Vertical farming specialist Oishii has announced the launch of the Koyo berry, the newest varietal grown by the strawberry brand. read more

Wan Hai Lines has upgraded its refer capacity and is coordinating with industry to improve supply chains in the lead-up to the peak of the Taiwanese pineapple season.  read more

Currently, Bangladesh is one of the biggest potato-producing and exporting countries in the world. In 2021, potato exporters in Bangladesh produced 15 million tons of potatoes, of which around 50% is exported, increasing year by year. For the year 2025 production target is 50 million tons. The
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China Shenshan Orchard Holdings Co. Ltd., a leading producer of kiwifruits in China announced its financial results for the full year ended 31 December 2022, with a revenue decrease of 23.5% to RMB85.0 million for FY2022 due to severe drought conditions that adversely affected the Group’s
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The ongoing rate slide on Indian container trades is showing no sign of a reversal, according to the latest market analysis by Container News. read more

Vietnam and Poland both grow a lot of agricultural products, but experts claim this makes them complementary to each other. Nguyễn Hữu Nam, deputy director of the VCCI in HCM City, said: “Poland has high demand for Vietnamese products such as rice, basa fish, shrimp, mango, pineapple,
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The wholesale price of onions in Georgia started to decrease, although the price decrease was preceded by a peak. At the end of January, the wholesale price of onions on the Georgian market increased from 1.6 GEL/kg ($0.6) to 2.3 GEL/kg ($0.87) in one week, which pushed imports. As a
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EastFruit’s latest survey held on February 24, 2023, reveals sharp price increases for several key products – most notably, tomatoes and peppers. They are heavily imported at this time of the year, thus price changes are strongly linked with external trade issues. read more

Kyrgyzstan is about to allow the export of onions. A decision has been submitted to the government to lift restrictions on the export of onions. It is reported by Knews.kg with reference to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic. read more

Malaysian vegetable farmers are angry over a proposal by the Pahang Public Works Department (PWD) to ban heavy vehicles transporting the produce on narrow and congested Cameron Highlands roads on weekends. Fearing the proposal would be pushed through soon, farmers have stepped up their
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South America is becoming a major competitor for Australian agricultural products in Asian markets. The signing of 45 free trade agreements (FTAs) between South American and Asian markets over the past 10 years is increasing competition. At least 35 more agreements are under negotiation. read more

Ahead of the July durian harvest, some growers seem to be unsure how the Philippines will service China export demand, based on their estimates for crop volume. “We are wondering where the durian will come from,” Federation of Free Farmers Raul Q. Montemayor told BusinessWorld. He said his
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Despite the absence of adequate export infrastructure in the state, Assam exported agrarian products (as well as wicker works) worth around Rs 40 bln (€440 mln) in fiscal 2022–2023. According to the assessment of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), these exports will reach
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One of Australia's largest trucking companies has entered receivership. Scott's Refrigerated Logistics, offering mobile refrigeration and temperature controlled warehousing, whose clients include Coles and Woolworths, entered voluntary administration yesterday, before KordaMentha was appointed
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China’s Cosco Shipping has opened a sea and air logistics center in Guangzhou Airport’s economic zone. The facility is to include warehousing, logistics, e-commerce and other value-added services. Its opening marks the start of the Shanghai-headquartered company’s regional supply chain
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In the last nine years, Iran's banana import from India increased from a mere Rs 30 mln in FY2014 to Rs 4.07 bln in FY2022. Around 34 percent of bananas exported by India go to Iran. Iran overtook this position from UAE in FY2020. Until FY2020, the UAE was the largest importer of Indian bananas. read more

Yesterday, news broke that Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics – one of Australia’s biggest trucking firms, which supplies all major super­markets, including Woolworths, Coles, IGA and Aldi – had been plunged into receivership. This leaves 1500 jobs in the lurch and the delivery of food
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The rising temperatures have prompted mostly positive reactions from Jordanian farmers, who expect increased agricultural production, though the uptick in water use poses a concern. According to Adnan Khaddam, head of the Jordan Valley Farmers Union, there is no agricultural loss due to high
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Onions worth USD 523.8 million were exported during April-December 2022, a 16.3 per cent increase on a yearly basis, and there is no ban on its export from India, the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry said. read more

The Potato Union at a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture proposed to limit the import of potatoes to Russia. Russian potato growers are faced with a marketing problem; warehouses have accumulated record stocks of products for this time. The main reason for this seems to be the successful
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