National health agency Senasa reports says that it has sent soil samples from a banana plantation to the national Plant Health Diagnostic Unit for verification.
The reefer operator said that cargo could not be convinced to cover the additional costs of running the service from Colombia and Costa Rica to the UK and N Cont.
The reefer lessor says it is to receive several thousand reefer containers ahead of a likely 2-month factory shutdown as manufacturers convert to environmentally friendly paints.
For the first quarter, Cameroon exported 54,900 tonnes of bananas against 49,818 tonnes in the same period last year, an increase of 5,082 tonnes (10.20%).
The head of Egypt's Central Administration of Plant Quarantine said that entering the Japanese market had been one of the biggest challenges facing the administration.
The company says its new Container Fresh & Frozen units can reach and maintain box temperature in the toughest conditions between -30 and +30 degrees Celsius.
According to data from the Union of Exporters of the Mediterranean Region, between January and March this year, Turkey exported 563,836 tonnes of citrus.
Weak market demand coupled with heavy arrivals of Chilean fruit has caused an unprecedented logjam in the Delaware River reefer terminals.
By renovating 520 hectares of banana plantations, the Cameroon parastatal will effectively relaunch its operations after the problems caused by the Anglophone crisis.
Fresh fruit sales were up 76.1% year-on-year, driven by the growth in lemon exports in Uruguay and South Africa and in sweet citrus from Peru, South Africa and Uruguay.
The steadily increasing demand for imported fruit on the Chinese market has prompted the rapid opening of additional import inspection facilities.
Some 90m sterile fruit flies are to be released over Adelaide in an effort to combat fruit fly outbreaks and help protect thousands of jobs in the horticulture industry.
While the industry is heading for a record harvest, shippers are facing a shortage of reefer containers and 'skyrocketing' transportation costs to the Middle and Far East.
The multinational's North America organization is to be led by Jesus Rodriguez following the departure of former Senior Vice President, Annunciata Cerioli.
The volume and value of banana shipments in the first two months of the year are lower year-on-year, confirming a trend established in 2019.
The carrier says it expects to lose 20-30% of capacity over multiple weeks resulting from the impact on the Asia-Europe supply chain with the recent closure.
The Taiwan Government has taken steps to improve the integrity of the cold chain after core rot was found in consignments shipped to Singapore and Japan.
The Government is to provide seed funding for the production of Ambul bananas as part of its target to increase the value of total fresh exports from US$80m to US$1bn.
The Port of Wilmington terminal operator says it will not accept claims relating to temperature or fruit quality on Chilean fruit from 21 March.
Shipments to date this season are 20.5% down on last year and 16.4% down on the 2018/19 season, according to the Washington Apple Commission.
The acquisition of a 2,500 acre citrus grove in Charlotte County on the west coast follows a US$31.25m investment in 2019 for 4,000 hectares in Fort Pierce on the east coast.
India has shipped 120K MT of table grapes to date and will continue exporting for another two weeks, according to the Grape Exporters Association.
The installation of security cameras at its packing facilities in Changuinola has brought work at 21 packing stations across the region to a standstill.
In the wake of the Suez Canal blockage, the carrier is suspending spot bookings and short-term contract shipments from a wide variety of export markets.
Private equity investment will support the California-based global fruit genetics, R&D and licensing company's plans to accelerate its growth strategy.
The campaign states that Chinese traders and consumers will benefit from SATI's 'China Specification', exclusively developed to ensure the best possible South African table grapes are supplied.
Global durian exports are forecast to rise by 134.5% to 1.8m tonnes by 2025 as Indonesia, Viet Nam, Malaysia and the Philippines boost volumes.
Transfesa Logistics and Euro Pool System have expanded the CoolRail network of refrigerated containers to include Denmark as a destination.
Fresh export data for January and February shows that the reliance of Vietnamese fresh exports on established markets is falling in tandem with growth in new geographies.
Soft citrus will account for 200K MT of a total forecast 387K MT export volume in 2021, according to exporter association Asoex projections.
The bottleneck caused by the grounding of the Ever Given will lead to approximately 1,600 containers reaching the European market at the same time.
Kiwifruit marketer Zespri estimates that in the last 12 months, the total land under unlicenced planting in China has risen to 67% of what is planted in New Zealand.
Bananas and pineapples together represented 16.20% of the total value exported by Costa Rica during 2020.
As a result of the Suez blockage, there will be a significant spike in arrivals of containers in European ports within the next fortnight.
Colombia's largest banana exporter shipped a record 44m boxes of bananas in 2020, an 18% growth year-on-year.
Weak demand in the United States coupled with a range of quality on offer and high price at retail is complicating the market for table grape distributors.
In a statement, leading carrier Maersk said that it had three ships stuck in the Suez Canal and 29 ships waiting to enter.
The upgrade of the Greenyard Prepared cooling tower in Bree will generate an additional reduction in water use of over 50 million litres per year.
Around 10% of Ecuadorian banana exports are transported through the Suez Canal, according to Banana Marketing and Export Association Acorbanec.
Reports that the ship had been freed raised hopes that traffic could resume within hours, clearing the way for an estimated US$9.6bn of goods that is being delayed each day.
The Belgian multinational says it will primarily use the proceeds to strengthen shareholders' equity in order to execute its 5-year growth plan.
The lawsuit claims the Environmental Protection Agency failed to ensure that the use of the antibiotic would not cause unreasonable harm to human health or the environment.
In 2020, Ukraine imported almost 1m MT of various fruit types, which is 8% more than in 2019, according to the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club.
The heavy rainfall experienced since January has improved the environment for plant growth, markedly improved reservoir levels and led to an increase in fruit exports.
A fruit and vegetable sector development plan approved by the government seeks to increase exports to US$8-$10bn by 2030.
Exports of vegetables have dropped to three-year low due to a lack of air cargo freighters during the pandemic that caused an almost halt in shipments to the EU.
Apple production in the UK, a market worth an estimated GBP£230m per annum, has declined significantly with imports today accounting for 70% of apples consumed.
In the first two months of the year, exports were down 2m boxes, or almost 3% against the figures for January and February 2020.
In addition to delaying thousands of containers loaded with consumer items, the stranded ship has also tied up empty containers which are needed for exports.
With average annual losses to theft estimated in the region of US$1.6m, farmers have invested heavily in fencing and private security.
Producers say that retail prices are likely to rise as Australia's largest citrus growing region is struck by the labour shortage.
The value of Turkish exotic fruit exports has increased almost 40% in the last 3 years to total US$6.4m in 2020.
If successful, the move will result in there being just two significant kiwifruit post-harvest players in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty.
According to the Vanguard Intl update, container lines are informing New Zealand packers that they are suspending services to specific destinations.
According to a market research study published by P&S Intelligence, there should be 3.5m FEUs by 2030, driven principally by demand for pharmaceutical products.
Ecuadorian banana industry stakeholders say that the service offered by the terminal operator of the country's second banana port, Puerto Bolivar, must improve.
Negotiations are in progress between the Costa Rican government and the Moin Container Terminal operator to rescue and revitalise the breakbulk terminal.
A large backlog of vessels has built at both ends of the Canal after an Evergreen containership stranded in the waterway's southern section, blocking all shipping.
Moroccan fruit and vegetable exports to the UK grew from 20,236 tonnes in January 2020 to 30,648 tonnes in January 2021.
Shipments of apples, raisins and kiwifruit from the United States, blueberries from Chile and garlic from Argentina were found to contain excessive levels of pesticides.
The operator in charge of the Moin Container Terminal scanner has been detained following the discovery of 3.5 tonnes of cocaine in a reefer container loaded with banana puree.
South Africa's city of Port Elizabeth has been officially renamed to Gqeberha, derived from the Xhosa language, the native tongue of Nelson Mandela.
The vessel achieves nearly 66% reduction in nitrous oxide emissions per FEU carried when compared to its previous vessels built in 1989-1991.
The award to the SeaCube Containers CEO recognizes individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain.
Port International is launching the first ever Fairtrade and organic banana that is also carbon neutral in retailer Delhaize in Belgium.
China is the most important trading partner for southern hemisphere fruit exporters in Asia, with a market share of nearly 70% of all SHAFFE exports.
Following a court judgment in its favour, the kiwifruit marketer says it has initiated the recovery of nearly NZ$900K in litigation costs against a former import partner in China.
After delays in crop development caused a slow start to shipments, the harvest is now at peak production, leading to bottlenecks in the supply chain.
While record-breaking rainfall has been welcomed in central Queensland, they have caused widespread destruction of fruit crops in New South Wales.
The country's banana exports in January plunged by 51% to 186.4K MT, from last year's 384.2K MT, according to Philippine Statistics Authority trade data.
The multinational said that the new €467.5m agreement is committed for a tenor of three years, with a one-year extension option.
The South African Table Grape Industry increases the seasonal crop estimate despite fears that recent rains would have a negative impact on export volumes.
New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries had suspended imports in December 2019, after Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus was detected in a consignment.
The German carrier posted a 150% net profit increase in 2020 to €935m on sales revenues of €12.7bn, up 1.3% year-on-year.
In the first month following the UK's exit from the EU, exports and imports fell in all categories recorded, with figures at the lowest reported this marketing season.
If the 159m carton estimate is reached, it would represent a third consecutive season of record export volumes.
The New Zealand apple and pear industry expects the export share of the gross national crop to be 14% down on 2020, representing a NZ$95-$100m drop in export earnings.
The kiwifruit crop was not affected by the February rains that wiped 146K MT of table grapes from export volumes.
The new 6,589 TEU, 1,400-plug vessel will be deployed on the carrier's service between South Africa and Europe.
The capacity of Turkey's largest port is to be expanded from 2.8m to 3.6m TEU, according to the country's Transport and Infrastructure Ministry.
