With a sales volume of around 300 million euros in 2022, Frigoscandia employs around 1,300 people, primarily in its core market of Sweden. The long-established food logistics company, which was founded in 1948, is also active in Norway, Finland, Denmark and the
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Representatives from the Latin American banana industry have expressed their dismay about plans by European supermarkets to reduce the price of bananas by €1.30 a box. The price would go from €16.3 to €15 per box. read more

Leading ferry and port operator, Stena Line has signed a significant deal with Peel Ports Group, a major UK port operator, to operate from Heysham Port for the next 77-years until 2100. The Swedish ferry company runs a twice daily freight service from Belfast-Heysham providing a vital trade
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At last, a space dedicated to innovations to develop a more qualitative, healthy, functional, nutraceutical food, for years one of the biggest trends in the agri-food industry, with great potential also in the fruit and vegetable sector. It will probably be one of the most eagerly awaited novelties of
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Yesterday, Malaysia barred any Israeli or Israel-bound ships from docking at its ports. Public protests in support of Palestine have been regular in Malaysia since October. Malaysia’s immediate ban on ships from Israeli shipping company ZIM, as well as any vessels bearing Israel’s flag, was
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After working in the herb industry for 15 years, Drona Pantjoe chose to go it alone a year ago, on December 5. He started Kenya-Fresh. "I started as a warehouse worker at Cool Control in Maasdijk, the Netherlands, in 2007. I still work in that area, but now with my own business," says Drona. read more

In marketing year (MY) 2023/24, fresh orange exports are forecasts to reach 2.0 million metric tons (MMT) up from 1.6 MMT in MY 2022/23. This increase is attributed to higher yields per hectare, amid favorable environmental conditions, success in opening new markets for Egyptian oranges, and a
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"Knowing, understanding and interpreting, through research, the evolutionary processes in agriculture is indispensable to support the sustainability and competitiveness not only of our agri-food industry, but of the entire Country System. And, in this sense, the CREA Yearbook that
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The interprofessional demands a prompt clarification from the Commission because this pest is not declared in this country and, if it had not been intercepted in November in this port and landed in a warehouse, it would not only have threatened nearby citrus growing areas but also crops

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Dachser has acquired the leading full-service provider in temperature-controlled and frozen food logistics in the Nordic region, Frigoscandia AB, headquartered in Helsingborg, Sweden. The acquisition is subject to approval by the European competition authorities. read more

On November 28, 2023, the first phase of the BMB-NRC Agrologistics project, an Uzbek-Russian agrologistics alliance, was launched in the Sharaf-Rashidov district of Uzbekistan. The project includes a three-tier module with refrigerated chambers and warehouses with a capacity of 10 thousand tons,
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"I used to believe that the winning formula of the future having traceability and complete control of the supply chain was 'quality + service'. Now, however, I think it needs to be updated to 'availability, quality and service'. This is the first reflection that Giusto Curti, General Manager of
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Port of Antwerp-Bruges International (PoABI) and Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak (PKNP), a state development agency, have formed a strategic partnership to develop the port of Lumut in Perak state, Malaysia. The European Commission has awarded a €1.9 million grant for feasibility studies,
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The Scorpion crate filler by REV Packaging Solutions is automated and, consequently, widely customisable and configurable according to specific needs. It has been designed for filling plastic or cardboard crates of various types, such as IFCO, CPR, EPS, CHEP, etc., including with side edges, by
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Tropical items shipping from Florida, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Ecuador and other regions shipping into the U.S., are on their winter peak of supply. They will also be staying with promotional volume through early 2024. read more

Alexander Baran, an agronomist at the gardening private enterprise "Agrarian Company 2004" within the Vitagro holding (Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine), believes that large enterprises, having available funds and the ability to store vegetables in their own or leased warehouses, will enter the
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"At the State-Regions Conference, an agreement was reached on support for the nut sector. 14 million euros have arrived for the supply chain, which can be used for promotion and new investments. Once again, we respond with concrete aid for a sector
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South African Airways (SAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with SunExpress for four aircrafts to support the national carrier’s operations in the 2024/25 financial year. read more

A decision by the main container lines to suspend sailings along the Red Sea route is disrupting key fruit trades. CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Maersk are among the shipping companies that have decided to divert ships to the Cape of Good Hope as soon as possible due to attacks by Houthi
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As we begin 2024, what are your main hopes for the year ahead? read more