registrations, 59,300 tractors were 37kW (50 hp) and under and 155,700 were 38kW and above. CEMA considers that 165,200 of these vehicles are agricultural tractors. The rest are made up of a variety of vehicles which […]
Freshfel Europe has released this week its latest edition of the Consumption Monitor. The report provides a comparison of consumption trends in the EU-27 as a whole and in each Member State based on official statistics from EUROSTAT and FAOSTAT. In the past two decades, the Freshfel Europe Consumption Monitor has become increasingly important in evaluating […]
Bayer announced its 2023 cohort of Grants4Ag grant recipients who have been selected to research promising sustainability and biotechnology subjects in agriculture with support from Bayer. The annual program provides both financial and mentorship resources, with awards ranging from 5,000 to 15,000 Euro in addition to access to some of Bayer’s leading Crop Science researchers […]
The AgriDataSpace project will organize on 31st March 2023 an online Stakeholders Meetup towards co-designing the European data space for Agriculture. This online event aims to facilitate engagement and collaboration among stakeholders interested in the development of a European data space for agriculture. By participating, attendees will be part of the project’s consultation process, and they will […]
Within the framework of its General Assembly, AREFLH organised on 23 March a public conference on the new CAP and the European regulation on packaging, in Lleida, in Catalan region. This event was an opportunity to detail the sensitive issues and dossiers that accompany the implementation of the new CAP and the Green Deal. Climate change was […]
