The first shipment of Paraguayan kakis to Europe has already arrived in Spain after the firm Frutas del Paraguay S.A. sent a total of 250,000 kilos of the fruit to the European market. read more

The Port of Philadelphia continues to grow its portfolio of services. On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, PhilaPort welcomed the maiden call of a new ocean liner service to its Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. PhilaPort, along with terminal operator Holt Logistics, welcomed M/V EM SPETSES as part of ZIM
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On the morning of April 26, the first Shandong Liaocheng (Shenxian County) Green Vegetable Expo was opened grandly. With a theme of "Green, Technology, Health and Sharing", the expo has highlighted the achievement transformation, promotion and application of agricultural science and technology,
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Onion and potato prices went up even further last week, after the Eid-ul-Fitr. The price of onions saw a significant hike in the last two days as both imported and local varieties of onion were selling at Tk 55-60 per kg, up from Tk 40-50 a kg earlier. read more

In May FreshPlaza will be focussing on kiwifruit and melons, are you a grower, importer or exporter of kiwifruit or melons? We would love to hear from you. read more

Australia’s table grape sector has made great strides during the last 10 years, raising production by more than a third and exports by 50 percent. Despite two years of declining production and exports due to COVID-19 constraints, investments in vineyards prior to and during the pandemic have
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It's been only two years since Taiwan opened its market to Peruvian blueberries and the Asian country has already become the fourth most important destination for this Peruvian fruit exports, only behind the United States, Europe, and China. read more

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has reported a plunge in its revenue, earnings and profits for FY 2022 (April 2022 - March 2023). In particular, the Singapore-headquartered ocean carrier reported a 10% decrease in its yearly profit, compared with FY21 levels, falling to approximately US$15 billion. read more

There are strong supplies of avocados in the marketplace right now as the industry gears up for Cinco de Mayo, a notable high avocado consumption holiday. “There are excellent supplies of avocados coming from Mexico,” says Calavo Growers Inc.’s Peter Shore. read more

Last week, from April 25 - 27, the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) organized their annual convention and trade show. For the first time since 2017, the event took place in Toronto, Ontario. More than 300 companies exhibited, and last year’s attendance record was broken. read more

AEON rolled out the first products with the cross-category GGN label today in AEON, AEON Style, and Daiei supermarkets in the Kantō and Kinki regions of Japan. Products that are now available with the GGN label include tomatoes, eggplants, spinach, asparagus, cucumbers, and Japanese mustard
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In the first quarter of 2023, Ukraine boosted imports of farm produce by 22% YoY, to USD 1,790 million. In particular, in this time period, EU countries supplied food to Ukraine worth USD 907 million (50.7% in the structure of domestic farm produce imports), Asian countries - USD 398 million
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The second day of medFEL 2023 was much calmer than the previous one, but one topic was present on everyone’s mind, raising concerns throughout the entire sector: the drought! read more

The slide in container freight rates on some of the trades routes out of India seems to have slowed, according to the latest market analysis by Container News. read more

The Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, Antonio Luengo, stated during the presentation of the II Pepper Gastronomic Day, an act in which he was accompanied by the mayor of the town, José Miguel Luengo, that read more

The Garlic Contact Group made up of producers and marketers from Spain, France, and Italy has asked Brussels to strengthen customs controls to prevent the fraudulent entry of Chinese garlic into the European Union, in particular at the Belgian border, according to information published on
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Lack of labour is a growing issue in greenhouse farming. Therefore, the rationalization of the workforce is becoming a necessity. In this field, the system Ideal Tutor, developed by SIA Sicilia Group, provides a way to tie up greenhouse plants, as the binding can be done twice as fast. read more

Cabo Blanco Fresh's exciting project for red pitahaya is expected to start in just a few weeks. This season, the firm aims to target the markets of central and northern Europe, as well as the Scandinavian countries. "We continue betting on the cultivation of pitahaya and working to make this
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To meet growing global demand, and strengthen Asian port connectivity and availability, MSC is proud to unveil a new inter-Asia service between the main ports of China and India. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, Georgian apple market participants are perplexed by the fact that apple prices remain incredibly stable, although, as a rule, there is a seasonal increase in prices at this time. read more