Zespri moves to liquidate company that illegally exported kiwifruit vine cuttings to China
Kiwifruit marketer Zespri has successfully applied to the High Court to liquidate the company of a kiwifruit grower who illegally exported its gold kiwifruit cuttings to China. The company,

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

Avocado shipper establishes vertical integration in South Africa
Mission Produce, Inc, which sources, produces and distributes fresh Hass avocados with additional offerings in mangos and blueberries, announced a joint venture with ZZ2 Boerdery, a South African

New bio-fertilizers and stimulants on the Spanish market
Rooteco, a Spanish biotech start-up, has raised €300,000 in funding in a seed round involving the Institute for the Promotion of Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICE) and the

Double win for Mastronardi Produce at Global Packaging Competition
Two Mastronardi Produce brands were celebrated for excellence in package design and innovation at the prestigious PAC Global Awards Tuesday night. The company’s marketing team took home the Best

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

Kobuleti cannery received 5.4 thousand tonnes of non-standard mandarins from Georgian farmers in the 2022-2023 season
The Kobuleti cannery received a total of 5 400 tonnes of non-standard mandarins from Georgian farmers in the 2022-23 season, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Adjara Autonomous Republic told

Morocco: Market watchdog will not take a position regarding price hikes
Moroccan market watchdog the Competition Council has stated that it has “no positions” to take with regard to the increases or drops in products’ prices. President of the council Ahmed

“Here, we grow asparagus like we produce wine”
The Gervasoni family has been growing asparagus on their French farm in the Gard department since 1950. Maxime Gervasoni, 4th generation on this farm, is particularly fond of this vegetable. “I