Packaging benefits from a connected approach
2026-03-18 00:00
Nowe technologie cyfrowe umożliwiają australijskim plantatorom redukcję kosztów eksportu i minimalizację ryzyka odrzucenia przesyłek, ponieważ branża poszukuje praktycznych sposobów zarządzania rosnącymi wymaganiami dotyczącymi zgodności. Dla firmy Result Group, głównym celem było uproszczenie systemów plantatorów.
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The Iran conflict is still causing disruptions to the transportation of South African fruit.
2026-03-17 12:00
South African fruit exporters are still experiencing significant disruptions in the Middle East due to the conflict in Iran, with approximately 90 per cent of shipments to the region by sea being affected, as reported in a video on the Al Jazeera website.
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"Though trading is in our blood, trading, in itself, is changing," says Mark Greeve of Anaco Greeve. From ABC Westland in Poeldijk, the company supplies fresh produce year-round to wholesalers, food service companies, retailers, and green grocers in Europe and beyond. In the fruit segment, the
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This week, the fruit market prices remained mostly consistent with those observed after the Lantern Festival last week. Prices for imported grapes have decreased, whereas blueberry prices have gone up. Furthermore, Egyptian oranges have made their way into the market as the new Egyptian orange season has commenced.
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Projections indicate that Moroccan mandarin exports will reach 550,000 tons in the 2025/26 period.
2026-03-17 00:00
Morocco is expected to export nearly 550,000 tons of mandarins in the 2025/26 season, maintaining its position among global exporters, according to the Moroccan daily L'Economiste. The forecast comes as production encounters climate-related challenges and heightened competition. Mandarins and clementines
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Moroccan soft fruit growers are expressing their dissatisfaction with the slow operations at the Tanger Med port.
2026-03-17 00:00
Professionals in the soft fruit sector in Morocco are expressing serious concerns about significant delays impacting the movement of export trucks from the Port of Tanger-Med to the Port of Algeciras. These delays are having a detrimental effect on the supply chain in a sector that is strategic for Morocco.
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Morocco has implemented a regulation concerning financial assistance for the export of fresh tomatoes through a collaborative decision published in the Official Bulletin. This framework establishes the amount and terms of government support designed to boost exports to markets beyond the European Union and the United Kingdom.
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Oczekujemy dobrej zbiorów mango na sezon 2026.
2026-03-17 00:00
Główną szkodnikiem mango, muchówkę owocową - która może spowodować straty produkcyjne sięgające nawet 50-80% - jest bardzo obecna w Afryce Zachodniej, szczególnie na Wybrzeżu Kości Słoniowej, w Mali, Burkina Faso i Senegalu. Ten szkodnik, który stanowi ryzyko fitosanitarne, doprowadził do tymczasowego zawieszenia importu mang z Mali przez.
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"With our processing hub in South Africa, we can provide the services of a Dutch accountant at a low monthly cost."
2026-03-16 00:00
For a year now, RAAD (Inter-)national has been operating with its own office in South Africa. "We came up with this structure two years ago, started it more than a year ago, and it has turned out to be a success," says John van Wijk, who has been supporting entrepreneurs internationally.
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Intense Season for Pineapples from Benin
2026-03-16 00:00
Zapotrzebowanie zagraniczne na ananasy z Beninu osiągnęło roczny szczyt. W tym roku przypadło to na bardziej korzystne warunki pogodowe, co przyczyniło się do lepszej jakości owoców, oraz na trwające wysiłki mające na celu zmodernizowanie przemysłu. Edouard Choubiyi, prezydent Stowarzyszenia Eksporterów Ananasów z Beninu, dostarcza.
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Imports and costs are putting European garlic in crisis: the sector calls for immediate protections.
2026-03-16 00:00
European garlic raises its voice. With production costs out of control, increasing competition from China and Egypt, and commercial defense tools now considered insufficient, the industry is appealing to EU institutions and calling for urgent measures to prevent further production setbacks.
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Kwarantannowe szkodniki znalezione w importowanych ziemniakach, kapuście i pomidorach w Rosji.
2026-03-16 00:00
On 7 March 2026, inspectors at the port of Novorossiysk identified the potato tuber moth in a 27.5-ton consignment of potatoes imported from Egypt. The presence of the quarantine pest was confirmed through laboratory analysis, and the shipment was disinfected to prevent its spread. On 9 March, inspectors in the
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"With our processing hub in South Africa, we can provide the services of a Dutch accountant at a low monthly cost."
2026-03-16 00:00
For a year now, RAAD (Inter-)national has been operating with its own office in South Africa. "We came up with this structure two years ago, started it more than a year ago, and it has turned out to be a success," says John van Wijk, who has been supporting entrepreneurs with international.
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Global Macadamias announced updated pricing during the release of its national price list in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. Waldo de Klerk, the company's grower liaison manager, said the U.S. dollar price for whole macadamia kernels increased by 4.4 per cent, from US$13.50/kg last year to US$14.10/kg.
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Robotic hand has been developed to handle delicate items like fruit.
2026-03-13 00:00
badanie dotyczące opracowania ręki robota zdolnej do obsługiwanie delikatnych przedmiotów, takich jak chipsy ziemniaczane lub maliny, bez ich miażdżenia. Technologia ta, zwana Fragile Object Grasping with Tactile Sensing (FORTE), łączy czucie dotykowe z robotyką miękką, aby
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Mango harvesting in Côte d'Ivoire is set to begin in late March.
2026-03-13 00:00
The mango season in Côte d'Ivoire is scheduled to start on March 28th, which is the official opening date of the harvest decided by the Ministry of Agriculture. This information has been shared with producers, pending official communication from the ministry. The early start to the season is becoming more common.
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Rosnące importy z Republiki Południowej Afryki wywierają presję na ceny europejskich gruszek.
2026-03-13 00:00
The South African season started to accelerate as imports gained momentum. Apart from Williams Christ, Cheeky and Rosemarie also became more widely available. The fruit was now being packaged in different formats, such as 6.3 kg, 12.5 kg, or 10×800 g cartons. The quality was...
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"It's been ten days of nightmares, every hour something different," says an exporter who's been sending South African apples, pears, and lemons to the Middle East since the beginning of the year. "It couldn't come at a worse time," he says, referring to the Ramadan period observed by his clients.
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The Farming for the Future (FFF) sustainability initiative of Woolworths South Africa has been assessed in an independent PhD study carried out at Coventry University in the United Kingdom. The thesis, titled "Between Sustainability Crises and Market Responses: A Critical Analysis of a Retailer-Led"
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Ethiopia earned $288.48 million from horticulture exports in the first seven months of the current Ethiopian fiscal year, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture. The ministry organized a consultative meeting with various stakeholders, including local and foreign investors involved in the horticulture sector.
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