The Red Sea crisis has been going on for a month now, and the current service networks are clearly in flux, with a lot of uncertainty, especially on the services going from Asia to Europe. Using our Trade Capacity Outlook report, we can compare the present changes with normal volatility, as well
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Circumnavigating Africa means a time extension of about 20 days. And it contributes to an estimated increase in costs of up to USD 1,500 per container, which translates into an increase of up to more than 10 euro cents/kg on the product, damaging the competitiveness of fruit and vegetables
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The ramifications of the war in the Middle East and the freight crisis it has caused in the Red Sea are severely disrupting the flows of agricultural exports and threatening the campaigns in many countries. Mourad Erraguragui, vice-president of the Moroccan Association of Intercontinental Road
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Experts have highlighted a substantial reduction in the import of vegetables and fruits in the Kuzbass region. Fruit and vegetable imports in the Kemerovo region have nearly halved over the past year. read more

Last Friday, the National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa) presented its Plant Product Access Action Plan for 2024. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) to assume
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This year is turning out to be a record apple crop for the US with a 40% increase expected to reach the biggest harvest of close to 140 million boxes. On the downside, prices are trending lower due to the oversupply while exports have increased too. read more

The event attracted a total of 100 people, who had the opportunity to get to know and learn more about the Leanri mandarin variety in a real field environment. read more

It’s invisible, and you can’t see it until it’s too late; internal fruit rot is a significant problem for field-grown capsicum growers, as it remains unseen until the consumer cuts into the vegetable, leading to rejections by retailers and a loss of consumer confidence. read more

London food redistribution charity City Harvest has increased its capacity, allowing it to process an additional 60,000 meals, which would more than double its daily output. read more

Fresh produce businesses face some huge environmental challenges. Christelle Bertin of Blue Whale tells Chris White how France’s number one apple and pear supplier has formed a supply chain consortium to confront these challenges and convert them into a marketing opportunity read more

Joanna, what is the Corporate Social Responsibility Directive, the CSRD, and why is it necessary? read more

Bakkavor has reported an encouraging set of results for 2023 on the back of a strong performance in the UK. read more

A ceremony was held on Wednesday at China’s port of Tianjin to welcome the first Cherry Express carrying more than 2,500 tonnes of Chilean cherries. The arrival of the vessel marked the first trip of this new direct route for Cherry Express vessels to the northern Chinese port. read more

But what could the regulation, which is currently still in the discussion phase, mean for companies? And above all - what should they do? Fruchthandel Magazin spoke about this with Sonja Bähr from Tilisco GmbH, the technical consultancy for holistic
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The first 2024 vessel of Chilean fruit arrived at the Port of Los Angeles this week, carrying more than 5,300 pallets of grapes and stonefruit. The port is currently the only US West Coast port receiving specialised refrigerated cargo ships that carry palletised fruit from Chile. read more

The Association of French Chicory Producers (APEF) also reported an unfavourable chicory harvest due to the weather. Wet conditions in autumn during the harvest had a negative impact on production potential. Overall, the European root crop is well below average.
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Spar Slovenia has become the first retailer in the country to phase out single-use plastic bags completely from its fruit and vegetable departments. read more

Agricultural textiles group Arrigoni has announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of Financiere European Trade SAS and its subsidiary European Trade SAS (Emis). read more

This year, the European sector is facing a season characterised by uncertain weather conditions and low rainfall. "We are also very concerned about the rising transport and logistics costs, which we are already having to discuss with our customers. However, we are
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"Working in partnership with German farmers is a fundamental part of our daily work. Only together with them can we make our supply chains more sustainable and transparent in order to offer our customers a wide range of high-quality products.
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