Lemon supplies in New Zealand supermarkets in short supply
A number of fruit and vegetables are becoming harder to get their hands on because to shipping delays for imported products. For instance, lemons are in short supply in supermarkets throughout New

Claridock launches new trade platform
Claridock has announced the launch of a new platform for global trade consisting of a database for fresh food that will be turned into a two-sided marketplace. According to Claridock, the

Florida orange growers struggle to keep the juice flowing
Florida orange farmers are suffering devastating supply and labor issues. The state’s orange production is projected to hit historic lows in 2023, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture

BayWa Global Produce: Ready for the future

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Pacific businesses lack staff as workers leave for Australia and New Zealand
In 2022, more than 6,600 workers left Samoa for seasonal worker programs; this was double the number leaving before the pandemic. This means that local business are seeing staff shortages. For

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Onions at Rs320 per kilo in Karachi due to supply shortage
Onions sell at Rs250 per kg in Karachi markets. In other parts of the country, the rate hovers between Rs200-320 due to limited arrivals from Sindh and Balochistan crops and additional taxes on

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Blue Whale: Focus on promising potentials
While the heat last summer led to lower harvests in other European countries, Blue Whale, France's market leader in the apple sector, is satisfied with the campaign so far. "The high temperatures

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Climate change endangers crops in the Himalayas
In three of the past four years, growers in the Kashmir Valley — which produces 75% of India’s apples — have witnessed major early snowfalls. In the late autumns of 2018, 2019 and 2021,

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"The productive structure of the Spanish Levant is collapsing like Jenga".
Hundreds of people from the regions of Alicante, Murcia and Almeria, gathered last Tuesday in front of the gates of the Moncloa to protest against the planned cuts to the Tajo-Segura water