Comité de Gestión de Cítricos (CGC)
The bulk of this first experimental shipment coordinated by the Citrus Management Committee (CGC) of nine containers of Valencia oranges left the Port of Valencia on June 9, arriving at […]
Wed 21/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERS
Container shipping prices are rocketing due to ongoing global supply chain bottlenecks, with little respite expected until 2020, reports The Wall Street Journal. Average price worldwide are more than four […]
Wed 14/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Taiwan Smart Agriweek
Taiwan SMART Agriweek, the major Taiwanese trade show for AGRITECH (Agri & Horti Technology), AGRILIVESTOCK (Livestock Technology) and AGRIPLUS+ (Agriculture Cold-Chain + AGRIFOOD Processing Integration Services), will be held from […]
Thu 08/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
EASE
Eurasian economic Union excluded 75 countries from the list of developing countries, thus terminating duty preference terms for them. Starting since October 2021, the exporters from those countries will have […]
Tue 29/06/2021 by Natalia Bamatova
UNCLE FRUIT
Eurofresh Distribution Interview with UNCLE FRUIT procurement manager Philippe Ortiz. F&V Sales per category: how are sales divided between the main categories like berries, temperate fruit, tropical fruit, bananas, vegetables? […]
Tue 29/06/2021 by Pierre Escodo
Zespri
The kiwifruit, New Zealand’s most valuable horticultural export, is at the centre of tensions with China. In the mid-2010s, a kiwifruit grower smuggled a golden variety of kiwi to China, […]
Mon 28/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
China’s Port of Yantian is still in a state of chaos, due to Covid-19-related inspections and the recently imposed preventive measures in the Shenzhen and Guangzhou areas. Global shipping lines […]
Fri 25/06/2021
Elderly Japanese farmers eagerly anticipate the first mass-produced, lightweight farm robot XAG R150 to help their endeavours. The XAG R150 unmanned ground vehicle, launched in June, is designed as a […]
Fri 25/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
On 26 May, delegations from Freshfel Europe and CIQA met virtually to exchange expertise on a number of issues of common concern. Topics covered included lessons learnt from the COVID-19 […]
Fri 25/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson