Mexican lime producer Inverafrut established a sales office in the Dutch market over a decade ago. Changing market conditions, including high demand from the United States, have recently made shipping Mexican limes to Europe unprofitable. read more

Effective immediately, ATL Haulage Contractors Limited, a prominent UK container haulage operator, has entered into an agreement under which German carrier Hapag-Lloyd AG has acquired the entire issued share capital of the company. read more

As per the latest DANE report updated to October 2023, Colombia is strengthening its commercial bonds with the Netherlands and the Dutch Caribbean. Colombian exports to these regions have reached a noteworthy $1.738 billion, making the Netherlands Colombia's sixth major export destination. This
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The bustling markets of Mumbai have welcomed the first consignment of the season's Alphonso mangoes from Ratnagiri. This premium fruit, a seasonal delight, is being sold at a steep price of Rs 7,700 for two dozen, reflecting its high demand and superior quality. read more

Choose from strawberries, blueberries, dates or cherry tomatoes - there are several versions of the original SanLucar proposal. A unique and sweet gift that is sure to delight fruit lovers on 14 February. read more

On January 20, 2024, a cargo ship full of Chilean cherries in cold storage arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Containers Dock after a journey of over 20,000 miles on the sea, bringing to Chinese consumers cherries, a fruit that represents good luck. read more

Zespri has announced that its CEO Dan Mathieson is to leave the kiwifruit leader and take up a new position as president of the Americas for global berry company Driscoll’s. read more

Food-waste-fighting brand Earth & Wheat has revealed that sales of its Christmas Feast Rescued Box grew by a whopping 124 per cent year on year. read more

AI agritech company Neolithics has announced the launch of Neolithics Light, an automated, portable produce inspection system. read more

One of Spain’s leading soft fruit companies is making a play for the autumn blueberry window to offer European customers a fresher and more sustainable alternative to berries imported from the Southern Hemisphere. read more

Kent fruit grower Bardsley England is in the process of being wound down by parent company Camellia Plc after suffering “unsustainable losses”. read more

According to the forecast, the country's banana exports will fall by around 3% to 2.206 million tonnes. This would make the country the third largest banana exporter in the world, falling behind Guatemala, which will record higher exports of 2.45 million tonnes in 2023. Ecuador also remained the
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M&S is the latest retailer to announce a round of price cuts on grocery lines. read more

British Berry Growers chairman Nick Marston has described The Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) as “not fit for purpose” ahead of a debate in Parliament this afternoon (22 January) to determine its future. read more

When writing about logistics problems and their potential resolution, the metaphor that writers usually reach for is the light at the end of the tunnel. But if fruit exporters in the Western Cape do currently see any such thing during these dark days for South African ports – by no means
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UK discounters Aldi and Lidl have once again outperformed the ‘traditional big four’ supermarkets in getting behind British apples this season. read more

It’s been more than seven years since Yello, a new yellow-skinned apple bred in Japan and grown in the Südtirol region of Italy, was officially unveiled at Interpoma in Bolzano. Since that initial launch, the variety has apparently built up a committed customer base as its production volumes
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Alongside other products, fresh fruit and vegetables naturally play an important role in these results. Important markets now include Saudi Arabia, to which over 66,000 tonnes of apples were exported, India, where 51,000 tonnes of apples from Italy ended up, and the Arab
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According to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, this is an important step towards the digitalisation of container handling and transport. The next step will follow soon; in the coming weeks, other users will also gradually switch to CPu. By the end of January, the
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In 2023, the newly launched microwave potatoes were an important milestone for the company. The company is now testing how far the elimination of plastic could go: "The bag already only contains a minimal amount of plastic anyway. We are currently testing whether we can
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