Maersk to mark the launch of greener vessel
To celebrate the world’s first container vessel sailing on green methanol, AP Moller-Maersk has announced that it will host a week of festivities on 18-21 September in Copenhagen. The 2,100 TEU

Change of season, beware of waste
Fruits and vegetables are one of the many (among the most important) components in the management of a fruit and vegetable department and represent on average about 5-6% loss in value on an annual

Who loves Moroccan watermelons the most?
EastFruit continues a series of articles on the horticultural market in Morocco. The country is confidently increasing exports of several categories of high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables,

“In the past couple of years we have doubled our capacity to ripen fruit on site”
While many importers receive their fruit already ripened, Irish importer Donnelly Fresh Food does this on site in Dublin. Fruit such as avocados, mangoes, kiwifruit and stone fruit are ripened in

Chile and New Zealand seek closer fruit ties
A Chilean trade mission led by Asoex president Iván Marambio visited New Zealand this month to learn more about its fruit production and export processes and forge a closer collaboration between

Sainsbury’s pledges to keep prices low
Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts has reiterated the retailer’s commitment to “battle inflation” for its customers, stating its efforts thus far have made it the most competitive on price it

Tropical vegetables have found the ideal environment in Cuneo
The success of fruit and vegetables of exotic origin is now a fact (we also talked about it in this article) and there are numerous companies that are specialising in this segment. Early movers

Table grapes campaign is about to start in Egypt
The table grape season is about to start in Egypt, amidst concerns about weather conditions, to which grapes are particularly vulnerable. Fatimah Elzhraa Tarek Elhadary, export sales executive at

Bigbucks owners issue warning on illegal tree exports
The owners of the Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR) to Bigbucks and the brand Flash Gala have warned that exports of trees of the extremely popular Gala-type apple from Southern Europe to India will

"Our lemons sell at higher prices than the competition"
PGI lemons from Rocca Imperiale sold under the Limoré brand are known not only in Italy, but in Europe as well. What makes them stand out against the competition is not only the quality, but also

Fischer Farms strengthens business development team
Vertical Farming pioneers, Fischer Farms, has strengthened its business development team as the agtech firm opens the world’s largest vertical farm in Norfolk this summer. Louise Atkinson joins

Directly from the European grower to the Scandinavian consumer
"Fresh.Land began because of one grower's cry for help,” begins Mathilde Jakobsen of this Danish digital platform. “A few years ago, my father-in-law, who grows oranges in Algarve, Portugal,

Be Fruit and McGarlet, a winning synergy at Macfrut
For the second consecutive year, Be Fruit will participate in Macfrut, the most important fruit and vegetable fair in our country, scheduled to take place in Rimini from 3 to 5 May. It will do so