South African table grape industry body Sati has slammed “sensational” media reports that have claimed the country’s fruit exports may be affected by new ’race-based’ rules on exporting to the European Union and the UK. read more

Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced a strategic partnership with Arena Packaging, a leading packaging, design, and pooling company in North America, to introduce reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for bananas. read more

The southern African stonefruit and table grape seasons are gaining momentum and, in light of ongoing problems at Cape Town’s container terminal, there are now plans to significantly increase shipments via specialised reefer vessels between December and February. read more

The Edeka Potrzebski store on Messe-Allee in Leipzig is to become the Group's first climate-neutral store, according to Edeka. The "climate-neutral food retail" pilot project organised by the German Retail Association (HDE) is a ground-breaking initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of food retail.
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Harvesting of early table grape varieties in Namibia is underway, with the first shipments of this year’s Southern African table grape season due to leave the port of Cape Town last weekend. South Africa’s northern region is expected to start from this week, with the Orange River coming on
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The California Prune Board (CPB) has launched a major promotional push in South Korea as part of multi-channel marketing efforts to highlight the nutritional and taste benefits of California Prunes. read more

South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, paid a visit to the port of Cape Town last week in a clear sign that the government is taking the logistical problems at the port seriously. Ongoing challenges have come at great cost to the South African import and export economy. read more

The level of self-sufficiency in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Germany is already secure, said the Minister: read more

The Panama Canal is facing a surge in the number of ships waiting to transit, up by 13% in just 24 hours, as the waterway grapples with drastic transit cuts due to drought conditions. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has implemented daily transit volume reductions and draft restrictions due to
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The country's largest cooperative - with 2.3 million members and more than 340 sales outlets distributed in 8 of Italy's 20 regions - in line with the 2023/2027 Strategic Plan, in fact, in 2023 alone transferred more than €300 million of
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Hi-Las Marketing Corp., a player in the agribusiness, has unveiled its strategic initiative to bolster market penetration by charting a course towards exporting fresh fruits to key European markets, notably Belgium. While historically centered on the Asian market, the company is now
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The Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) reiterates to all political representatives of the European Union (EU) with competences in agriculture, phytosanitary safety and international trade to ask the Commission to veto the entry of citrus fruits coming from
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The Turkish apple export seems to have slowed down slightly compared to when the season started, says Okan Imancer, co-founder and export manager for Turkish apple exporter The Fresh Apple: “After a promising start with Gala apples, the current movement for Turkish apples is quite slow for Red
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Krisztina Bodnár, a business development manager at GfK, has recently published an article about their latest study on the nutritional habits of Hungarians on the portal TradeMagazin.hu. read more

Schwan Regiofruit stores a wide range of regional products and goods from all over the world in 1,500 square metres of refrigerated space and a further 3,000 square metres of dry space. Despite a number of challenges, including weather-related ones, the company has not experienced any
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After successfully exporting fresh citrus to China, Zimbabwean blueberry producers are now eyeing the expansive Chinese market for their berries. read more

The cassava harvest season started in Ecuador with strong demand from the US market driven by Cubans, says David Velez, sales manager of Ecuadorian exporter Roses & Fresh Fruits by Ayelen Living Memories. “The demand is regular but there is a market like the United States that has more
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During the recent visit of the Iranian President to Tajikistan, memorandums of understanding were signed in the field of transport, free economic zones, cooperation in the fight against drugs, and even an agreement on a visa-free regime between Tajikistan and Iran. This, according to experts,
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European fruit and vegetables grow in the US, Revista Mercados reports. EU fruit and vegetable exports to the US stood at 84,810 tonnes in 2022, worth EUR 219 million. In contrast, EU imports are around 22,126
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Australian state-of-the-art research facility, the Almond Centre of Excellence, has been given a $6.2 million injection to continue supporting growers to adopt global best practices suited to their local conditions. read more