The celebration of the seasons and the assortment of flavours and aromas to find the right apple every day of the year; the importance of sustainability and the art of growing. These are the values of Marlene® apples that are embodied together in the Daughter of Marlene®'s 2024 Calendar.
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Israel’s planted citrus area in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 is forecast to be 16,200 hectares (ha), the same as MY 2022/23. The production area is estimated at 15,850 ha due to low profitability and water shortages, which has disincentivized farmers to plant new citrus crops. In recent years,
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"We can be cautiously optimistic halfway through the sales season. Despite the significant cost increases across the board - in production, sales, and logistics - we've collectively managed to achieve a good return on top fruit so far," begins Randy Dijksman of the Dutch company Combilo. read more

Apples are undoubtedly one of the most important categories within the fruit and vegetable department, on this the retailers unanimously agree, but when it comes to solutions for the development of this product, quite different strategies emerge; read more

The Indian apple imports have slowed down significantly due to the situation surrounding the Red Sea, Prashant Gidwani, director at Indian fruit trader Fresh Fruit Alliances Pvt. Ltd states: “The recent Red Sea issues have disrupted trade on one of the world's most important shipping routes.
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Shipping lines have strategically diverted some vessels from the port of Cape Town to Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape as measures to help relieve pressure on the struggling container terminal take effect. read more

A new project to develop a commercially viable system for precisely targeting orchard inputs to specific trees and tree parts has been given the green light. read more

"The 2024 harvest season is already in full swing, one week to ten days earlier than last season. From a logistical perspective, the ports remain the biggest challenge for the sustainability of our growers. The favourable forecast is largely supported by a good, cold and
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Of course, there will also be a product presentation in which the group will present its latest innovations and most representative product catalogue to visitors. read more

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have signed an agreement for a new long-term operational collaboration. Starting from February 2025, called Gemini Cooperation will have a fleet pool of around 290 ships with a combined capacity of 3.4m TEUs, with Maersk deploying 60 per cent and Hapag-Lloyd 40 per cent. read more

It is these perceptions and behaviours that trigger the initial purchasing decision and from there influence the structure and performance of the supply chain all the way to the plantation. read more

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

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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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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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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The last year of experimentation for the project Increasing the agro-ecological sustainability of intensive vegetable crops in the lower Lazio region - coordinated by Italia Ortofrutta - National Union of Scientific Responsibility of Crea Of that involved 10
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