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Samskip, a global logistics solution providers with offices in 24 countries, is venturing into “zero carbon emission free shipping services”. They are contracting Two Hydrogen fuel powered vessels to provide service for its west European routes by signing a ship building contract with the
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"A problem that worries us a lot, given that garlic is an economic engine for many municipalities in Spain", regrets the president of the National Garlic Board, Julio Bacete, who added that this situation is compounded by the bad figures that already occurred during the previous year.
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The International Blueberry Organization (IBO) will hold its second annual South American Blueberry Convention at the Monticello Conference Centre in San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile, on 18 April, 2023. read more

Lidl has announced the launch of its ‘anti-waste bag’ in Spain, a €3 bag of fruits and vegetables that do not meet certain aesthetic criteria but remain suitable for consumption.  read more

Just Eat, the UK’s leading food delivery app, has launched a new partnership with Iceland to bring affordable food to households across the UK. read more

Salix Fruits has opened a new office in Sadat City, Egypt, marking the latest stage in its ongoing international expansion. It will source Egyptian citrus for the company’s growing customer base. read more

China has managed to keep domestic food supplies and prices relatively stable during a time when most countries around the world are struggling. Domestic food prices rose by just 0.4% year-on-year in the first half of 2022, compared to the global average of 25.2%. China’s domestic cereal
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Rijk Zwaan has teamed up with Indian trading company IG International to introduce Sweet Palermo® to the Indian market. The sweet pointed peppers in four different colours are a good fit with the Indian trading company’s mission to keep inspiring consumers with colourful, healthy, and
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Westfalia Fruit India has announced the arrival of this season’s first sea container of Tanzanian avocados and the first air shipments from Westfalia Fruit Peru, marking the beginning of what is shaping up to be a “strong and exciting” 2023 campaign, according to a media release from the
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The 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit export campaign is under way, with single-desk marketer Zespri anticipating a “more stable” shipping environment this year. read more

China is set to harvest its first crop of home-grown durian with orchards on the island of Hainan forecast to produce over 2,000 tonnes of fruit.  read more

Martin Cowie has been appointed CEO of BGP International and Fresh Solutions Group (FSG) read more

There are major shortages on this year's ginger market. "The Chinese crop is 40-50% lower than last year, and since there are so many market speculators, prices have doubled," begins Gerry Li of Vision Fresh in the Netherlands. "Chinese ginger is currently selling at €43-€45. The Brazilian
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According to experts from Moldovan organizations of agricultural producers in Moldova, about 60 000-65 000 tonnes of apples from the harvest of 2022 remained in the refrigerated warehouses of farmers and traders at the beginning of March. Given the fact that a little less than 30 000 tonnes were
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With the beginning of spring, the start of the asparagus season is not far away. According to the Association of Southern German Asparagus and Strawberry Growers (VSSE), asparagus growers in warm regions of Germany are expecting larger quantities of asparagus at the end of March.
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Despite the increase in the supply of apples to the countries of Southeast Asia and Latin America, Polish growers could not fully compensate for the loss of the market for their fruits in Russia. According to Miroslav Maliszewski, president of the Union of Polish Horticulturalists, the
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Less chemistry thanks to the use of agriculture 4.0 tools, a market that in Italy is expected to reach around 2 billion by 2022 and allows a predictive approach and natural solutions. It is in this direction that Bayerche has launched an innovative digital tool, Nematool, to
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Which crops are most likely to be cultivated in the future? This was the question addressed by scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomics (ATB) in a study funded by the Union of the German Potato Industry (Union der Deutschen Kartoffelwirtschaft e.V.).
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The official pack date for Vidalia onion season has been announced by the Georgia Agriculture Commissioner and Vidalia Onion Committee. Vidalia onion fans across the country can mark their calendars for April 17 when the sweet onions are set to ship to grocery stores across the
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The largest exporter of onions in Central Asia has lifted the restriction on onion exports – Uzbekistan has become the second country in the region to announce the early lifting of the ban, EastFruit experts report. read more