Qualities differ significantly from region to region. However, there is no cause for concern for consumers and markets: the supply is secured and food can still be purchased at reasonable prices.

The conference was held by the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection and took place in Berlin from 9 to 11 June 2010.

From 16 to 22 June 2010 members of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) met for their 29th Congress. The congress was hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) in cooperation with the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Ministers of Agriculture, Health and Economic Cooperation from 74 countries gathered in Hanoi in April. The International Ministerial Conference (20 to 21 April 2010) aimed at exchanging experiences among physicians and veterinarians on the control of and the connection between bird flu (avian influenza) and the influenza pandemic – H1N1, the so-called swine flu – in humans.