Over the past decade, Bangladesh's fruit and vegetable exports have plummeted by a staggering 68.7%. This decline is primarily attributed to high export costs, inadequate agricultural practices and infrastructural deficiencies. Meanwhile, Europe's market share for these products has diminished,
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Ashdod Port: first war-related surcharges announced
2023-10-23 00:00
Israel's Ashdod Port, one of the largest ports of the country, is continuing to operate normally despite the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to the executive chairman of the Ashdod Port Company's board of directors, Shaul Schneider.
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Egypt exported the most vegetables and fruits to Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Italy in early October 2023
2023-10-20 00:00
The international analytical platform EastFruit reports that Egypt’s exports of vegetables and fruits declined by 5 percent and 18.1 percent, respectively, during the first week of October compared to the last week of September.
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Egypt exported the most vegetables and fruits to Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Italy in early October 2023
2023-10-20 00:00
The international analytical platformEastFruit reports that Egypt’s exports of vegetables and fruits declined by 5 percent and 18.1 percent, respectively, during the first week of October compared to the last week of September.
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"We will import one million citrus boxes from Egypt this season"
2023-10-20 00:00
With demand for citrus, especially oranges, currently high in Saudi Arabia, Global Star Group is gearing up for the kick-off of the citrus season in Egypt and Spain, major suppliers to the Gulf country.
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Iranian citrus season starts with tangerines
2023-10-20 00:00
The citrus season begins in Iran with the harvest of tangerines. Amirhossein Azizi, from exporter Bezhit, unveils the season's novelties.
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German retailers continuously look for sustainable and well-priced fruit and vegetables
2023-10-19 00:00
LuLu Group leader proposes opening direct flight from Saudi Arabia to Vietnam
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Aquaponic project worth $950k launches in Iran
2023-10-18 00:00
"The first aquaponics unit for breeding ornamental fish with the capacity to produce 35 thousand pieces of fish was launched in Ravand region," shares the head of the livestock production improvement department of the Kashan Agricultural Jihad Administration in Iran.
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Ashdod Port keeps up operations 24/7, despite the war
2023-10-18 00:00
The employees of Ashdod Port are maintaining operational continuity, unloading and loading vital goods for the residents of Israel. The port is vital to the Israeli economy's ability to continue functioning. As such, the port continues operating around the clock despite the emergency,
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Israel inflation rate unexpectedly fell in September
2023-10-17 00:00
According to a statement from the Central Bureau of Statistics on Sunday, consumer prices in Israel in September surprised to the downside. This is increasing the odds that the Bank of Israel will start to lower interest rates later this month as the war with the Hamas terror group intensifies.
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MSC is offering Pisco Port - Key gateway for Peru’s grape exporters
2023-10-17 00:00
MSC has announced a new direct port call at Pisco Port (PEPIO), in Peru on its NWC-US-SAWC service, located in the Ica area, the grape capital of the country.
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Crisis threatens to grow worse in Middle East
2023-10-16 18:00
Recent violence in Israel and the Occupied Territories is threatening to spiral out of control after a deadly attack by Hamas on the perimeter of Gaza was met with a brutal response from the Israeli military on the densely populated Strip, with clashes also reported on the Lebanese border.
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Crisis in Israel threatens fresh produce supply
2023-10-16 18:00
Recent violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories has placed the region’s fresh fruit and vegetabke supply chains under intense pressure.
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"The Israeli grapefruit season seems to be continuing for now"
2023-10-16 00:00
The new Israeli grapefruit season begins at Starfruit next week. Despite the attacks and ongoing conflict, supply seems to be unhindered for now. "The exporters we work with are located around Jerusalem. There, the situation is currently relatively calm, so, so far, we can start as usual," says
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The new Urban Format TuDay Conad lands in Bologna
2023-10-13 00:00
In Bolognalo store in Via Indipendenzacambia volto e aprire domani al pubblico con il Tuday Conad. AUrban Format dedicated to proximity and oriented to the 'ready solution', designed for the city centre and ideal for neighbourhood residents, urban-business customers working
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Maersk: ‘Port operations in Israel are working normally’
2023-10-12 00:00
On Tuesday, Maersk stated that port operations at Israel's major terminals are running as normal, despite the violent conflict that erupted this weekend, and it continues to accept container bookings to and from the country.
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Macfrut 2024 looks more and more to the Middle East
2023-10-12 00:00
For three years the location has been in Arab countries. After Saudi Arabia and Dubai, the 41st edition of Macfrut, the international fruit and vegetable exhibition scheduled at Rimini Expo Centre from 8 to 10 May 2024, was presented in Doha, the capital of Qatar. In attendance were the Minister of Agriculture,
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At the company FruitPro, of Ridderkerk, which is part of the Israeli Galilee Export, the phone is ringing every minute. "Since the attacks happened, we have remained in touch with our Israeli friends. Many are calling to express their condolences and our customers also want to know if the
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“A lot of people from the fresh produce industry in South of Israel wounded and killed”
2023-10-11 00:00
As the death toll in Israel continues to rise to over 1,200 people, with thousands more injured, among the dead are people and family members of those in the fresh produce industry of Israel who live and work on the affected Kibbutzim in the South. Farms and pack houses around the Gaza border
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A vegetable and fruit collection center will be set up in Dăbuleni, Dolj County, in southern Romania. In total, fourteen other such centers will be built in the country; the construction of the first six is planned to start this year.
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