Logistics news
"Scottish seed potatoes are exported to 28 countries"
2024-01-19 00:00
Scottish seed potato exports to Egypt are all but complete, with the majority arriving before the Red Sea situation escalated.
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Macadamia, the new frontier for feeding 'luxury' cattle
2024-01-19 00:00
A cattle farm fed with macadamia nuts? It is the new project of Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg;
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Red Sea Crisis: Second largest capacity drop
2024-01-19 00:00
The Red Sea crisis has been going on for a month now, and the current service networks are clearly in flux, with a lot of uncertainty, especially on the services going from Asia to Europe. Using our Trade Capacity Outlook report, we can compare the present changes with normal volatility, as well
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"The shipping cost from Asia to Morocco has doubled"
2024-01-19 00:00
The ramifications of the war in the Middle East and the freight crisis it has caused in the Red Sea are severely disrupting the flows of agricultural exports and threatening the campaigns in many countries. Mourad Erraguragui, vice-president of the Moroccan Association of Intercontinental Road
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City Harvest could double daily output thanks to depot expansion
2024-01-18 19:00
London food redistribution charity City Harvest has increased its capacity, allowing it to process an additional 60,000 meals, which would more than double its daily output.
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Fruit box 99 - Christelle Bertin, Blue Whale
2024-01-18 18:00
Fresh produce businesses face some huge environmental challenges. Christelle Bertin of Blue Whale tells Chris White how France’s number one apple and pear supplier has formed a supply chain consortium to confront these challenges and convert them into a marketing opportunity
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Getting set for the EU’s new CSR directive
2024-01-18 18:00
Joanna, what is the Corporate Social Responsibility Directive, the CSRD, and why is it necessary?
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This week in Fruchthandel magazine: Sorting & packaging, digitalisation & smart farming
2024-01-18 15:00
But what could the regulation, which is currently still in the discussion phase, mean for companies? And above all - what should they do? Fruchthandel Magazin spoke about this with Sonja Bähr from Tilisco GmbH, the technical consultancy for holistic
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Proexport: emphasising the work of Spanish producers despite the existing difficulties
2024-01-18 11:00
This year, the European sector is facing a season characterised by uncertain weather conditions and low rainfall. "We are also very concerned about the rising transport and logistics costs, which we are already having to discuss with our customers. However, we are
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Kaufland reinforces its commitment to German agriculture
2024-01-18 10:00
"Working in partnership with German farmers is a fundamental part of our daily work. Only together with them can we make our supply chains more sustainable and transparent in order to offer our customers a wide range of high-quality products.
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Tech-driven optimism meets rising geopolitical challenges in 2024
2024-01-18 00:00
Despite the challenges of 2023 and escalating geopolitical tensions, business leaders remain surprisingly optimistic for 2024, according new research from Economist Impact and DP World, unveiled today at the World Economic Forum.
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Marlene® 2024 calendar celebrates the art of sustainability
2024-01-18 00:00
The celebration of the seasons and the assortment of flavours and aromas to find the right apple every day of the year; the importance of sustainability and the art of growing. These are the values of Marlene® apples that are embodied together in the Daughter of Marlene®'s 2024 Calendar.
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Israel’s planted citrus area in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 is forecast to be 16,200 hectares (ha), the same as MY 2022/23. The production area is estimated at 15,850 ha due to low profitability and water shortages, which has disincentivized farmers to plant new citrus crops. In recent years,
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"This top fruit season can't go wrong on many fronts"
2024-01-18 00:00
"We can be cautiously optimistic halfway through the sales season. Despite the significant cost increases across the board - in production, sales, and logistics - we've collectively managed to achieve a good return on top fruit so far," begins Randy Dijksman of the Dutch company Combilo.
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Apples are undoubtedly one of the most important categories within the fruit and vegetable department, on this the retailers unanimously agree, but when it comes to solutions for the development of this product, quite different strategies emerge;
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The Indian apple imports have slowed down significantly due to the situation surrounding the Red Sea, Prashant Gidwani, director at Indian fruit trader Fresh Fruit Alliances Pvt. Ltd states: “The recent Red Sea issues have disrupted trade on one of the world's most important shipping routes.
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Cape Town port pressures could be relieved by industry measures
2024-01-17 17:00
Shipping lines have strategically diverted some vessels from the port of Cape Town to Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape as measures to help relieve pressure on the struggling container terminal take effect.
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Robots and drones take centre stage in £4.5m orchard project
2024-01-17 17:00
A new project to develop a commercially viable system for precisely targeting orchard inputs to specific trees and tree parts has been given the green light.
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Positive signs in South African apple and pear forecast
2024-01-17 13:00
"The 2024 harvest season is already in full swing, one week to ten days earlier than last season. From a logistical perspective, the ports remain the biggest challenge for the sustainability of our growers. The favourable forecast is largely supported by a good, cold and
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Almería: Grupo Agroponiente continues to grow
2024-01-17 12:00
Of course, there will also be a product presentation in which the group will present its latest innovations and most representative product catalogue to visitors.
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