North America
Takeover of air and sea freight forwarder ACA International adds six locations Down Under
2023-03-20 00:00
DACHSER has acquired ACA International headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. This acquisition means DACHSER’s own air and sea freight network now also covers Australia and New Zealand, countries that are not only economically strong but also closely interlinked with Asia, Europe, and North
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ONE orders ten New Panamax container ships
2023-03-16 00:00
Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd (ONE) has ordered ten new container vessels with a carrying capacity of over 13,700 TEUs. The new boxships will be delivered in 2025 and 2026.
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The German-Kenyan company LIMBUA works with more than 7,000 certified organic smallholders in Kenya and in 2022 alone produced some 900 tons of cracked macadamia nuts, which are marketed throughout Europe, the USA and Dubai. We spoke with Marketing Manager Doortje Maillard about the harvesting
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Camposol CEO named one of Forbes’s ‘23 of 23’
2023-03-15 10:00
José Antonio Gómez, CEO of Camposol, has been named one of Forbes’s “23 of 23”, a list of 23 Peruvian leaders from the private and public sector who are predicted to play a key role in the economy, production activities and state administration in 2023.
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Camposol CEO named one of Forbes’ ‘23 of 23’
2023-03-15 10:00
José Antonio Gómez, CEO of Camposol, has been named one of Forbes’s “23 of 23”, a list of 23 Peruvian leaders from the private and public sector who are predicted to play a key role in the economy, production activities and state administration in 2023.
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At the last meeting of the Foreign Affairs Trade Council, held on Friday in Stockholm, Spain has advocated giving a definitive boost to the signing and ratification of trade agreements that have been concluded but are still pending, such as the Trade Agreement
Spain's position is that the EU should give a definitive impetus to the signing and ratification of trade agreements that have been concluded but are still pending, such as the Trade Agreement.
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In January 2023, Mexico's agri-food product exports were led by berry exports, which surpassed beer and tequila exports, which normally lead this segment.
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Expansion of South African plum portfolio
2023-03-15 00:00
Oppy, a grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce, plans to continue energizing the plum category in its second season of shipping South African plums to North America.
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Oppy expands South African plum portfolio
2023-03-14 18:00
Oppy has said that it is planning to ”continue energising” the South African plums category with a successful second season.
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Making known the excellence protected by the geographical indication mark as the key to pushing consumption. The Syracuse Igpha Lemon Consortium has set its sights on a digital campaign, which will end in March.According to the latest Ismea report, out of the 384 million euro developed
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Bananas from Costa Rica at £1.05: 4% drop from last week
2023-03-14 00:00
This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly.
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Dragon fruit acreage in India expected to expand to 50,000 ha in five years under MIDH scheme
2023-03-14 00:00
Kamalam or dragon fruit, a herbaceous perennial climbing cactus widely known as Pitaya, has its origin in Southern Mexico, Central America and South America. It is widely cultivated in South-East Asia, India, USA, The Caribbean Islands, Australia throughout the tropical and sub-tropical world.
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In order to be able to supply the Iberian, European and North African markets as the main hub for fruit from Brazil, a logistics centre is currently being built in the port of Sines, where industrial and processing facilities can be installed, reports the Ministerie van
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McCain Foods makes largest global investment in company history
2023-03-14 00:00
McCain Foods is making a substantial investment in Coaldale, doubling the size of its facility and output in Coaldale, Alberta.
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Kenya to export 20,000 tons of avocado to China this year
2023-03-14 00:00
Industry experts claim that Kenya will ship 20,000 tons of avocados to China this year. In a statement from the Department of African Affairs, the department's Director General Wu Peng said the first batch of the consignment has arrived in China. "With the arrival of the 1st batch of avocados
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Great Wrap develops potato-based compostable alternative to plastic wrap and cling film
2023-03-13 00:00
Plastic wrap, or cling film, is a super-useful plastic that can't be recycled and ends up in landfill. Now, Great Lab, an Australian materials science company, says they've developed a great alternative. Their Great Wrap is made from potato waste (the unusable bits of starch yielded by potato
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Increased volume from Mexico slightly softens mango pricing
2023-03-13 00:00
Mango volume is growing from Mexico. “We’re just starting the Mexican season though there’s been product coming in for the last month,” says Daniel Ibarra of Splendid by Porvenir. “It’s starting slow on Ataulfos but it’s great on Rounds.”
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Mexican import volumes are behind normal levels
2023-03-13 00:00
This season, unpredictable weather conditions have played a significant role in the growing regions of Mexico and some parts of California. Reports from the West Coast, suggest that inclement weather is one of the biggest factors affecting commodities in California such as lettuce, broccoli and
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By July 2023, 80,000 - 100,000 tons of Jalisco avocados expected to be exported to US
2023-03-10 00:00
According to the most recent data from FAOSTAT, global avocado production increased to nearly 8.7 million tons in 2021 from 8.1 million tons in 2020. Mexico was the main producer, at 2.4 million tons. This plays a large factor as to why Mexico is a huge contributor to world avocado exports.
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According to Dr Manuel Michel, Executive Director of the National Mango Board, "We are very happy with the evolution of this podcast, as it is becoming a classic for the mango industry, bringing together growers, packers and packers," he said,
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