Bank Al Maghrib raises its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 3% as the High Commission for Planning reports inflation rose again to 10.1% YoY in February 2023. At its first 2023 quarterly meeting, the BAM Board of Directors said that this measure aims to prevent the emergence of
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Ask anyone in Europe's transport sector about what kind of company Kotra Logistics is, and nine times out of ten, they will say: a fish transporter. "That label will stick with us for the foreseeable future; after all, we're one of Europe's top ten fish transporters," begins Leo van Dillen. read more

The market for tomatoes produced in Spain has been on the decline for the past 5-10 years, while peppers and cucumbers have been growing. Since the recent energy crisis in Northern Europe, however, the downward tomato trend has been reversed. “That’s because in Spain, you don’t need to
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The Australian grape harvest is well underway and growers are looking at a much better harvest this year, the season started slightly late but the quality and colour is looking very good. read more

The UK-EU deal is designed to make trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK smoother. It gives Stormont's Assembly more say over EU rules, and has been welcomed by most Northern Ireland parties, but the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) remains unconvinced and is still refusing to
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As a team meeting to coordinate the day's work comes to an end, we prepare to enter the new greenhouse with our disinfected clothes. At the entrance of the greenhouse we meet Jacqueline Looije, who quickly leads us inside. We are already starting to be
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DP World has opened a rail-linked container freight station (CFS) at India's Hazira Port, as the global marine terminal operator seeks to scale up its container integrator offerings out of the country. read more

In the framework of the General Assembly, AREFLH organised a public conference on the new CAP and the European Packaging Regulation on 23 March in Lleida (Catalonia). This event was an opportunity to discuss the sensitive issues and dossiers related to the implementation of the new CAP.
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After a sharp decline in prices in the market of greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine last week, prices are increasing again, EastFruit project analysts inform. The price rise is due to the increased demand for cucumbers due to a rather limited supply. Over the past week, the harvest of cucumbers in
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This time the world is coming to New Zealand. New Zealand exporters are so used to getting on a long haul flight, lap top in hand, to meet and make new customers, understand the market and promote their product or service. In just over a week the global avocado business community descends
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The provincial secretary of COAG Cordoba, Carmen Quintero, has participated in the National Table of Garlic, held in Las Pedroñeras (Cuenca), where the reduction of production, drought and the alleged fraudulent entry of frozen garlic, from China, in the European Union has been discussed. read more

Vellsam Materias Bioactivas has reached an important global agreement with the US producer and marketer Del Monte Fresh through which they will form a new partnership with which they will open new factories around the world that will adapt the way the company works to the new global market.
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Ecuador has been investing in growing its production of white dragon fruit over the past several years and this season, one shipper says all of that investing has broken the market. “We just came off a harvest that produced tremendous volumes over the past three to four weeks. It’s an
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Infoagro Exhibition, the International Intensive Agriculture and Ancillary Industry Trade Fair, is ready to welcome all the innovation and excellence that drives the global agricultural sector to the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Aguadulce on 10, 11 and 12 of
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The mango market is picking up well, according to Marcel van Rooijen of Trofi from Den Hoorn. "In Peru, production has now moved to the Casma area where very few and many small sizes are coming from this year. Sales prices are still 20% lower than last year. I expect those prices to go up
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As the first container of new season New Zealand Sassy™ touches down at the Guangzhou Port, Global License holders, Next Generation Apples (NGA), has announced a Strategic agreement with Shenzhen SVM Ltd. (SVM) as part of their global marketing strategy for year-round supply of their IP varieties. read more

Short-term pain with some long-term gains. That’s what California growers are facing following recent headline-making rains in key California growing regions such as the Salinas Valley. read more

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) performed successfully in the 2022 financial year despite challenging conditions. Group revenue rose by 7.7 % to € 1,578.4 million (previous year: € 1,465.4 million). The consolidated operating result (EBIT) fell by 3.4% to €220.4m.
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Horticulture production in Vietnam is evolving in several ways, showing a steady development of Vietnam’s horticulture industry. read more

the trend of fruit and vegetable sales by imposed weight was still negative in the tenth week of the year, but the performance differential with respect to Lcc reversed from the previous week, this time being in favour of fruit and vegetables. Among the channels,
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