Maersk offloads Russian facilities
AP Moller-Maersk has entered into an agreement to divest its logistics sites in St Petersburg and Novorossiysk to IG Finance Development Limited. The logistics company confirmed that divesting the

Deadly mudslides do not affect Brazil’s export fruit
While Brazil mourns the loss of 65 people, following a deadly mud slides amidst a record downpour of 682 mm of rain, export fruit has not been affected. According to According to Jorge de Souza,

Caxias is the largest producer of fruit and vegetables in Rio Grande do Sul
Production from Caxias do Sul will be celebrated from this Friday at the Festa das Colheitas. The main fruit, featured in this festival continues to have the largest cultivated area in the

Cold weather pushes Mexican colored bell pepper peak production back
Cooler weather in Mexico has slowed down production on colored bell peppers. “We’re just about to turn the corner in Sinaloa,” says JC Myers, vice-president sales and marketing for SunFed

EconPol Europe/ifo Institute: Dissolution of the EU would reduce GDP per capita in Germany by 5.2 per cent
A dissolution of the European Union would result in enormous losses of prosperity for the member states. This is shown by analyses of a study by the Ifo Institute and EconPol Europe. Gross

Ecuadorian police intercept cocaine worth $330 mln in banana shipment
Police in Ecuador have found almost 8.8 tons of cocaine in a shipment of bananas bound for Belgium. According to police commander Fausto Salinas, the drugs would have been worth an estimated $330

Onions are not that expensive in Georgia anymore – why?
The wholesale price of onions in Georgia started to decrease, although the price decrease was preceded by a peak. At the end of January, the wholesale price of onions on the Georgian market

Kent apple farmers forced to dig up orchards

Overview of the regional onion market – will prices reach $2 per kilogram?
Participants of the fruit and vegetable market accepted the fact that wholesale prices for onions in Ukraine reached $1/kg, as EastFruit analysts forecasted back in mid-January. This happened in