Wet weather in North Queensland late in the Australian mango season
2023-02-16 00:00
While wet weather has impacted mango volumes from North Queensland in recent weeks, there are still good volumes on retail shelves as the national season heads into its final weeks.
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CMA CGM in talks to acquire La Méridionale
2023-02-16 00:00
French CMA CGM Group has entered into exclusive discussions with its compatriot STEF Group, a European company for temperature-sensitive logistics, to acquire 100% of La Méridionale, a maritime firm for mixed freight and passenger transport in Marseille, France.
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Apple exports: the major changes of the last three years
2023-02-16 00:00
Cardell Export has built its reputation around the export of French apples worldwide. The company has indeed been able to adapt to markets with very different expectations. Although a good part of its revenue comes from the French market, Cardell exports to most European countries, as well as to
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More Egyptian producers are ready to supply European markets with onions and garlic
2023-02-16 00:00
In a context of high demand for onions in Europe, while several countries have banned exports of onions to be able to satisfy their domestic demand, more Egyptian producers are offering their harvest to the European market.
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Day with water and electricity efficiency solutions
2023-02-16 00:00
The conference, which also has the collaboration of iAgua and the National Federation of Irrigation Communities of Spain (Fenacore), is entitled "Water and electricity efficiency solutions for irrigation communities", and will be held on Thursday, 23 February at 16.00.
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'Spanish cucumbers complemented selectively by Greek shipments'
2023-02-16 00:00
Spanish cucumbers dominated the scene. They were complemented by Greek shipments. Shipments from the Netherlands, Belgium, and Morocco had increased, according to BLE. Overall, however, availability was limited due to poor weather conditions in the growing regions, so that interest could not be
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Transnet strike was disastrous for South African blueberries
2023-02-16 00:00
South Africa’s blueberry season has come to a close, and it is one that many farmers would prefer to forget, with the negative repercussions expected to be felt for years to come as many face financial ruin.
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Heavy rains retard South Africa’s lemon harvest
2023-02-16 00:00
Widespread rain in the north has retarded the lemon harvest in Letsitele, Hoedspruit, Onderberg while Schoemanskloof, west of Nelspruit, reportedly saw some of the most flooding.
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Can a Georgian salary afford more fruits, nuts and vegetables than it could in previous years?
2023-02-16 00:00
Due to the lasting increases in the price levels, food prices, including those for fruit, nut, and vegetable, are gaining more and more spotlight in Georgia. Recently the Georgian government voiced concerns about the issue and decided to find solutions to the growing prices. In this article,
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Tomato exports to Russia decreased while prices soar
2023-02-16 00:00
Since the beginning of 2023, tomato prices in Russian stores have been rising rapidly. This is because the number of deliveries of tomatoes from China, Türkiye, Georgia, Serbia and North Macedonia to Russia have decreased several times already this year.
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Westfalia Fruit is the world’s largest private investor in avocado research. The company’s research programme, based in South Africa, consists of a team of inhouse researchers, scientists and technicians who are aligned to several key academic research programmes globally. The team focus on
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A major trade fair is needed in Italy
2023-02-16 00:00
On his way back from Berlin, Vittorio Gona of the Sicilian company Alba Bio contacted FreshPlaza to provide his experience at Fruit Logistica.
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For Princes Industrie Alimentari, (PIA - the company that manages one of the largest processing and processing tomato plants in Europe) it is time to take stock, but also to plan future activities. With this in mind, the management met with its agricultural partners at its headquarters in Foggia
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Varying degrees of crop damage in New Zealand
2023-02-16 00:00
As New Zealanders cope with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, New Zealand Apples and Pears member engagement manager Anna Lambourne said many members were displaced and in Tairawhiti and Hawke’s Bay evacuation centres. Apple and Pears’ first priority was staff wellbeing and welfare, she
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"We cannot lower our prices to remain on the market"
2023-02-16 00:00
"We are a growing company that focuses a lot on processing, which has helped us work with both big retail chains in northern Italy and abroad. Unfortunately we have been asked to lower our prices, mainly in some markets such as the French one," reports Gianluca Manfredi, president of Apulian
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“Fusarium, Bremia and mildew resistance are our main focus in the leafy vegetable products"
2023-02-16 00:00
This week the Enza Zaden Winter Leafy Days are being held in El Albujon, Murcia in Spain. Amid demo fields with dozens of familiar and new varieties, Enza Zaden breeders and colleagues will bring visitors up to date on the latest developments in leafy crops. The event is dedicated to emphasize
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Maersk starts work on $346mln logistics park at Jeddah
2023-02-16 00:00
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) and global freight major Maersk have announced the ground breaking of the company's biggest comprehensive logistics zone in the Middle East at the Jeddah Islamic port.
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Sismatec will hold its Inhouse Days/Opening on Wednesday and Thursday, March 29 and 30, in its Experience Center in the Netherlands. During these days, people can view the company's innovations, stand-alone machines, and complete production and packaging lines. Visitors can also take a peek at
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United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorizing importation of fresh mango fruit from Grenada into the United States. The decision is effective immediately. APHIS conducted a pest risk analysis, which was made available for
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Imported cucumbers keep rising in price in Ukraine
2023-02-16 00:00
As prices rise, the demand for imported cucumbers in the Ukrainian market is gradually weakening, although, importers continue to raise prices in the segment, EastFruit project analysts report. Sellers explain it by high prices for cucumbers on the domestic market in Turkey, from where the main
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