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The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 127.4 points in October 2024, up 2 percent from its revised September level and the highest since April 2023. Price quotations for all commodities in the index, except meat, rose, with vegetable oils recording the largest increase at 7.3 percent.

Agrico will welcome you to its annual Varieties and Seedlings Show, where the latest breeding results and innovative potato varieties will be showcased.

AXEMA has decided to reinvent the agricultural professionals' trade fair to better meet the challenges of large-scale crops, mixed farming and livestock farming, and specialized open-field crops.

Researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) have discovered a new gene that controls plants' sensitivity to threats like fungi and drought. The working of this gene was confirmed in potatoes and tobacco.

The World Potato Congress Inc. continues to grow and develop partnerships with potato organizations from around the world and has added Cavendish Farms as part of this portfolio of partners.

La cosecha de patata en Xinzo de Limia está al 60%. Coristanco necesita otros 5 días buenos para acabar la cosecha.

The ADAPT project, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program, has concluded with significant advancements in developing climate-resilient potatoes, bringing together a multidisciplinary team to enhance stress resilience and breeding strategies for future potato crops.

The Hotraco group is acquired by Munters. Mooij Agro, supplier of potato storage solutions, is part of the Hotraco Group.

GB Potatoes has been welcomed participation from all in the potato supply chain, including growers, packers, processors, seed growers, research organisations, independent advisors, and ancillary businesses.

John Bean Technologies Corporation (JBT) has initiated a voluntary takeover offer to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Marel hf. (Marel). Although a formal approval of the takeover is still pending, a blueprint of the future organisational structure for the combined company has already been released.

Perdidas millonarias debido a las lluvias y retrasos operativos que comprometen la cosecha.

After almost 20 years at ZEISS, the President and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG, Dr. Karl Lamprecht, has decided not to extend his contract. Therefore, the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss AG has decided to appoint Andreas Pecher as the new President and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG effective 1 April 2025.

Agrigenio será oficialmente presentada en la Fruit Attraction de Madrid a celebrarse a partir del 8 de octubre.

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) stood at 124.4 points in September 2024, up 3 percent from August and marking the largest month-on-month increase since March 2022

As of October 1, 2024 there will be one Duynie brand. To further support the company's co-product partners and customers in achieving ambitious sustainability goals, this unified brand exceeds the sum of its parts.

Peter Erik Ywema, director of Sustainability, will leave Royal Avebe on 1 October 2024. This has been mutually agreed by Ywema and the board of directors.

La feria numero uno del mundo para el sector hortofrutícola se realizará en IFEMA, Madrid, con fuerte énfasis en la sostenibilidad, la gestión del agua, y el aumento de la producción.

Machine-Learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye is set to make its exhibition debut in France – showcasing its actionable insights to growers, packers and processors as interest continues to grow across Northwestern Europe.