“At Fruit Color, we were very happy to receive our first shipment of peaches from Chile. These were the first peaches from Chile in our history to be sold on the Chinese mainland,” says Kaimao Ye and Braulio Diaz from the Chilean exporter Gesex in China. read more

After a fire ravaged the former vegetable exporter Van Dijk Delft, Bogaerds Architects received its first commission from the fruit and vegetable sector in 1983. Since then, this Dutch firm has never left. Cor Bogaerds founded the company 80 years ago. Located in a sleekly renovated apple
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Even though Spanish companies' imports of Egyptian oranges have risen exponentially, coinciding with two years of lower production, "there is no doubt that the fruit will be labeled correctly," says an industry operator, "indicating the country of origin of the production, and not just where it
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In September, Japanese peeling innovator Astra attended the IFPA show in the USA. As well as catching up with existing customers and meeting familiar new visitors, the company's most significant achievement at the show was the discovery of the previously unrecognised capacity of its existing
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Container lines will use a variety of methods to minimise losses due to the oversupply of vessels in 2024, according to Philip Damas, managing director of Drewry Shipping Consultants and head of Drewry’s Supply Chain Advisors practice. read more

New Zealand cherry producer Southern Fruits International expects to send up to 340 tonnes of cherries to the global market this summer – just over double that of the volume sent last year. read more

The University of Warwick announces Warwick Agri-Tech to help the future of farming with automation – addressing issues such as labour shortages, food insecurity and loss of biodiversity. read more

According to a report from Statistics Canada, the domestic potato sector saw its highest levels of seeded and harvested area, average yield and production over the last five years. In 2023, there was 395,389 acres of seeded area, 385,368 acres harvested, 332.4 hundredweight per harvested acres
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Israel has cancelled an agricultural reform aimed at reducing prices for fruits and vegetables. The lack of funds in the budget hindered the progress of the reform initiated by the previous government. Under the cover of war, the current government has published a draft decree to cancel key
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Looking back, in 2009, the Spanish chestnut production nearly reached 300,000 tons, with Galicia accounting for 96.4% of the total production. However, just five years later, in 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food recorded a 46% drop in the national production, which reached a
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According to President Aleksandr Lukashenko, the Belarusian government should take measures to lower prices for vegetables in the off-season. Lukashenko voiced his discontent towards his government officials for their failure to adequately address the surge in vegetable prices during the
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A comprehensive report, submitted by a joint team from Punjab Agricultural University, Central Integrated Pest Management (CPIM), Jalandhar, and the State Horticulture Department, has confirmed significant crop loss due to a fungal outbreak in Sanaur. The report, handed over to Deputy
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Maersk and MSC have announced that following the pause of vessels crossing the Red Sea, they have been forced to re-route vessels via Cape of Good Hope which will a direct impact on our costs due to additional vessels needed to maintain the schedule and shortage of equipment. read more

At the beginning of November 2023, a trial batch of Uzbek fresh table grapes of the “Kelin Barmo” variety (translation from Uzbek language means “Lady’s finger”) in the amount of one ton was supplied to the US market by the “Sherakhun” company from the Altyaryk district of the
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Surexport, a leading European player in the production and commercialization of berries, has acquired a majority stake in Jong Fruit, a Dutch strawberry producer. The partnership with Jong Fruit, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, marks a relevant milestone for Surexport’s
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The Tunisian Deglet Nour season continues following the harvest in October. Volumes have increased by 14% according to official estimates from the Ministry of Agriculture totaling 328 thousand tons. According to Mohamed Akermi, the season has reached a turning point with the exhaustion of
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As we navigate an ever-evolving landscape in logistics and refrigerated food storage in Latin America, 2024 brings a series of trends and transformations. Follow some of the critical changes that are shaping our industry, from the integration of sophisticated solutions in key markets such as
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On December 8, Reefer Trend reported that European supermarkets are requesting a 1.30 euro/box decrease, i.e. -8.00%, in the price of bananas, from 16.30 euro/box to 15.00 euro/box of bananas. read more

Amidst the ongoing war, Ukraine has invested a substantial half-billion dollars in imported vegetables. From March 2022 to August 2023, Ukrainian consumers supported foreign vegetable producers with $556 million. It is precisely mirroring the total expenditure on vegetable imports during this
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Mission Produce, Inc., a prominent global player in sourcing, producing, and distributing fresh Hass avocados with additional offerings in mangos and blueberries, has reported its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended October 31, 2023. read more