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Reefers implicated in Danish drug drop-off drama

13.06.2025

Two vessels operated by Cool Carriers are reportedly involved in 4 cases in which a total of 1.6 tonnes of cocaine was thrown overboard in Danish waters.

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UNTU settlement averts strike

13.06.2025

South African state ports and freight rail company Transnet said that it had reached a wage agreement with the Union, averting the risk of a strike.

Panama President denies deal with Chiquita

13.06.2025

President Jose Raul Mulino stated that there is no intention of compensating the U.S. multinational for the multimillion-dollar losses generated by the strike.

Calavo reveals takeover approach

13.06.2025

The Nasdaq-listed fresh produce business says it has received a takeover approach from an unidentified suitor.

Boxship fleet operating at optimum capacity

13.06.2025

The complex interplay of geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions affecting maritime trade has led to 'unprecedented levels of fleet utilization'.

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UK fruit and veg consumption slumps

13.06.2025

A government report says shoppers hit by the cost-of-living crisis and food inflation are much less likely to hit their 5-a-day target.

Viet Nam reports surge in fresh imports

13.06.2025

Besides China and the United States, Australia, Myanmar, New Zealand, South Korea and Thailand are key suppliers of fresh produce to Viet Nam.

USDA upgrades Florida citrus forecast

13.06.2025

In its penultimate forecast for the season and for the second consecutive month, the agency is projecting a larger orange crop.

Sitraibana members end strike

12.06.2025

Employees of the Panamanian subsidiary of U.S. multinational Chiquita have ended their roadblocks and protests after reaching an agreement with the government.

Link report adds weight to ports privatisation demand

12.06.2025

Findings from the study by Link Supply Chain Management 'prove' privatisation is key to unlocking efficiencies and trade competitiveness in South African ports.

Brazil ends disappointing apple harvest

12.06.2025

Despite a marginal year-on-year increase, output remains below the historical average due to adverse weather and phytosanitary issues.

Fyffes to roll out 'Little Voices' for Trudi's

12.06.2025

The multinational has partnered with integrated creative agency, Impero, to launch a campaign for its new purpose-led consumer banana brand.

David Murdock dead at 102

12.06.2025

The billionaire financier transformed multinational Dole into the world's largest producer and marketer of fruits and vegetables.

Dom Rep bananas face existential crisis

12.06.2025

In just three years, the value of banana exports has plummeted by 44%, falling from US$363m in 2021 to just US$202.7m in 2024.

Mixed variables underpin firm EU banana market

11.06.2025

Despite a minor dip in Q1 import volumes, the combination of strong demand and supply chain issues led to an historically high CIRAD price barometer value.

Chile upgrades apple forecast

11.06.2025

The second official estimate projects a 32% increase in Pink Lady shipments, a 5% rise in the Fuji variety and a 4% drop in exports of Galas.

Hapag upgrades Citrus Connect

11.06.2025

The seasonal service to Europe from Port Elizabeth and Durban will have increased reefer capacity and call at Vlissingen for the first time.

Calavo Q2 underwhelms

11.06.2025

The avocado marketer saw its stock price plummet 16.9% after reporting second quarter earnings that fell short of analyst expectations.

Tariffs hit U.S. container imports

11.06.2025

U.S. seaborne imports of goods from China dropped 28.5% year-over-year in May, the sharpest decline since the pandemic.

U.S. potato exports disappoint

11.06.2025

U.S. potato exports experienced a mixed performance during the first nine months of the 2024–2025 marketing year, according to data provided by Potatoes USA.

Limoneira to rejoin Sunkist

10.06.2025

While Limoneira will continue to operate as an independent business entity, all of its fresh citrus sales and marketing responsibilities will transition to Sunkist.

Scales upgrades guidance

10.06.2025

The agribusiness group and New Zealand's largest pipfruit shipper said it has had a strong first half of the year with apple export volumes exceeding expectations.

Maersk to omit Rotterdam port call

10.06.2025

'Current operational constraints' mean that from 25 June, Maersk's TA5 service will avoid the port of Rotterdam, instead heading directly from Felixstowe to Hamburg.

Colombian banana exports grow 16%

10.06.2025

In the first 4 months of 2025, Colombian banana exports totalled 910K MT, up from 788K MT in 2024 according to banana association ASBAMA.

ODEPA report quantifies Chilean cherry predicament

10.06.2025

The Chilean Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies estimates that the average price per tonne in China was 30% lower year-on-year.

ACP warns ports deal threatens neutrality

10.06.2025

The Panama Canal Authority says the purchase of Hutchison assets poses a risk to the waterway's compliance with the U.S. treaty with the Central American nation.

CBA ups banana investment

10.06.2025

The Chinese banana group is to expand its Cambodian operations by 50%, increasing its supply of fresh bananas to China to 30K MT this year.

China grants access to Dutch apples

09.06.2025

According to a USDA report, apple cultivation in the Netherlands has been steadily declining, shrinking 65% since the start of the millennium.

Chiquita extends terms with Port Wilmington

09.06.2025

A new, long-term agreement builds upon the existing partnership established in 1988 when Chiquita first consolidated its mid-Atlantic supply chain operations at the Delaware port.

Woolworths embraces PVR table grapes

09.06.2025

The Australian retailer is to move away from 'select white and red grape varieties' to club variety listing from the start of August next year.

Mixed picture for Argentinean topfruit in Q1 snapshot

09.06.2025

The 2025 harvest shows a slight growth in total volume, but with marked contrasts between the apple and pear crops.

Council to sell shares in Zespri and Seeka

09.06.2025

The move forms part of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council's financial strategy to ensure funds are directed towards activities that directly benefit the community.

China-Laos railway boosts Thai durian exports

09.06.2025

A China State Railway Group Co. report states that the 25% increase is due to increased transportation capacity and enhanced customs clearance efficiency.

Mission Produce cautious on guidance

06.06.2025

Despite a 28% rise in revenue year-on-year in Q2, net income halved for the integrated avocado marketer, which warned of lower pricing in Q3.

Mexico anticipates lower tomato crop

06.06.2025

The combination of temperature fluctuations, ongoing water scarcity and the imposition of an antidumping duty by the U.S. will affect both production and export volumes.

NZ apple harvest exceeds expectations

06.06.2025

Optimum conditions pre-harvest have led to this season being the best in a long time, according to industry body Apples and Pears NZ CEO Karen Morrish.

Omer-Decugis builds ripening capacity

06.06.2025

After increasing its ripening capacity by 40% in 2023, the French marketer is to expand further in the south of France and acquire new ripening rooms in Rungis.

Tesco to offer green bananas

06.06.2025

The UK retailer says that that the additional shelf-life will offer consumers greater choice and flexibility, which will lead to less waste.

WSU readies two cherry cultivars

06.06.2025

Should the yet-unnamed R3 and R19 cherries have a good season, Washington State University will release its first new cherry cultivars since 2007.

Brazil imports record apple volume

05.06.2025

Despite the rebound in domestic production this year, the volume of imports remains at a high level, with Italian apples leading the way in Q1.

Costa Rica forecasts fewer bananas

05.06.2025

Heavy rainfall at the turn of the year is blamed for the anticipated 5% fall in export volume this year following a minor drop in shipments in 2024.

Rain in Spain revitalises avocado production

05.06.2025

The avocado harvest in Spain has rebounded thanks to the heavy rains of spring and autumn 2024 and the rainy start to 2025.

Sibling joins KiwiBrothers

05.06.2025

A red KiwiSister has joined Zespri's iconic green and gold KiwiBrothers to 'delight and inspire customers' in all markets where the RubyRed cultivar is available.

Protests halt Colombian banana exports

05.06.2025

Roadblocks have prevented an estimated 250K boxes of bananas from reaching the Port of Santa Marta.

CDBM consolidates third spot in Cameroon

05.06.2025

Compagnie Fruitière subsidiary Compagnie des Bananes de Mondoni usurped Boh Plantations just 9 months after beginning operations.

Zespri rolls out Root Recovery Project

04.06.2025

In light of the first positive results in the battle against Kiwifruit Vine Decline Syndrome, endemic in Italy, the marketer is to extend the project across Europe.

Southern Hemisphere blueberry exports soar

04.06.2025

Shipments increased 28% year-on-year to 436K MT, according to iQonsulting's 2025 International Blueberry Market Yearbook, with Peru retaining market leadership.

Container congestion worsens

04.06.2025

Bottlenecks at major Northern European ports is generating substantial delays, rising transport costs and serious disruptions to the international supply chain.

South Africa reports strong stonefruit season

04.06.2025

Industry body Hortgro describes the season as favourable, with a greater number of nectarine and plum hectares coming into production and a rebound for apricots.

Del Monte launches Pinkglow pineapples in the UAE

04.06.2025

Consumers will be able to buy the patented pineapple exclusively on talabat mart, the leading on-demand delivery platform in the MENA region.

Zespri set to commercialise Red80

04.06.2025

The development of a larger, later maturing variety will allow the kiwifruit marketer to extend the sales window of its RubyRed category.

Chiquita Panama pulls the plug

03.06.2025

The multinational's administrative staff have left the country and the company is to seek authorization from the government to make its remaining personnel redundant.

BAP approves seed funding for Viet Nam trade mission

03.06.2025

The British Apples & Pears export initiative is aimed at finding a profitable home for premium apples that fall outside the UK market’s typical size specifications.

ProHass revises Peruvian avocado estimate

03.06.2025

Based on updated industry information and projections, the new forecast is sharply lower than initial forecasts.

USDA tests yellow dragon kryptonite

03.06.2025

United States Department of Agriculture scientists have discovered a tree that they claim may be resistant to citrus greening.

South Africa to create national shipping line

03.06.2025

More than a quarter of a century since Safmarine was sold to Maersk, South Africa is preparing the ground for another national shipping carrier.

Edgecombe ups stake in T&G Global

03.06.2025

The purchase of shares by CEO Gareth Edgecombe is the largest made by an insider individual in the last twelve months.

Sitraibana escalates confrontation

02.06.2025

The banana workers' Union responds to last week's state of emergency declaration by the Panama government with roadblocks and an indefinite strike.

UK Government bows to FPC pressure on EU SPS checks

02.06.2025

The move spares the industry from 700k consignments of fresh produce subject to UK sanitary & phytosanitary border controls and avoids £200m in added costs.

Peru ships 83m cartons of grapes

02.06.2025

The United States was the main market for Peruvian table grapes in 2024/25, accounting for 51% of the total shipped, a 46% year-on-year increase.

US tariff turmoil spurs freight rate surge

02.06.2025

Container freight rates have jumped to near record levels in the past week on the back of lingering tariff uncertainty and growing port congestion in Europe.

Musang King Alliance accuses DOA Plantation

02.06.2025

The alliance claims the new company is seeking to take control of around 2,400 hectares of farmland, including durian orchards that are the subject of ownership disputes.

CDFA estimates lower Valencia crop

30.05.2025

The California Department of Food and Agriculture forecasts a 20% reduction in volume of the late season orange crop.

Sitraibana faced with ultimatum

30.05.2025

Panama President Mulino has suspended the submission of reforms to Law No. 45 to the National Assembly until the roadblocks in Bocas del Toro are dismantled.

Honduran banana exports dip in Q1

30.05.2025

A Central Bank report notes that the reduction was a direct consequence of the losses and damages caused by Tropical Storm Sara in November 2024.

Brazilian banana shippers benefit from LatAm shortage

30.05.2025

Exporters have profited from an increase in availability of the domestic nanica variety and shortage of fruit from Central America.

Maersk opens doors to Cape Town cold chain facility

30.05.2025

The Belcon Logistics Park will be part of a three-cold storage facility network that Maersk will operate in South Africa before the end of 2025.

Emergent Cold LatAm acquires Frialsa Peru

30.05.2025

Latin America's leading cold chain solutions provider says the acquisition adds more than 40,000 pallet positions across Peru, including its centre in Piura and the port of Paita.

Spanish grapes show resilience

29.05.2025

At €448m, the total value of Spanish table grape shipments held firm in 2024 despite a 9% year-on-year drop in export volume.

Argentina processes record topfruit volume

29.05.2025

The combination of adverse harvest conditions and an unfavourable commercial environment has led to a destination reconfiguration for the country's apples and pears.

Brazil eases protocols on Argentinean fruit

29.05.2025

Brazil has recognized European grapevine moth-free areas, eliminating phytosanitary requirements for grapes, blueberries, plums, and pomegranates.

CGA welcomes Transnet guarantee

29.05.2025

South Africa's Citrus Growers' Association has welcomed its government's authorisation of a R51bn guarantee facility for the logistics parastatal.

NIFA boosts ECDR funding on HLB

29.05.2025

The U.S. National Institute of Food and Agriculture has invested US$23m in 14 projects as part of the Emergency Citrus Disease Research & Extension programme.

California avocado industry praises Mexico impact

29.05.2025

Avocado consumption has boomed in the United States since the import ban on Mexican fruit was lifted, with the amount of fruit available per capita tripling to 3.6kgs per annum.

Turkish fruit crops damage quantified

28.05.2025

Apples, cherries, peaches and nectarines have been hit hardest by the late frosts while lemons fared worst in the citrus category.

Panama declares state of emergency in Changuinola

28.05.2025

The Panamanian government has taken action after Chiquita laid off 4,800 workers following a strike that has ground banana production to a halt.

Fyffes partners with CARE to back Trudi's

28.05.2025

Coop Norway has joined Spar UK in stocking the ethical banana brand, which will benefit from an association with the international development agency.

Textainer to acquire Seaco Global

28.05.2025

Almost 12 months after saying it was in advanced talks to buy the container leasing company, Textainer has finalised the deal worth $1.75bn.

South Africa cements topfruit position

28.05.2025

The combination of location, cultivar mix and investment boom has allowed South Africa to extend its dominance over Chile, according to Hortgro.

Pakistan outlines citrus industry revival plan

28.05.2025

The US$4.2m funding aims to establish certified nurseries, create new orchards, and boost both citrus production and exports to strengthen the national economy.

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