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Climate shifts European food production

Climate change is unlikely to pose a direct threat to Europe’s food supply in the coming decades. However, it is changing where food is produced. While agricultural regions in Southern Europe are increasingly facing heat..

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European pork exports gain momentum

30 July 2025

In the first four months of 2025, European pork production increased by 3% compared to the same period last year. Remarkable, considering the sow population had actually declined by 3%. Even so, countries like Spain, Ita...

Fruit growers benefit from stronger growing season

30 July 2025

Good news for Dutch fruit growers: this year’s apple and pear harvest is shaping up to be much better than last year’s. Apple volumes are up 17 percent, pears by 8 percent. Not an all-time high, but solid enough to call ...

EU ice cream production up 2% in 2024

30 July 2025

Ice cream remains a favorite across Europe. In 2024, total production reached 3.3 billion liters, a 2% increase compared to the previous year. But the usual heavyweights weren’t behind this growth. In fact, the tradition...

Dutch Dairy sector faced highs and lows in 2024

29 July 2025

In the new edition of Zuivel in Cijfers, ZuivelNL reflects on 2024, a year marked by sharp contrasts. Prices of fat-rich dairy products rose significantly, while protein-rich products remained stable for much of the year...

Fevia calls for change in Walloon food industry

29 July 2025

Wallonia’s food industry faced a tough year in 2024. Turnover dropped by 2.9%, and production fell to its lowest level since 2017. Exports also declined for the second year in a row. Fevia Wallonie, the federation repres...

Barry Callebaut explores chocolate from cocoa cells

29 July 2025

What if chocolate could be made without relying on the cocoa bean? That’s exactly what Barry Callebaut is working on, in collaboration with the Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW). Not to push traditi...

EU deforestation law faces new uncertainty

28 July 2025

The EU's deforestation law is under pressure once again. Its implementation had already been postponed to the end of 2025, but even that deadline now seems shaky. Calls are growing to ease, or significantly weaken, the r...

Ginger imports to face routine sampling from August

28 July 2025

Starting 4 August, fresh ginger imported from non-EU countries will be routinely sampled, whether or not any symptoms are visible. The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has instructed inspection bod...

PFAS found in fish across the Dutch supply chain

28 July 2025

Salmon from Urk, tuna from Amsterdam, shrimp from Den Bosch. Over the past two years, the NVWA commissioned dozens of fish samples to be analysed for PFAS. The test results have now been made public following a Woo reque...

Custom machinery – Tailored machines for every challenge

25 July 2025

From automated palletizing of boxes to denesting (automatically separating) your product and building complete packaging lines: at VIA Techniek, we can build any machine. Whether you're aiming to reduce labor costs, incr...

Tighter rules leave bio importers struggling

25 July 2025

Stricter regulations, more paperwork, and less flexibility. Starting in March, the import process for organic products in the Netherlands will undergo major changes. And those changes are already causing headaches for im...

Consumers turn away from fast food

25 July 2025

The quick bite is losing its edge. Where you used to grab a decent takeaway or delivery for ten euros, people now think twice before ordering. Fast food is no longer automatically seen as cheap. More expensive than ex...

EU cracks down on unclear food labelling

24 July 2025

What can still be called ‘cheese’? And when does a steak truly count as steak? The European Commission aims to introduce clear rules on this. Plans are underway for marketing standards covering a range of food products, ...

Overijssel develops a local plant-based protein chain

23 July 2025

The province of Overijssel is working on a protein chain close to home. No distant imports, but fava beans, lupin, soy and peas, grown on Overijssel soil. Crops that suit the land, the climate, and the future. And they d...

Beef prices on the rise: pressure builds across the chain

23 July 2025

The price of a steak has gone up significantly in a short time. Not just for consumers, slaughterhouses and farmers are also facing steep cost increases. According to Wageningen University & Research, the entire beef...