New Zealand is reporting an excellent quality onion crop, as this season's harvest comes to an end. 'Most onions have been harvested and transferred into storage sheds. The quality of the crop is excellent and will store well, which means an extended export season. The weather has been optimal
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The initial stage of the Ankara Port Başkent OIZ Eti Logistics Ankara Intermodal Terminal has been launched, boasting a container capacity of 500,000 TEUs and a dry bulk capacity of 20,000,000 tons. Additionally, this development includes the inauguration of a railway connection and a 700-meter
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Costa Rican company Pafru. S.A. started shipping Galia, Cantaloupe, watermelons, mini-watermelons, and yellow honeydew melons in early January. "Due to the rainy season in Brazil, we expected Brazilian melons' volumes and quality to decline rapidly," says Rolf Weber of Global Producers,
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For more than two weeks, green asparagus from Spain has been struggling to find a place on French supermarket shelves. According to several French operators marketing asparagus in France, sales of Spanish green asparagus have been "very difficult." Some French retailers "refuse to open lines
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The onion market saw no hustle and bustle in February. "We kept busy, but that's about all there is to say. February is never the best month and this year was no exception," observes Eric Moerdijk of Monie from Nieuwdorp. "I expect that with a somewhat lower price level, we could become more
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Kuehne+Nagel Poland appoints Emilia Górska-Mytyk as the new Managing Director. Emilia Górska-Mytyk has assumed responsibility for Kuehne+Nagel Poland beginning of February 2024, succeeding Wojciech Sienicki who has gone into retirement. In her tenure, she will be overseeing the company's
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The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has announced the appointment of Jane Strijdom as its Country Manager for South Africa. Strijdom assumes the responsibility of fostering strategic relationships in the fresh produce sector in Southern Africa. As IFPA's primary liaison in South
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According to the agency's interim assessments, from 2020 to 2023, blueberries from Georgia were exported by up to 50 companies. 90% of the exports primarily go to the Russian Federation. In 2020-2022, the level of market export was low-concentrated, while in 2023, the index rose to moderate
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The EU Parliament has recently endorsed a trade agreement with Kenya, enabling quota-free and duty-free market access for both parties. This agreement, awaiting ratification by the Kenya National Assembly, aims at liberalizing trade between the European Union and Kenya. The Ministry of Trade in
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