It seems like Zimbabwe's blueberry sector is under threat from a currency crisis and high borrowing costs. In this nation, climatic conditions allow high yields from open field planting and early delivery into export markets doubled blueberry production to 7,000 tons this year. read more

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued a notice that Tesco is recalling certain batches of Growers Harvest Garden Peas due to contamination fears. These products may contain an unknown type of berry which may make the product unsafe to eat. read more

The Port of Paracas has announced that, as last weekend, the Maersk shipping company will begin a direct transport service from the aforementioned port to Europe, plus routes to the United States and Asia. read more

The fifth edition of Territorio Aguacate will be held on Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 November at Plaza Mayor Medellín. This fair, the epicentre of the Hass avocado agro-industry, will feature the fruit of Colombian origin. In addition, its aim is to create a
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It is always said that the fruit and vegetable sector spends little on communication; this lack of investment is attributed to the little attention that consumers pay to our category and the low value they perceive of the enormous work that the supply chain does to bring every
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Affected by rainfall in the production areas of Chile, the arrival volume of air-freighted cherries from Chile was small in the first half of the week, with only a few shipments arriving at the market each time. However, the quantity increased significantly in the second half of the week. The
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After three years on a roller coaster, in 2023 the confidence level of Europeans is showing timid signs of recovery. In 2022, the lowest point had been reached, lower even than the one reached at the height of the pandemic, with repercussions in the perceptions and experiences of Italian purchasing managers. This is
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A complete service package around exotics, particularly ripening and packaging. That is the new Fruit Service Collective's (FSC) - an independent business unit within the MAGO holding company - primary objective. The company will start operating from a 6600m² warehouse in the Meer transport
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In response to the increasing capacity reductions, MSC has decided on a $297 per TEU surcharge on shipments transiting the Panama Canal. It followed the announcement on Tuesday by CMA CGM of a $150 per TEU ‘Panama Adjustment Factor’, valid from 1 January. MSC’s surcharge, almost double
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Imq eAmbiente, Agricola Lusia's partner in the preparation of its sustainability reports, will tell the story of the Csrd (Corporate sustainability reporting directive) through the narration of the realisation paths of entrepreneurs and managers at the conference to be held in
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After several years of shutdown, it is now official: the fruit terminal at the Port of Sète is back in service. The fruit and vegetable transport and logistics specialist Primever and Occitanie region, owner of the Port of Sète, have announced their partnership to relaunch operations in the
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Lower production costs in the northern basin and a better average agricultural yield in the southern basin, notwithstanding clear structural differences in terms of farm size and cultivation land characteristics. This is what emerges from the economic analysis of the process
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In times when logistics chains are increasingly disrupted, but quality must remain high, frozen products are sometimes considered a good alternative to fresh produce. So says Pieter Delbaere of Crop's. "Especially since the pandemic, frozen fruit is increasingly seen as a full-fledged,
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At a seminar to launch the new name, the association presented a roadmap to promote the competitiveness and growth of the Chilean fruit sector in collaboration with the state. The President of Fruits from Chile, Iván Marambio, outlined the priorities of the organisation.
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"This season, South African citrus growers packed 165.1 million cartons for delivery to world markets," the CGA said. "While this is an increase of approximately 800,000 cartons over last year's packed figures, it is still 500,000 cartons less than the previous year.
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During the event, it was explained how a sustainability management system can be implemented in food retail centres, wholesale and logistics companies and processing companies on the basis of the Voluntary QS Sustainability Inspection (FIN) module and what needs to be taken into account when implementing a sustainability management system.
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Grower groups from across Australia and national representative bodies have joined in supporting the newly released 2023/24 Australian-grown Horticulture Sustainability Framework, a tool to help the horticulture sector share its sustainable, ethical, and safe farming practice stories with
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"Around this time in 2022, we were shipping up to two truckloads of clementines to European countries on a daily basis. This year, we had to wait until almost the end of November for the first full truck to leave the country. The mild Autumn weather has delayed the clementines from starting to
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Turkish citrus growers and consumers are seeing fruit prices skyrocket from the orchard to the supermarket shelf due to a complex web of factors, including labor costs, transportation and market dynamics. According to Burak Karabucak, the head of a citrus producers' association in the southern
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The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) will be hosting a group of UK exhibitors at Fruit Logistica, 7-9 February 2024 in Berlin. read more