Fruit and vegetable producers certified according to the QS-GAP standard in Germany in combination with the additional module FIAS (Voluntary Inspection of Working and Social Conditions) continue to receive the highest award for sustainable production. This is the result of a
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A banana of the Cavendish variety, genetically modified by Queensland University of Technology and highly resistant to Panama disease TR4, has been submitted to the Australian government for approval, Fruitnet reports. read more

The Egyptian garlic campaign is ongoing, with demand outstripping supply and prices rising, but it's in a more competitive position than other origins, according to Ralph Nakhal of Egyptian producer Tomna. read more

The $3 million expansion of the National Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) facility at Port Augusta is now underway, helping to drive down fruit fly numbers in South Australia. read more

Sea-Intelligence has published issue 141 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including April 2023. As the report itself is quite comprehensive and covers schedule reliability across 34 different trade lanes and 60+ carriers, this press
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Eximcrop operates the first Kenyan avocado logistics center in Georgia, which was opened in Gori and based in Tiriphoni Fruits facilities, reports EastFruit. Eximcrop representative Vakhtang Gogaladze told Business Insider Georgia that the first batch of Kenyan avocados has already been shipped
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The future of the fruit industry is already happening in Chile, where apples are being picked by flying robots driven by Artificial Intelligence read more

Vietnamese durians will receive 47 additional farming area codes and 18 packaging facility codes from China, enabling more export of the fruit to that country. Farming area codes enable traceability and thus agricultural exports. read more

Zespri's financial results for 2022/23 reflect a difficult time for the kiwi industry. Growers' yields had declined due to fruit quality issues, which were primarily due to severe labour shortages in the industry as well as
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Effective 1st June 2023 (ship on board date), Pacific International Lines will only accept new import shipments into Argentina on a freight prepaid basis. Payments must be made at the ports of loading or at locations other than the cargo terminals in that country. Thus, the company explained
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The Board of Directors of the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, has reviewed the financial statements for the first quarter of 2023.   read more

The Danila Bragantini Prize, the Oscar for innovation in the fruit and vegetable sector promoted for the fifth consecutive year by the National Association of Women in Fruit and Vegetables and aimed at giving voice to female entrepreneurship, enters its final phase. This year, nine projects have been nominated for the
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Al Seeb Technical (SARCO), a subsidiary of the Qatar-headquartered business conglomerate Al Mana Holding, signed an agreement to establish a $50 million (OMR19 million) integrated logistics center at Oman’s Khazaen Economic City. read more

Zespri’s 2022/23 financial results reflect a challenging period for the kiwifruit industry, with grower returns down on the back of fruit quality issues that have primarily been driven by the industry’s severe labour shortage, along with cost increases and supply chain challenges. read more

In Linares, Chile, a never-before-seen collaboration is taking place, and even more so in the agricultural sector: robots guided by artificial intelligence are harvesting apples. This extraordinary feat is the result of a partnership between Tevel, an Israeli start-up specialising in
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The asparagus season in the northwest usually starts mid-April, but this year the crop was almost a month late due to a really cold spring. “When Mexico stopped shipping the third week of April, we weren’t even packing asparagus in Idaho,” says Shay Myers with Owyhee Produce. The late
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Brisbane Markets Limited (BML) has officially opened Building H1, a new A$25m warehouse and administration building. read more

Online at www.pearswithlove.eu is the website of the EU project 'Pears with love: a case study of sustainable agriculture', promoted by Apo Conerpo Sca and co-financed by the European Community. The aim of the programme is to explain the agricultural chain of the pear
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The Italian nut supply chains gathered at a working table at the recent edition of Macfrut 2023. An opportunity to take stock of a sector that counts important numbers and growing potential, especially in some areas, as well as an increase in the preferences of
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This is an unprecedented pilot project in this sector in Germany and indeed Europe: using its own infrastructure, Linde Material Handling (MH) is now producing green hydrogen to power 21 fuel cell forklift trucks in its in-house fleet. On Thursday 11
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