Kiwifruit marketer Zespri has successfully applied to the High Court to liquidate the company of a kiwifruit grower who illegally exported its gold kiwifruit cuttings to China. The company, Smiling Face, and its owner, Haoyu Gao, have been in and out of the courts with Zespri since 2018. read more

Sea-Intelligence has published issue 137 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including December 2022. As the report itself is quite comprehensive and covers schedule reliability across 34 different trade lanes and 60+ carriers, this press
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Mission Produce, Inc, which sources, produces and distributes fresh Hass avocados with additional offerings in mangos and blueberries, announced a joint venture with ZZ2 Boerdery, a South African farming company and Criterion Africa Partners, a private equity firm developing assets within the
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Rooteco, a Spanish biotech start-up, has raised €300,000 in funding in a seed round involving the Institute for the Promotion of Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICE) and the Sodical Financing Institute of Castilla y León. read more

Wyard Stomp has been promoted to managing director, Driscoll’s of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The role reports to Driscoll's chairman and CEO, J. Miles Reiter. With Driscoll’s mission to continually delight berry consumers through the alignment of customers and berry growers, this
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Two Mastronardi Produce brands were celebrated for excellence in package design and innovation at the prestigious PAC Global Awards read more

Who are the biggest European importers of blueberries from Peru? After avocados, Eder Rios also listed the biggest European importers based on export statistics, including the requisite Dutch importers. Camposol is still at quite a lonely height, but who else are in the top 20? read more

Dicers, slicers, mixers, cutters, packaging machines, cooling compressors, sauce processing machines, packaging robots, depositors, cup filling and sealing machines, electric pallet lifters, an automatic cooled pallet storage system, and many more are offered on the online auctions in Dissen aTW
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Moroccan market watchdog the Competition Council has stated that it has “no positions” to take with regard to the increases or drops in products’ prices. President of the council Ahmed Rahhou added: “The role of the council does not allow it to intervene in the event of a rise or drop in
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The Gervasoni family has been growing asparagus on their French farm in the Gard department since 1950. Maxime Gervasoni, 4th generation on this farm, is particularly fond of this vegetable. “I think asparagus are a great product that I love to work with. There is always something to
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Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Tanzania, Zakaria El Goumiri, has revealed that more traders and investors from his country seek information on the investment opportunities as well as products in Tanzania with potentials of being traded to the Northern part of Africa. read more

Farmers are working non-stop. We need to save the iceberg lettuce crop. It is the only production left in all of Europe, as the low temperatures have practically ravaged all the crops in the places where it's grown. "Right now, its price is soaring in the markets because the only product left is
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Kapi Kapi Growers (Grupo Acon), a producer and exporter of premium pineapples and bananas, will showcase its product offerings at Fruit Logistica next week in Berlin, Germany. Since 1987, the company has utilized the diverse and ideal growing regions across Costa Rica to supply retailers,
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"Patatas Meléndez, a company from Valladolid headed by Javier Melendez, is experiencing a key moment in its history, as the inauguration of its new automated plant will position the company as a benchmark in the sector in Europe. For this reason, and with the firm intention of continuing its
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Organic food producers from the European branch of the IFOAM association have brought a lawsuit over the use of the Eco-Score food labels by a growing number of retailers in several countries. According to legal documents presented before the Paris Court of Justice, producers asked the court to
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It has been a tremendous start to 2023, according to a Western Australian vegetable grower, with mild weather compared to previous years allowing the crops to "mature perfectly and develop their unique sweetness". read more

Menengai, owned by businessman Jaswant Rai, is among the fresh produce firms that are eyeing the lucrative Chinese market after Kenya was allowed to export fresh avocado to the Asian nation last year. The Rai family has expanded into avocado farming in the Menengai Orchards in Nakuru County. The
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TOP The Onion Group. This is the new name under which the TOP family of companies (Crop Alliance, Top Onions, TOP Taste, TOP Flavours, TOP Onion Sets, TOP Fresh Service, Poznan Onions, TOP Onions USA, TOP Cultures France) will be known from now on. The use of one brand name will increase the
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The FreshPlaza team are busy visiting clients and taking lots of photos at Fruit Logistica this week, so we won't be sending our newsletter on Thursday 9th February. read more

The European market offers excellent potential for Mexican fruit. That became clear during the Mexican Business Forum, organized by United Producers of Mexico. At the Dutch Chamber of Commerce building, Mexican exporters, Dutch importers, and other interested parties met on Tuesday, February 6.
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