The Dutch company Bijlsma Hercules has delivered a conveyor belt of no less than 135 meters to a business in the Middle East. read more

Negotiations between representatives of the Rosselkhoznadzor and the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkey took place via video link, to discuss how to strengthen the control over the supply of fruits and vegetables. Turkey is one of the main suppliers of fruit and vegetable products to Russia. read more

The Centre for European Reform (CER) has calculated that the country's economy is 5.5% smaller than it would have been without the collapse of cross-Channel trade, the shortage of Eastern European workers and the customs bureaucracy that is generated for the
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Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 2% to $2,046.51 per 40ft container this week. The composite index has dropped by 78% when compared with the same week last year. read more

From February 8 to 10, 2023, 32 potato, fruit, vegetable, and fruit tree suppliers, three industry organizations, and four fruit and vegetable cooperatives from Belgium will be at Fruit Logistica. They will jointly be at the Flemish Center for Agricultural and Fisheries Marketing (VLAM) stand, A
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Technology solutions to the irrigation crisis are up for discussion at an event on innovation in water and agriculture, hosted by AgriTechE. read more

UK vegetable producer Riviera Produce, located in Cornwall, is adapting to the increased likelihood of summer heat waves brought on by the climate crisis and has warned the UK of the dangers of depending on food imports in future. read more

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed a letter of intent in support of the pan-African Mission 1 for 200 (M1-200), a joint initiative to “reduce Africa’s food import dependency, and build sustainable, inclusive
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Spanish biotech company Kimitec has teamed up with Biome Makers, a California-based ag-tech company specialising in the analysis of soil biology and microbiology, to research the composition and behaviour of soil microbiota with the aim of developing a new generation of probiotics adapted to the
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As if the past season has not been tough enough, Southern Africa’s citrus growers face the mother of all consultations over the next two months. read more

Bakker Belgium has announced that for the first time, an e-truck will transport fresh fruit and vegetables to retailer Delhaize. read more

PML Kenya has invested US$300,000 in a new vacuum cooler system at the Mitchell Cotts Air Cargo Terminal at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, with the aim of providing customers with an affordable and highly efficient temperature control measure to improve cool chain management. read more

Aldi has now donated 30 million meals to good causes since launching its food donations initiative in 2019. read more

Eagerly anticipated details on the government’s post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme in England have been unveiled. read more

The Organic Produce Network (OPN) has released its 2022 Organic Produce Performance Report, highlighting how US organic fresh produce sales grew by 3 per cent in 2022. read more

Q Eye Smart is the only scanner based entirely on an Artificial Intelligence platform that enables more precise automatic quality sorting of fruit. read more

For many years, EastFruit analysts have been actively promoting investments into production of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables in the countries of Central Asia. Finally, in the recent couple of years we see a result of our efforts – the exports of frozen produce from Uzbekistan are
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukrainian producers were able to increase exports of frozen raspberries in 2022 beating the previous record! This is especially amazing considering extremely difficult conditions due to the Russian war and occupation of some territories of Ukraine, labor
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Child labour, gender rights and decent income, environmental risks related to climate change, water and biodiversity. Fairtradepicts a new Map of Human and Environmental Risks in the supply chains where it works, coffee, cocoa, bananas, grapes and honey. At
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According to EastFruit analysts, in the recent 10 days wholesale prices for table grapes of all kinds in Moldova increased by 1-2 MDL per kg ($US 0.05-0.10/kg) or by 5-7%. Consequently, the export price of Moldova variety grapes is record high for this period, despite the export ban for Moldovan
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