Hongjiu Fruit partners with Asia Fruit Logistica
Hongjiu Fruit has become the first Official Fresh Produce Partner to Asia Fruit Logistica, Asia’s premier fresh fruit and vegetable trade show. The Chinese fruit distribution giant,

Machine sorting company unveils new research orchard in New Zealand
Scientific research into the causes and effects of growing conditions on fruit will make sorting and grading even more effective. Tomra Food has revealed the first details about its Research

Chinese cross-border freight trains boost cargo transport to Europe, Central and Southeast Asia
China's outbound cross-border freight trains operated normally during the first half of 2023, with the cargo transport volume to Europe, Central Asia and Southeast Asia keeping a positive trend

'Unifrutti allowed us to look higher'
Oranfrizer has been going through several positive changes in recent years, starting with the marriage with Unifrutti, which has enabled the Sicilian company to relaunch its image even more and

OOCL reports significant revenue decline amid steady box volumes
COSCO-owned Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) reported total revenues of US$1.98 billion for the second quarter, translating to a huge year-on-year 62.6% decrease, while the company's revenues

Germany/strawberries: Trade also resorts to alternatives from abroad
The strawberry market has been a demand market since the end of June. The supply situation has been extremely tight since the storms that hit northern and western Germany on 22 June. While in

"European melon cultivation challenges make Brazilian supply a good, reliable alternative"

It’s Bio stresses importance of organic
It’s Bio, the European project funded by the EU and Italian association Aop Gruppo Vi.Va to promote organic, says recent disasters like the floods in Italy are helping to raise awareness of the

Sustainability-minded guitar maker is innovating with biomaterials like mycelium
Rachel Rosenkrantz is a sustainability-minded guitar-maker who is innovating with biomaterials. She trained as an industrial designer, but embarked on her career as a luthier; a maker of string

"Resounding Success": 3rd Peru Mango Digital Forum
The III Digital Mango Forum of Peru, held on 21 June, was a "resounding success", having aroused great interest both in the Peruvian mango industry and in the mango sector throughout Latin

Cherries growing market, but technology needed
High prices and a compromised harvest in Italy also due to the flood. In fact, global demand for cherries is increasing and packing centres are under pressure because they have to handle larger

Özdemir on genetic engineering: "Coexistence and patent freedom must be guaranteed".
The European Commission has presented new proposals on how to deal with so-called New Genomic Techniques (NGT). The Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Cem Özdemir, says: "For me as

It's not just bananas in this Icelandic greenhouse
The banana-growing greenhouse at the Icelandic Horticultural College might be what the educational institution is most famous for, but there’s a lot more happening at the campus in Hveragerdi,