The Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL) is once again offering its tried and tested alternative route map. It has been drawn up in consultation with the responsible transport authorities and enables truck drivers who have to travel on Saturdays in July and August to
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After the successful debut year of Turkish Pitahayas last year, the team of Petrik & Sahin OG started the second marketing season this week. The outlook at the beginning of the season is particularly positive, reports co-managing director Baris Sahin when asked. "Compared to last year, we
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A recent poll seems to indicate that a majority of people now believe that the Northern Ireland Protocol, with the Windsor Framework attached, is overall a good thing for the region. The protocol was first introduced to manage the flow of goods moving between the UK to the EU through Northern
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The cherry season in Turkey is in full swing, but demand isn’t equal in every region, says Yahya Erdogan, sales and marketing director of Turkish fresh produce grower and exporter Ana Fruit: “Since the beginning of the season, the demand was strong from European countries for Turkish
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Italy: Francesco Pugliese stepping down as Conad CEO read more

Queensland’s ongoing management of Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) will be led by the banana industry from 1 July 2023. Panama TR4 was first discovered in Queensland in the Tully Valley in 2015. Since then, it has been successfully contained to just eight properties through a
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In the Ukrainian market, the sweet cherry season started with wholesale prices of 15–20 euros per kilogram. Small quantities of fruits were imported from Spain, Italy, and Turkey, but there was no demand, and soon the imports became almost twice as cheap. Currently, the cost of sweet cherries
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The annual output of Mexican apples is about 700,000 tons and the main planting areas are concentrated in the Chihuahua and Coahuila regions, and in the Cuautemoc. Chihuahua, which is the core producing area of Mexican apples, accounts for more than 85% of the total apple production in Mexico. read more

How does acquiring a company in the fruit and vegetable sector differ from other sectors? "Capital intensity and the need to innovate" are two aspects Rutger Groenewegen of Groenewegen & Lukaart mentions without hesitation. This Dutch company offers support and advice regarding (buying),
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The summer seems to have started, but we are leaving behind a tormented period; from North to South Italy has been hit by bad weather with catastrophic events unique in terms of violence, such as the flood that devastated Emilia-Romagna in May. The weather picture has changed
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Emergent Cold Latin America, a refrigerated storage and logistics services provider in Latin America, has inaugurated a new facility in Ecuador. Located in Durán, it marks the beginning of the operations in the country – where the company intends to invest up to US$ 50 million in the upcoming
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The new EU campaign on agriculture and sustainability has started and its name is Potatoes Forever!, promoted in Italy by UNAPA, Unione Nazionale tra le Associazioni dei Produttori di Patate, and in France by CNIPT, Comité National Interprofessionnel de la Pomme de Terre,
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The Australian grape harvest has come to a close with better results than had been expected at the start of the season. read more

Yesterday, Sweden’s krona hit a new record low as the country’s Central Bank Sveriges Riksbank raised rates and played down the possibility of market interventions. After the Riksbank announced it would raise interest rates by 25 basis points, the currency dropped to 0.0844 krona to the
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Logistics and supply chain solutions for temperature-sensitive goods continue to experience challenging conditions post covid. read more

For two weeks now, tasty cherries have been back in farm stalls along country roads in the Netherlands. "They're of outstanding quality this year, but there are fewer kilos. That's due to frost and poor pollination because of the wet weather during the flowering period. Especially the early
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The Egyptian garlic campaign is halfway through. With two months to go before the end of the season, growers are having to step up their efforts to maintain the same level of quality as at the start of the season, which is driving up prices. Mohamed Shaaban, CEO of Garlico, comments on the
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The Venlo-based fruit and vegetable supplier returned to profit in 2022 with a surplus of almost 7 million euros after the loss-making previous year. However, according to a report by 'Groenten & Fruit', sales fell by 7% compared to 2021 to only 266 million euros.
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As the counter season for Citrus in the U.S. is underway, the demand for Southern Hemisphere citrus is high. Latin America and South Africa have been the go-to sources for citrus for the US market but Australia should also be a consideration says Bernadette Archibald from Austrade. read more

A brand leader in the organic baby food segment, Alce Nero has consolidated experience in the baby food market, experience that translates into high quality products, production processes, and, first and foremost, raw materials, strictly organic and of origin
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