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Shanghai Pudong Airport handling 40% more international cargo during Chinese New Year rush

Driven by the strong demand for air transportation during the Spring Festival rush, since January 28, Pudong Airport has been operating at a high level of cargo flights and…

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Tsai sends Lunar New Year’s blessings based on puns from Taiwan fruits

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Tuesday (Feb. 15) issued Lunar New Year's blessings derived from puns based on tropical fruits produced in Taiwan. On Tuesday, Tsai…

Azerbaijani Food Safety Agency:

Projections for apple exports to Russia

Measures are being taken to remove export restrictions on apples from Azerbaijan to Russia. Discussions on this topic were held between delegations of the Food…

Cambodia sells 40,956 tons of bananas in January

According to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia exported 203,485 tons of seven major cash crops last month. The ministry…

Sodium isoascorbate works against fresh-cut mushrooms browning

Scientists at Dalian Minzu University (China) have found that sodium isoascorbate inhibits the browning of fresh-cut mushrooms. From investigation on the…

Malaysian market price of Chinese lotus root doubles

Malaysia imports lotus roots from China. The Malaysian market price for lotus roots recently went up, but is still as popular as ever with Malaysian consumers.…

India: Shallot wholesale prices touch Rs 125 per kilogram

The wholesale price of shallots has risen to Rs 125 per kilogram, and is likely to remain high for a few more days. Shallots are mainly coming to Kerala from…

Malaysian durian trade stricken due to lockdown

In Malaysia, where a long lockdown has slowed domestic demand, traders are now more reliant on China's appetite for the fruit. A first lockdown in Malaysia did…

Thailand and China sign agreement promoting Thai fruit exports

With seasonal fruit about to hit the market, the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce has signed a deal with CCIC Thailand to provide better traceability service…

Huge increase in Qatari vegetables’ sales during 2020

Compared to previous years, the Premium Qatari Vegetables and Qatar Farms programmes have achieved significant sales during the year 2020. The sales of Premium…

Special Asia

A challenging season for Chilean grapes and plums

In the past few days, the movements in Guangzhou Jiangnan wholesale market import fruit section gradually recovered from the "cherry crisis" but still moves very slow. The…

Global Focus Organics

Alba Bio continues to innovate and grow

From pioneering in organic farming to innovation and modernization

"At times where it could be easier and more convenient to complain or to become discouraged, our reaction is to refrain from slowing down," said Vittorio Gona of growers'…

Total Produce to combine with Dole Food Company and become publicly listed in the US

Total Produce is one of the world’s largest fresh produce producers and providers. Operating out of 26 countries (30 inclusive of Dole) while serving many more, Total…

Steve Tsakoumakis - Kapiris Bro

“As environmental changes and pressures evolve, we look toward the future and continue to research and invest"

The growing season for tomatoes in South Australia has not been without its challenges with very high temperatures which made it necessary to increase irrigation, but…

Demand for Egyptian Valencia expected to pick up as Indian citrus season concludes

Demand for the Egyptian Valencia has been low since the start of the season. Although there is some demand in the Russian and Eastern European markets, the lack of demand has…

Anton Alibekov with Zofto Solutions

“We are able to digitalize any process that currently requires paper”

Although digitalization made great strides in the past year, there are still many benefits to be gained. For the fresh produce sector specifically, Zofto Solutions has been…

Uzbekistan: Fruits and vegetable exports amounted to $1 billion in 2020

According to State Statistics Committee data, Uzbekistan exported 1.5 million tons of fruits and vegetables, worth US$1 billion in 2020. Countries that…

Lüneburg, Germany

Europlant presents low carb potato varieties 'Coronada' and 'Montana'

Many consumers of potatoes bemoan the fact that the tuber contains too many carbohydrates. In a press release issued today, German-based potato variety company…

Prices for high quality apples from Poland expected to increase

“We might start our very own brand of apples”

After a successful trial shipment of Polish apples to Taiwan, there is hope future shipments will be sent as well. However, according to one Polish exporter the main focus…

Stronger Rand and electricity & fuel increases put South African farmers under pressure

"Will the litany of bad economic news ever bad?" the Daily Maverick news site asks upon the announcement that South Africa's electricity provider Eskom has been allowed to…

Soil: The ancient yet overlooked ally to crop yield

Optimising agricultural processes is paramount to achieving crop profitability. With shallow profit margins, we have an equally tight scope for error and mitigation, and…

QUT

Queensland University of Technology

QUT Panama disease breakthrough sparks US funding

QUT researcher Distinguished Professor James Dale and his team have successfully developed a line of Cavendish bananas resistant to Panama disease tropical race 4 (TR4).The…

Maersk

Seven years ahead of schedule

A.P. Moller - Maersk will operate the world’s first carbon neutral liner vessel by 2023

Fast-tracked by advances in technology and increasing customer demand for sustainable supply chains, A.P. Moller - Maersk accelerates the efforts to decarbonise marine…

NORMA replaces plastic packaging of organic herbs with paper

Over 4 tonnes of plastic to be saved annually

Chives, parsley, basil and other fresh herbs of Norma's proprietary BIO SONNE label have gotten a makeover, saving resources. The food retailer is now wrapping the pots in…

Crop update from Vanguard

Market overview southern hemisphere grapes

Overall growing and demandPeru and Chilean grape demand is particularly strong in Mexico, and increasing in Canada, the USA, and Asia as California completes their ‘storage…

UK retailers show support for South African stone fruit industry

Hortgro, South Africa’s deciduous fruit grower organisation, has partnered with UK retailers to drive sales and highlight the USPs and health benefits of their stone fruit.…

ROXBOX Containers

Meet HELIOS, the solar powered shipping container line by ROXBOX

ROXBOX Containers have announced a new line of solar infrastructure containers with our Australian partners, BlackStump Technologies.The initial focus is on solar cold storage…

Ripe and ready-to-eat mangos help increase sales

The National Mango Board has partnered with Catalytic Generators to explain how a ripening mango program may work. Why ripen?Similar to how ripening has impacted the world of…

Canadian supermarket sells fruit and vegetables grown on its own roof

The Canadian firm IGA extra Famille Duchemin has taken another step towards sustainability and innovation with the launch of a pioneering project in the…

Chilean blueberry export peak weeks end

According to the latest Crop Report of the Chilean Blueberry Committee-ASOEX, export volumes decreased during week 5 of 2021, reaching 5,996 tons, marking the…

Hapag-Lloyd expects very strong earnings growth in the first quarter of 2021

Hapag-Lloyd has got the year off to a very good start thanks to exceptionally strong demand for container transports, which has led to a much higher level of…

Grapes, blueberries, and avocados accounted for 37.4% of the total value of Peruvian agricultural exports in 2020

Peruvian agro-exports in 2020 increased by 6.1% over 2019, totaling 7.52 billion dollars, according to the Peruvian Foreign Trade Society (ComexPeru).…

Butternut squash from Ukraine sells well in Europe and Middle East

For several years, Ukraine has been actively developing exports of its fresh butternut squash, mainly supplying this product to the most demanding of the possible markets: the…

Russian agricultural sector adapts to pandemic

The Russian agricultural sector saw another year of growth in 2020, despite problematic circumstances. Overall, agricultural output grew by 1,5%, which was…

Slight slowdown in the trans-Pacific route because of the Chinese New Year

Despite forecasts made by analysts that container shipping would return to normal after the Chinese New Year, there still hasn't been a slowdown in the massive…

USDA/FAS - Rabobank

Rabobank Five-Year Walnut Market Outlook

Will demand for walnuts grow to match supply and competition?

Global walnut production and exports will set records during 2020/21, impacting the US market as it relies heavily on exports. US production is at record levels but will…

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Dreamstime

Tesco Malaysia has officially changed its name

Profit rises on higher revenue for Ahold Delhaize

UK: Completion of acquisition of Asda by the Issa Brothers and TDR Capital LtdWalmart Inc. (“Walmart”), Asda Group Limited (“Asda”), the Issa brothers and TDR Capital have…

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