In a significant move to address equipment availability at its terminals, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has concluded a seven-year agreement with four Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for the supply of critical spares for equipment across its terminals, including the Durban Container
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On 13 December in Casoria, a new Sole365 supermarket will open its doors at 9.00 a.m. in Via Armando Diaz 106. Immersed in the most magical of Christmas atmospheres, amidst festive decorations, gift ideas and many selected food and wine delicacies, a new Sole365 will bring the best of Christmas
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The Italian fresh produce industry is forging closer relationships with Dominican Republic producers with a recent visit to the island nation by the Macfrut team to encourage trade. An exporter based in the Dominican Republic, Cesar Perez from the exporting company Frescura Tropical, said:
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Webuy Global Ltd, an emerging community e-commerce retailer with a focus on grocery and travel in Southeast Asia, today announced it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to acquire controlling interest in PT. Tiga Sakti Utama, an importer and wholesaler of fruits in
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Vegetable cultivation in Bavaria consists of around 1,700 farms with approx. 16,000 hectares of open field and 279 hectares of greenhouse production. In addition to all this, there are 278 organic farms with 3,263 hectares of land, explained Michaela Ach from Department L3, Viticulture and
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Brazilian banana exports have experienced a decline this year, particularly to the Mercosur region, which constitutes about 70% of Brazil's exported bananas. Despite improved shipments to the European Union, the drop in exports to Mercosur is attributed to several factors, including the impact
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"I appreciated how in the open letter (click here to read more) it was emphasised that the government's commitment was there and will be there. We brought together all the councillors of the Italian regions, announcing that there is an emergency fund of 270 million more, which we will put at
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The industrial onion market is growing. Convenience is becoming increasingly important in stores, restaurants, and greengrocers. Also, weather extremes are causing more and more crop failures, making it harder and harder to grow Class I onions. That benefits Mateusz Mackowski of Global
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After going without Tasmanian cherries for the last 10 months, the wait is finally over – Tasmanian cherries started arriving in store from today, 7 December, 2023. Peter Cornish, CEO of Fruit Growers of Tasmania, “I was delighted to join Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Jo Palmer,
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Greece claims two top spots for the world's best fruits read more

The first container of bananas from India was received. The promoters INI Farms (a sister company of Ulink Agritech) and Del Monte, together with representatives of the Embassy of India, the shipping company Maersk and the host Rotterdam Fruit Wharf, opened the first container. read more

Kenya is celebrating India's decision to open its market to Kenyan avocados, recognizing this move as a valuable opportunity for local farmers. During President William Ruto's visit to India, he extended an invitation to Indian companies to invest in diverse sectors in Kenya, including
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Due to the increasing number of produce trade restrictions in the region, mostly completely unfounded, EastFruit decided to prepare a rating of the worst trading partners in the region, using only facts for the assessment. read more

Two of the world’s most important international shipping route connections are being disrupted simultaneously: the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal. When one important international shipping hub experiences disruption, the effects tend to ripple across the oceans to supply chains around the
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During one of our last visits to an Il Gigante shop, we found a product in the fruit and vegetable department that caught our interest and now we explain why. The reference in question is organic potatoes in 2-kg paper bags under the brand name Bio Val
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An inter-ministerial commitment to promote the approval of the proposed EU Regulation on Assisted Evolution Techniques and concrete investments in public and private research to start field trials immediately. This is what Assosementireferring to the
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The fresh-market orange crop in the United States rose 2% in 2022–23 compared to the prior year, to 1.44 million tons, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service reported this fall. The increase was due to larger navel orange and early/midseason crops in California and Texas. read more

Among the new applied research projects promoted by Italia Ortofrutta - Unione Nazionale in concert with the associated POs is the 'Integrated applied research project to address the main criticalities of the table grape product' under the Operational Programmes of the
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Maersk has provided an update regarding the recent industrial action that took place across the Belgian terminals, which has impacted vessel berthing windows and operations, consequently delaying cargo flows. read more

"Everyone wants a top product; it can't have any flaws," begins Dirk Luyck of BelOrta subsidiary Sort&Pak Service in Belgium, summarizing the soft fruit market demand. That is why, when developing a new packaging line, the focus was on minimizing handling. "We wanted to achieve gentle
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