The Cape Town Container Terminal recorded the highest number of refrigerated containers ever loaded on a single vessel at 1,726 when Vessel Santa Rita sailed off to Europe with South Africa’s deciduous fruit exports. The previous record was 1,711 in the year 2021. read more

The popularity of exotic mushrooms is rapidly increasing. “To keep up with growing consumer demand, we are expanding our growing capabilities,” says Mark Kreiner, Outside Sales Coordinator, with Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms. Lion’s Mane especially shows tremendous growth, both in
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'Being organic in Eu' returns to Biofach to bring the values of European organic to the centre stage of the international benchmark event for organic food, which takes place in Nuremberg until 16 February. read more

In the verdant valleys of South Kashmir's Shopian district, a research scholar and farming enthusiast, Amir Manzoor, is pioneering a movement to diversify the region's fruit crops. With a PhD in Mathematics, Manzoor, hailing from Ramnagri village, is championing the cause of introducing
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In a challenging fiscal year marked by supply chain disruptions and a decrease in turnover, Begley's Fresh Produce, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, faced a downturn. The Terway UC, steered by the Begley family, disclosed a pre-tax loss of €541,132 in 2022, contrasting sharply with the prior
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2023 has certainly been a complicated year: inflation, difficult product campaigns and a consumer who has reduced his purchases. But the task of retailers is always to select the best and propose it effectively to their customers, even in the most difficult situations,
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Flowers are a great classic for Valentine's Day, but besides being beautiful to look at, they can also be good to eat. Also in Italy, in fact, the business of edible flowers is growing: petals that give rise to tasty and colourful recipes. In our country, by the way, there is the
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The latest disastrous flooding events in Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany have emphasised the need to safeguard the mountain and foothill areas of the Apennines, which are fundamental for managing the hydrogeological instability affecting our country, and in need of a
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Ahold Delhaize, a large food retail group in both supermarkets and e-commerce in Europe, the US and Indonesia, reported fourth quarter results (Q4) Group net sales were €23.0 billion, up 1.9% at constant exchange rates and down 1.4% at actual exchange rates. Q4 comparable sales excluding gas
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Unifeeder Group, a multi-regional feeder and container operator and part of DP World Marine Services, has launched a new direct service connecting four Colombian ports with Panama’s Manzanillo terminal. This move enhances trade flexibility and transit times, particularly for time-sensitive
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South Korean shipping company HMM remained profitable in Q4 2023 despite the pressure on container markets. HMM reported a net profit of KRW1.01 trillion for 2023 a 90% drop compared to KRW10.12 trillion in the previous year. The company managed to remain profitable in Q4 2023 with a net profit
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Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on February 1, 2024 totalled 74,031 million cwt which is up 8.2% over February 2023 and well above the five year average. Again this month, Quebec, PEI and New Brunswick are all showing lower stocks compared to the same month last year, The lower stocks in
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CO2 GRO Inc. is excited to announce a Technology Adaptation Project (TAP) with California-based GreenFruit Avocados (GFA) for its new greenhouse bell peppers project in Colombia. The TAP will be conducted in GFA's first half-hectare (50,000 sq ft) greenhouse module, which will have half the
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The article discusses a viral video by Instagrammer @Lilsipper (Bethany), who claims that eating an entire orange, coated with cinnamon and cayenne pepper, including the peel, can cure constipation in about five minutes. Bethany, known for sharing low-sugar recipes for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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The very good European market demand for mangoes from Brazil continues with producers and exporters supplying as much volume as they are able to harvest. Patricia Maruska, co-owner of forever5 exports in Brazil: “Brazil is now exporting mangoes to Europe, which we don’t usually do from
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Farmers protested in 67 per cent of countries in South America for a variety of reasons, such as wanting better export exchange rates and reduced taxes, amid of an extended economic downturn and Argentina's devastating drought, which have severely damaged crops and agricultural output. Brazilian
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The Memorandum of Understanding governing the cooperation between the Guardia di Finanza and lsmea was renewed yesterday in Rome. read more

Once again this year, organic apples from the Vinschgau Valley are travelling to the Biofach in Nurembergfrom 13 to 16 February, as part of the Südtirol/South Tyrol collective in the Bioland area in Hall 7 - Stand 361. read more

Citrus Australia acknowledges comments made by the Minister for Agriculture the Honourable Murray Watt, stating he has heard the calls from industry that the Biosecurity Protection Levy (BPL) needed to be redesigned. read more

The Fruit Logistica event in Berlin was the stage for the unveiling of the brand name and positioning of the new Wurtwinning apple variety: Bloss®. This apple is one of the promising new resistant varieties. The new club variety is now available via our network of partners in Germany, the
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