GreenTech, the popular horticultural show in Amsterdam, is slated for June 14-16, 2022. Biobest is one of the shortlisted candidates for its Trap-Eye concept.
The pandemic, extreme climate change and the impacts of Russia’s unwarranted attack on Ukraine are undermining food security and driving up prices says Canada’s ag minister Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau.
The Dutch supplier of seed potatoes reports that potato growers in Europe are somewhat reluctant to plant for harvest 2022 as a result of the higher prices of other major agricultural products. Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, sales of seed potatoes in Europe have been stagnant.
The Amela tomato, grown by Granada La Palma, Spain was the trade visitors’ favourite for the prestigious 2022 Innovation Award at Fruit Logistica, Berlin.
The geopolitical ramifications will reverberate for food processing companies sourcing off-shore ingredients, food producers seeking alternate international markets and growers factoring in increased costs for fertilizer.
The U.S. exported $177 billion of farm and food products to the world in 2021, topping the previous year’s total by 18 per cent. Canada is the third biggest destination after China and Mexico.
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