Wholesale prices on onions have reached record-high levels in Georgia, imports are abnormally high
In January 2023 Georgia has imported the highest volume of onions for January at least since 2014. Wholesale prices have gone up – which was expected. Key suppliers of onions were Georgia’s

Box lines divert long-haul vessels to Persian Gulf and Indian lanes
Liner operators have been moving tonnage from the Transpacific and Asia-Europe lanes to Far East-Persian Gulf and Far East-India routes where rates are steadier. Alphaliner's latest report,

Maersk to unify Hamburg Süd and Sealand brands
Maersk has announced its intention to move towards a singular, unified brand by integrating its brands such as Hamburg Süd and Sealand, among others. In an advisory on 27 January, the leading

Visit to a wholesale market and two supermarkets in Caracas
Over the past few days, a delegation from Macfrut visited Venezuela to promote the fair. President Renzo Piraccini visited the wholesale market in Caracas as well as a few supermarkets. Renzo

“Piura's total table grape production is slightly higher than Ica's”
The cultivation of table grapes in Piura has experienced a huge boom in the last two decades. Twenty years ago, Ica was the representative region of this crop; however, at the beginning of the

Del Monte reveals Somalia banana partnership
Fresh Del Monte and Tal Investment company Moze Holding Limited have revelaed announce the signing of a Somalia-based, multi-year banana partnership located in the heart of the previously famed

Technologies and sorters: upturn after slowdown due to pandemic and wars
A new direction is being taken in 2023 for the fruit and vegetable sorting technology company Futura Srl of Cesena (Forlì-Cesena). We interviewed owner Omar Papi, who is on his way to Fruit

A cherry tomato that tastes like summer even in winter
SeedsTec Italia organised another open day in 2023, which this time focused on Livanti FT, a cherry tomato. Although it is actually a spring and summer cherry tomato, Seeds Technologies presented