Category: Agriculture
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Memişoğlu will add canned pulses capacity at its Mersin factory. A $29m financing package will support production, working capital, lower resource consumption, and further export growth.
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SugaRich has demonstrated controlled processing routes for former food products. European representatives examined collection, segregation, depackaging, traceability, and safety systems used to recover manufacturing surpluses.
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Lindt’s growth relied heavily on double digit product price increases. European sales weakened as cocoa costs, consumer caution, tourism disruption, and reduced volume tested the limits of premium chocolate pricing.
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France’s food logistics network is preparing for a major expansion. Rungis International Market and Dunkerque-Port plan a 350,000 square metre hub combining food processing, storage, traceability, and multimodal distribution.
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Expiring processor contracts could leave 10,000 pigs weekly without outlets. The National Pig Association is developing support proposals as falling prices, imports, and weaker slaughter demand intensify pressure.
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PHAntastic has successfully produced pilot grades of biodegradable PHBV material. The European project is developing mulch films and nursery foams using food-processing residues and biological crop inputs.
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Pladis is extending regenerative wheat visibility across selected McVitie’s packs. Back to Farm now supports more than 50 British growers across 4,000 hectares.
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European farmers will receive emergency funding against rising input costs. The €540m package targets fertiliser and energy pressure before 2027 planting decisions.
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Europe has finalised targeted changes to EUDR product coverage rules. Soluble coffee and selected palm derivatives will enter scope from December 2027.
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Britain’s organic land expanded while certified poultry numbers declined nationally. Conversion activity rose sharply, but livestock and operator numbers remained constrained.