Two students at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, won the top prize in the FoodTech category at a Qatar Development Bank competition. Mohammad Fadhel Annan and Lujain Al Mansoori created an idea for 3D-printed vegetables, an alternative to
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The herb price spike in Georgia – reasons and expectations
2023-08-18 00:00
EastFruit systematically monitors wholesale prices for coriander, dill, and parsley. You may have noticed strong jumps in the prices in recent weeks in Georgia. The reasons behind these jumps are quite simple, and the market expects the prices to go down in the near future.
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Maersk to initiate dedicated weekly rail service for reefer containers from Dadri to J.N. Port
2023-08-18 00:00
Maersk India, the Indian unit of integrated logistics company A P Moller-Maersk, said it will start a dedicated weekly rail service for export reefers (refrigerated containers) in the next few days linking Dadri in Northern India with Jawaharlal Nehru Port on the country's western coast.
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China loses ground to Egypt in African markets
2023-08-18 00:00
The Egyptian garlic campaign is due to end in mid-September. According to Mohamed Shaaban, General Manager of Garlico Egypt, exporters are delighted with an exceptional season.
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‘BRICS currency replacing the dollar is a ridiculous idea unless China and India become allies’
2023-08-18 00:00
In their push to dethrone the US dollar as the world’s largest reserve currency, the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have been talking up the idea of a common currency for years. But Jim O’Neill, the veteran economist who coined the term BRIC criticized this plan.
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"Black figs are now also grown in southern Turkey"
2023-08-18 00:00
For about a week, the popular figs from Turkey are available at the Munich wholesale market. Nevertheless, the current demand is still restrained due to the vacations, observes Hüseyin Gürbüz, fig importer and managing director of Efendi Fruchthandels GmbH, based at the Munich wholesale
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African Blue is one of the largest producers of blueberries in Morocco. Its majority owner is Costa Group, Australian grower and marketer of fresh fruits and vegetables. African Blue is a supplier of premium blueberries for European markets, with farms in the Moulay Bousselham, Larache and
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Zixin Group Holdings Limited emerges unscathed from Typhoon Doksuri’s visit to Fujian Province
2023-08-18 00:00
Zixin Group Holdings Limited, a sweet potato biotech-focused industrial value chain operator, wishes to update shareholders and potential investors about the recent Typhoon Doksuri situation on its operation base located in Liancheng County, Fujian Province, China.
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Dole China launches new season Philippine Golden Puyat durian
2023-08-18 00:00
At the beginning of 2023, the Philippine durian was granted access to the Chinese market.
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Clarifruit works for the growers, exporters, marketers and distributors at the forefront of modernizing quality control for the fresh produce supply chain. Even better, our CEO & Co-founder Elad Mardix will be one of the speakers. "In addition to presenting a talk on AI on day two of the
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Compared to last season, South Africa’s citrus export volumes to China decreased significantly. However, the slack was taken up by increased demand from Europe. According to Neil Wan from TopSun Fresh, an importer of citrus into China, volumes to Europe have increased dramatically compared to
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China extreme weather: Summer droughts and floods batter fruit and vegetable growers
2023-08-18 00:00
At the time this article is being written, temperatures in many parts of China are still high. Weather forecasts warn that more than 20 provinces will experience prolonged 'sauna days' with temperatures well in the thirty degrees Celsius and humidity above 50%. ChinaWeather.com has launched a
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The apple harvest is expected to be less than last year's in Russia
2023-08-18 00:00
The Association of Gardeners of Russia forecasts that this year's apple harvest could be slightly lower than the previous year, approximately 1.35-1.4 million tons, compared to 1.55 million tons. The main reason is freezing during the flowering period, as explained by the president of the
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MFC enhances traceability
2023-08-17 08:00
Mildura Fruit Company (MFC) is set fully implement Trust Codes Global’s traceability solution in 2023 after a successful trial. MFC originally deployed the solution as part pilot project held in collaboration with Citrus Australia and the Victorian government.
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Egypt is the second biggest supplier of frozen strawberries to Japan
2023-08-17 00:00
Egypt, one of the global leaders in exports of frozen strawberries, has remained the second biggest supplier to Japan over the past few years, reportsEastFruit. Nevertheless, this year, the Egyptian exports to Japan have seriously fallen, and the country now risks to ship the lowest volumes of
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Mackay Farming Group up for sale
2023-08-16 04:00
One of Australia’s largest banana growers Mackay Farming Group has listed its nine farms and total farming operations across the Tully and Lakeland regions of Far North Queensland for sale after 75 years of family ownership.
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Lineage Logistics announces JV with Vietnam’s SK Logistics
2023-08-15 08:00
Lineage Logistics has announced it has partially closed a joint venture arrangement with Hanoi-based cold-storage warehouse operator SK Logistics.
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Mixed feelings as BRICS Summit heads to South Africa
2023-08-14 17:00
The South African fruit industry is looking ahead to the BRICS summit this month in South Africa with mixed feelings.
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Chile promotes lemon offer to Japanese market
2023-08-14 09:00
The Chilean Citrus Committee has held a workshop for Japanese importers and distributors highlighting the potential of its citrus offer as part of its strategy to boost sales to that market.
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Historic A$130m funding for horticultural trade alliance
2023-08-14 08:00
A host of partners have signed on to an ambitious new A$130m Australian horticulture trade initiative called the Fresh and Secure Trade Alliance (Fasta) with the aim of supercharging fresh produce exports.
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