Drewry’s composite World Container Index remained stable this week
Drewry’s composite World Container Index remained stable at $1,681.04 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors The composite index

Germany, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Gulf countries are priority markets for almonds and walnuts from Georgia
On June 1, the Association of Almond and Walnut Growers of Georgia, with the support of the USAID program, organized a seminar on the export of crucial nut crops. During the event, Giorgi

Driscoll’s wins Superior Taste Awards
Driscoll’s berries scooped three gongs in the May round of the Superior Taste Awards 2023, organized by the International Taste Institute. Decided by an independent group of 200 world-class

Interest from India in South African fruit more than doubles
Every day he gets five or six inquiries from India about South African fruit, says Sri Krishna, founding director of Paarl-based Fruitful Global which he set up after 26 years in the trade in

Fresh, the new format of Banco Fresco, arrives in Milan
Banco Fresco, the fresh food retail chain, opened yesterday its first shop in Milan at Via Moscati 11, a few steps from Corso Sempione, with its new Fresh format. The Milan store is also the first

The 'superpowers' of salad carrots
A carrot salad is enough to rebalance hormones. This is the (wrong) message being spread by the new #carrotsalad fad, which is all the rage on TikTok and other social networking sites such as

Lamb Weston opens new Innovation Center in Bergen op Zoom
Lamb Weston EMEA opened its new Innovation Center in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands, on 8 June 2023 in the presence of employees, suppliers and the mayor of the city. This new facility enhances

ZVG: Practical tour of horticulture underlines the value of an adequate water supply
The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau, ZVG) once again invited employees of members of the Bundestag as well as agricultural advisors of the parliamentary groups and

Apple prices reach historic high in Ukraine
Apple prices have recently reached their historic high in Ukraine, according to EastFruit. As of today current prices of apples in Ukraine vary between UAH 25-37 ($0,68-1,01/kg), an average

Tesco Ireland ‘marking the millionth’
China: Can Yonghui’s hot tech CEO turn the supermarket chain around? Born as a farmers’ market in 2001, Yonghui grew rapidly as the first retail chain to bring fresh agricultural produce into

Apple prices reach historic high in Ukraine
Apple prices have recently reached their historic high in Ukraine, according to EastFruit. As of today current prices of apples in Ukraine vary between UAH 25-37 ($0,68-1,01/kg), an average

Germany, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Gulf countries are priority markets for almonds and walnuts from Georgia
On June 1, the Association of Almond and Walnut Growers of Georgia, with the support of the USAID program, organized a seminar on the export of crucial nut crops. During the event, Giorgi

"Northern European buyers are competing for dwindling supply of old crop"
Retail sales and consumption are slightly subdued due to the weather conditions over the past two weeks. Irrigation of early Roosters is now taking place in parts of the country. Some more early

Strawberry prices collapse in Ukraine
Strawberry harvesting rates have recently accelerated in Ukraine thanks to warm weather, as reported by EastFruit. Thus, the supply of strawberries started growing rapidly, and prices began to

Research into sweet potatoes might help sleep-deprived parents
Researchers at the Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, are exploring whether kumara, or sweet potato, can foster healthy bacteria in baby’s microbiome, supporting immune development and

Spain’s non-EU fruit and veg on the rise while exports fall
Spain’s fruit and vegetable imports in the first quarter were up 17% year-on-year in the first quarter to around one million tons, with the volume from non-EU countries rising by 20%, according