There has also been an 11% increase in container throughput so far this year compared to the same period in 2022, mainly due to a 23% increase in exports of products from the fruit-growing regions of Pernambuco, Bahia, Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte.
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Costa Group’s mushroom operation Costa Mushrooms has harnessed the power of live supply chain data from Escavox to satisfy the cold chain specifications of the company’s supermarket customers and maintain trust with consumers. read more

At the International Table Grape Symposium commercial director of Capespan, Charl Dubois, told attendees that the port of Cape Town really challenging at the moment. read more

The new Bennet Sustainability Report has been published on the website (click here). The update, now in its fourth edition, reports on the actions taken in 2022 by the company to grow strategically and sustainably at the same time; read more

DP World, a global leader in end-to-end supply chain solutions, announces its first export operations at its new air cargo logistics hub in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The new facility, which was announced earlier this year, enhances the Dominican Republic’s position as the largest trade
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A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S settled a Danish lawsuit against the companies behind a ship that blocked the Suez canal in 2021. The Ever Given was stuck for six days in March 2021. However, the event disrupted global shipping for months. Maersk controls about 15% of the world’s container fleet, while
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MeetingPack, the biennial meeting organised by AIMPLAS and AINIA that brings together the entire value chain of the agri-food barrier packaging, will count in its sixth edition with the participation of some thirty specialists who will analyse, around eight thematic blocks, the perspectives of the agri-food barrier packaging sector.
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In addition to trays and bags made from paper and cardboard, other packaging solutions made from alternative, resource-saving materials are also rapidly gaining in importance. At expoSE 2023, for example, the ecological, nature-based cellulose nets from NaturNetz GmbH were honored with the
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These are complex seasons for potato farming, but the figures from Selenella - Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità - speak of growth, sustainability and an increasingly technological future for potatoes; read more

The president of Mercavalència, Santiago Ballester, has delivered Christmas plants from Mercaflor to the stalls of the municipal markets in an action promoted by Confemercats. The delivery of the plants was carried out with the aim of encouraging shopping at the municipal markets and to support
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Twenty-five years ago, neither computers, nor the internet, nor technology in general had reached the level of development and modernity that we enjoy today. Neither had agriculture. For this reason, the history of Seipasa is even more valuable, because its birth took place at the beginning of the 20th century.
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The newborn company of Sun'Agri, the world leader in advanced agri-voltaics, which combines artificial intelligence systems for crop improvement and protection with photovoltaic power generation, speaks Italian. Sun'Agri, an industry pioneer since 2009,
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After the excellent results obtained in the test phase during the last season, the 2023 commercial campaign of the exclusive all-Italian greenokiwi starts under the banner of innovation. Dulcis™ is in fact the new proposal by New Plant, in collaboration with the Universities of Udine and
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The 2023 sales campaign of the exclusive all-Italian green kiwi fruit Dulcis, the new proposal from New Plant, in collaboration with the Universities of Udine and Bologna, produced and marketed by Alegra,Apofruit ItaliaandOrogel Fresco, has started under the banner of innovation. Green pulp but
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The US giant has embarked on a joint project with Bamboo Rose, a provider of retail technology solutions, to develop and implement a procurement platform that will revolutionise the way the retailer operates with tens of thousands of
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Australia’s vegetable industry is set to receive a new level of protection against exotic pests through a unique A$10m levy-funded collaborative biosecurity strategy. read more

Chile’s cherry crop is expected to be slightly smaller than the 2022-2023 crop. While the acreage continues to expand every year, weather conditions will have a negative impact on this year’s volume. “If the country had a full crop, it would be well in excess of 100 million (5 kg.) cartons
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Ecocool Ltd is further expanding its range of thermal covers for the transport protection of temperature-sensitive pallet goods. In addition to the tried-and-tested models for pharmaceuticals, chemicals and construction, Ecocool launched ECO-BREATH, the first product for food transportation, at
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"Increasing sales and reducing food waste" is the purpose of IDA's artificial intelligence-based software. Developed by Mateo Beacco, Mathieu Grosso, and Alex Chataigner, this solution aims to "optimize the management of fresh produce in both convenience stores and supermarkets." Launched in
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Aston University is to tackle international crop waste by developing a mobile and sustainable refrigeration system for sub-tropical climates. The University has received a grant of £241,075 from Innovate UK, which is part of over one million pounds in overall funding for the CoolRun project in
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