Ministry of Ag starts legal procedures against eight Ecuadorian exporters for alleged falsification of shipping plans
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) announces that it has started legal procedures against eight banana exporting companies for alleged falsehood in the declarations of shipping plans.

Webfleet helps Riverford reach EV goals
UK organic supplier Riverford is making use of Webfleet’s EV fleet management solution to help delivery drivers of its vegetable boxes “overcome EV range anxiety, manage routes better and

For mangoes experimented with a coating to extend their shelf life
Mango is increasingly winning over Italian consumers, so much so that the cultivated areas in Italy are increasing and there is a real niche of customers who appreciate this tropical fruit for its

Finding tech solutions to labour problem
Training fruit pickers using virtual reality equipment, employing robots to move fruit containers and wearing exoskeletons to support physical labour are all possibilities being considered by

Eyeing a future where fruit pickers are trained by virtual reality
Training fruit pickers using virtual reality equipment, employing robots to move fruit containers, and wearing exoskeletons to support physical labor are all possibilities being considered by

The game 'Catch the Pear' is online
The interactive augmented reality game "Catch the pear!" is now available online. It is one of the tools part of the campaign of the EU project "Pears with love: a case study of sustainable

AI shows real potential
While the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) has shot back to the forefront of the world’s collective consciousness in recent months, it is an area that the fresh produce industry has looked

Voluntary QA Inspection Sustainability (FIN) - Guidelines and working aids available
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important for companies in the fruit, vegetable and potato value chain. With the development of the module "Voluntary QS Inspection Sustainability" (FIN),

DP World’s SeaRates partners with C P World to digitise global trade logistics for small cargo owners
DP World’s SeaRates has now integrated with C P World to help digitise global trade and provide more choice for smaller cargo owners and freight forwarders operating around the world. The

Home delivery of fresh produce
Founded by two food professionals with 30 years of experience in the sector, mainly at the Rungis market, SiFrais.fr is an online store for grocery shopping in just a few clicks. The founders

Ifapa and Freshuelva seek real alternatives to soil disinfection
This initiative responds to the need of Huelva's berry growers, especially strawberry, raspberry and blackberry, to respond to the new European regulations with real alternatives that guarantee

Maersk: Green methanol for maiden voyage of the world's first methanol-capable container ship
Maersk has signed a contract with Dutch manufacturer OCI Global to supply green1 bio-methanol for the maiden voyage. The 21,500km voyage from Ulsan, South Korea, to Copenhagen, Denmark - more than

Aldi celebrates five years in Italy
ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, the multinational reference reality of the large-scale retail trade among the most important operators worldwide, celebrates an important milestone in its growth

Labor costs are the big caveat to high asparagus prices
The asparagus season in the northwest usually starts mid-April, but this year the crop was almost a month late due to a really cold spring. “When Mexico stopped shipping the third week of April,

South Africa: Rail problems threaten planned citrus growth
Optimising South Africa's rail network is essential if the South African citrus industry is to achieve its vision of exporting 260 million boxes of the fruit by 2032. This is why the industry is

South African rail issues threaten citrus growth
The optimisation of South Africa’s rail system has been identified as a key enabler if the country’s citrus industry is to realise its vision of exporting 260m cartons of the fruit by 2032.

Apple shelf-life extension technology spans across companies of all sizes
Apples have been an anchor commodity for Hazel Technologies since the company launched in 2016. “Starting out in the apple category really made sense for us because we knew that growers trusted

Real-time container tracking via myKN by Kuehne+Nagel
Congestion and capacity constraints have made container visibility in recent times an absolute necessity for supply chain management. The new Container Dashboard in Kuehne+Nagel's myKN online

BGL/TIMOCOM: Real Time Visibility increases the attractiveness of road freight transport
Full data control, the best possible transparency and attractive remuneration for live shipment tracking - this is what the Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL - German

Linde MH successfully concludes its 'silent giant' roadshow
Purchasing, logistics and warehouse managers, accompanied by their forklift operators, attended the 11 events organised by the forklift manufacturer in Bizkaia, La Rioja, Zaragoza, Pontevedra,

'Noah is the realisation of our sustainability dream'
A dream of sustainability realised: this is what the Noah pallet (click here to read more) represents for Monica Artosi, General Manager of Cpr System. With her, we retraced the steps that led to

BelOrta starts using new fully automated top fruit sorting warehouse
BelOrta's new sorting warehouse has been up and running for a few weeks. Its realization was delayed by several months, but the first apples and pears are now passing through the fully automatic

Noah, the pallet made from recycled raw materials
The new sustainable pallet is called Noèe and is made from the secondary raw materials derived from the post-consumer processing of the poly-bundle used for Tetra Pak® type beverage cartons. The

The new Patatas Meléndez factory is already a reality.
The company has inaugurated its new automated factory, in which it has invested more than 36 million euros and whose advances are focused on maximising potato quality, company efficiency and

Kenyan Horticulture Directorate suspends two firms due to claims of immature avocado exports
The horticulture directorate has suspended two companies on allegations of shipping immature avocados to overseas markets in a violation of set rules that threaten the sale of the fruit. Real