International crises shaped seaborne cargo handling in the Port of Hamburg in 2022. The Hamburg terminals handled 119.9 million tonnes of seaborne goods. This corresponds to a decline of 6.8 % compared to the previous year, according to Hafen Hamburg Marketing. read more

The trade pavilion of Uzbekistan was opened in the SCO Pearl International Expo Center in the Chinese city of Qingdao. Uzbek export products are presented in the trade pavilion – dried fruits, saffron, fruit juices, natural honey, confectionery, mineral water, handicrafts, and other
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According to a research report, Rwanda's yearly agricultural export sales increased by 45%, or to over $788.7 million (or Rwf859.5 billion) in 2022 from $543.1 million (or Rwf591.8 billion) in the same time of 2021. read more

Prices for herbs from Georgia increased last week. Local farmers spoke about several reasons in local and foreign markets affecting the prices. read more

The first half of the Egyptian citrus season has been "very successful", according to Mohamed Maatouk of the exporter Egyptian Emirati. "Several factors have contributed to this success, from the good weather to the global market situation which resulted in great demand for Egyptian produce. For
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According to The Guardian, British retail is facing shortages of certain products, mainly cucumber, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes, as well as broccoli and citrus fruits as a result of the cold weather in January and February in both Spain and Morocco. read more

Georgian natural juice producer Khilari LLC, about 40% of the production of which is exported, is negotiating the start of exports to Germany. Soon, the company intends to expand its presence in the domestic market. At the same time, several problems that Khilari has faced hinder its more active
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Australian grower Costa Group, is to sell some avocado farms and focus instead on berries, citrus fruits and exports to China as it attempts to recover from La Niña rain bombs that hammered farmers and destroyed crops last year. read more

Australia’s Shepard avocado season has started and to showcase this special fruit Avocados Australia, Hort Innovation, Trade Investment Queensland and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission are read more

The first commercial shipment of 550 kg of GI-tagged Puranadar figs from India was successfully sold to Hong Kong by a farmer producer firm in the Purandar taluka of Maharashtra's Pune district. read more

Kingsley Ansong grew up in Canada, but his family roots are in Ghana. He is the founder and president of Elefante Farms. Elefante Farms is growing Ghana’s specialty Sugar Loaf pineapple variety, now available for export. read more

Fruit farmers are turning to robots to help with harvest amid a human worker shortage. One Tasmanian soft fruit farm is using 16 robotic harvesters to help pick its fruit this summer. read more

A New Zealand fruit grower says that, while it was as challenging season weather-wise for its blueberry crop, they were still able to produce strong volumes. read more

The food and impact start-up SPRK.global announces its cooperation with the German Food Bridge. The aim of the cooperation is to distribute part of the supply chain food surpluses that SPRK receives from its network to Ukraine, thus ensuring the supply of
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The Netherlands, Belgium, and five major international shipping companies have joined forces in the fight against organized crime in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp. They agreed to that at yesterday's conference, "Working together for a safe and sound port" in Antwerp. They are going to use
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Only 12% of EU consumers reach their 5 portions of fruit and vegetables daily and, alarmingly, 33% eat neither fruit nor vegetables daily, according to the Eurostat survey. This figure worsens in the younger segments, where only 3.38% of the
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According to The Guardian, distribution is facing shortages of cucumbers, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes, as well as broccoli and citrus fruits because of the cold weather in producing countries such as Spain and Morocco. read more

In 2023, it is anticipated that the export of durian, dragon fruit, and bananas will total 2 billion USD. Early in 2023, the export of fruits and vegetables showed promise; it hit $300 million USD in January, up 3% from the previous year. read more

Daniel Michailidis of Hermes Exports in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, wants to warn others against a defaulter. "It's a Mr. Sushil Shirodkar from Mumbai, India, who trades under the name Nature's Fruit and Veggies." read more

The company has reached an agreement to divest its logistics sites in St Petersburg and Novorossiysk to IG Finance Development Limited. This follows Maersk's decision in March 2022 to discontinue its operations in Russia. read more