Vegetable shortage due to unpredictable weather still ongoing in in Malaysia
Unpredictable weather has affected the production of vegetables in Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands, causing shortages and prices to double. Cameron Highlands Vegetable Growers Association secretary

FRUIT LOGISTICA: Italy's participants from the Pontine Plain
The Pontine Plain, south-east of Rome, is home to important growing areas for Italy's fruit and vegetable sector. Representatives of the local farms will also be present at FRUIT LOGISTICA: In

Ortomad at Fruit Logistica 2023 with a project that revolutionises the very concept of salads
This year's experience promises to be even more interesting and richer in prospects than the previous ones. The claim adopted over the past three years by the company is in fact 'It's not just

“This is going to be a busy packhouse”
“I’d say fruit packers are actually in the service industry,” maintains Hein Punt, general manager of Sawmill Fruit Packers, a new packing facility for its stakeholders Boschendal and Lona

New Cape Blush pear Rosy-Lwazi inspires export market
South Africa’s 2022/2023 deciduous fruit season delivered something special to the market this January, a brand new very early red blush pear cultivar trademarked as Rosy-Lwazi. The variety has

Kalafiory tańsze, ale na pewno nie tanie
Splot wielu czynników spowodował to, że przebieg kampanii handlowej wielu importowanych warzyw jest daleki od normy. Drastyczny wzrost kosztów produkcji, problemy z wodą

Schedule reliability continues its upwards trend
Sea-Intelligence has published issue 137 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including December 2022. As the report itself is quite

Top 20 European importers Peruvian blueberries
Who are the biggest European importers of blueberries from Peru? After avocados, Eder Rios also listed the biggest European importers based on export statistics, including the requisite Dutch

Maersk reports on “extraordinary” 2022 financials
Maersk has said that the previous year proved to be an “exceptionally strong” one for the company, as it reported on the best financial result in its history. The group’s “unprecedented”

An exciting season ahead expected for Western Australian carrot producer
It has been a tremendous start to 2023, according to a Western Australian vegetable grower, with mild weather compared to previous years allowing the crops to "mature perfectly and develop their

Job offer: Production manager (m/f/d) special crops producer, North Rhine-Westphalia
Your tasks: Commercial, technical and organisational responsibility for business management incl. resource planning, implementation of production plans and operational processesOptimisation of

123 tons of tainted Chilean cherries intercepted at Taiwanese border
Some 123 tons of Chilean cherries were denied entry into Taiwan after food safety tests showed they contained excess levels of pesticide residues, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Half of the recipients of direct CAP aid in the Valencia region are over 65 years old.
LA UNIÓ Llauradora i Ramadera has prepared a study, with data published by the FEGA for 2021, from which the main conclusion is that nearly half of the people receiving direct CAP aid in the