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Chinese market has South African grape growers on the edge of their seats

The Hex River harvest started unusually late, by ten to fourteen days, which cut into their window to market grapes to China (fortunately Chinese New Year is late this year).…

McCain Foods South Africa appoints new managing director

McCain Foods South Africa has appointed Unathi Mhlatyana as its new managing director (MD) effective yesterday. Mhlatyana brings more than 20 years experience…

Egypt: Agri exports to Gulf states via Safaga Port up 33 percent

Sea freight traffic between the ports of Safaga on the Red Sea and Dhiba in Saudi Arabia saw an increase in volume, while the average number of trucks leaving…

SupPlant sensors uses algorithmic data

South Africa: Using AI to grow avocados

As with any other fruit, South African Avocados must be irrigated in the right amount: not too much and not too little. For decades irrigation was done based…

Brexit has made UK a difficult market to access for Ugandan exporters

Ugandan exporters are encountering difficulties in accessing the UK market, which has seen exports to one of Uganda’s biggest export destinations in Europe…

Heavy rains in Chile damage grape crop and more

Just as Chile’s grape season is starting to ramp up – with volumes strengthening these past two weeks – heavy rains have hit all the growing regions in the country. Mike…

The new Yvyrá apple continues to surprise due to its low demand for winter cold

Since its launch onto the plant market in 2018, ‘GVU Yvyrá’ has been surprising its own creators, due to its rusticity and a harvest date that is increasingly earlier in the…

Sea-Intelligence

Sea-Intelligence Global Liner Performance report - issue 113

Record-low global schedule reliability of 44.6% in December 2020

Sea-Intelligence has published issue 113 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including December 2020. As the report…

"The solution lies not in less but in better packaging"

"The packaging industry is under pressure to change the negative image of plastics and packaging into a positive one. After all, packaging was created to get food to the…

Fresh Publishers turns 25

A room in the attic and a plan to publish a book for the Dutch fruit and vegetable trading sector. That's how, on 1 February 1996, Boekhout Publishers' adventure began.…

Special Asia

Hainan longans stay fresher than imported Thai longan

Fresh longans easily spoil after they are harvested. They quickly develop enzymes that turn the fruit brown. In order to keep the fruit fresh and extend its shelf life, they…

Global Focus Organics

New line of sustainable packaging for Fair Trade organic grower

Wholesum, Fair Trade certified growers and shippers of organic produce, launched a new sustainable packaging line of vegetables that will hit retail shelves this month. The…

Dirk Jan van Dijk, Palm Fruits, the Netherlands

“We keep supplying dates, no matter what”

A ‘one-stop-shop’ for dates. That's how Dirk Jan van Dijk describes his business, Palm Fruits, in the Netherlands. "We have something for everyone - different qualities,…

Replacing rigid crates with collapsable ones cuts 20,000 truck trips

Fruit and vegetable transportation to be made more sustainable

Things are changing in the packaging world. Euro Pool System (EPS) is replacing its rigid crates with folding ones. This Dutch company focuses on reusable packaging in the…

Paul Heemels, Heemels Agro, the Netherlands

“Cooking shows are making celeriac more popular”

These days, celeriac is sold year-round. You can begin harvesting these in the summer, but this root vegetable sells especially well in the winter. “The colder the weather,…

Los Gallombares will have one million more kilos this year with the incorporation of Agrolachar

Granada's asparagus harvest delayed by around 20 days

The green asparagus harvest has been delayed by around 20 days this year as a result of the storms and frosts recorded in much of Spain in the first two weeks of January. "At…

California storms could tighten strawberries for Valentine’s Day

The rainstorms over California this week may throw a wrench into supplies of strawberries for Valentine’s Day. “I fear California may not rebound for a few weeks if this rain…

The first Dutch cucumbers at Valstar

This morning our first Dutch cucumbers of the season were harvested at Valstar. "This means that - from today - our first cucumbers from traditional cultivation will be…

Strawberry crop increase in Basilicata

The almost 1000 hectares of strawberries in Basilicata are the emblem of a region that continues to invest on a crop that is getting increasingly specialized. However, there…

Extensive cooperation between Bardini+Keller and Verdeimport

Synergy between Latin American relations and European distribution network

To kick off the year, the two Swiss fruit and vegetable specialists bardini+keller ag and Verdeimport AG announce their new alliance. In future, synergies…

Fresh fruit importer and exporter sees 100% growth during 2020

Salix Fruits, importer and exporter of fresh fruits, closed its 2020 balance shipping more than 40,000 pallets of fruit, which implied a 100% growth and an increase in the…

Price spread of Spanish and Turkish oranges narrowing in 2021

The Mintec price of Spanish oranges declined by 35% to EUR 0.7/kg in the 4 months to 13th January. The price drop can be attributed to an increase in orange…

The UK opens up to citrus exporters

According to an analysis of the 2020 southern countries' citrus campaign by the Top Info website, which specializes in fruit markets, last year's campaign…

Canadian breaks World Record by eating three Carolina reapers in under 10 seconds

A Canadian with a love for spicy food broke a Guinness World Record by eating three Carolina reaper chili peppers in under 10 seconds. A video was shared of…

Why mandarin oranges are handed out at Chinese New Year

With the Chinese New Year coming up, invariably oranges will be given as gifts between families, friends and even among companies. There are four types of…

Bonduelle: First half Year 2020-2021 financial results

The Bonduelle Group's revenue stands for the 1st half of financial year 2020-2021 at € 1,441.5 million, stable at -0.1% on reported figures and an increase of…

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