2023 was another challenging year for Port of Antwerp-Bruges. Geopolitical tensions and slowing global economic growth are driving down industrial production and trade flows. As a result, total throughput, which was 271 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, is down 5.5% from the previous year.
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Dmytro Solomchuk, a member of the Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy, emphasizes the need to construct 140-150 modern vegetable storehouses to ensure Ukraine's food security. According to Solomchuk, this initiative will enable the country to become independent of imported produce, especially
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A 21-year-old man, Fumiaki Matsuoka, was arrested for stealing fruit from an earthquake-damaged home in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. Claiming to be a university student and a volunteer worker, Matsuoka broke into a house belonging to a man in his 70s who had evacuated due to the January 1
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Today, farmers and associations across Germany are taking to the streets to protest against the federal government's austerity plans. The issue of agricultural diesel is particularly contentious: subsidies for agricultural diesel are to be phased out gradually. This year by 40 percent, in the
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The number of container vessels that have re-routed via the Cape of Good Hope due to the Red Sea crisis has risen to 354 units as of 7 January, according to the latest Linerlytica report, translating to 4.65 million TEUs or 16.4% of the global fleet. read more

Harvest House has once again been certified Climate-Neutral. "We can, thus, deliver our tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers with a climate label," says Jelle Posthuma, Environmental Specialist at this Dutch cooperative. read more

SPAR Slovenia phase out single-use F&V plastic bags and receive FDI Award Slovenia read more

According to EastFruit analysts, the rate of growth in potato prices is accelerating in Ukraine, which has attracted first import shipments to the local market. Since January 4, 2024, large volumes of ware potatoes from Poland, as well as from Lithuania and Latvia, measuring hundreds of tons,
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The latest data from Kantar Worldpanel reveals that Mercadona has lost 0.4% of its market share in Spain during the last month (between November 5 and December 3), to 26.7%, thus chaining two consecutive months of decline, after six consecutive increases. read more

Ramadan will tentatively be celebrated from March 10 until April 9 and during the celebrations, many Muslims turn to dates for both their nutritional value and cultural significance. As a rich source of energy and essential nutrients, dates sustain individuals during the day-long fasts.
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The vegetable and fruit export season has kicked off in Horgos, marked by the dispatch of a refrigerated truck loaded with 2.4 tons of mandarins to Kyrgyzstan. The Horgos customs post ensures meticulous control and swift customs clearance for agricultural products through the "green corridor." read more

On January 1, 2024, Chile and South Korea started using ePhyto or Electronic Phytosanitary Certification for their trade, allowing both countries to take advantage of all the benefits that the initiative entails to facilitate trade and improve the management of plant health. read more

At the Belgian organic farm VerKen Bio Deli-Vers, they started growing PiqaBoo pears last year. Kris Wouters once called it 'a new fruit species', and VerKen Bio Deli-Vers's Gerard Kenens sees plenty of potential for organic farming. read more

The price of oranges is reaching record levels in the agricultural sector, especially for the Navel variety, according to data collected by the Consulate of the Lonja de Valencia. After the Christmas season, the average price of this orange variety stood at 0.35 euro, significantly exceeding the
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Blueberries have commanded high prices for several months. "Peru has good quality, but the prices are relentlessly high, and there's minimal product available. Some importers have stopped importing from there. We're, however, in a somewhat different area, so we'll keep getting Peruvian
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What are the main motivations of growers and packers as they consider implementing grading and sorting technology? Often the goals and challenges are similar: increasing capacity and providing consistent quality while reducing the dependence and costs associated with manual labor. However, as
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Mango supply is still limited thanks to the El Niño phenomenon and the subsequent winter rains. “Aside from smaller sized mangos, the rain brings additional quality concerns on harvested fruit, so we employ a more strict quality control at the farms and packing facility,” says Ana Paula
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Apricots, a stone fruit like peaches, plums, and nectarines, are typically either processed by canning, freezing, or drying, or sold as fresh, whole apricots. Regardless of how you like apricots, their production has been decreasing since the 1990s in response to falling US consumption,
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Peru, the second-largest avocado producer in the world, shipped US$223 million worth to the United States in 2022 to meet the country’s fast-growing demand. read more

In the face of a severe labor shortage, the farming community in Israel is urging the reintegration of Palestinian workers into agricultural fields. The National Farmers Association calls for developing a strategy to attract Jewish workers and contemplates the return of demobilized soldiers to
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