Asia & Oceania

"Average container freight rates for Chinese exports have dropped 28% since the start of the year, posting the worst first quarter development of the past twenty years," says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO. The China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI), based on data from read more

Christer Tilk, CEO of Swedish vertical farming systems supplier Growpipes, emphasizes the importance of active collaboration with regional experts in making vertical farming practical and scalable globally. Rather than utilizing a one-size-fits-all approach, Growpipes works closely with local stakeholders. read more

MAF Roda NZ has been consistently active in the New Zealand market since 2016, selling equipment every year since then. MAF Roda Agrobotic is a multinational engineering company dedicated to offering the most innovative and high-end solutions for automation, grading, sorting, and. read more

The industry association Apple and Pear Australia (APAL) has announced a major advancement with the launch of its Packhouse Performance Dashboard. This new system is aimed at offering growers and packers improved insights into fruit quality throughout the industry. read more

The first shipments of T&G's new season New Zealand Envy-branded apples left Napier Port at the beginning of April, destined for Shanghai, China. read more

Asiafruit's Vietnam edition will be released soon. Make sure you don't miss this chance to connect with key players in Vietnam's growing fresh produce industry and beyond before Fresh Produce Vietnam. read more

Mniej niż rok po wprowadzeniu, Dianthus Picture Perfect® od HilverdaFlorist został już uprawiany w ponad 30 krajach, obejmując różne klimaty. Wprowadzony na rynek w maju 2024 r., ta unikalna odmiana Dianthus jest teraz uprawiana w regionach takich jak Australia, Japonia, Ameryka Południowa, Kanada. read more

Vietnamese enterprises are implementing green and digital export strategies to align with international standards. Nguyen Dinh Tung, CEO of Vina T&T Import Export Service Trading Co. Ltd., emphasized that global markets' technical barriers are creating a level playing field, urging exporters to. read more

Eksport owoców i warzyw z RPA ma potencjał wzrostu na kluczowych rynkach globalnych, zwłaszcza w UE i Chinach, pomimo wyzwań związanych z zmiennością klimatu i zmieniającą się dynamiką handlową. Według Allianz Trade, RPA mogłaby wykorzystać zakłócenia związane z taryfami USA i swoją strategiczną read more

Mentoring to transform ideas into real solutions is one of the key offerings of a new program launched today by Hort Frontiers. The new program - Australian-Grown Innovation, developed in partnership with Startupbootcamp and Cluster Connect - is designed to drive innovation that will tackle issues in the horticulture industry. read more

Mniej niż rok po wprowadzeniu, odmiana Dianthus Picture Perfect® od HilverdaFlorist jest już uprawiana w ponad 30 krajach, obejmujących różne klimaty. Uruchomiona w maju 2024 roku, ta unikalna odmiana Dianthus jest teraz uprawiana w regionach takich jak Australia, Japonia, Ameryka Południowa, Kanada. read more

Ecuadorian banana exporter Frutadeli S.A. has filed for bankruptcy against the Russian wholesale fruit supplier Troya Import. The claim was submitted to the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region on March 30, due to an outstanding debt of $749,000 owed by the Russian company. read more

The beginning of the Dutch Asian vegetable growing season has arrived at the perfect time this year for Asian Crop, located in Velden, Limburg. The cultivation and trading company typically obtains its Asian leafy vegetables in winter from Spain, where they are cultivated near Valencia. However, this year,... read more

Mentoring to transform ideas into real solutions is one of the key offerings of a new program launched today by Hort Frontiers. The new program - Australian-Grown Innovation, developed in partnership with Startupbootcamp and Cluster Connect - is designed to drive innovation that will tackle. read more

"The marketing season for Indian grapes has started off much better than last year," says Corné van de Klundert of Origin Fruit Group. "There was significant rainfall in India at the beginning of the season, leading to lower production per hectare. The local Indian market demands its usual quality standards." read more

When people think of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region or Iraq, greenhouse horticulture may not be the first thing that comes to mind. Yet there are opportunities in the region, observes Adriaan IJsselstein, who recently moved to Iraq's Kurdistan Region as consul-general. "Here, Holland stands for read more

The dry fruits and nuts industry faces challenges such as price fluctuations, reliance on imports, and complexities in the supply chain. The Nuts & Dry Fruits Council of India (NDFC) is working to bring together the sector, tackling issues related to exports, imports, quality standards, unstable pricing, branding constraints, and more. read more

This week, Candine, the apple brand sold by the French cooperative Blue Whale, won an award for fresh apples at the Voted Product of the Year Singapore-Malaysia. This was the second edition of the show in Singapore, where Candine has shown significant improvement in recent years. read more

New Zealand's apple and pear earnings have continued to rebound from the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle, reaching over NZ$1 billion (€525.4 million) for the first time in 2024, as reported by new data released today. read more

Przemysł durianowy Indonezji zbliża się do uzyskania dostępu do lukratywnego rynku chińskiego, gdy chińscy urzędnicy przeprowadzili audyty w marcu jako część procesu wdrożenia protokołu. read more