The Tropical Tropicals Association ratifies Domingo Medina as president
The Spanish Tropical Fruit Association (AET) has a new Board of Directors in this initial stretch of the 2023 financial year after the majority support of the members in the Extraordinary General

Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 3% this week
Drewry’s detailed assessment for Thursday, 09 March 2023 The composite index has decreased by 3% this week, and has dropped by 80% when compared with the same week last year. The latest Drewry

ASOEX's Fruit Technology Consortium presents the first 100% Chilean red grape variety
Southern D’Light was announced last Thursday, February 16, on the Field Day of the Fruit Technological Consortium's Table Grape Genetic Improvement Program. This 100% Chilean red grape was

Новая интерпретационная брошюра о стандартах качества бананов/бананов
ОЭСР (Организация экономического сотрудничества и развития) опубликовала новую "Пояснительную брошюру по

"So far we have picked twice the number of strawberries compared to last year"
"This year, because of the mild weather from fall until ten days ago, we picked larger amounts of early strawberries. However, now the colder temperatures of the past ten days have slowed down the

North Carolina peach growers keep close eye on spring temperatures
North Carolina peach growers are on freeze-watch until the end of April. “We’re about 20 days ahead this year compared to last year which was quite a normal year. So we’re pretty much on the

New interpretative leaflet on banana/banana quality standards
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) has published the new "Interpretative Leaflet on Banana Quality Standards" on which ASPROCAN has been working for the last three

White cabbage exports from Uzbekistan in January-February 2023 decreased by 2.4 times
The volume of exports of white cabbage from Uzbekistan in January-February 2023 decreased sharply and was the lowest in the same period of the last four years. Such a sharp drop in exports was

2022-2023 Florida all orange forecast stands at 16.1 million boxes
The 2022-2023 Florida all orange forecast released by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is 16.1 million boxes, increased 100,000 boxes from the February forecast. If realized, this will be 61

Why is this year’s market better for Long English cucumbers?
It's quite a different situation for Long English cucumbers this year. "Last year was a tough year for the cucumber crop. Not in terms of quality, but we just had a flooded market," says Jeff

"Candine Bio is going to be the first organic apple marketed in Morocco"
ASF Edition, the French innovation subsidiary of the Frutaria group, and O'Terroir joined this select club in the last edition of Fruitlogistica, Berlin 2023. O´Terroir thus becomes a producer

Turkish agri sector witnesses highest January-February exports ever
Turkey’s agricultural sector has achieved an important milestone, seeing the highest January-February export figures ever, with a total value of $5.434 billion. Agricultural exports increased by

Mozambique is under water as Freddy, oldest tropical storm ever, comes back
This week the World Meteorological Organization awarded tropical cyclone Freddy, with its "incredible and dangerous journey" that has been zigzagging between Madagascar and Mozambique for weeks

Peru: Exports of citrus fruits probably reach 270,000 tonnes
According to a report by ProCitrus, the Andean country will export up to 270,000 t of citrus fruits - oranges, mandarins, limes, lemons and grapefruit - this year. Compared to last year, the

Challenging times for Tru-Cape
South African apple and pear exporter Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing has said it is cautiously optimistic ahead this year despite facing many of the same challenges that made 2022 a tough year. The

Spain's tomato export volume has decreased by 38.71% in 10 years
According to an analysis by Hortoinfo, last year, Spain exported 629.27 million kilos of tomatoes at an average price of € 1.75/kg, the highest price in the last ten years. However, between 2013

Strong capacity correction on Asia-NAWC
At the onset of the pandemic, carriers were able to cut capacity in line with the massive demand contraction. However, the same degree of commitment has not been seen with the volume crash in the

Włochy mogą produkować w 100% wolne od plastiku opakowania dla sektora owoców i warzyw
"Oficjalne dane dotyczące bilansu ekologicznego produkcji papieru, poprzez uwzględnienie całego cyklu drzewnego przy jego produkcji, czyli od momentu posadzenia drzew, wykazały pozytywny

6th edition of the Institut Cerdà's FMCG Innovation Observatory
The Institut Cerdà has presented in Madrid the sixth edition of the Observatory of Innovation in FMCG in Spain, with the aim of publicising the main drivers that stimulate innovation in the

“Not all apple growers will have available stock until the end of the season”
Sales for Polish apples have been strong this season, says Jan Nowakowski, manager for Polish apple distributor, Genesis Fresh. It has led to lower stocks being available at this point in the

Packaging: DS Smith invests 34 million euros at the Arenshausen site
DS Smith, a supplier of sustainable, fibre-based packaging, has symbolically broken ground for extensive capacity expansions and modernisations at its production site for recyclable packaging

This week in Fruchthandel Magazine: Packaging and Technology, France and Italy at FRUIT LOGISTCA, Southern Hemisphere, Logistics
Fully automated machinery and processing, sustainable packaging solutions and fully recyclable reusable containers - labour shortages, rising energy prices and, not least, food waste are

CMA CGM ups intra-Europe market share
CMA CGM is the only carrier to substantially increase intra-Europe capacity, particularly in the North Europe-Turkey lane, according to Alphaliner's latest report. Together with Swiss-Italian

“There is already demand in India for good quality avocados"
The days of signs in shop windows saying ‘No avocados kept on these premise overnight’ are long gone in Australia and demand no longer outstrips supply, in fact over supply is more the norm.