AMFRESH is one of the few family companies left in the sector. It has headquarters in both hemispheres and integrated companies dedicated to research and the production of varieties, such as Genesis Innovation Group for citrus fruits, pomegranates, kakis, and blueberries, as well as the SNFL
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Patatas Meléndez recently opened a brand new, fully automated plant in Valladolid, Spain. Deprez Construct, from Belgium, and Wyma, an international company, supplied most of the fully automated washing and sorting line. "It's a first for us, too, to have combined all automatic aspects in this
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The timely implementation of additional capacity and the installation of a massive on-site power generation capacity have enabled Hexkoel to maintain operations in the cold storage facility even with up to eight hours of power outage at a time. With a full capacity of 2.5 mio
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DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, opens its newest facility in Brisbane to meet the surging demand for Australian perishable goods export, with an investment of AU$17 million (11 million EUR) over ten years. read more

Trends in fresh produce processing change constantly, mainly because there are so many factors that drive innovation and new product development: consumer demand, market conditions, technological advances, and many more. However, certain longer-term patterns and trends remain. read more

Kuehne and Nagel said it closed the 2022 financial year with an “exceptionally strong result”, seeing growth in net turnover and earnings. read more

Albanian agricultural exports to the European Union reached a record €473m in 2022, according to the country’s agriculture minister, Frida Krifca. This represents an increase of 15.6 per cent in volume and 18.1 per cent in value compared to 2021. read more

After two years of virtual meetings, Chileprunes, the Association of Dried Plum Processors and Exporters of Chile, will be hosting a face-to-face event, in which the world of production, industry suppliers, logistics and export of dry plums meet in order to learn about new commercial and
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New data released by Hort Innovation has revealed the value of Australian horticulture grew in 2021/22 (12 months to 30 June 2022), maintaining a trend that has seen value grow A$6.15bn (US$4.14bn) in the last decade. read more

ldi, Asda, Co-op, Lidl GB, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have joined forces to commit to a living wage for banana workers in their international supply chains. The nine major UK retailers are working collectively to close the living wage gap within their supply
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At the height of the pandemic, Ethan Rublee and his family left California's high-tech area Silicon Valley for a small plot of land in Watsonville, California, where they started a new life in farming. Inspired by his background in robotics and the local growers he met, Rublee soon set out to
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Agricultural Statistics Program is moving to new data sources to meet the demand for more timely agricultural statistics with greater regional detail. read more

To realize the administration’s food security targets, the Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) has announced it will secure direct transportation links between onion growers and buyers. The DA said this is part of efforts to improve the logistics
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Researchers have discovered how to advance mango trade in  Australia by using hot water treatment to meet market entry protocols for fruit fly disinfestation in Australian mangoes. read more

MSC CEO Soren Toft gave an overview of the company's ongoing development, economic recovery expectations, and attempts to achieve sustainable shipping, speaking at this year's Transpacific Maritime Conference, known as TPM23. read more

Sea-Intelligence has published issue 138 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including January 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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The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has raised concerns over poor methods used to transport avocados from farms to packing houses. AFA director of Horticultural Crops Directorate, Benjamin Tito, said some buyers are using open pickups to transport avocado, something which affects quality of
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The IQF market has witnessed significant growth in recent years due to the increasing demand for convenience foods, rising consumer awareness about food safety and hygiene, and technological advancements in the freezing industry. However, the IQF market also faces several challenges today,
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BrightFarms is expanding with four new regional greenhouse hubs offering sustainably grown leafy greens to more people across the Eastern and Central U.S. The new locations will begin shipping to retailers in 2024. "This expansion is expected to set BrightFarms up for 10x revenue growth", the
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COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited is pleased to announce that the acquisition of 56% of the equity interest in Xiamen Haicang Free Trade Port Zone Investment and Construction Management Co., Ltd. and 30% of the equity interest in Xiamen Ocean Gate Container Terminal Co., Ltd. has been completed on 28
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