The South African fruit industry has a “can do” attitude, says the newly appointed chairperson of Fruit SA, Anton Kruger. In an interview with Food For Mzansi, Kruger talks about how the fruit industry is dealing with the geopolitical changes and challenges on South African soil.
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Zespri's financial results for 2022/23 reflect a difficult time for the kiwi industry. Growers' yields had declined due to fruit quality issues, which were primarily due to severe labour shortages in the industry as well as
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A group of researchers from universities in Thailand and Malaysia have collaborated to develop a unique film that is good for the environment and can decompose naturally. This film was created using leftover pineapple stems, which helps reduce the use of harmful plastic films. This new film has
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Italy: Maiora Despar Centro Sud to open 40 new stores in 2023 read more

Bonduelle relied on Trapview for the monitoring and prediction of the main lepidopteran pests in lettuce crops destined for the European IV gamma market and located in the Campo Cartagena area in southern Spain. Bonduelle lettuce production in this
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The Chilean table grape season is coming to an end. The dynamic changes in consumer preferences and market demands demonstrated the importance of varietal renewal in staying competitive in the global market. Julio Ruiz-Tagle is the Asia & Americas Manager at the quality service provider
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Dole plc is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000® Index and the small-cap Russell 2000® Index at the conclusion of the 2023 Russell indexes annual reconstitution, effective after the US market opens on June 26, 2023. read more

Effective 1st June 2023 (ship on board date), Pacific International Lines will only accept new import shipments into Argentina on a freight prepaid basis. Payments must be made at the ports of loading or at locations other than the cargo terminals in that country. Thus, the company explained
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According to forecasts, this season's garlic production will decrease by 15%; however, the quality of the Spring garlic variety is quite good, stated Julio Bacete, sector manager at Cooperativas Agroalimentarias de Castilla-La Mancha. read more

There is no shortage of novelties atAgricola Campidanese. This year, the campaign for the main summer reference products from L'Orto di Eleonora, namely the Eleonora and Gavina mini watermelons, starts early for the Sardinian Op. The credit for this goes to Gavina,which arrives almost a month early thanks to the
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The Board of Directors of the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, has reviewed the financial statements for the first quarter of 2023.   read more

Last winter, the leafy vegetable production suffered from the impact of climate change, "which is increasingly noticeable in our sector," said Géraldine Cuadras, commercial director of Cuadraspania. read more

The commitment of fruit growers in the Lake Constance region to the promotion of insects, birds and other wildlife species is showing lasting success, as the Lake Constance Foundation announced. According to the statement, the most recent count of wild bees in low-trunk apple orchards has confirmed this: The population of the important
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CPS has been manufacturing case-packing equipment since 1988. The company produces systems for many industries, including the fresh produce industry, for packaging bags and all types of trays, crates, folding cases, shelf-ready display cases up to containers. read more

In another sign of declining cargo volumes to and from Japan, the 2M Alliance of MSC and Maersk has cut Tokyo from its Far East-US West Coast TP8 service. read more

The Danila Bragantini Prize, the Oscar for innovation in the fruit and vegetable sector promoted for the fifth consecutive year by the National Association of Women in Fruit and Vegetables and aimed at giving voice to female entrepreneurship, enters its final phase. This year, nine projects have been nominated for the
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Al Seeb Technical (SARCO), a subsidiary of the Qatar-headquartered business conglomerate Al Mana Holding, signed an agreement to establish a $50 million (OMR19 million) integrated logistics center at Oman’s Khazaen Economic City. read more

Recently, several Belgian companies, including leading fruit and vegetable marketer BelOrta, took part in a business mission to Senegal led by Princess Astrid. BelOrta mainly explored new opportunities in the West African country for the sale of
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After Mango, Pineapple, Banana and the recent Prune, theFrullà Puro line is enriched with a new original reference presented as a preview at the recent TuttoFood: Pescabianca®. Only pure peach has been used for this fresh fruit smoothie,
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The Scientific Advisory Board on Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (WBBGR) of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) was founded 20 years ago. Federal Minister Cem Özdemir congratulated the committee. read more