Fairtrade to raise Minimum Price for bananas
Fairtrade has announced an increase in its Minimum Price for bananas due to rising export costs and falling import prices, which have hit producers hard.
Tue 19/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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US retailers charter ships to tackle supply chain crisis
USDA/Photo by Lance Cheung
Major US retailers have begun to charter their own vessels in an attempt to overcome global supply chain disruptions, according to Reuters. The retailers include Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Costco […]
Mon 18/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Zespri to continue shipments as normal to China after Covid detection in fruit
Zespri
New Zealand kiwifruit exporter Zespri has said that shipments to China will continue as normal after some of its fruit tested positive for Covid-19 in the country. The firm launched […]
Mon 04/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
End of boom in UK supermarket sales?
ASDA
Sales in UK supermarkets fell by 1.9% during the 12 weeks to 5 September 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, according to the latest figures from Kantar. However, […]
Wed 22/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Convenience trumps safety concerns in online grocery boom
A new survey in the US has found that it is convenience rather than safety concerns that is driving more grocery shoppers to go online. In the study by digital […]
Mon 20/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Meishan terminal at Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan starts to reopen
Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan
After a two-week closure due to a Covid-19 detection, China has begun to reopen one of the terminals at the Ningbo-Zhoushan, the world’s third-largest container port. The port’s Meishan terminal […]
Mon 30/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Traces of Covid on durian packages imported from Thailand
JCOMP/Freepik
Covid-19 is reported to have been detected at a market in China’s Ganzhou city, on the surface of durian packages imported from Thailand, according to the Office of Agricultural Affairs […]
Wed 25/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
World’s third busiest port remains partly closed
International Maritime Organization
China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan container port is still partially closed, triggering growing concerns over long-term trade disruptions in the region. A report by Bloomberg News stated that the port hasn’t published any […]
Mon 23/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fruit prices in Germany soar
Kuehne+Nagel
In Germany, food prices are soaring and bottlenecks emerging in supply chains due to pandemic-related distortions in global logistics chains, according to the Federal Association of the Fruit, Vegetable and […]
Mon 28/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Chaos to continue at Port of Yantian until July
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
WCO forecasts 13% increase in Southern Hemisphere exports
The World Citrus Organisation announced the preliminary forecast for the 2021 citrus Southern Hemisphere crop is 22.7 million tons, which represents an increase of 3.18% compared to the 2020 crop. […]
Thu 27/05/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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Tasmania’s cherry exports boosted by Covid-19
Fruit Growers Tasmania
Tasmania’s cherry exporters saw shipments soar by 40% YoY during the 2020/21 campaign. The largest market for Tasmanian cherries by volume and value was Hong Kong, followed by Vietnam, Taiwan, […]
Tue 25/05/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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