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The "visa crisis" continues to be a serious hindrance to Moroccan citizens wishing to travel to Europe. A few months ago, intercontinental road carriers were complaining about the difficulty of obtaining visas for truck drivers, which was hampering agricultural exports. Today, the crisis is
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Precision pollination specialist BeeHero has today introduced its Pollination Insight Platform (PIP), an in-field sensing solution that measures pollinator activity in crops to improve pollination and increase yields. read more

Chile’s Chamber of Deputies has approved the project that modifies the country’s irrigation law to support small and medium-sized agriculture, communities and irrigation organisations, helping to promote fairer rural development. The law is also intended to foster greater sustainability
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Tong Engineering has unveiled a compact 1800mm wide version of its FieldLoad PRO fieldloading machine. read more

Fresh Del Monte Produce and software platform and distribution network Flowspace have announced a partnership to add 30 of Tricont Logistics’ temperature-controlled storage facilities to the Flowspace network of more than 100 fulfilment centres. read more

In July, Freshfel Europe’s General Delegate Philippe Binard took part in a European Parliament hearing on the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) in which he underlined the importance of the economic sustainability of the supply chain and the safeguarding of the productivity and competitiveness
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Chiquita Brands company Great White Fleet has announced that it has increased its investment in Carrier Transicold PrimeLine container refrigeration units. read more

The Sustainability Trends Report 2023 finds that three-quarters of consumers wish to live more sustainably, but view convenience and affordability as the main obstacles. The report, commissioned by Alibaba Group, polled more than 14,000 consumers from 14 countries across Asia, Europe and the
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In 2003, AgroFresh first launched its flagship SmartFresh™ solution, the leading post-harvest e????leno tool for fruit, vegetables and flowers. SmartFresh puts the ripening process "on pause" so that softening and overripening can occur.
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UK vegetable and materials handling equipment manufacturer Haith Group has appointed Mark Lloyd as its first-ever non-executive director. read more

AP Moller-Maersk has said that it recorded a “robust” set of results in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, despite what it described as “difficult market conditions”. read more

Investment into the export supply chain is paying dividends for the Chinese lychee industry with more fruit reaching more markets as a result. read more

Asia Fruit Logistica is back in Hong Kong this year it takes place 6-8 September 2023 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong read more

Monday July 31 was a special day. On an early morning in the middle of the summer holidays, the 60-strong Eqraft team got together to admire the brand-new head office, only a stone’s throw away from the original premises. read more

The abnormal start of the current stone fruit campaign had already led farmers to expect that something would go in the wrong direction this year, due to a series of climatic and socio-economic factors that contributed to the chaos on the markets. However, it was the entire supply chain,
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"Cargo handling covers a significant percentage of intralogistics costs. The way of managing the flow of goods has undergone huge transformations in recent years along with the spread of automated systems", says Krzysztof Korzeniewski with FPHU Maryniaczyk. The company has helped many growers
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A whitepaper released by PalletEarth has found that complying with new sustainability regulations could be an uphill battle for many companies across the EU and UK. And, with nearly 50,000 companies subject to mandatory reporting from FY2024 – the ripple effect will be felt across the global
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Last week, in a sunny break to a wet Cape winter, the Southern African fresh produce industry enjoyed a rare moment to meet colleagues from across the region, although producers were fewer in number than previous years and, as noted by an audience member, most shipping lines not in attendance. read more

Facilitating the export of apples of Moldovan origin to the Indian market, including the approval of phytosanitary requirements to complete the import approval procedure for this product per Indian law, was one of the main topics discussed by the Director General of the National Food Safety
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