UK orchards are set to witness a unique project that aims to develop a commercially viable system for accurately targeting specific trees or parts of a tree with orchard inputs. This cutting-edge technology will digitally scrutinize fruit trees in unprecedented detail, enabling
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"We have to get used to the fact that emergencies are becoming the rule. Our role must be not only to organize shipments, but also to be informed and to advise customers in a timely, updated and accurate manner," says Massimo Delpozzo, sales manager of the Italian logistics company Nord Ovest,
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IFCO, a prominent provider of Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs), announced today the launch of Dora, a revolutionary reusable plastic pallet across Europe. read more

The potato market is experiencing a brief lull. "Given that there are still some problem batches on the market, sales towards the french fry industry are slightly slower. But the long-term prospects look better," says potato trader Leen Meijer from the Dutch company of the same name. read more

The organised fruit industry of South Africa has set out its intention to take legal action against the state-run ports authority Transnet in a recent communiqué. read more

In a stench-filled protest against the government's agricultural policies, disgruntled French farmers dumped heaps of manure and rotting produce in front of city buildings in Toulouse. The farmers, numbering around 1,000 from across southwest France, claim that the policies are causing them
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Phil Turnbull, APAL CEO, shared this update to industry in the Summer 2023 edition of AFG. read more

On land where one of Gauteng’s most important aquifers surfaces, where traces of human occupation hark back to the Stone Age and the Iron Age, a farming enterprise is planning on becoming South Africa’s dominant supplier of cherries during October, when it’s not available anywhere else in
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The Moldova Fruct Association, citing the customs service of the Republic of Moldova, reports that in December 2023, more than 7.5 thousand tons of fresh apples were exported from the country for a total amount of about US $4.5 million. In November 2023, Moldova exported little more of these
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In December 2023, US container import volume increased by 0.4% from November 2023. The slight aggregate increase masks counter intuitive swings in volume at West, East and Gulf Coast ports. The top East and Gulf Coast ports saw increases, while the top West Coast ports saw decreases. read more

Mainline operators can expect a windfall for the first quarter of 2024, as the surge in freight rates far exceeds the costs of detouring round the Cape of Good Hope. Freight rates increased across the board, with Transpacific rates (according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index)
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Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. is pleased to announce South African multi-national agricultural technology business Microbial Biological Fertilizers International (MBFi) has commenced trials of BVT products in South Africa. They will be evaluating BVT’s patented bee vectoring
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Hapag-Lloyd AG (Hapag-Lloyd) and Maersk A/S, an entity under A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk), have signed an agreement for a new long-term operational collaboration called ”Gemini Cooperation”, which will start in February 2025. The ambition is to deliver a flexible and interconnected ocean
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South African pome fruit producers are looking forward to exports bouncing back. This is on the back of a lower pome fruit export crop due to hail damage in some of the major fruit producing areas during 2023. read more

E.Leclerc the best performer in France in December read more

Plant Genetics, the licence holder for the Volcani Institute in South Africa, has come under the full ownership of Denau Holdings. The Volcani Agriculture Institute was established in 1921 and is Israel's national Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), the driving force behind Israel's
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First Adele, then U2 and now Autumncrisp® brand grapes. Sun World International continues its global campaign for Autumncrisp with a three-day residency in Las Vegas later this month at the 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show, one of the world’s largest B2B-only specialty food industry events. read more

"This year, unlike in the past, we went beyond the mere idea of business and services. We decided to take advantage of the Berlin trade fair to present the concept of 'Sicily in the World.' We were driven by the idea that it is impossible to separate the two, since companies are born and develop
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As the fresh produce industry eagerly anticipates meeting in Berlin, Clarifruit looks forward to unveiling new features for AI-driven quality control. With these updates, Clarifruit aims to advance towards its mission to enable the fresh produce supply chain stakeholders to make data-driven
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In the citrus market, Egypt and Spain are in the game with oranges. "The Egyptian oranges' share is increasing. Spanish importers can also meet their needs at prices that they can't compete with in Spain. All in all, a unique situation," begins Marcel van der Welle of Van Ooijen Citrus in the
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