South Africa: Checkers opens five supermarkets in the East Rand in one day

On Monday, April 8, 2024, Checkers opened five new supermarkets in Gauteng's East Rand. These new stores provide customers with a convenient shopping experience and access to various in-store fresh food departments. read more

The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has improved its cold-chain logistics in South Africa by introducing a new weekly direct service from the Port of Port Elizabeth to the Mediterranean and Montreal. This service, known as the Eastern Cape Citrus Service, will make use of MSC's network and include a stop at Las Palmas. read more

South Africa: Checkers opens five supermarkets in the East Rand in one day

On Monday, April 8, 2024, Checkers opened five new supermarkets in Gauteng's East Rand. These new stores provide customers with a convenient shopping experience and access to various in-store fresh food departments. read more

Storm Nelson, which hit the Iberian Peninsula this past Easter, has made a significant contribution to replenishing Andalusia's water reserves, thereby improving the prospects for the upcoming irrigation campaign, as far as water allocations are concerned. However, in the province of Huelva, the
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How to export fruits and vegetables to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan from Morocco and Egypt. read more

Unique opportunity for fruit and vegetable exporters from Egypt and Morocco! FAO/EBRD Project: Food Security Package SEMED – Diversifying and adding value to export markets invites companies interested in opening up new markets for their produce to participate in the trade mission to
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Benoit Labouille, head of SCEA Pinchagut and SCEA Bio Pinchagut, both based in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France, welcomes their 10th sweet potato season. He looks back on the French campaign, which has just come to a close, and on the challenges of the season, in terms of production and
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The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Union (RASFF) has issued a read more

Last summer, Lucas Wennekers launched Bessies, focusing on the buying and selling of blueberries and strawberries. The current Spanish season has its challenges, which is why the trader is eager to start with the first Dutch Elsanta strawberries next week. "Spain was very worried about all the
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Citrus producers in Castellón are facing increasing competition from Egypt, which exported 111,557 tons of oranges to Europe in the first two months of the year, i.e. 56% more than in the same period of the previous year. This massive influx of fruit into key markets such as France, Germany,
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TOMRA Food is a world leader in optical sorting, sizing and food peeling solutions. Its main markets are the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Italy, South Africa, Australia and China. Being such a global company, TOMTOMRA Food required a

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As the 2024 citrus season approaches in South Africa, the orange sector is navigating the challenges posed by European Union (EU) regulations on the false codling moth (FCM). Implemented in 2022, these rules have notably impacted South Africa's orange exports to Europe, a key market. The EU's
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The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Union (RASFF) has launched a read more

The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Union (RASFF) has launched a read more

Expolink, the Egyptian Exporters Association (EEA), is organising the Egyptian pavilion at fresh produce trade exhibition Macfrut, which takes place in Rimini on 8-10 May. read more

The agricultural sector in South Africa is witnessing a significant decrease in green apple production. According to recent data, varieties like Granny Smith and Golden Delicious have seen a 25% and 13% drop respectively between 2013 and 2022. Red-Bi apples, with varieties like Royal Gala and
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On Friday, April 5, the Spanish authorities issued an alert on melons imported from Morocco, stating that a shipment contained "potentially dangerous" levels of pesticides. In response to rising Spanish alerts, several Moroccan exporters accuse Spain of "weaponizing and abusing the RASSF system
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On Friday, April 5, the Spanish authorities issued an alert on melons imported from Morocco, stating that a shipment contained "potentially dangerous" levels of pesticides. In response to rising Spanish alerts, several Moroccan exporters accuse Spain of "weaponizing and abusing the RASSF system
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Kenya flowers are sold in more than 60 countries. Over 500,000 people, including over 100,000 flower farm employees, depend on the floriculture industry that impacts over 2 million livelihoods. Kiambu is among counties that produce various varieties of flowers for not only the local market but
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The agricultural sector in South Africa is witnessing a significant decrease in green apple production. According to recent data, varieties like Granny Smith and Golden Delicious have seen a 25% and 13% drop respectively between 2013 and 2022. Red-Bi apples, with varieties like Royal Gala and
read more